Anyone else find removing oil stains from driveway harder than it looks?

Two guides say completely different things about how to remove oil stains from driveway. The house is a cream carpet in the lounge. What's the step i'm getting wrong? Happy to add photos if it helps.
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alwn_homely Nov 09, 2026
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Fresh vs old makes all the difference. A fresh drip, cover it in cheap clay cat litter and grind it in with your shoe, leave it a day, sweep up. Gets most of it. Old stains that have soaked into concrete are harder. Degreaser or strong dish soap, hot water, stiff brush, and repeat a few times. A poultice (degreaser mixed with something absorbent like baking soda, left to dry overnight) pulls more out than scrubbing does. Expect lighter, not gone. And if it's asphalt rather than concrete, skip solvents, they soften asphalt.