So I figured I'd tackle the greasy nightmare on my garage floor today. Seriously, this oil slick from my truck looked like a crime scene. Grabbed my pressure washer first - the green electric one I got on sale last fall. Hooked it up to the garden hose and went to town on that stain.

The Water-Only Disaster

Triggered that bad boy full blast, expecting magic. Nope. That oil just laughed at me. Water splattered everywhere - soaked my shoes, the trash cans, even the neighbor's cat bolted. After 20 minutes? Still a shiny greasy rainbow mocking me. Felt like an idiot dancing with a pressure washer for nothing.

Degreaser Detour

Drove to the auto store muttering about stubborn grease. Saw three choices:

• That fancy purple stuff in the jug
• Smelly citrus cleaner in a spray bottle
• Concentrated industrial-looking gallon tank

Bought the concentrate cause the label said "EXTREME GREASE DESTROYER". Honestly just liked the skull icon on the warning label.

The Chemical Tango

Poured half the bottle into my pressure washer's soap tank like an idiot. Instant regret when white clouds started puffing out. Quickly diluted what was left in a bucket with:

• Two cups concentrate
• Three gallons water
• A silent prayer it wouldn't melt my driveway

Slopped that mix on the stain with an old paint roller. Looked like I was frosting a demon cake.

Playing the Waiting Game

Sat on my porch steps drinking soda watching chemistry happen. That murky liquid turned crusty and brown as it sucked up the grease. Felt kinda proud when it started bubbling on its own. Ten minutes in, it looked like bubbling chocolate pudding. Weirdly satisfying.

Pressure Washer Round Two

Hosed off the gunk first with the garden hose. Brown streams raced toward the storm drain. Then fired up the pressure washer with just water this time. Magic happened instantly - grease melted away like butter on a hot pan. Passed over it twice just for fun watching concrete reappear.

Lessons Learned

Always use the damn degreaser first. Don't eyeball chemical mixes. Cats hate pressure washers. And garage floors shouldn't look like a McDonald's fryer. My clean concrete patch looks like a monk's meditation spot now.