A friend used iron nitrate fertilizer on his yard last fall and got it on the driveway. The concrete now has long, streaky, rust stains all over it. What’s th best way to remove them?
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Oxalic acid.
cover the entier drive in iron nitrate...
Life is not a journey to the grave with the intention of arriving safely in a pretty and well preserved body, but rather to skid in broadside, thoroughly used up, totally worn out, and loudly proclaiming
WOW!!! What a Ride!
Forget the primal scream, just ROAR!!!
You smart.
I once spillt about a quart of ext. beige paint on a clients driveway. I washed it off but it was obvious I stained it. After a bit of worry I decided to mix up a gallon of paint and gallon of water. I poured it all over the drive squeegied and hosed it off. Drive way looked great.
At the end of the day the client camed home and liked how the house was looking and thanked me for cleaning her driveway. Whew!
Just A Guy With A Hammer
the concrete itself is not stain, its the iron ore that rusting, the concrete is porus and holding the iron. One must remove the iron ore from the concrete itself.
Oxalic acid.
did same at some time in an earlier life...
Life is not a journey to the grave with the intention of arriving safely in a pretty and well preserved body, but rather to skid in broadside, thoroughly used up, totally worn out, and loudly proclaiming<!----><!----><!---->
WOW!!! What a Ride!Forget the primal scream, just ROAR!!!
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