I have a stain that won't go away... Help!?
Question:After "fellowship" ay my church last winter, where we gather at the church and have dinner together, we noticed a greasy-tomatoey, drizzle of a stain, all the way from the parking lot, to the front door. It was cold when it happened, maybe that's why we can't get rid of it?? possibly "set" it . This greasy tomatoe stain is on cement. Thanks for any advice... God will bless you
Answers:
Get a big bottle of Grease Lightning from the Dollar General and drizzle it on the stain line. Take a water hose and use the jet nozzle setting. It will remove the greasy stain and is cheap.
I would recommend power-washing it (rent a machine from your local hardware store or hire someone) or, more expensive- redy all the cement in the front of your house where it happened.
I also would have it power washed. If you look in the phone book they some times have people who have that kind of bussiness. Power washing will make the cement look new again . If that is not a option you could try hot water , soap and a heavy duty scrub brush .. Power washing is your best bet .
power washing is your best bet - you can rent them at home depot. clorox makes a good outdoor bleach as well. the difference will come with concrete or cement - try the lowest level of the sprayer and build from there. the only challenge - it may clean one area better then the rest! if that doesn't work - try the "gimmick" trick -- coca cola! while it's a wives tail - it just might work!
Try putting some Dawn dish soap in a bucket of hot water & use a long handled scrub brush to scrub the stain. I use Dawn all around the house when tackling many stain removal tasks. I hope this works. Era laundry detergent is great to use when trying to get tomato stains out also, so maybe a little of that in the bucket witht he Dawn will work even better. Rinse the parking lot well after scrubbing the area, as it'll be very slippery. Good luck!
Pressure washing it might work. Other than that, TIDE washing powder mixed with dawn works. Mix a little warm water dawn. Splash it on the spot. Sprinkle the TIDE down on the spot. Let it set for a little while and then take a hard scrub brush (screw it on a broom handle to make it easier) and scrub it. Then rinse it away. I made up this up for my dad when the car kept leaking oil on our driveway pad. Hope it works for you! God bless you too.
If it is possible use bleach and water. Also lemon juice if it is in a sunny spot, lemon and the sun lighten all kinds of spots. Also is less harsh then bleach. Good luck to you!
try an acid wash it should move it quickly
I would use oxi clean to scrub it.
i would try using kitty litter it cleans oil spots off cement well so i don't know why it wouldn't clean up a greasy tomato stain if nothing at all it will pick up the grease and the rest can be got up trying dish detergent
If it is actually "greasy" or oily, try a little Dawn dishwashing liquid. I would try wetting the area down, applying the Dawn and letting it set for a little bit, but then scrubbing it off. The Dawn should break up the grease or oil and if rinsed with plenty of water, shouldn't hurt plants or animals at all. If it still leaves a "stain" you can try spraying the entire cement area with bleach diluted with a bit of water. Let it set for up to a half hour. That will make the whole cement area perk up and should get rid of the stain, but watch out around the plants, it could damage them, so you'll have to use A LOT of water to rinse and rinse and rinse. Then give the plants a bit of fertalizer to revitalize them. : )
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