Patio Cleaners » concrete sealer http://patiocleaner.net How to Use the Best Patio Cleaners Tue, 09 Mar 2010 15:20:52 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.6 en hourly 1 Concrete Patio Cleaner http://patiocleaner.net/concrete-patio-cleaner/ http://patiocleaner.net/concrete-patio-cleaner/#comments Wed, 28 Oct 2009 15:04:33 +0000 admin http://www.patiocleaner.net/?p=23

If you live anywhere the humidity is a problem, then your patio is probably plagued with the issue of mildew. This creepy, black nuisance is prevalent where things remain moist. Other problems with patios are heavy foot traffic and rust or rubber stains from furniture and other objects. All of these items can be removed with a little patience and some work. Having the right tools to do the job, namely the right concrete patio cleaner, can help and make the job easier. What is done on many concrete patio surfaces is a sealant is placed down once the surface is as clean as it can get.

One of the challenges is getting the surface dry enough to put down a good sealer without it coming back up. Sealers make cleaning easier, but are not proper in all locations and so I’ll show you how to get what you have as clean as you can get it and keep it that way. What you may not realize is that concrete is more porous than you think and everything can stain it from mud to oil. If you do have stains, use a good concrete patio cleaner and rub it into the stain. Scrub it for a while to make sure the cleaner gets into the stain and concrete. Take a garden hose and rinse it off. But if that fails to get your stain out, then try a heavier solution of the concrete patio cleaner and let it sit. Some suggest using bleach and water, but I never had to go that route.

When you have a rust stain use this simple remedy. Take a one part vinegar to three parts of water and let that sit on the rust for a bit. Gently rub it into the stain and keep it on the stain for at least 20 minutes. When the time is up, again, take the garden hose and spray the area down. Your stain should come up with those solutions. But if they don’t, there is one other option you can try. We have discussed power or pressure washing before and this is one place you can use it. Many of the good concrete patio cleaners can be used with a pressure washer. You will need to mix your concrete patio cleaner according to the directions on the package. I go a little strong, and then use the uptake tube for the pressure washer. Start on the lowest pressure washing setting you can so that the soap solution is well dispersed onto the concrete.

Next, you’ll want to let that sit for 15 to 20 minutes. This is very hard to do if your patio is sitting in the sun. In this case, keep that low pressure spraying over the concrete every 5 minutes so it doesn’t dry out. Finally, adjust the pressure washer to the higher setting and blast those stains right off your patio, having the concrete patio cleaner soaked and done its job. You’ll find that the stains will come up and you can let that dry and if you’d like, get a good sealer for your clean, new patio surface.

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