That depends on what you're trying to clean off. Technically, muratic acid removes some of the chemicals that make up the surface of the concete. If the stain is deep you'll need to use a stronger concentration of the muratic acid. If it's just a weak surface stain, you can dilute the acid. The muratic acid will destroy any clothing, especially cotton, that it touches. Even a drop will disolve the cotton where it touches. Concentrated muratic acid that gets in your eyes can cause blindness, so make sure you wear something to protect your eyes. It burns if you get the acid on your skin, so wear gloves and have plenty of water nearby. Beyond that, just put water in a plastic pail then add muratic acid to get to the concentration that you want. I use an automotive wheel cleaning brush to clean with muratic acid, I also wear rubber gloves when I'm using the stronger concentrations. Brush it on, work it a little then rinse it off with water. It takes a small amount of concrete off the surface and changes the appearance of the concrete, but it also removes the stain.
For cleaning concrete, I would recommend using a citrus degreaser instead of muriatic acid. It is much more environmentally friendly, and you don't have to be a chemist to use it. You can purchase it at any professional construction material supply store. Available in 1 gallon and 5 gallon. It also smells a lot better than muriatic acid!!
What can you clean with muriatic acid
= sulfuric acid VERY rare but it is used and with lots of caution... Muriatic acid DILUTED for concrete cleaning etc. =
Muriatic acid is a dilution of hydrochloric acid. It is used to clean bricks of the lime stains from the mortar that holds them together.
Muriatic acid has a chemical substance that can clean toilet bowls.
from my point of view muriatic acid can not soften concrete but can affect minimal with the help of pounding the surface and spraying or painting with muriactic acid then repeating several times until it breakdown
To clean concrete among other uses
What can you clean with muriatic acid
= sulfuric acid VERY rare but it is used and with lots of caution... Muriatic acid DILUTED for concrete cleaning etc. =
Yes
Muriatic acid is used to clean concrete and bricks among other things. It is basically the same as hydrochloric acid.
A good degreaser should work. Also, look into muriatic acid, that is supposed to be a good concrete cleaner.
NO!
muriatic acid should not cause discolouration to concrete it will eat it away though.
Muriatic acid can be used to clean dishwashers. Muriatic acid is very strong and should only be used occasionally for cleaning the dishwasher.
Muriatic acid is a dilution of hydrochloric acid. It is used to clean bricks of the lime stains from the mortar that holds them together.
Give it a week, and make sure you dilute the muriatic acid.
Muriatic acid has a chemical substance that can clean toilet bowls.