What a brilliant solution. This is one of those ‘why didn’t I think of that’ ideas. I tried this on a good sized oil spill on my driveway recently, and I was pleasantly shocked by the results. Gone! Thanks for posting this video my friend, you’ve saved me a lot of time and trouble.

This also works for removing tattoos

Hey folks, tried and tested in garage concrete! Works like a charm! And weed torch is only $25 at home Depot.

This will work on pavers or brick much better than it will on regular concrete because pavers and brick are pressed and fired with a high temp. Regular concrete is poured, floated and troweled so regular concrete cannot take the heat that a paver or brick can. That's why concrete will pop or spall when a significant amount of heat is applied.

Dude, perfect timing!!! I just discovered that I have a leaky power steering system and was dreading the scrubbing, use of chemicals, etc.....but mostly the scrubbing! Lo and behold, I stumble across your timely vid!!! Since I enjoy burning stuff, figured this would be a no-brainer!!! Thanks!!!

Outstanding!! Great problem solving!! I really like your thinking. Now, the other extra bonus is knowing there is such a thing as a weed burner. I've got weeds and was just trying to tackle the thankless job of pulling them today. So might just solve two problems. Thanks!!

Lol this guy proves my name to be effective. "It's just oil" freaking smart! Thank you for this method. Definitely gonna try it

Used it on my wood porch. Worked like a charm! No more oil.

Just got a notice from our HOA about our oil stains...Gonna' head to Lowes! Thanks!

Worked like a charm on my oil stains!! You rock Buddy!! Thanks for sharing!

Sir, you are a genius - thank you. Worked like a dream to remove power steering fluid with a propane blow torch.

WOW! Thanks for the tip. I’ve tried all kinds of cleaners, commercial and home made...I’m gonna give this a shot.

Genius! I used the weed burner trick after trying several other attempts. Thank you for posting this! I used this on the pavers on my driveway (very worth the expenditure of 10# of propane - it was a 6' x 5' stain. Plenty enough left over to cook whatever you want...). As you know, oil stains concrete and pavers. Once the initial drying takes place, cat litter is useless. Dawn liquid did touch it. Baking soda and Coke didn't touch it (it was transmission fluid). GooGone Concrete Cleaner did OK on part of it, but it has to sit for 24 hours. I was amazed at how the stains just disappeared. I used a big weed burner, so care was taken not to over heat the pavers. Anyway, thank you for posting this!

The reason why this works is because REGULAR motor oil burns at 400+ degrees F. However, concrete undergoes a chemical change that yields calcium oxide at about 800+ degrees. Since the flame can get to twice that heat 1800-2000F, there can be a slight visual discoloration...and that IS a permanent color change on the heated spots. If you're ok with that, then go for it. Now, IF the oil is SYNTHETIC...then forget it. You need much higher temperature to burn it and you'll damage the concrete. In both cases, you risk cracking the concrete with extreme heat ONLY on a section. So, one would have to take into account the thickness of the slab and the proportion of the area being heated. If it's synthetic oil, use a cleaner. In both cases, consider a cleaner.

Worked 100%. I used a roof torch with a grill propane tank on a 70ft transmission fluid stain line in my pavers and it disappeared. Thank so much, that stain was an eye sore and it was driving me crazy.

I just did it in my unsealed garage slab and the stain has been there for at least 3 yrs burned it right up. Also tried it on antifreeze and works as well.

Thanks. Just got done doing this. This worked great.. Although I don’t know if I changed the color of my patio slightly but looks 100% better.

Home AC unit removed & replaced Fri. 09/07/18 When I came home from work the installer left a rather large trail of compressor oil across my sidewalk and twenty feet across my brick paver patio. Tried the power wash and various solvent methods. Waste of time as the results were very minimal to say the least. Went to you tube and found Marks method. Went to Harbor Freight and bought a torch. Came home, hooked it to a 20 lb tank and proceeded to burn the damn hose down!!! Just kidding! This method worked great. Stain are gone and wife is happy! Thank you Mark

Thanks for this. It removed the oil stink on my driveway with a kitchen torch. Took me half hour because it was a small torch but it worked like magic. I tried different cleaners before and none of them worked. I find that if I burn a spot for too long though, it leaves a dark mark. But if I don’t burn it long enough, the oil doesn’t entirely go away. So, it’s a bit of a balancing act and require practice and lots of patience. But overall, it worked great!

We have a winner! Out of all the other how to remove oil stains videos this one looks to be the best so far!

This works with heat gun too. I have chain oil stain on pavers. I use heat gun with highest setting, I believe it's 1100 degrees. I was able to get all the stains out.

Tried on my paver driveway which had transmission fluid spots. I used my propane torch. Worked perfect! Thank you very much.

I used a heat gun to bring back the black trim on my suv. It worked perfect! It heats the oils in the plastic and brings them back to life again! I had thought about the same idea for stains on concrete pavers as well! Great idea!

I am definitely going to try your method...I tried liquid draino, Dawn dish soap( usually that works pretty good) laundry detergent, bleach... this is truly awesome. No residue, simple and it actually looks fun. No more scrubbing for me. Glad you had the forethought to use a safe torch to do this. Thank you for that.

My father in law will be ecstatic when he sees how I'll clean up his driveway... Thx

I spilled brake fluid on my concrete driveway and tried this method. It worked great! Thank you!

I was a welder, fabricator, and machinist my whole life and one thing we never did was apply an open flame to concrete as you know what happens when it gets hot enough? It explodes like little pieces of hot shrapnel which can burn you on contact, yes it does draw out the oil embedded in the concrete but this can be dangerous.

Whoa! Thanks man! I even tried industrial degreaser and I couldn’t get the stain up, I got it to fade a little bit sure, but it didn’t go away. I will give it a try in the next day or so.

I subscribed, as this video was amazing. I plan on starting up a power washing business and was hitting a brick wall with how to get rid of oil stains on driveways. Now this may help. Thanks again!

Holy crap that was awesome. I was thinking about doing this but before I tried I figured I'll reference KZfaq than here I am. Thank you

Good thing somebody refreshed my memory on asphalt, I was about to try it.

"Makes as many mistakes as you want but make sure you learn from them"..I like that.

hey man you're a freaking genius I'm getting ready to start a pressure washing business sitting here thinking and looking and searching for ways to remove stains from concrete you are the answer thank you

GOLD! went to Harbor freight bought a propane wide torch and hit worked like a charm. Great info

Dude that was AWESOME🎉😎 im going to be a 😎hero😎 as my friend is getting ready to pay an exorbitant amount of money to a handyman to come out and do this thank you so much for posting this video👍 I'm running over to the store that rhymes with blows and getting one of these today thanks again🤗 you rock👌😎

Just amazing! This is one of those, why didn't I think of that! Big Thanks!

WORKED GREAT !!!!!!! HOA OFF MY ASS NOW !!!!!!!!!!!

Works like a charm. Tested it in my garage where I had some oil on my concrete. 👍

Also works on block paving, older stains or heavier ones need more time. Works better on a warm or sunny day,

Ive tried everything on my driveway and nada. Im gonna try this. Appears very promising. Great vid

It seems a little slow but it works really well. I have a huge stain a tenant left in a storage unit. I wonder if this is the best method.

Nice method. Will definitely be using this on my super spotted driveway.

Thanks...I scrubbed the garage floor for 2 days with everything when I moved in my house 2 years ago....saw this and ran down to garage to try it, and it worked, I spent 2 days scrubbing and wasting money on concrete cleaner and a simple trick like this worked. Thanks.

You came up with a great idea, I've tried brake cleaner to help it evaporate faster. It helped a little but, your idea really works. Like you said, be careful. If you hear it too much in one area it's going to pop the concrete. Just like welding or using a cutting torch over concrete. I'm also going to try my heat gun. It might be a little more user friendly for people that don't realize how hot torches get. The heat gun might be a little slower but, it shouldn't make the concrete explode. Thanks for the solution.

This looks a great solution. Does the oil that’s soaked in to a depth leach back out pr is all removed. And can you do it on limestone

Hell yea...Monday at work is going to kick ass.

Great idea! On a sidenote, its not vaporizing either as oil is not turning from liquid to vapor. It's a combustion/decomposition reaction that's heating the oil turning it into CO2 and Water.

Great tip. I will it this weekend. Thank u.

Man, what a great idea! I'm trying this and will post results. Thanks for sharing!

Dude thanks i do power washing and could never get oil stains out

One of our dayhome clients somehow managed to evacuate her entire oil pan the other day on our relatively new concrete driveway, after being told at least a few months ago that her car was leaking oil on it. We've thrown 3 hours at it already and still have a 2' stain right in the middle. I guess I have to try this now! Onto hour #4

I thought the "weed torch" was the small ones people use for smoking. I didn't know they actually made a weed torch. I have to try this method.

Hello will this work on an old stain that has already been cleaned and pressure washed? Thanks ☺️

Super great idea. Truly genius... Well done...

Nice Eureka moment!! I'm going to try that, thank you.

OMG, excellent. Thank you for sharing the idea.

Would this work on clean oil 10-40 on aggregate concrete?

I HAD A SMALL TORCH IN GARAGE AND A HUGE OIL STAIN ON MY DRIVEWAY... TRIED IT AND ...VIOLA!!!

I'd like to see a follow-up video to see if the stain came back.. I've used gasoline and a methane torch which will bring out fresh stains. Those fully saturated stains that have been on a while sometimes come right back".. I dab gasoline on the stain first to help bring the oil to the top. Then I use a methane torch (Yellow bottle for a Bernzomatic torch) and I heat the stain until it disappears. Methane burns hotter than propane so wear safety glasses. If the stones get too hot they will pop.

I'd assume it would be good to know where underground gas lines are before using this method..but, it worked quite well!

Cool! Do you think a regular brazing torch would give the same result?

First thing I've seen that actually works. Now try it on a 15 year old stain. Does the concentration of the flame make a difference? i.e. would a larger propane burner still work, especially for older and larger areas?

Genius!!! This saved me alot of scrubbing lol

Thank you. I have been looking for a way to bbq greese off my concrete I hope this is the trick.

Great job man!!

I need to do this in my garage. 30 years of cars being parked, people changing their oil, transmission fluids and radiator fluids all spilled and got into the concrete. Sure they wipe it off, but i can smell the petroleum everytime i am in the garage. Since covid, the idea of garage changed to a studio for me and I spend a lot of time in there. So now its time to vaporize those oils. Need to ventilate with a big window fan and have the garage door open as much as possible when i start the job. I did a small sample and noticed some red/brown residiue on the concrete. Will try to sand that off, or just go much faster. I hate doing this, but those VOC's from all the car fluids need to be gone.

Thank you 🙏🏽 I tried everything as well !! I was close to just jackhammering my driveway 😆

another video " driveway oil stains disappear with big torch" on youtube shows a dude doing pretty much the same exact thing on CONCRETE (NOT PAVERS.) It works on some stains but he also shows you him CRACKING A SMALL PIECE OF CONCRETE OFF WITH THE HEAT! He seems to stay on the same spot too much. I have brand new (week or so old) Cambridge pavers with cooking oil stains (long story) on them. Just put down, weather kinda starting to get warmer. My pavers similar to ones in this video. Can i use my bernzomatic Propane torch? Thanks

Would a heat gun get hot enough? Or a ceramic element....amazing!

If all it takes is heat and patience - magnifying glass on a sunny day will do it too :)

I will be trying this tonight. Out of all 5 years as a tech Today was DDAY. My drive way is ruined :(

just used mapp gas...only lightened it a bit, but its synth oil with higher burn off rate

I would use a hot pressure washer myself. Or perhaps a strong brush you can attach to a drill bit grind it out.

great info, never thought about using propane.

Live in the Northeast where it is currently an average of 30 degrees outside. Is there any concern (I.e. stones cracking) if I use the torch method while my gray stone is very cold? I am concerned about waiting until Spring when the oil has more time to settle in. Appreciate any advice before starting on this torch method in these cold temperatures..

does it work on synthetic oil? It famously doesnt burn so...

Nice, good idea especially if you're trying to get rid of that pesky drop of oil that leaked on your driveway.

well i did a ls engine swap in my garage and so there was quiet a bit of oil stains,so i saw this and went out in the garage lit up the torch and NOTHING it didnt work,now on some fresh oil spills that have only been there a short while maybe but mine were on smooth cement for over 6 months sorry didnt work

Hi Bud! Had an unfortunate accident with a deep fryer on my back patio. Peanut oil. Wild animals knocked it over and now theres a huge mess. Your method looked promising, so I got a torch and tried it. I could smell the oil burning and it smoked. Now theres burn residue. Thankfully I only did a small spot. I dont know If i was doing something wrong. Any suggestions?

Brilliant. I'm on my way to Home Depot now!

Best idea i have seen ever.

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

I oil filter fell into my oil catch pan and spashed everwhere. I pay rent and i just moved here, ive been trying everything and now im gunna try this with my buddys blowtorch.

Thanks for the great idea it works

I have the same patio, only installed last year, couple nights ago a racoon dragged some foil with Buffalo wing sauce across, you think this would work?

Finaly a oil lifehack that works🙏🏻💪🏻

Excellent. Thanks for sharing.

Sir, This video was extremely helpful and recently I had a paver driveway installed. I accidentally spilt vegetable oil on it and used the method you showed with the propane torch to get it out. It did remove a lot of the oil however, whenever the driveway gets wet after rain that area stays wet for at least two days. Could the propane have damaged the new Cambridge pavers. Would you know of any suggestions to remedy this matter? ThAnks again for the insightful video and I hope to hear back from you soon.

Ingenious and thanks. Woooo buddy, you're gonna tick-off those high-dollar companies that make their fortune by selling stain removing detergents, ha. Great idea, Carquestions. I had to laugh at some of the crazy questions asked of you in the comments section. Have a good day.

Got to try it worth a go

How about getting rid of vinegar stain on coloured cement?

Works like absolute magic 👌🏽👌🏽

Amazing thanks for the video👍🏽👍🏽

Thats bad ass. You are the man!!! I even get to play with fire, winning. haha

Awesome thanks 🙏🏼 I have a weed torch!

it just burns it off wooow great job I got a 2yesr old stain on pavers gonna try this

Will this work on an oil stain that's set in from two weeks ago? It's on pavers and nothing is working to get out the oil stain.

Thanks for sharing! 👍🏻

Nice trick man...! Thanks...!

Tried it on 2 day old 5w40 Liqui Molly motor oil and I can’t see a difference and it did not go away. But I did try to use Greased Lightning first, which loosened the color a ton and may have affected the result with a variable. I’ll keep trying tho and use up the $5 bottle, and then return the $65 cane (sheesh).