Paint removal from tarmac

[Mr-H]

We recently reported a gas leak outside my house. It turned out that there was a cracked mains pipe under the footpath. During their investigations the engineers had to drill about 8 or 10 holes in the pathway, and using yellow paint, identified where they could get their gas readings, what the levels were etc. and where the pipe mending team should dig the path. The leak has been repaired and all is well, but I am left with quite a lot of yellow painted marks on the tarmac pathway outside my house. Is there anyway that these can be removed? If I tried to remove them using turps or similar surely it is likely to damage the tarmacadam etc. Any ideas please?

[woodchopper]

Turps/white spirit will destroy the tarmac - suggest a power washer.

[sddsddean]

Use this all the time on roadworks. I'm afraid there is very little that will shift it (i've tried!!), but it will fade away within 1 - 2 years.

[heathfield]

Perhaps you could apply an ''asphalt restorer'' to cover the marks and improve the appearance of the driveway while you're at it. Scroll down here...

http://www.promain.co.uk/-c-33.html

[droopdrawers]

[Why on earth do you care about yellow paint on the pavement outside your house? It hardly lowers the tone of the neighbourhood. More important things to get het up about.]

If we all cared for "our owm little patch" sprinter 53, the whole country would be a nicer place to live.

DD