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UK General Cleaning Forum => General Cleaning Forum => Topic started by: mark.laycock1@ntlw on December 10, 2007, 08:21:31 am

Title: brick acid on tarmac surface
Post by: mark.laycock1@ntlw on December 10, 2007, 08:21:31 am

hi all, am thinking of using brick acid on a garage floor.but outside is tarmac would it be ok to wash the floor and push the water onto the tarmac outside of the unit.

Title: Re: brick acid on tarmac surface
Post by: Roger Oakley on December 10, 2007, 10:37:40 am

Mark I would do a small test area first, what strenght brick acid do you intend to use?

Title: Re: brick acid on tarmac surface
Post by: mark.laycock1@ntlw on December 10, 2007, 06:24:41 pm

hi roger, am doing a garage unit soon. oil and dirt on floor and walls . but outside is tarmac just thinking if i use brick acid from b/q on the floor to remove the oil etc will it do anything to the tarmac outside.mark

Title: Re: brick acid on tarmac surface
Post by: Roger Oakley on December 10, 2007, 06:39:23 pm

Mark,
Most of the big shed's "Brick Acids" with be about 18% max, might be ok on the tarmac if it is just run-off from your inside cleaning going on it as it will be diluted down with the washing, but I would still try a small test area, say the size on a 10 pence, drop a spot of the brick acid neat in an out the way area on the tarmac, see what happens, at a guess it will fizz up real quick, just be ready to wash it of very quicky, then see if it has marked it, there not really any other way I can think of to test this. If there is no marking from the neat stuff then at a guess you should be ok with the diluted run-off acid, but again that care.

Title: Re: brick acid on tarmac surface
Post by: Jake on December 10, 2007, 09:22:44 pm

Mark

Are you saying you are going to use brick acid to remove oil and dirt ?

If so, I think you'll be wasting your time mate

Title: Re: brick acid on tarmac surface
Post by: mark.laycock1@ntlw on December 10, 2007, 09:46:15 pm

hi jake, i have oil to remove .then clean the uint which is dirty.i have heard brick acid will get the floor clean.mark

Title: Re: brick acid on tarmac surface
Post by: John Kelly on December 10, 2007, 10:24:32 pm

Brick acid is designed to break down cement mortar. Primarily to remove it from brickwork. I think you would be wasting your time using on an oil stained concrete floor. Use a decent detergent based product which will do the job easier and safer. Just flush it off the Tarmac area before it has a chance to soften it.

Title: Re: brick acid on tarmac surface
Post by: mark.laycock1@ntlw on December 11, 2007, 07:59:38 am

what would you reconmeend .for a good cleaner.

Title: Re: brick acid on tarmac surface
Post by: Roger Oakley on December 11, 2007, 04:52:22 pm

Mark,
For the oil I would use Tech-Cleans degreaser, but you would have to watch your run-off  as it will eat into the tarmac as it is Xylene based.