driveway

[sqeaker]

Hi! First time poster but I've been using meguiars for a while. Today I sprayed some tire shine on my tires while it was sitting in the driveway. It seems like the residue is just sitting on the concrete. I used some soap and scrubed it but im not sure that i have gotten rid of it. In the past when ive used the shine the residue has evaporated. Is it just sitting because its so cold? If it doesn't go away can i get ride of the spots? any help would be great

[Mike Phillips]

Hi sqeaker,

Welcome to Meguiar's Online!


I to have had these spots left in my driveway from overspray tire dressing while applying to my car's tires. If I look right now I don't see them so these spots/areas will wear away with time.

You could try scrubbing the areas with a strong detergent like Dawn or Tide using a brush and then rinsing the soap off.

[Shiny Lil Detlr]

I honestly think the only way to TOTALLY clean concrete like that is with muriatic acid.... but that's some very, very strong stuff.

I'd see what happens; maybe wait until spring to try cleaning it up much more.

Also in the future you might consider parking on top of some cardboard or something to save the driveway from any overspray. My driveway is a mess because I didn't/don't do that (why start now when it's already ruined by stains?)

[Ranger72]

Muriatic acid... wow that brings back some memories!!! I worked at a boat yard when I was 16... Used to clean the hulls of gell coats that havent been painted, but say in the water for a a long time.... Wicked stuff, make sure to wear a mask... For the driveways stains, I like what mike said with the detergent and brush, you could power wash it instead of just rinising it... I have a big machine we use at work, I think its 4000 psi, a 40 degree fanning tip works the best for driveways/ decks/ patios.... etc etc etc

[Shiny Lil Detlr]

Originally posted by Ranger72
For the driveways stains, I like what mike said with the detergent and brush, you could power wash it instead of just rinising it... I have a big machine we use at work, I think its 4000 psi, a 40 degree fanning tip works the best for driveways/ decks/ patios.... etc etc etc

I hate to disagree, but I've tried that before; I've found detergents not to quite have the "kick" it takes to work with these sort of situations. I'd certainly still try it, though.

[Mike Phillips]

Originally posted by Shiny Lil Detlr
I hate to disagree, but I've tried that before; I've found detergents not to quite have the "kick" it takes to work with these sort of situations. I'd certainly still try it, though.

It may not remove it all but with some scrubbing it should lessen the visual portion of the stain to some degree. Both the detergents I listed are common to most households in some form or another and they are both safe to use. Together with a brush and some passion exerted onto the brush and some change should take place.

I could ask our chemists a sure-fire way to remove but sometimes simple is good.

[refurbish]

tried bleach yet ?
or straight degreaser ?

[DETAILS2]

Please state how you would use muratic acid just got some to remove red clay stains and have idea how to apply to concrete

[DETLMAN]

another way to make those stains apear to be gone is just spray the entire driveway..lol I have those stains also and when its dry you cant see them but as soon as it rains or gets wet there are marks from spraying, and tread marks from rolling away with dressing on the edges of the tires

I have never sprayed the entire driveway but that is one way to make it look even

DISCLAIMER...do this at your own risk, or better yet dont really do it at all I was just messin around.

[detailerm8]

Check out www.drivewaymate.com

prevent the problem don't fix it!!

[Paramedic]

I would use muriatic acid as the last resort for cleaning!! I used that on my garage floor to etch it before I did the epoxy sealer on it and you got to watch the run off. Helps to have some baking soda to neutralize the acid if you get it places you do not want it.

A driveway is not as smooth as a garage floor for the acid to etch, but you will beable to see where the acid was. I would try what Mike said to scrub it and after time it will disappear.

[miked2]

I will say that the staining goes away over time. If you think about it, what you're basically doing is sealing the driveway, no different than sealing the tire. The reason why the spots show up during rain is that the concrete doesn't get saturated with water in those spots -- they stay sealed.

I've had these spots since day one at our new house. The spots do slowly disappear, but it takes six months or so -- a testament to the tire sealant I guess!

Pressure washing hasn't done much for us. I had a pro with a really incredible pressure washer, and nothing. Simple Green didn't do the trick either.

The long-term solution is to use a gel product like Endurance where there's no over spray.

[LS1MONSTER]

Well nothing beats walking on your driveway to get the mail and hitting one of those tire shine spots then sends you for a good slip!

[TKDDAD]

Pull the car into the street, apply your tire dressing and pull it back into the driveway...problem solved...