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Posted by Italian Mason on August 27, 2006, 12:08 am
Pressure washing @ 3000psi with a zero degree "rotating tip" will
remove this....and anything else from concrete (including the surface
if your not carefull)
yeeha wrote:
> I have a little project going on
>
> Im trying to restore concrete porch stoop and stairs
>
> they are covered in old outdoor carpet glue
>
> OLD GLUE
>
> I bought 6 gallons of Adhesive Remover from Lowes, @ $25.00 a gallon
> whew
>
> it works great! it makes the glue soft and I can scrape it right off...
>
> EXCEPT for the stairs... they are more porous and the scraper just
> sorta cuts the now mushy glue...but "peels" the glue from the
> pits....(tiny tiny pits.. you know...)
>
> when I scrape an area it sorta looks fuzzy... something like that..
> it won't lift it from the pores, even though the glue in the pores is
> soft too...
>
> now.. a wire brush and LOTS of remover make's it look nice... but
> that's too much stripper to buy
>
> I got them down where if I painted.. it would look very nice..
>
> however! after my customer seen her old porch again... she wants to
> take it down to the bone and not paint it... or she would LIKE to...
>
> so! that's cool.. but how can I get all the glue off..
>
> you think sandblasting might work? If so...
>
> would you reccommend a hopper type or a closed container type...
>
> the latter being more aggressive...
>
> do you think sandblasting will work?
>
> what about muriatic acid?
>
> do you think sandblasting might be too agressive.. etc..
>
> Thanks for any ideas
>
> NO AL BUNDY'S PLEASE
>
> YEAH YOU! BUNDY! THAT'S RIGHT
>
> YOU'D PROBABLY USE EZ OFF OVEN CLEANER WOULDNTCHA!
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