Driveway Oil Stains DISAPPEAR With BIG TORCH!

[@samanthasavage3560]

It speaks volumes that you didn’t edit out that the concrete popped. It saved me from doing that same thing. Thank you.

[@soyourwifewantsyouto]

I always show my mistakes! Because I love teaching... And one thing I say is that you can learn from making mistakes, or you can pay attention and learn from other people's mistakes 😬😎

[@landondavid5773]

GUYS AND GALS!!!! I just figured it out!! So after watching this video and the other video on using acetone, I tried them both individually and they both work pretty well and definitely better than anything else I’ve tried. This time though I had a really big and stubborn oil stain so I decided I was probably going to need to employ both methods on this one. I started with the torch and got it just hot enough to where the oil started to smoke and evaporate a little bit. I then stopped because I was afraid of cracking the concrete and immediately after setting the torch down I poured some acetone onto the still hot oily concrete and IT INSTANTLY DISAPPEARED!!! No insane amount of scrubbing. Just easy heat and poor and it’s completely gone. Please tag my name with any comments about your experience when trying this method and tell me how well it did or didn’t work for you! God bless!!

[@soyourwifewantsyouto]

Nice work! Next time I have a stain I'll try that!

[@landondavid5773]

@@DillioSmithers and what makes you think that?

[@landondavid5773]

@@DillioSmithersspiteful information?? I definitely don’t think it was spiteful.. lolol maybe English isn’t your first language.

[@DillioSmithers]

@@landondavid5773 sry wrtong person

[@DillioSmithers]

@@landondavid5773 there was a comment about adding acetone to a preheated section but it's disappeared now? Not sure what happened a, anyway it was bad advice

[@tima.478]

With that big ass ugly patch, why is he worried about the oil stains??? 🤣

[@soyourwifewantsyouto]

Hahahahahahaha!! 😂😂😂😂😂😂😂

[@jasonpeacock8372]

Don't think you set the torch right and you got too close. A little more distance and taking your time a bit more would have had a better outcome.

[@betherealdeal]

I have a similar unit.. there is not setting on them.. when flame are coming out, you need to restart it. You know you got right when they sound like a jet engine. I call mine the big Bertha… great for wood staining too

[@michaelkennedy2528]

I was just saying to my brother " IT will not hurt the concrete" then it popped!! I turned an looked at his face, it was worth a million lol

[@soyourwifewantsyouto]

I mean... It's a battle scar... Gives the driveway a little charisma 😆😆

[@DillioSmithers]

It did nothing

[@soyourwifewantsyouto]

Sorry to hear that

[@bgy1591]

I’m not going to lie, you had me dying laughing when it popped

[@soyourwifewantsyouto]

😅 I know! I was like, "well at least people will get a chuckle and learn what they should not do" 🤣

[@kdubs3]

Just tried it and it worked for me too on concrete driveway. All but one completely disappeared. The one spot was from an old tenant whose old car leaked oil like crazy for years in one spot. Even that one was reduced by about 50% though. One thought - I used a roofing torch and had my welding helmet on. Glad I did because in the spot where there was some spaulding, a few small pieces of aggregate in the concrete popped and the helmet protected me (as you said it might, thank you).

[@soyourwifewantsyouto]

I'm glad you could at least make it better!

[@rigo6156]

no before and after? looks like you made things worse

[@soyourwifewantsyouto]

It was better but not perfect

[@beauhalliday9496]

there's still heaps of crap on the floor mate... i don't really see much of an improvement i have oil stain from barbeque nothing has got it out so far i might try this i really want the pavers to turn out new again maybe painting is best option

[@soyourwifewantsyouto]

Yeah it's not perfect

[@tylerbarley7042]

Chomp pull it out works better. On Amazon

[@tommycaimi6429]

What's popping?

[@soyourwifewantsyouto]

Concrete! 😅😅😅

[@mendezfocus]

Aaah nope

[@soyourwifewantsyouto]

😂

[@GOD_INCARNATE]

Pine-Sol

[@soyourwifewantsyouto]

Ok!

[@jboroglass4641]

Muratic acid

[@soyourwifewantsyouto]

True

[@SweetNFlo]

Would this work with a heat gun you think? Or is it specifically propane torch that will do this? A heat gun gives off similar levels of heat but cleaner because theres no gas involved.... Would love to know your thoughts. Ty

[@soyourwifewantsyouto]

If it is hot enough to burn a thin layer of oil then yes I would imagine that it would work. Might even work better than a flame if it doesn't make the concrete as hot because as you saw if the concrete gets too hot it will pop. Also I don't know where you live in the world but if it's cold where you are like it is where I am right now take that into consideration before heating. If you try it please report back here and let me know!

[@milanh7082]

I am so glad I watch this first. I knew it was a possibility for the concrete to bust.. Thank you! Be super careful if you try this.

[@soyourwifewantsyouto]

Yes go slow!

[@Mr.SuperDuper-idk]

Acetone AND heat makes sense. Warm the oil to loosen add solvent to release and wash away. Worth a shot

[@soyourwifewantsyouto]

I've moved houses and got a non leaky car... But next time! Makes sense!

[@EverydayMan]

That does look like fun!!

[@stonegardenllc9346]

Hmm I think this worked good with more time and slow it would make thanks a ton

[@soyourwifewantsyouto]

Yeah.... Some of my videos are more like experiments. 😬😬😬

[@DavidJ909]

its better if you treat it with degreaser first

[@soyourwifewantsyouto]

Good thinking!

[@kennith.]

Oven cleaner, caustic based?

[@soyourwifewantsyouto]

That is uncharted territory... Make a video and report back to us! ☺️☺️

[@mikeszlashta6763]

where did you get that torch?

[@soyourwifewantsyouto]

Right here, boss: amzn.to/3qCttql

[@steveschein6935]

Hot water pressure washer would have worked fine.

[@soyourwifewantsyouto]

I'll remember that for next time

[@TheShmeebitdog]

Royal purple has worked for me even with diesel oil stains

[@soyourwifewantsyouto]

Good thinking

[@TheShmeebitdog]

@@soyourwifewantsyouto yup just let it soak about 20 minutes at full strength then lightly mist with water till saturated then scrub with a brush till sudsy then let sit till you start seeing the oil bubble to the surface it will also pull up rust and dirt then hose of with a pressure washer or soak up with floor dry depending on local laws for drainage

[@marcello7993]

What is royal purple and where can I get it? Thanks

[@Yankeeprepperasshat]

Yeah, they use a flame to break the surface of hard surfaces like granite. It’s a finish selection you can get.. this is common knowledge.

[@soyourwifewantsyouto]

Some of us acquire that knowledge the hard way 😭