Now that I've done this great plaster thing, I'm left with getting it
off my tools, which I think I can manage, but also there's the floor:
which is 1800 sqft of concrete.

If I poured muriatic on it, could I convince the plaster gloobs that
escaped my trowel to come off the floor more-readily than the process
whereby I have a hammer and a cold-chisel?

Thanks for your comment.
--
cal

On Sep 17, 4:36*pm, Cal Dershowitz wrote:
Now that I've done this great plaster thing, I'm left with getting it
off my tools, which I think I can manage, but also there's the floor:
which is 1800 sqft of concrete.

If I poured muriatic on it, could I convince the plaster gloobs that
escaped my trowel to come off the floor more-readily than the process
whereby I have a hammer and a cold-chisel?

Thanks for your comment.
--
cal

ROFL...

Dude go rent a floor scraper, the kind that leaves behind
a clean ready to install finished flooring on surface where
before there was some sort of material attached with adhesive...

Next, buy some good quality heavy canvas drop cloths and
only do future work in the area above where you have spread
your drop cloths out... Move as needed for your project...

Then, learn how to clean your tools while they are still
wet and fresh from the job, it is amazing what warm water
and gentle rubbing will remove when the materials are wet
which will require all sorts of effort to remove once you let
it dry...

Cal Dershowitz wrote in
m:

Now that I've done this great plaster thing, I'm left with getting it
off my tools, which I think I can manage, but also there's the floor:
which is 1800 sqft of concrete.

If I poured muriatic on it, could I convince the plaster gloobs that
escaped my trowel to come off the floor more-readily than the process
whereby I have a hammer and a cold-chisel?

A square-bladed shovel will do that job much better and much faster than a hammer and
chisel. Skip the acid; you'll only hurt yourself (and damage the concrete).

Oh, one more thing: use a drop cloth next time. Or clean them up while they're still wet.

Thanks for your comment.

You're welcome.