Author Topic: Anybody know how to remove concrete from aluminum?  (Read 921 times)

Offline Spurgeon Hendrick

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Anybody know how to remove concrete from aluminum?
« on: September 07, 2018, 03:51:53 PM »
Found this today. Figured for a couple of bucks it’s worth the challenge.

Offline Russell Ware

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Re: Anybody know how to remove concrete from aluminum?
« Reply #1 on: September 07, 2018, 05:15:51 PM »
Aluminum reacts with caustic, but it holds up to acids. Try giving it a soak in a vinegar solution. The vinegar should dissolve the calcium mineral content in the concrete.

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Re: Anybody know how to remove concrete from aluminum?
« Reply #2 on: September 07, 2018, 05:42:19 PM »
THanks Russell. I’ll give that a shot.

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Re: Anybody know how to remove concrete from aluminum?
« Reply #3 on: September 07, 2018, 08:38:46 PM »
Hey Spurgeon - might citric acid work?
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Re: Anybody know how to remove concrete from aluminum?
« Reply #4 on: September 29, 2018, 06:43:49 AM »
You can also try Muriatic acid but be careful with it or you can make a solution of cream of tartar and vinegar

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Re: Anybody know how to remove concrete from aluminum?
« Reply #5 on: September 29, 2018, 09:45:17 PM »
Boil in Oxalic Acid for 5 minutes at a time.....

How do you know it is 'concrete'?