Can Baking Soda Clean Concrete Driveways - Find Out Here
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- čas přidán 1. 07. 2017
- Can Baking Soda Clean Concrete Driveway? I've asked myself that question many times. Baking soda has so many uses that I figured cleaning a concrete driveway might be one of them. Today I decided to find out. I was a little worn out from some summer flu or something and couldn't do much. I figured I'd throw some baking soda on the driveway and go back to sleep. And that's what I did, dreaming of how good the driveway would look after that baking soda had some time to do it's thing. Did it work? Well I won't give away the ending but I will tell you there is some exciting vinegar action as a little bonus!
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Dude you don't know how many of us you just save a ton of time.
Can't wait for your next Don't DIY This.
LOL Glad to help. Thanks for watching
100% bleach onto a dry concrete surface and let it sit for 30min. Then rince
YOU SAVED ME FROM WASTING MY TIME. Thank you so much!!!! I don't have any spare time, so 4 minutes to watch this is a lifesaver!!
Glad I could help. Thanks for watching!
Learning what DOESN’T Work,
Is as valuable as learning what DOES work...
Thank you!
It would be nice to find out what DOES first a little more often LOL Thanks for watching
I thought of using baking soda and vinegar for front door landing. And decided to look it up in CZcams Thanks
Thanks for watching!
"Shoulda just stayed in bed" 🤣🤣 me every time I try to diy
LOL thanks for watching
Thanks mate, you just saved me some time seeing if baking soda would work. Cheers from Australia.
Glad I could help and its always good to hear from the other side of the world! Thanks for watching.
I'm from Australia too
Melbourne 😎
"Looks like I should've just stayed in bed!" 🤣🤣🤣
See what I go through so you don't have to! LOL Thanks for watching.
lol
We keep chemicals around for one reason, they work. Get a gallon of meriatic acid and apply a 50/50 mix with water. Eat a sandwich and then rinse...done.
LilKim67 whatsup cutie.mr.caribbean in nyc.
are u close to me? lol
@@TheSoloAsylum #sammich
Thanks for taking the time to show those of us were wondering....appreciate it...
No problem. Thanks for watching
thanks for demonstrating the old baking soda and vinegar cleaner trick, it saved me the time to even try. i had the same problem too. just feel sorry for the effort you've put into it.
Glad it saved you from wasting your time. Baking soda and vinegar are good for a lot of things, but cleaning concrete isn't one of them. Thanks for watching.
just don't this goes out to all the Weekend Warriors what this guy is doing is a disgrace to the concrete finishers in the business what you do is you go to Sears get dollar spray can go out and invest in a dollar sprayer and put acid in the sprayer to a small portion of it get a stiff broom and work it in that way when you are done broom finish it with the stiff broom also it is good to have a Shop-Vac there first I would do is suck everything up with the Shop-Vac come back the following day go over it with a stiff broom and a blower and that is a proper way to do it not this guy in his f****** $2 home remedy b*******
John Tuttobene - I said that my test of my f****** $2 remedy did NOT work.
John Tuttobene where's your video and effort showing us the proper way to do it?
My brother is a dentist did his PHD on creating new way for jaws treatment, and ended up that, new technique failed after three years of applying it and observe the results. The professors asked him, why did you try this method and presented to us. He said, because many of dentists was thinking about it, and to save some body's time. appreciate your experiment.
Most things that work are the result of someone's hard work figuring out what doesn't... Thanks for watching
@@HWDsouthDIY I have not failed. I've just found 10,000 ways that won't work.
Thomas A. Edison
Not saying that my experimenting is on the same level as Thomas A. Edison, but I will say that I passed 10,000 a long time ago... LOL
Edison was a corrupt, scum*-*bag who stole Tesla's ideas and made us belive they were his...
I appreciate it. I just watched a video where someone swore this worked, so thank you!
No problem 👍
New construction. Our basement flooded, leaving thick layer of red clay dried on the concrete floor for over 1 year.
My father removed a layer using a hand scraper. I shop-vac'd behind him. My brother and I then used scrub brushes, soap + water, sponges, removing a good deal of clay, but much of it still remained... Finally, after researching some DIY tips, I tested three similar areas of the clay, using:
(1.White vinegar
(2.Vinegar + Baking soda
(3.Hydrogen peroxide
The plain, white vinegar was the clear winner; removing all the remainder of the clay. I allowed the vinegar to sit for 15 minutes before using scrub brush + sponge to clean.
Initially, my father suggested using a pressure washer, (which we did try)... but we were only able to remove about a foot (a literal 12-inch ruler size) of clay before having to take 30sec-1min of shop-vacing the area from water overflow..... Plus, using a shop-vac inside this space seemed reckless imo.
All this said, I'm always looking for a natural/organic method to get the job done before using chemicals... I see people recommending muriatic acid or (this other product with Tetrafluoroborate in the ingredient list)... Fine if you need to get the job done fast..... but otherwise, I'd rather not be breathing bleach/etc. or dumping some daft thing into the environment; some basic ass cleaning vinegar did the trick.
Good to know. I wonder if that 30% vinegar would be the real winner? I've seen it at the big box store but it's much more expensive than the regular strength. Thanks for watching.
I actually was considering this, so thanks!
Thank you for watching
I love the final sentences!! 😂😂😂
Just loved your last statement🤣🤣🤣
It was the truth :) Thanks for watching
Loved the video and yes you saved me going thru the same with the same results, going to try thr turpentine way to remove th stain with wire brush...
Thanks again buddy, hope you got over the cold...be well
Glad it helped
The funniest part is that after all that work it actually looks more Stained compared to the left side LOL
Yep! Pretty funny for everyone but poor old HWDsouthDIY... :) Thanks for watching
Thanks for the video. Its always very appreciated !
No problem, thanks for watching!
Thanks man, still fun to watch. Looks darker afterwards...copy the "should've stayed in bed" ..it happens, I think you're right though there's got to be some sort of chemical reaction that's possible based on what the concrete is mixed with.
Yes, seeing it afterward I was glad that at least I had tested it using the absolute minimal amount of effort required. :) Thanks for watching
baking soda, a squirt of lavendar dish soap and a gallon or so of warm water make a great shampoo for carpeted floor mats.
yep you just saved me a lot of time i was about to do exactly what you tried..didnt think it would get this mold out of my concrete deck by the bay...guess it power washing time.
Worth watching for the big reveal
Good for letting us this video so we won't have to try it. Thanks
Your welcome! And thank you for watching.
Hahahaha you made my day by laughing so hard. Thanks!
:) Thanks for watching
Saw this video after the fact. That "shoulda just stayed in bed" hit real hard.
LOL it was the truth! Thanks for watching
Thanks mate, saved a lot of time . Cheers
No problem 👍
For a DIY job, washing detergent is great. You have to leave it on the driveway surface for a week.
You have to be patient, wet the area regularly so the dirt absorbs into the detergent.
Works well, especially if you spill engine oil.
That sounds like what I was hoping for with the baking soda. I will be giving that a try! Thanks for watching.
I'm giving you a thumbs up and a like, just for trying. Appreciate your effort brother.
I appreciate it! Thank you for watching
actually I put 8 microbes in the flubber dust so when people dont care and pollute away its still eats the oil, the best wy still is to use the sunlight to break the oil down, its avaible on line in the USA and we are working on the stores this coming year. cheers Kevin
I was wondering if that would have worked .Thanks for the Video
Thanks for watching
Well, I loved the video. And thank you for sharing this with us. I had also wondered about doing that. You get an A for effort! Thanks again. :-) Thumbs UP!
Thanks for watching!
Thank you for saving me time and money!
Any time!
Brilliant "I should of stayed in bed" , we all have them days :)
Thanks for watching!
I think a pressure washer works a lot better. Got mine from Ollies for $80, did a great job just using water. Baking soda and white vinegar does clean carpet stains pretty well tho.
My wife throws a little of both in with the wash sometimes, usually when I've been digging ditches or something like that.
I was advised to do this at work as non toxic from workers coming in from the mill. The only way I found this worked was to apply muscel and it worked but letting baking soda do the work I found it needed alot help from me rubbing area. Thank goodness only few spots. Did not use vinigar. Again it was only spots from boots. I am looking at for a way on a project to clean and would not be spots, it will be interesting as i can see me brushing and brushing.
Thank you for saving time.
Thanks for watching
You've done a man's job, Sir.
LOL Thanks for watching
I appreciate this. I’m not sure if allowing the baking soda mixture to dry had any detrimental effect or not.
I wonder if a Borax powder mix would do anything.
Don't know but I think it would probably do better than the baking soda. Thanks for watching
I can't wait till I retire just do whatever the hell I want at anytime of the day any day of the week
well I retired and it didnt work for me. :(
Yea knowing the game of life, you go to school waiting for the day you get out so you can do whatever you want as an adult. Then you go to work and either have a family or dont and either way youre looking forward to the retirement day so u can do whatever you want and either you die before you make it there, you make it there but are too worn out and beat from working 40 years you cant do much more than eat and shit... or you dont retire with enough money and cant afford to do anything but eat and shit. Both circumstances youre just waiting to die at that point... life fucking sucks...
Thank you... Your video answered my question....
You're welcome. Thanks for watching.
Thanks for this
Thank you for watching!
Would you recomend the baking soda for concrete cleaning or with vinegar?
What combination offer good result? That is the main and important as per your exp.
Neither one had much if any effect. I had my best luck using bleach. Thanks for watching
@@HWDsouthDIY thanks lot
Thanks for sharing I’m trying to remove an oil spot on our driveway and I was thinking of doing this same thing but now I know it doesn’t work.
I've heard that Tide or dishwashing soap may help with that but have not tried it myself. Thanks for watching!
Hey, Thanks! At least you saved me the time and trouble. I've heard a mixture of bleach and dish soap works. I'm going for that next!
Interesting, that sounds like it should work and wouldn't require a trip to the bank to pay for the ingredients. If you do try it let me know how it turns out. As you saw in the video I still have some work to do on my driveway. Thanks for watching.
A neighbor told me the black discoloring was acid in the concrete that had come to the surface, and he guaranteed I wouldn't find a thing that would clean it off. I did some reading and found out it's mold & mildew from the wet summer we've had. Anyway, just for the heck of it, I had a bottle of KA-BOOM Oxi Clean that I had sitting around. I sprayed a little on part of the driveway, brushed it a little with an old brush then took a hose to it. Looks like brand new concrete!
I guess I need to pick up a bottle of KA-BOOM and give it a shot. Thanks for the info!
After a night of heavy drinking I urinated on the cement driveway and the next day my wife ask me if I had been cleaning the driveway. I told her no, I did not know what happened.Then I figured it out.Bud Light is good for something.
LOL Bottle it and sell to home depot
Thanks, at least you tried.
Thanks for watching
Good on ya mate!
Thanks for watching.
Lmfao...we've all been there.. so i can totally relate. Thanks for the chuckle
No problem, thanks for watching.
What about on pavement? What’s the best removal material or hack for cleaning oils off paved surfaces?
At a job I had years ago we used something called Zorb-All, anyway I think that was the name. It was similar to sawdust but a little larger particles. You just toss it on the spill and it soaked it up.It worked great on fresh spills but you may need something different for sun baked spills or drips on the driveway.
You made my day ✅
Thanks for watching
Vinegar is good, too. Not everyone can afford a pressure washer. We have both.
Vinegar and peroxide. Or baking soda and peroxide
I think he mixed the vinegar and baking soda and they neutralize each other
"I'm not gonna scrub it".. proceeds to scrub it.
Maybe I gave it a little scrub but was just trying to get it on a larger area, more of a "spread" than a scrub. Thanks for watching.
Love the fact that you let us see the results... 😂
Or the lack of results :) Thanks for watching!
Worth watching - Your response made me laugh... Sorry it didn't work
Thanks for watching!
Good video none the less.
Thanks for watching
Live the presentation....I guess I won’t try it. Thanks
Glad I could help and thank you for watching.
Great video
Last comment... should have stayed it bed... was the cherry on top !! :)
Thanks for watching
Mold Armor® E-Z House Wash 64 fl. oz. Jug at Walmart .....try this stuff pour on and wait 15 minutes and hose off.....it works
I will give it a try. Thanks for the info.
Brilliant 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👌👌👌
No, just science... :) Thanks for watching
I mean let's give him kiddos for using a somewhat natural product versus all these other people on CZcams pollutiong our soil with harsh chemicals. Thank you sir!
I really can't afford any kiddos :) but thank you for watching.
Yes! I came here because I thought about using BAKING SODA.... So now I'll stick to BAKING .....
LOL Thanks for watching
Use baking soda and vinegar only. Let sit for 10 mins then brush with broom. Only use water to rinse to wash off baking soda and vinegar. Caution. Vinegar will kill the grass/weeds but it should clean concrete. Thanks.
I'll try that method sometime. Thanks for watching
Thanks
No problem
I might try tinting the concrete.🤔
Liquid chlorine and water works a treat and no scrubbing necessary
I just tried it (new video) and you are right! Thanks for watching
Lmfao !!!!! Greatest freaking fail ever !! I loved this video !!
I actually think you made it worse !! Hahahaha!!
No WAY Pauly D replied to this video LOL!!!
We should have as well as we got equal results although we stopped at the baking soda!
Well at least we know what not to do now. Thanks for watching!
vingar 50%and water 50% and 2% soda mix and supray kill meldo fence
Stayed in bed...me and projects...my life story.
The one I drag myself out of bed to do results in this video... :) Thanks for watching
1:07 someone drives by and be like um your missing the grass dud.
Lol, just along the edges. Thanks for watching
You did save me from trying this method. Thank you!
Glad I could help! Thanks for watching
Just gotta pressure wash it. If you’re in California hit me up I own a pressure washing company!
I've thought about painting mine black....lol...make it look more like asphalt .......or at least it would be all one color...lol...or just paint it grey with extra paint over the black oil leaks! ;-)
LOL I think you have solved the dirty driveway problem! Just slap a fresh coat of paint on it once a year and your done. Black, grey, or whatever you have leftover from any other projects around the house and your good for a year.:) Thanks for watching
vineger will remove musty mildew smell from concrete .. used it in my basement for floor after removing vinyl flooring ..the only thing that worked! 4$
We spray a little in shower, keeps it looking good. Its very useful around the house, as you know already. Thanks for watching.
I'm going to test a patch except I'm going to throw down vinegar instead of water.
😂Best ending EVER
Thanks for watching
mix it with vinager
Time saver. I'll stay in bed instead.Thanks.
Thanks for watching
Rent a pressure washer and a surface attachment from Home Depot.
Doesn't baking soda neutralize the muriatic acid?????
You did save us from doing it, thanks!
Thanks for watching
I'm obsessed with baking soda when I'm heavily medicated as well. Did you discover a new way to edge your driveway?
The runoff from the vinegar did a good job.
Wondering if using dishwashing liquid is the missing ingredient. Kind of like washing oily dishes
I never thought of that. You may be on to something and I'll keep it in mind for the next time. Thanks for watching
best comedy ever "I was going to throw some weedkiller on it too" HILARIOUS HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA
In my defense, I was heavily medicated due to the flu during the making of this video LOL. Thanks for watching.
Lucky you didn't kill your lawn. Lol.. m I'm testing out white wine vinager in my drain field.
I don't think there are many things that can kill whatever is growing in my lawn :) Thanks for watching
Interesting but a Pressure washer would take a fine layer off of the concrete driveway plus it's faster. Rather then the salad dressing approach. Thanks
Probably should of used Arm And Hammer💪
I like the video and when the ol’vinegar came out to play, I thought come-on!
You could try peroxiding it but then it might look like blinding white Hollywood teeth😁
Lol Yes Arm and Hammer might have a little more "punch" than the Food Lion brand I used. :) Thanks for watching
I would use baking soda vinegar dawn then brush it.
That would have improved my results but I was looking for an easy way out that day, no labor.:) Thanks for watching
Water first, big 5gallon bucket baking soda, then pour Coke on it and scrub.
ur a cool dude bruh 💛
Thanks for watching
Hey what if I pour some vinegar on it.. 😂
It was worth a shot... Thanks for watching!
More baking soda and if u do scrub it does work everyone trie to get out of a lil elbow grease get in and get it done
I admit I was looking for the easy way out that day.:) Thanks for watching
Funny stuff bro lol at least you can make fails humourous, I sure as hell cant LOL Im not sure if you know that vinegar (acetic acid) is a neutralizer to baking soda thats why it fizzes... both clash, so what was abosrbed came out . It would have improved had you left the baking soda to absorb for a few hours then pressure washed
Dude nothing beats a failure, But a try. Baking soda, boric acid 50/50 let us sit an hour, rinse All done.
Thanks for the tip and for watching
Awesome video bud lol.
Thanks for watching
HWDsouthDIY I'm subscribing to your channel. You had me cracking up at the end of the video. Now I won't ever try that. 👍
@@mrdude3540 Thanks, I need all the help I can get to keep this channel going. I'm glad I was able to keep you from wasting several hours and about $2 in supplies. Thanks again for watching and for the sub.
You can wet the concrete first then pour chlorine Let it sit for 10 minutes the pressure wash or use outdoor concrete cleaner and pressure wash 🤦🏻♀️
At least now i know that we cannot be an "Einstein" even when it comes to simple things like cleaning floors.
Even Einstein didn't get the light bulb right on the first try...
LOL don't worry, I know. Just having some fun. Thanks for watching.
I tried this too! Baking soda is useless on concrete stains.
I strongly agree. Thanks for watching
Will this method also work with dog poop "stains??"
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