Paint on the Patio!
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105-1093880329
I dropped a paint can from a ladder and the paint went all over the patio paving slabs. (Altogether the paint affects about a dozen 2 ft square slabs). I've tried to remove with white spirit and now (now it has dried good and proper) with paint remover (Nitromors, etc). Any ideas what I could use? Ive heard of using hydrochloric acid - is this likely to work?
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84-1093879891
Hydrochloric acid won't work on paint - it's used for cleaning cement, mortar or concrete stains, and for cleaning up mosses and whathaveyou. Besides, acid has a nasty habit of changing the colouring of concrete flags, so it's best avoided.
Paint Stripper is the way to go, combined with a power washer, perhaps, or a wire brush. Depending on the type of paint and area of spillage, you might be better off ripping out the stained flags and replacing them with new.
Paint Stripper is the way to go, combined with a power washer, perhaps, or a wire brush. Depending on the type of paint and area of spillage, you might be better off ripping out the stained flags and replacing them with new.