So how do YOU clean up your driveway?

[rebelde33]

I`m sure I`m not the only one who`s left with a dirty looking driveway after a car has been washed. I was wondering what everyone uses to clean it up? My house is pretty much new and it`s kind of embarrassing having the only stained and dirty driveway in the neighborhood when everyone else has a nice, almost white driveway.

[NCZ13]

heres my process:



wash w/ wool mitts and 2 bucket method

rinse with bottled water imported from japan

than i hit with megs 83 on a low pro orange pad via UDM =P



but really





we just got our driveway stained and sealed. its nice, cleanups easy, the only downside is that its kind of slippery. ive almost ate several times rinsing off my car.



i usually just rinse my driveway down however, ive heard oxyclean does wonders for oil and grease and all that. i helped this guy with a engine swap in his driveway, and there were fluids everywhere. and the oxyclean cleaned it right up

[jetset4me]

Friend that owns an exterior concrete cleaning business and plenty of hot pressurized water.

[Joel_MD]

Sounds like you have a concrete driveway? Try a pressure washer to hose it off. If you have oil stains, grinding Oil Dri into the stain with your heel to absorb it, you`ll be surprised how well it works on fresh oil stains. Swab Concrete Cleaner (http://www.gunk.com/CAT_SW2.asp) from Gunk is a great product to use, just wet the driveway, sprinkle the product on the concrete, work in with a broom, and hose off.

[BlueLibby04]

Im usually pretty proud to park my jeep on our driveway and cover the driveway in mud. How can you not take pride in that!



I just spray it off with a water hose or pressure washer.

[Neofate]

Trying to keep a new driveway `spotless` is a nearly impossible endeavor. I know your pain. You can keep it fairly clean though.



I have had good success with this, somewhat cheesy marketed, product.



Drive Up Super Cleaner - Gallon (http://www.driveupusa.com/store/dynamicIndex.asp)

[Macruz19]

When my driveway gets real dirty in a year or so, I bust out the pressure washer and simply use water. It becomes nice a clean again, however it takes a few hours to do this :(

[dublifecrisis]

oxi clean killed my grass last time I used it to clean the facets on the edge of my roof. but yeah pressure washer 1 or 2 times a year with straight water.

[NCZ13]

this is the only current picture i have of my driveway, but it gives you an idea of what im talking about

http://i168.photobucket.com/albums/u172/ncz13/p5/P3150855.jpg

[Saintlysins]

Your driveway looks like it’s got a concrete sealer (maybe even concrete-stain too) on it. Be awfully careful with harsh chemicals and/or pressure washers over 2000 psi. You could peel/dissolve/destroy the finish.

I’d try some basic cleaners with a brush and see what works best.

Good luck.

[Bobby G]

Trying to keep a new driveway `spotless` is a nearly impossible endeavor. I know your pain. You can keep it fairly clean though.



I have had good success with this, somewhat cheesy marketed, product.



Drive Up Super Cleaner - Gallon (http://www.driveupusa.com/store/dynamicIndex.asp)



I can second that... pretty good stuff. db

[NCZ13]

Your driveway looks like it’s got a concrete sealer (maybe even concrete-stain too) on it. Be awfully careful with harsh chemicals and/or pressure washers over 2000 psi. You could peel/dissolve/destroy the finish.

I’d try some basic cleaners with a brush and see what works best.

Good luck.



yeah its stained and sealed.