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| Question: What's the best way to get splattered concrete off of a brick wall. (Page 2/2) |
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blackrams
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AUG 07, 07:08 PM
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| quote | Originally posted by williegoat:
Hell, you're a Democrat! Splatter concrete over the entire house and call it Progress. |
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Rams
Learning most of life's lessons the hard way. . 
You are only young once but, you can be immature indefinitely.
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Marko
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AUG 07, 10:05 PM
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Former Concrete Truck driver speaking from experience.
Muratic acid is the answer.
You could try mixing it 50/50 with water to see if that works,
If not, apply it sparingly at full strength, and rebrush it every couple of minutes.
It slowly disolves concrete spatter as you rebrush it.
A good wash with water will rinse it off.
It also worked wonders on our second last camping trailer. Previous owner had poured a sidewalk next to the trailer, and spattered it fairly well.
We used to have a 55 gallon drom of muratic acid at the concrete batch plant, for washing our mixers.
Make sure to use full protective goggles, etc.
Stings a bit when it gets on you.
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blackrams
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AUG 08, 02:22 PM
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Well, will try that when the temps drop. Thanks
Rams
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BingB
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AUG 08, 04:00 PM
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| quote | Originally posted by blackrams:
Absolutely no way am I painting that brick wall.
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Maybe not the whole wall, but just stain the spots to match the brick
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blackrams
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AUG 08, 10:50 PM
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Bing,
Agreed. Just the splatter spots. There’s only about a 1,000 left. 😩
Rams
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BingB
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AUG 09, 08:01 PM
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| quote | Originally posted by blackrams:
Bing,
Agreed. Just the splatter spots. There’s only about a 1,000 left. 😩
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A thousand?
You must be talking about "spatter" instead of "splatter".
***pulls on fire suit***
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blackrams
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AUG 10, 08:24 AM
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| quote | Originally posted by BingB:
A thousand?
You must be talking about "spatter" instead of "splatter".
***pulls on fire suit***
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To help out with the project, (I didn't want a nine-yard concrete truck rolling over my concrete driveway about 200 feet long) so, I used my Kubota tractor with FEL to transport the concrete. I was careful about dumping the bucket between the forms. The 13/14-year-old kid operating the concrete buggy just dumped and went. Yeah, there were a lot of splatters. As I previously said, I've got the vast majority wire brushed and pressure sprayed off but, there are still a lot of splotches that I'm hoping the Muriatic Acid with take care of. I knew better, should have forced the crew to put up a plastic barrier on that wall but, didn't think I'd have this end result. Have poured more concrete in my life than I care to remember, I knew better.
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Rams
Learning most of life's lessons the hard way. .
You are only young once but, you can be immature indefinitely.[This message has been edited by blackrams (edited 08-10-2024).]
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BingB
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AUG 10, 12:00 PM
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| quote | Originally posted by blackrams:
To help out with the project, (I didn't want a nine-yard concrete truck rolling over my concrete driveway about 200 feet long) so, I used my Kubota tractor with FEL to transport the concrete. I was careful about dumping the bucket between the forms. The 13/14-year-old kid operating the concrete buggy just dumped and went. Yeah, there were a lot of splatters. As I previously said, I've got the vast majority wire brushed and pressure sprayed off but, there are still a lot of splotches that I'm hoping the Muriatic Acid with take care of. I knew better, should have forced the crew to put up a plastic barrier on that wall but, didn't think I'd have this end result. Have poured more concrete in my life than I care to remember, I knew better. |
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I understand.
By a weird coincidence I just had another conversation where I was told the difference between "spatter" and "splatter" in a condescending manner. I wanted to pass along the knowledge, but in a more lighthearted way.
And just in case you are interested, crime scene investigation involves "spatter" analysis instead of "splatter".
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williegoat
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AUG 10, 12:20 PM
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blackrams
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AUG 10, 02:09 PM
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| quote | Originally posted by BingB:
And just in case you are interested, crime scene investigation involves "spatter" analysis instead of "splatter".
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Well, of course. If my wall was covered with "spatter" I wouldn't be concerned about it, dried blood is just about the right color. Concrete, not so much.
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Rams
Learning most of life's lessons the hard way. .
You are only young once but, you can be immature indefinitely.
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