Dad's SS

I ran through a puddle with concrete in it and it splashed on the door. Any ideas how to remove concrete without damaging the paint?

meissenation

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Personally, I'd probably take it straight to the paint shop to see what they say about removing it. That way if it *does* hurt the paint, you're already there to get it fixed. I can't imagine that concrete coming off without hurting it, tho.

monsterls1

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I do concrete for a living so I might be able to help you. How long a go did it happen? If it is a couple hours old you should be able to get it off with a hose if it is a little older a power washer should work because the concrete doesn't really have anything to get a strong bond to. Let me know what happens.

ZEEMAN

Jackhammer that bitch

Z95m6

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I also do concrete for a living and there are either a few methods you can use. You can either try putting vinegar on there as its a mild acid and will take it off, although if its on real thick its not gonna hurt it to much. You could also just pressure wash those areas and that might take it off. Either that or if they are large dots of concrete the other only option is to take something like a screw driver handle and just tap on the specs. It should break them off, it may possibly scratch the surface a little but you should be able to buff it up again. These are the only real options we have when the spots get on our concrete trucks.

meissenation

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Wouldn't pressure washing the concrete off only risk damaging the paint with the strength of the power washer?

Dad's SS

It is very light. It happened in the morning when it was dark and sat in the sun all day before I notice. I will try the pressure wash first.

Cornfed

I used Olive Oil on black top and it worked.

Z95m6

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"Black top" and concrete are very different so i don't think olive oil is gonna work.

Brandon Boomhauer

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never heard of that...
i use WD40

for the concrete, the pressure washer should do it, no worries about hurting the paint, unless you have some ungoddly huge pressure coming out of that thing, or a very concentrated nozzle.

Dad's SS

Don't you think the jackhammer would harm the paint?

Cornfed

I was in spain and we had to think fast.

Luna

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be careful of the pressure washer, theres a few guys on here that blasted their clear coat right off with one...

Dad's SS

I will start with the car wash before trying anything stronger.

monsterls1

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don't worry about the pressure washer taking your clear coat off, as long as you stay a smart distance away from the surface(depending on the psi) you will be fine.