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Default How to remove paint stains from concrete paving slabs?

Lord0 wrote:

Hi there,

This is my first post to this group so be gentle

I painted the outside wall of my house yesterday, using Sandtex Ultra
Smooth Microseal. It rained heavily last night, I'm in Scotland,
despite the weather report of clear skies. When I woke up this morning
the paint had run, despite the average drying time of four hours, and
spread with a milk like consistency over the concrete paving slabs of
my patio.

My question is: how can I remove the paint from the concrete paving
slabs and restore them to there original council house "goodness"?


Try using a pressure washer. The paint should be quite soft if you get
in quick. Even 48 hours.

Mind you, you might have to pressure wash the rest of the paving :-(

Hire, borrow or buy one and see what you can do.

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Thanks for the replies guys - as I suspected there is no silver bullet
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