cleaning slate

[emily sedgwick]

Hello,
any ideas on how to remove olive oil stains from my slate patio? Have tried patio cleaner but it doesn't seem to work.

Many thanks.

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Patio cleaner won't work on oil and I do wish the manufacturers would make that clear on the packaging. far too many of these products are misleading in that they give the impression that they are stain removers, when they are actually concrete/cement cleaners and can only be effective at cleaning cement stains or rejuvenating the appearance of old, dirty concrete paving.

Cat litter is claimed to be good at drawing out oil from stone paving, but I can't say if it would work with slate - still, there's no harm i trying! Failing that, an oil remover, such as Jizer, might be what you need.

[emily sedgwick]

thanks a lot, I'll give that a try. Any idea how to remove candle wax from slate?

Thanks again.

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Olive oil - candles - just what have you been doing on that patio, Emily??? ;)

Candle wax will melt if you apply gentle heat, and can be absorbed into a paper towel, then treat the residue with a degreaser, as mentioned for the olive oil.