[Syty] Driveway Rust Cleaner "Results"...

[Larry Brown]

Okay Thanks to all who responded to my original driveway cleaner inquiry on rust removal...
And the winner is.....IRON OUT....<hands down>.

I bought almost every product that the group recommended.  Tried using each with
a brush, steelwool, brillow pad, broom and drill with foam pad.  With Iron Out, I found that
by mildly diluting, and using a broom, the stains were removed and only a minimum amount
of white reside remained after rinsing.

Since Im on a corner lot, and the sidewalks, driveway, and steps all were spotted,
it took 3 bottles of Iron Out to do the job.  And strangely, Home Depot didnt have it
but Lowes did.  In fact, none of the clerks at either store had any idea of what to use.
I did not want to kill the wife`s flowers (or poison the neighbors dogs/cats) or ruin the lawn
so I used rather sparingly.  And while I`ve seen people discarding crap via curbside gutters,
I tend to be rather prudent (thinking the downhill neighbors would not appreciate toxic waste
in their surrounding).  So it took awhile to test and report back.

Thanks to all who responded.

Larry Brown
  ----- Original Message ----- 
  From: Jeffrey Smirz 
  To: Dig 
  Cc: syty at syty.org 
  Sent: Tuesday, October 10, 2006 3:53 PM
  Subject: Re: [Syty] Re: Syty Digest, Vol 19, Issue 1


  I recommended Iron Out to him.  It'll take the rust out and not harm the concrete.

  Jeff






  On Oct 10, 2006, at 2:28 PM, Dig wrote:


    Didja try CLR?


    The scrub/rinse cycle with Muriatic has worked for me in the past. You don't want to leave it there long, though.


    Dig


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        From: syty-bounces at syty.org [mailto:syty-bounces at syty.org] On Behalf Of Larry Brown
        Sent: Wednesday, August 30, 2006 1:07 PM
        To: SyTy List
        Subject: [Syty] Anyone remove concrete rust?




        Anyone:


        ...I`m told there is nothing that removes concrete rust.


        Unfortunately my driveway has poka-dots and household cleaners do nothing


        or worse make white bleach stains (and leave the original rust).


        Even tried a drill pad to work in different solutions, with no help.




        thought I`d ask


        Larry










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