Dried cement on paint
 

I have 3 small spots of dried cement on my paint, due to getting stuck behind a cement truck yesterday. Any ideas on how to take it off without harming the paint. Think a clay bar would work?

You shoulda rinsed that stuff off right away. It would have just came right off.

If you are lucky you should be able to soak the cement with water (low pressure) and it will disolve.

Next time get out your trusty pen and take a liscence plate and company name down as it's the drivers responsibility to make sure the truck is clean before moving them and can be held accountantable.

However, there are usually signs on the back of cement trucks that read:

"Stay at least 200 feet from the rear of this truck. Not responsible for broken windshields, or ruined paint."

it is not cement on your paint. It is concrete. Cement is an ingredient used to make concrete. I have a call in to my brother. He will know the best way to do this. He runs a concrete company.

greese

ok. Talked to my brother. He said his company keeps de-activator around to get it off of their trucks and company cars that tend to get covered in it. But it is sold in 300gal quantities so you won't be able to buy any yourself.

He also said a soft toothbrush and simple green works or a soft toothbrush and non-abraisive, non-bleach soft scrub. He said the soft scrub is what he uses at home when washing his cars.

But, he is not as picky or a perfectionist like a lot of us here are. I would think you would want to clay the areas after you clean off the concrete and then even take a little Mother's compound or something to those areas to lift out any scratches that get left behind if any. Then wax etc.

I would try a small area first and see how it goes. Maybe even inside a door or something to see if softscrub and a toothbrush leaves scratches or not.

good luck

greese

i live in a cement intensive area.... the best way (and this sounds scary) is with some diluted acedic acid since the main component of the cement is calcium carbonate. You might be able to find it as something labled as a brick cleaner for houses at a Home Depot.