[chris turner]

It's an overflow pipe that has been leaking down the wall. The problem is now sorted but the management company have asked the best way to remove the stain on the wall. Ideas?
Cheers...

[Raz]

Prob best repainting house

[chris turner]

Prob best repainting house

It's a block of flats.

[John Mart]

Prob best repainting house

It's a block of flats.

Probably best repainting block of flats. 

[Splash & dash]

Give Darren at purple rhino a ring , show him the stain , he sells stuff that will remove it .

[chris turner]

Prob best repainting house

It's a block of flats.

Probably best repainting block of flats. 

£1000s to repaint or £100s to clean. Which do you think they would prefer 

[Smudger]

Can’t really tell from the picture but is that rust staining as well as algae ?

Darran

[cleaniac]

Typical management companies, want you to work magic for nothing.  I used to do lots of work for Greenhart Estate Management back in 2005, it started off well, and was very lucrative  but as i got more and more sites, eventually they wanted me to work miracles for peanuts.

That's going to need to be painted imo.

[Kev Martin]

It's an overflow pipe that has been leaking down the wall. The problem is now sorted but the management company have asked the best way to remove the stain on the wall. Ideas?
Cheers...

We sell a brilliant product called PSRP Rust Remover.  I would try that first followed by PSRP Xtreme afterwards

[Smudger]

Typical management companies, want you to work magic for nothing.  I used to do lots of work for Greenhart Estate Management back in 2005, it started off well, and was very lucrative  but as i got more and more sites, eventually they wanted me to work miracles for peanuts.

That's going to need to be painted imo.

That will come off no probs - need to know what it is tho

[nathankaye]

It's an overflow pipe that has been leaking down the wall. The problem is now sorted but the management company have asked the best way to remove the stain on the wall. Ideas?
Cheers...

We sell a brilliant product called PSRP Rust Remover.  I would try that first followed by PSRP Xtreme afterwards

As above, however that looks like it has eaten into the paint work, so even after cleaning I would imagine it will need a fresh lick of paint.

[chris turner]

I havnt seen it in person yet so I can only presume what the staining else like anyone else. I would agree it looks like a water mixed with rust stain from the pipe.
I'm due to do the gutters and windows their next week and they asked if I could jet wash the stain as well. I told them I'm pretty sure jet washing wouldn't remove it but I would try to find something that can.

Kev Martin would you mind posting a link to these products. Thanks

[Smudger]

I'll say no more

[chris turner]

Nice work smudger. Was that softwashed?

[nathankaye]

Thats algae and mold etc whereas the other is rust etc which will need treating/cleaning but it looks deeper than surface damage so prob still need a lick of paint.
But that looks a great job

[Smudger]

Thats algae and mold etc whereas the other is rust etc which will need treating/cleaning but it looks deeper than surface damage so prob still need a lick of paint.
But that looks a great job

No just a different application - have you done a lot rust removal from render??

[Smudger]

Nice work smudger. Was that softwashed?

No

[chris turner]

Presuming the staining is a mixture of rust, hard water and algae, what method and chemicals would you use for the job please smudger?

[nathankaye]

Thats algae and mold etc whereas the other is rust etc which will need treating/cleaning but it looks deeper than surface damage so prob still need a lick of paint.
But that looks a great job

No just a different application - have you done a lot rust removal from render??

Not from render so speculating on the paint.  Slabs n drives, yes

[Smudger]

Presuming the staining is a mixture of rust, hard water and algae, what method and chemicals would you use for the job please smudger?

I'll post you my reccomendations shortly - but I'm interested to see NK's solution to the problem...

Darran