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g-man
Lv 7
g-man asked in Home & GardenDo It Yourself (DIY) · 1 decade ago

Cleaning driveway after vehicle fire?

The vehicle caught fire while sitting on smooth concrete driveway, burned the rear to the ground after the gas tank burst, melted the alloy wheels, tires and a various plastic parts onto the surface.

We have used a pressure washer and a shovel to remove all of the build-up but the stains remain. Tried a commercial driveway cleaner but it wasn't even remotely effective. Anybody had success with any other method?

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  • sparky
    Lv 7
    1 decade ago
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    possibly muriatic acid but keep in mind that it will etch the surface of the concrete. use diluted & be careful

  • 1 decade ago

    Steel wire abrasion should do it. There's the rotary attachment which goes into a power drill or a plain steel wire brush with a handle for manual use. Either way, this is going to take some time. It will be necessary to remove a thin layer of the concrete with the steel wire to remove all the stain.

    Either that, or wear it down enough to be smooth, and then paint the whole driveway to even it out. There are garage floor paints with texture just for this purpose.

  • Tigger
    Lv 7
    1 decade ago

    Ow! I'm just glad that the driveway and car are all that got hurt!

    With what you described, you may want to stain your driveway: Somehow I don't think all that stuff is going to come up. Or you could replace the drive with new paving.

    Or you could just keep the burn marks as an object lesson for your friends and the kids about why they should be careful with vehicles and fire.

  • 1 decade ago

    I'm with Sparky, But I think you'll spend some time it may not be worth it. Good chance that it will crack in coming months.

    Its seems there should be an insurance plan of some type that this applies to. Replacement in full I think is the easiest solution

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    5 years ago

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