any ideas! someone tried turps, but that was a no go and made a bigger mess. so anything else that may work!
rob_man,
Oct 4, 12:59pm
Lacquer thinners or many other strong solvents like acetone, MEK etc. How long has it been on there!
jezz43,
Oct 4, 1:02pm
4 days, some idiot sprayed a bonnet that was resting on a chair, overspray all over the driveway
jummybuffett,
Oct 4, 1:04pm
tried wire brush!
jono450,
Oct 4, 1:05pm
i use a anti tag spraythat i get off the councel that works realy well. i cant seen to get it anywere else. the councelbuy it buy the 44 gal drum here in hamilton.
rob_man,
Oct 4, 1:09pm
Another alternative is spirits of salts and waterblasting. If its still fresh the solvents should work, turps will be too mild though.
cjohnw,
Oct 4, 1:11pm
Would paint stripper work!
rob_man,
Oct 4, 1:20pm
I'd use that as a last resort, a bit toxic and caustic to have it splashed around your section.
andrea_w,
Oct 4, 1:55pm
A solvent may melt it and force it deeper into the concrete. (I stress the word "may")
Doing this will burn that small area of concrete, especially with the concentration of acid you would need. The entire driveway would need to be acid washed to avoid leaving a burn mark and depending on the concretes finish, will change the entire look of the concrete. and I don't see the acid working anyway
kazbanz,
Oct 4, 4:12pm
Simple solution. Go get a REALLY big man with a REALLY big stick. Grab the idiot who did the painting and hand them a wire brush. Have big man with big stick stand over them untill all the paint has been scrubbed off. Suggesting of course that a rectal cleansing with the self same wire brush is the only other alternative.
jummybuffett,
Oct 4, 4:26pm
thats gold
kazbanz,
Oct 5, 6:12am
being serious though Jezz. Find out what was used to spray the bonnet then nfind what the solvent is for it. But the idiot concerned should be doing the cleaning.
neville48,
Oct 5, 6:11pm
what ever you do and/or use its going to stand out on the concrete so be prepared to clean the lot, what about an insurance claim for a commercial cleaner with all the good gear.
grangies,
Oct 5, 6:20pm
Sandblasting may be the only solution.
Concrete is porous so it may need the top skimmed off.
dr.doolittle,
Dec 9, 6:43pm
You could try hiring a concrete grinder. They're cheap to hire & look like a Buzy Bee (!) floor polisher but with 4x grinding blocks underneath. Wet the drive & go for it. You'll have to do the whole area though & it will smooth out your concrete.
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