I want to detail pavement

lonewolf0420

lonewolf0420

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lol J/K. Actually the problem is I generally detail my wifes car right in her parking space. We live in a condo so we don't have our own drive way just assigned parking spots. The pavement in her parking space looks HORRIBLE. Oil marks, stains from kitty litter, Tire spray marks, and such are all over. Its Black pavement and the association had everything repaved not to long ago so her space really stands out. I heard Meg's wheel cleaner in the pink bottle would help with the tire spray marks, but all it did is put little white lines through the spray marks. What could I do to get rid of all these marks?
In the pic below you can kinda see the tire spray marks but the worst is underneath the car.
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I assume it is not water based dressing. A good degreaser should help. May take a few passes, use hot water also. I had to clean mine out of my driveway before. I learned to cut cardboard and place around the tires.
 
Well some tire marks are from BolbNBright, but also gels. The tire marks are one thing but the other marks look much worse.
 
Concrete or asphalt?

Oh heck,I'll tell you why I ask.

If it's concrete you can use a degreaser and it should minimize the stains.We clean drive ways all the time that have permanent staining that can not be removed completely because the product has absorbed into the pores of the concrete.
If it's asphalt do not use a degreaser to clean it.Asphalt is petroleum based and degreaser will eat through the top coat to the aggregate.

My suggestion is try some very hot water and a dash mild soap.Scrub the area and rinse.
 
go to a pool store and get some muriac acid its great for cleaning concrete poor it out and use a push broom and scrub the acid into the dirt then hose off just to warn you it might smoke alittle when it cleans oil stains when your done it will be spotless ....
 
Its Black pavement and the association had everything repaved not to long ago
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Well, seems to me it obviously asphalt. I'd go with the soap and water idea as a degreaser would no doubt eat up the asphalt..........Tom:)
 
i woudl go to you local hardware store and ask them what they would recomend. I know they make ashplaht/pavemnet clears that will work well. I dont know any brands but they will at the store
 
lonewolf0420 said:
What about Simple Green straight or would it cause the blacktop to discolor worse?
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Man, SG would eat through the asphalt, and keep going all the way to the Earth's core. Then, the holt molten rock would spew out and cause the end of all humanity. The Earth would be thrown out of it's orbit and careen off into outer space. I think I'd stay away from the SG. :D

Sorry - it's Friday.
 
JaredPointer said:
Man, SG would eat through the asphalt, and keep going all the way to the Earth's core. Then, the holt molten rock would spew out and cause the end of all humanity. The Earth would be thrown out of it's orbit and careen off into outer space. I think I'd stay away from the SG. :D

Sorry - it's Friday.
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Wow I really don't want to be responsible for that :)
Asphalt is usually looks like hunks of tar on the edges.
 
CalgaryDetail said:
i woudl go to you local hardware store and ask them what they would recomend. I know they make ashplaht/pavemnet clears that will work well. I dont know any brands but they will at the store
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So I guess the guy who makes his living cleaning concrete,brick,vinyl,granite,marble,cut stone and most any other exterior substrate doesn't know nearly as much as some guy making $6 an hr at the hardware store.

Just incase there is any doubt in what our company can do with concrete or my knowledge of the subject check out our website.There are a few pic of the past jobs we have done.
www.karvonensproclean.com
 
I was going to suggest Pour 'n' Restore, available in smaller hardware stores, but I don't think it can be used on black top. It's is great for straight concrete, masonry, pavers, those sort of surfaces.
 
I would think that BnB would clean up with soapy water as suggested by Squirtgun. If any of the stains are oil based, you might try a cleaner called Chomp. It is an enzymatic cleaner specifically designed for cleaning oil. According to the mfg, it can be used on concrete or asphalt, but specifies that the blacktop/asphalt surfaces must have been cured for a minimum of 6 months. I bought mine from an independent hardware store, but IIRC Sears and Ace Hardware chains carry it. Canadian Tire may also carry it.
 
Squirtgun said:
So I guess the guy who makes his living cleaning concrete,brick,vinyl,granite,marble,cut stone and most any other exterior substrate doesn't know nearly as much as some guy making $6 an hr at the hardware store.

Just incase there is any doubt in what our company can do with concrete or my knowledge of the subject check out our website.There are a few pic of the past jobs we have done.
www.karvonensproclean.com
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i never said the guy at the hardware store knew more. It was just a sugestion im sorry if you were offended. However the store is a good resorece for info if you have nowhere else to start
 
CalgaryDetail said:
i never said the guy at the hardware store knew more. It was just a sugestion im sorry if you were offended. However the store is a good resorece for info if you have nowhere else to start
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Not offended.

It's just that I have all to often seen the results of what the guy at the hardware store recommended.I have seen brick and concrete destroyed by muratic acid.We have one account that had to have holes in parking spots repaired because the company before us soaked them with a degreaser.
When you are dealing with someone else's property(assuming lonewolf0420 lives in a condo complex or apartment complex)-vs- your own driveway the least evasive cleaning method is always best.
 
Go with hot water and a mild soap(dish soap will work).A degreaser may eat through whatever was used to coat the concrete.
 
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