Lets see if we can get this out!!!!
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Mike@Sunbritesupply
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Efflorescence
This looks like it's salts leaching from a mortar joint. A good acidic cleaner should do the trick.
This looks like it's salts leaching from a mortar joint. A good acidic cleaner should do the trick.
Tracy, If you have something you know will work I'll shoot a video for ya with a testimonial.
PowerWash Pros
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Tracy - I agree. Looks like a tile floor?
HotShot_Anthony
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John...would you downstream that or just wet first then apply chem? Just curious....
John Orr
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I've never tried to downstream SureKleen - I think it would dilute it way too much. As I recall 3:1 water/600. I keep a spray bottle in the van for small areas.
John Orr
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I've never tried to downstream SureKleen - I think it would dilute it way too much. As I recall 3:1 water/600. I keep a spray bottle in the van for small areas.
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You can just use a pump if its a small area.
Mike@Sunbritesupply
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Pre wet
John is correct. The Sure Klean products work well. We carry them though I would also try our Pro BRC as it can be less costly. I would pre-wet if that surface is pouros brick. That allows the water to be drawn into the pores and not the cleaner. This keeps the cleaner closer to the surface where it is wanted to work, and also makes rinsing easier.
I have had a customer that sent me pictures once where the white residue looked just like efflorecence, but an acid cleaner would not move it. Turned out to be a form of white mold. A good bleach-based house wash did the trick. Just mentioning as sometimes we think it's one thing, and it turns out different. That's rare, but can occur.
John is correct. The Sure Klean products work well. We carry them though I would also try our Pro BRC as it can be less costly. I would pre-wet if that surface is pouros brick. That allows the water to be drawn into the pores and not the cleaner. This keeps the cleaner closer to the surface where it is wanted to work, and also makes rinsing easier.
I have had a customer that sent me pictures once where the white residue looked just like efflorecence, but an acid cleaner would not move it. Turned out to be a form of white mold. A good bleach-based house wash did the trick. Just mentioning as sometimes we think it's one thing, and it turns out different. That's rare, but can occur.
Carolina Prowash
Exterior Surface Pros
No......it's a much stronger hydrochloric - used mainly in cleaning bricks.
Another more affordable option would be EaCoChem's products - less aggressive and less expensive than SureKlean. You also have to be careful what type masonry surface you use SureKlean on.
Celeste
Another more affordable option would be EaCoChem's products - less aggressive and less expensive than SureKlean. You also have to be careful what type masonry surface you use SureKlean on.
Celeste
Mike Cooke
Moderator
I would not downstream it either use a m-jet or a shur-flo or delevan type pump
Carolina Prowash
Exterior Surface Pros
We use a range of products from EaCoChem - if it's just efflo on brick, we start with NMD80. Some forms take Effortless followed by NMD80.
Mike Cooke
Moderator
I want to try that nmd80 all I have used is shur-kleen products
Carolina Prowash
Exterior Surface Pros
NMD80 is one of the greatest things since sliced bread
Mike Cooke
Moderator
not sliced bread I think the greatest thing ever invented was pepsi
Carolina Prowash
Exterior Surface Pros
So long as they're not bottling in NC, Pepsi can live LOL
LOL
Mike Cooke
Moderator
coke is better was just trying to rattle your cage