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UK Window Cleaning Forum => Window Cleaning Forum => Topic started by: Stephen_Watters on February 11, 2008, 06:33:03 pm

Title: marks from brickwork
Post by: Stephen_Watters on February 11, 2008, 06:33:03 pm

Hi, have a number of jobs on a recently constructed site with some building still going on. Have several customers who complain that water running down off brickwork leaves all stains and smears after we finished. Anyone know what this might be and anything we can use to get rid of it. Doesn't seen to happen on jobs been doing for a while

Thanks Stephen

Title: Re: marks from brickwork
Post by: aztec on February 11, 2008, 06:35:34 pm

its the lime in the bricks mate coming out, try some brick acid on it if you have to clean it

Title: Re: marks from brickwork
Post by: xxmattyxx on February 11, 2008, 08:07:32 pm

Effloresence


http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Efflorescence

Title: Re: marks from brickwork
Post by: Stephen_Watters on February 14, 2008, 08:23:45 am

where can i get this brick acid to try ta

Title: Re: marks from brickwork
Post by: xxmattyxx on February 14, 2008, 08:38:10 am

If its effloresence then brick-acid will be ineffective, its the salts from the mortar leeching out, it'll keep leeching until theyre gone.