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    tfree852 Posts: 10, Reputation: 1
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    Apr 28, 2009, 04:42 PM
    Motor oil stains on Pavers
    HELP! My son changed the oil in his car, and now we have numerous stains on
    Our paver sidewalk. Any ideas would be GREATLY appreciated!
    Thank you!
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    Apr 28, 2009, 05:09 PM

    Its very hard to get stains out of a porous brick.
    I used this for years.
    Spray Nine Cleaner Disinfectant Cleaning Supplies - Buy It Now!

    We use to use it in the service garage in the 70s
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    Apr 28, 2009, 07:17 PM

    You can use some acids but they will etch the surface and leave a white appearance.
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    Apr 28, 2009, 07:20 PM
    Get some Dawn dishwashing detergent. Pour it heavily on the stains and cover with a piece of plastic. Leave it overnight and hose it down the next day. Do it a few times if you have to. It worked on ours.
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    Apr 29, 2009, 06:50 AM
    Thank you to everyone! Now I have some different ideas. Off to the store! Thanks!
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    Apr 29, 2009, 12:08 PM

    I got to laugh, askes a questions, gets 3 answer from folks with thousands of posts, and then says I have some other ideas. LOL Just goes to show no good deed goes unrewarded.
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    Apr 29, 2009, 01:55 PM
    I didn't mean I had "other" ideas. I meant I was going to the store to buy the Dawn
    And the Spray Nine. I am very greatly for the ideas that were given to me!
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    Apr 29, 2009, 02:00 PM

    No worries, we just had some laughs. If there is any oil standing on the paver just pour kitty litter on it for about 30 minutes and then try the detergent. Spray Nine, dish detergent and even some laundry detergents will all act as a solvent to the oil and hopefully drive it down away from the surface. You won't remove much but you will get it out of sight.
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    Apr 29, 2009, 03:14 PM
    Love a Classic!!![/

    What a funny enjoyable post. Its like I have something just like that but only different.

    You may want to keep getting Spray Nine. Its also approved for hospitals and kills serious surface disease. I use it for everything from de greasing a motor to cleaning boat seats.
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    May 4, 2009, 10:32 PM
    Turn the pavers over!

    Then take your son's car keys away.
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