Removing markings from tarmac

[bmj1]

Any ideas how I can remove marks like this from tarmac? Not sure what it was done with but looks to me like it was spray painted on..

[SteamyTea]

When you find out, I need to cover some white lines near speed cameras.

[ToughButterCup]

More white spray paint and turn the arrow into 'pavement'  art ?  .....

[SteamyTea]

42 minutes ago, ToughButterCup said:

More white spray paint and turn the arrow into 'pavement'  art ?  .....

Make a change from the pavement oysters and pizza that appear on a Saturday morning.

[saveasteading]

It usually comes off in a few months unless the surface was clean. If it was an inappropriate marking, either offensive or misleading traffic, then it could be sprayed over in black, but that sticks even more.

Avoid any solving as it may melt the asphalt.

I'd spread some earth, brush it around, remove, repeat. Or pressure wash should do it easily.

[sgt_woulds]

My go to for removing anything kind of stain is WD40.

 

When I was fitting stairlifts we used to use it all the time to remove oil stains from carpets.  (in some cases it worked a bit too well and highlighted customers generally dirty carpets...!). 

 

I've also used it to remove blood, paint, mud, sticky label residue.  It is excellent for cleaning scissors that are gummed up with glue after cutting air tightness tapes.  

I've also used WD40 to clean paint off UPVC window frames, and cooking oil from a favourite shirt after a culinary accident.

 

 

For carpets the application was:

 

- Test in a discrete area first!

 

- Spray on  WD40 (gently dab into the weave with a clean tissue (blue rag) and leave to work for at least two minutes.

 

- Spray on a strong mixture of washing up liquid and water and dab of the stain with another clean tissue.  (Do not mix up the tissues!)

 

- gradualy change to pure water (and more clean tissues)

 

- Repeat until the stain has gone.

 

 

 

 

Brilliant stuff!

 

[Oz07]

As @saveasteading id just give it time