I was at Long's the other day looking at cleaning products. I started reading the label on a bottle of CLR. I just realized the "R" stands for Rust! I started thinking about the red dirt stuck on my brand new garage floor. My garage has no cars--it is like a second living room and office. I was hoping I could restore the color to the nice mottled gray. Since I knew it is rust that makes the red dirt red, I thought I would give CLR a try (actually, I used Lime Away--figured it is the same thing).
I tried it on an inconspicuous spot. Just squirted it on, brushed it in, then sponged off with clear water. It seemed to work really well! It took out the red brown color that nothing else managed to budge.
I wondered if I could be damaging the surface. I seem to remember that lime is somehow involved in the making of concrete. Am I dissolving away some kind of bonding agent in the concrete?
Also, anybody know of a good clear sealer to use on concrete? What does Costco and Home Depot do to their floors? Is that buffed wax?
I tried it on an inconspicuous spot. Just squirted it on, brushed it in, then sponged off with clear water. It seemed to work really well! It took out the red brown color that nothing else managed to budge.
I wondered if I could be damaging the surface. I seem to remember that lime is somehow involved in the making of concrete. Am I dissolving away some kind of bonding agent in the concrete?
Also, anybody know of a good clear sealer to use on concrete? What does Costco and Home Depot do to their floors? Is that buffed wax?
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