Hydraulic Fluid On Concrete Sidewalk(Help?!?)

[B.J. ELLIS]

Just got a phone call today, to give an estimate on cleaning a concrete sidewalk that a sweeping contractor blew a hydraulic hose on his equipment, leaving a 30ft trail of hydraulic fluid behind him. I intend on using a hot water 3,000 psi 5 gpm machine and a 24'' flat surface cleaner, but I am unsure of what method, soap or chemical to use???? (I am new to the buisness) Thanks in advance for any help you may offer!!!

GREAT BOARD!!! Where do I send my Support?

 

[ron]

ron p

hyd oil is diffrent then reg. oil
www.addiment.com get the oil,paint,and sealer remover its $45 per gallon
scrub it on[its thick like hand cleaner] keep it wet for 20 min then hit it with your turbo tip or 15 deg. then go over it with the surface cleaner
when your done post back and thank me get some pics
just call them and they will tell you who your closest dealer is its going to be a block co.
or big outfit that makes pavers. do this job ASAP the longer you wait the worse it will be
use hot water.

 

[B.J. ELLIS]

Addiment

Ron,

Thanks for the advice, recieved a phone call back today from the addiment sales rep, plan on ordering. I will keep you posted!

 

[Steven Rowlet]

B.J., What did you come up with to take care of this problem?

 

[B.J. ELLIS]

Steve,
Nothing as of yet, I got the msds for your concrete cleaner, and I am waiting for their response. Waiting on the goverment is like waiting on Christmas I sure hope they pay faster than they make decisions! I will keep you posted!

I will send you some pics. of my last res. house cleaning job, let me know if you have ever seen this before????????

 

[Steven Rowlet]

B.J., The only think the government sends out in a timely manner is tax forms, they are prompt with them. School systems are slow. Large corporations are slow also. It is just part of it. I have a nurseing home that is slow but they pay. I am waiting on a check from Office Depot now there are just a lot of people the paper work has to go through.

 

[PressureClean]

Did they ask what you were doing with the waste water?

$45 a gallon? Seems a little high just to clean hydraulic fluid off concrete. What's so special about it?

We use a concrete cleaning system from Diedrich. You should have a local manufacturers rep in your area that can give you advice and tell you where to find it. Check them out at http://www.diedrichtechnologies.com/. Our rep even comes out to bigger jobs and helps us put together our chemical pricing for the estimates.