Cleaning & maintenance
Sourced answers on cleaning & maintenance, written for the person standing in front of the problem.
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How do you clean concrete floors?
Sweep first, then damp mop with a pH-neutral cleaner and rinse. Degrease oil before washing, keep acid as a last resort, and keep rinse water out of drains.
2How to remove paint from concrete
Scrape what is loose, then match the method to the coating — stripper, pressure washer, or grinder. Test for lead first on anything painted before 1978.
3How do you remove oil stains from concrete?
Absorb what is still wet, degrease the surface, then draw out what soaked in with a poultice. Old stains need repeat cycles, and acid makes oil stains worse.