Driveway/Concrete cleaner when pressure washer isn't available

Find a friend or family member for a pressure washer. When I had a 4th of July party at a house we had just bought a few years ago my friends all came over with pressure washers the week before and knocked out my pool area, all the decks and even hit my driveway and sidewalks for me. I was reluctant to host because we just moved in and it needed some TLC and I was surprised at just how many people had them and they all said they don't get used enough. I only had a small one I washed cars with so it was great to have all the big nasties out there. We did some lite remodeling so the kitchen was still in progress and didn't even have countertops yet but it was a blast and we just through a sheet of plywood on top of one of the cabinet sections and did most of the stuff outside.

Muriatic acid works.

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Driveway/Concrete cleaner when pressure washer isn't available

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i find you mix soapy water and bleach together and then use a sprayer to coat the driveway after you first wet it down.

then let it sit for about 5 minutes and the water hose cleans it up nicely. most of the darkness goes away when the bleach hits it.

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Muriatic acid works.

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I cleaned the coping on my pool with it but I would never want to clean an entire driveway with it. That stuff is nasty.

There are products like Spray and Forget.

You can get "chlorinating liquid" at a pool supply or Lowes/HD which is a stronger bleach.

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I don't have time to use a pressure washer this weekend

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So why don't you wait until you have time and do it right rather than a half arse job and have to double back and double work yourself in the long run?

Get a pump sprayer and some concentrated bleach. Mix a solution with water and spray off the whole thing. Let it sit for a good 30 minutes and then wash it down.


Now, do the same thing with a pressure water later on and it will come out looking white as a ghost.

Let the bleach do the work for you each time. Don't rush letting it sit.

The best store bought outdoor spray in my opinion is "30 second outdoor cleaner". From both personal use and a youtube video I watched where a guy did a comparison with that one and a bunch of others like Jo max.