Tough Pressure Cleaning Jobs: Concrete Cleaning
One of the more advanced, and more difficult jobs you can do with your pressure washer is cleaning concrete. It is more difficult for a couple of reasons. First, stains on conrete can sometimes be near impossible to remove, all depending on where the stain came from of course. Second, When pressure cleaning concrete you will more then likely be using chemicals, which can up the stakes as far as safety is concerned. It is not something that you should be doing unless you have read up on all the details of the chemical you are using.
When cleaning the concrete, you’ll want to have your pressure set at a minimum of 3000 PSI, and you want your water at 180 degrees. This is the best combination for cleaning concrete. When you get your concrete cleaner, you’ll probably notice that its main ingredient is acid. Most concrete cleaners you’ll have to mix with water, usually a 50/50 mix. There are different strengths of concrete cleaners, and you’ll want to start with the weakest strength, and then work your way up to the stronger formulas. You really should only use the strongest removers when there is a stain that just wont come up. Just remember, the stronger the formula, the more dangerous it will be, but also the more effective it will be at cleaning concrete.
If you’re gonna be working on some of that fancy, colored concrete, it would be a good idea to test out your concrete cleaning blend on a little patch of the concrete, preferrably in the corner. Let it sit for a minute, then wash it off. Pretty much all the concrete cleaning formulas out there contain some degree of bleach, which can reak havoc on colored concrete.
Hopefully your pressure washer has a hydro twister type option, as that makes cleaning concrete just that much easier. But remember, when using your hydro twister to clean your concrete, that it simply breaks up all the tough dirt and grime and then brings it to the surface. You’re still gonna want to go back over it once with just the regular setting and give it a quick spray down.
One last thing, before you get started you will definitely want to cover up anything that you dont want damaged from the concrete cleaning chemicals splashing around. You’ll also want to make sure you put on proper attire. You’ll need some form of eye protection, and you’ll definitely want to put on some jeans. It may not be a bad idea to get some rubber boots as well. Concrete cleaning is a bit more advanced and I would recommend maybe having a pro do it if you dont feel comfortable with some of the things mentioned here.
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