Cleaning Paint Off Cement Floor

Soda blasting is a great way to remove paint from large areas of concrete.

Cleaning paint off cement floor.

Take the rag off scrape and scrub the area with warm soapy water. Basics of removing paint from concrete. Paint that spills and subsequently dries on a smooth glossy surface is easy to remove. Dried hardened paint drops on a smooth glossy surface such as prefinished hardwood flooring laminate or vinyl flooring can be picked off with a fingernail.

Make sure to thoroughly clean the concrete with clean soapy water once the paint is gone to remove any residue from the solvent. Then use mild soap and water solution to scrub away any remaining soil. For this stage of the job so long as you re working on a compact concrete patch you can probably get by with a wire scrub brush or a paint scraper. However with a few simple steps you should be able to get rid of them.

Then put on a dust mask gloves and protective eyewear. To remove paint from concrete first sweep the concrete to clean the area you ll be working on. Step by step tutorial paint stripper method step 1. How to remove paint from concrete garage floors.

Apply a rag soaked with acetone or a commercial paint stripper to the spot for about 20 minutes. Remove paint stripper residue. Use a paint scraper to scrape up any thick globs of paint that are sticking up off of the concrete. Paint stains on concrete completely disappear using this method leaving you with a clean surface for repainting if necessary soda blasting is also an environmentally friendly way to remove paint from concrete and causes no damage to the underlying concrete.

First use a putty knife to scrape off loose paint then sweep the area around the stain. Clean the concrete surface and allow it to dry. In this video i use an angle grinder with a diamond wheel and dust collection to remove old floor paint from a concrete porch. How to remove paint from concrete without chemicals.

Paint stains can be hard to remove.