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"Frank" wrote in message
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Had a new driveway poured last year and the contractor splashed cement on
the red brick on my home. Couldn't get him back to clean up. Tried power
wash and wire brush still can't clean brick Any ideas?
Frank

Sharp brick chisel at a shallow angle, and maybe one of those slotting
rubbing stones concrete finishers use to knock down burrs on patio edges and
along tooled expansion slot joints. (Does anyone still use those? All I see
lately is sawn post-cure slots.) Another tool to add to collection is a
mason's hammer- square head, non-slotted claw on back. If Borg doesn't have
them, a real yard that sells to the trade will, or a large masonry products
dealer, but they will charge premium prices.

I cleaned tens of thousands of brick as a kid with these tools.

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