Burnout Marks

AUIIForte · 10-08-2007, 11:27 AM

Hay everybody!

Recently some fool left a nice long burnout mark on our driveway (which is just made of a white concrete), and was wondering if anybody has any tips, ideas or advice on how to go about removing it?

Its a bloody pain, but I would really like to get it removed some how!

Thanks!!

Tiapan · 10-08-2007, 11:29 AM

go to bunnings and get some tolulene, that should get it off, dont breathe it in it is carcnagenic

AUIIForte · 10-08-2007, 11:38 AM

Awesome, thanks! How would I go about cleaning it? I've never had any experience with 'Toluene'. Is it a liquid? Just mix with water and pour it over the mark? Scrub with something? Sorry i'm not really that good when it comes to cleaning things. May seem like common sense, but to me, no way hehe.

vandrsxr6 · 10-08-2007, 11:55 AM

Just do more burnouts and make the driveway black.

Tiapan · 10-08-2007, 11:56 AM

yes pour it on and scrub with a broom, test a little elswhere on your driveway first, tolulene is what is used to raise the octane in petrol, but it absolutley destroys rubber by melting it, and dont smoke around it!!!

AUIIForte · 10-08-2007, 12:02 PM

Wow, I'll be wearing some towels around my mouth and nose for this one. Thanks for the help buddy, extremely appreciated!

Any input from others would be helpful as well. I just really hope this Toluene works...

svo347 · 10-08-2007, 12:21 PM

After the toulene, if you can get one, grab a high pressure cleaner as you'll still have areas of black where the toulene has dissolved the rubber. A stiff scrubbing brush will help also.
Toulene can get grabbed from mitre 10 or most hardware shops

dogwatch2 · 10-08-2007, 03:19 PM

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Originally Posted by vandrsxr6

Just do more burnouts and make the driveway black.

That's what we like, someone who thinks outside the square. How about a ford forum BBQ/burnout day????????

NatashaED · 10-08-2007, 04:14 PM

got any friend mechanics???? they use this cool stuff, toom, that u scrub the concrete with, using a stiff bristle broom, an hey presto, almost sparkling... but don't get it on ur car... i heard it dissolves paint to at least thats y the boys r threatening to pour it on my car... i like the idea of making the driveway black.... it would be fairly original

stupa · 10-08-2007, 07:18 PM

And any left over you can dump in the tank?

Nostalgia · 10-08-2007, 08:28 PM

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Originally Posted by vandrsxr6

Just do more burnouts and make the driveway black.

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jaydee · 10-08-2007, 08:49 PM

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Originally Posted by Tiapan

yes pour it on and scrub with a broom, test a little elswhere on your driveway first, tolulene is what is used to raise the octane in petrol, but it absolutley destroys rubber by melting it, and dont smoke around it!!!

Just be warned, some kids like sniffing this stuff to get high so if you see some kids sniffing your driveway you'll know why.

AUIIForte · 10-08-2007, 10:23 PM

hahahahaabaha Jaydee, ill make sure nobody sniffes my driveway... Well, maybe I'll give it a go. I only live once, I dont want to die thinking "what would have happened if I sniffed that "..

You know Im joking.. Thank you so much for all the info, I will take BEFORE and AFTER photos and show you all how it went. PEACE! Thank you once again all of you!!

BTW: I thought that this stuff, if in haled, would give you cancer? 100% Garanteed?

TUF514 · 10-08-2007, 10:42 PM

Oh for christs sake, Toluene isnt that bad. Dont be so paranoid.

You will be exposed to it for 15 minutes?

I worked with it for 4 years in a lab. I love the smell :P

If you have any left over, tip it in your fuel tank! :P Dont worry about the rubbers along the way, they will be ok! Watch that tacho fllllllllllllllly!

Hunter · 10-08-2007, 10:44 PM

Toluene is present in unleaded petrol anyway... as is benzene and a lot of other nasty things. Having said that I would avoid inhaling fumes if you can...

Also, I do recall toluene being an ingredient in things like carby and throttle body cleaner. I think in general anything that can and is used in the automotive industry is quite likely to be toxic and/or cancer-causing

Go baby Go · 10-08-2007, 10:49 PM

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Originally Posted by AUIIForte

Hay everybody!

Recently some fool left a nice long burnout mark on our driveway (which is just made of a white concrete), and was wondering if anybody has any tips, ideas or advice on how to go about removing it?

Its a bloody pain, but I would really like to get it removed some how!

Thanks!!

Try using said "fool's" *** and Solvol... sure it may not get all the marks off, but at least you'll feel a hell of a lot better.......

XA-MONT · 10-08-2007, 11:06 PM

i wonder if the "FOOL" is a hypothetic person made up for a momentary lapse in sanity on behalf of one AUIIForte when leaving the driveway :P

jaydee · 11-08-2007, 12:13 PM

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Originally Posted by TUF514

Oh for christs sake, Toluene isnt that bad. Dont be so paranoid.

You will be exposed to it for 15 minutes?

I worked with it for 4 years in a lab. I love the smell :P

If you have any left over, tip it in your fuel tank! :P Dont worry about the rubbers along the way, they will be ok! Watch that tacho fllllllllllllllly!

You obviously haven't come down off your high yet.

I see the aboriginal kids in the city centre with bottles of it stuffed under the clothes sniffing away, it kills of your brain cells, these kids walk around like zombies.

Walkinshaw · 11-08-2007, 12:27 PM

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Originally Posted by jaydee

You obviously haven't come down off your high yet.

I see the aboriginal kids in the city centre with bottles of it stuffed under the clothes sniffing away, it kills of your brain cells, these kids walk around like zombies.

These people were more often than not zombies prior to sniffin.