Muriatic Acid To Clean Oil From Concrete

Working with muriatic acid is dangerous.

Muriatic acid to clean oil from concrete.

Add small amounts of lime and muriatic acid until the leftover acid is all gone and the solution is no longer fizzing. Never add water to acid. Make a solution of one part muriatic acid to nine parts water adding the acid to the water not the other way around. Wear eye protection put on rubber gloves to protect your hands and arms and make sure that there s plenty of ventilation.

Mix the acidic solution make a solution by adding one part acid to three parts water. It s very important to only add the acid to the water. If you add water to acid you may cause a chemical reaction and create an explosion. Also remember to add the acid slowly to the water source.

For many years it has been the standard cleaning method to prepare concrete for coatings installations to remove stains of any type from concrete and to remove concrete slurry or efflorescence from bricks. The surface becomes etched and clean which allows for the proper adhesion of a new coating. Slowly add the muriatic acid. Make sure you wear your respirator and gloves and lean as far away from the bucket as you can to minimize any danger of being splashed.