Here is a round up of tips and tricks for cleaning concrete and removing concrete stains, which can be difficult to do from this porous surface.
Do you spend a lot of time cleaning your home and possessions? If so, you can use some good tips to help you get these chores done, so you can have some fun!
Here are tips I've collected from readers like you, and from around the web to help you with these tasks.
The tips are focused on specific types of marks, drips and stains that often dirty concrete.
Here are the best tips submitted so far, and you can share your own as well:
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Remove Oil From Driveway |
Motor Oil From Garage Floor With Kitty Litter |
How To Remove Crayon |
Moss Removal From Driveways & Walkways |
How To Pressure Wash & Seal Driveway |
How To Clean Fireworks Stains On Cement & Driveways |
Using Ammonia |
Cleaning Garage Floors {Taylor's Article} |
Concrete Cleaners Reviews |
You may have a concrete driveway, porch, garage floor, or basement, and when any of them get stained it can be very difficult to remove those concrete stains.
The reason for this is that concrete is porous, meaning that liquids can quickly ooze into crevices in the concrete and become more difficult to remove.
There are lots of various methods for cleaning and removing stains from concrete.
I would like to hear from you, to give us tips and ideas for what methods worked for you, and what didn't.
Make sure you tell me what stain you removed from your concrete, because this also impacts the stain removal method you need to use to get those concrete stains out.
When your concrete gets dirty or stains how do you clean it up and remove concrete stains?
Feel free to explain your concrete stain removal and cleaning method, and any stain removers or concrete cleaners that work for you.
In addition, please tell us what hasn't worked for you, so we can all avoid pitfalls in the cleaning and stain removal process.
Click the links below to see concrete stain removal tips already submitted by others.
Feel free to comment on any of these submissions, to tell us whether you had a similar experience or not.
Removing Oil Stains From Concrete: Tips & Instructions
Motor oil and grease can leak from cars onto the ground below them causing noticeable and ugly stains.
Below I've collected tips for removing …
How To Clean Fireworks Stains On Cement And Driveways
I got a question about how to clean fireworks stains on cement and driveways on the site's Facebook wall right after the Fourth of July. Here's …
Moss Removal From Concrete, Driveways And Walkways
The video below demonstrates a natural and eco-friendly technique for moss removal from concrete, driveways and other walkways around your home.
Moss …
Second photo by bravetheago from Flickr Creative Commons
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