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Had a spill of green paint onto my regular cement drive...not stained or
coated in any way...just slab cement. What's the best way...if any...to remove the remaining paint "clouds" ? was able to wash off most of the paint before it began to set...but have a cloudy residue left with various shades of green in about 10 sq ft area..spill is two days old now. Would a 3000 psi power washer take this off...can get/rent one from HD...bit don't want to waste the money if all I get is wet concrete ? any type of "cement acid wash" that can be applied first " Any ideas are appreciated... Thanks, Tim |
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Had a spill of green paint onto my regular cement drive...not stained or coated in any way...just slab cement. What's the best way...if any...to remove the remaining paint "clouds" ? was able to wash off most of the paint before it began to set...but have a cloudy residue left with various shades of green in about 10 sq ft area..spill is two days old now. Would a 3000 psi power washer take this off...can get/rent one from HD...bit don't want to waste the money if all I get is wet concrete ? any type of "cement acid wash" that can be applied first " Any ideas are appreciated... Thanks, Tim I have used Formula 409 to remove dried, but not old, latex paint. Try spraying some on, let it soak, brush a bit, pour hot water to rinse. |
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![]() "Tim" wrote in message ... Had a spill of green paint onto my regular cement drive...not stained or coated in any way...just slab cement. What's the best way...if any...to remove the remaining paint "clouds" ? was able to wash off most of the paint before it began to set...but have a cloudy residue left with various shades of green in about 10 sq ft area..spill is two days old now. Would a 3000 psi power washer take this off...can get/rent one from HD...bit don't want to waste the money if all I get is wet concrete ? Sure but the washed area will appeared lighter than the rest. any type of "cement acid wash" that can be applied first " The acid will eat up the surface so it will look lighter than the untreated area, just like pressure wash. Any ideas are appreciated... Thanks, Tim |
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Had a spill of green paint onto my regular cement drive...not stained or coated in any way...just slab cement. What's the best way...if any...to remove the remaining paint "clouds" ? was able to wash off most of the paint before it began to set...but have a cloudy residue left with various shades of green in about 10 sq ft area..spill is two days old now. Would a 3000 psi power washer take this off...can get/rent one from HD...bit don't want to waste the money if all I get is wet concrete ? any type of "cement acid wash" that can be applied first " Muriatic acid is used to prep concrete for sealing and painting, but eats some of the concrete. It can expose aggregate and might not touch the paint. I have seen it used to "clean" concrete and didn't seem to touch grease or paint. Any ideas are appreciated... Thanks, Tim |
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![]() "Tim" wrote in message ... Had a spill of green paint onto my regular cement drive...not stained or coated in any way...just slab cement. What's the best way...if any...to remove the remaining paint "clouds" ? was able to wash off most of the paint before it began to set...but have a cloudy residue left with various shades of green in about 10 sq ft area..spill is two days old now. Would a 3000 psi power washer take this off...can get/rent one from HD...bit don't want to waste the money if all I get is wet concrete ? any type of "cement acid wash" that can be applied first " Any ideas are appreciated... Thanks, Tim Pretty radical, but consider pouring paint on the rest of the driveway and washing it off to make everything match - not to mention unique. Bob-tx (dam, I hate to sign my name to this idea) |
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