Need Some Info From You Master Cleaners (Not Carpet Related)

[thecleaningdude]

Ok,

I'm having massive amounts of work done to my house this week and we've had dumpster parked out front the last few days.

A neighbor took it upon himself to dump some old paint cans in the dumpster when nobody was looking - so he thought. Well, of course it happened: a large puddle of paint emerged under the dumpster. Thankfully he fessed up to the villainous deed, but now he must begin the process of cleaning this crap up.

It's asphalt, so I'm assuming the paint will dry and simply peel up? He put kitty litter on top in the meantime.

Should it peel? Will it need some sort of wash?

Can I OP it?

 

[Brian R]

Re: Need Some Info From You Master Cleaners (Not Carpet Rela

:shock:

 

[thecleaningdude]

Re: Need Some Info From You Master Cleaners (Not Carpet Rela

Fist time I've seen you speechless....

The OP thing was a joke in case you didn't know.

Bump!

:shock:

 

[Dolly Llama]

Re: Need Some Info From You Master Cleaners (Not Carpet Rela

Ok,



It's asphalt, so I'm assuming the paint will dry and simply peel up?

hmmm..i don't "think" so

when's the last time you "peeled" any of the stripes off the Wal-Mart parking lot?

truthfully, i really don't "know"

but I'd be leaning in the direction of a pressure washer ...and not no candy azz 2200 psi one either.
I'm thinking 4000 and up

solvents will help remove it I'm sure, but any solvent that will emulsify cured paint will also do "something" to asphalt too, no??

and did you mention to dillweed that buckets of old PAINT is a big NO-NO in those dumpsters??

wanna get a rise out of him?
tell him the dumpster Co quadrupled the price cause it now has to be dumped at the HAZARDOUS WASTE dump site
and HE'S on the hook for it....


..l.T.A.

 

[thecleaningdude]

Re: Need Some Info From You Master Cleaners (Not Carpet Rela

Ehhh...this sucks.

You're correct on all counts.

Thanks

 

[jeremy_b]

Re: Need Some Info From You Master Cleaners (Not Carpet Rela

I'd love to know how this works out. It sounds messy

 

[tim]

Re: Need Some Info From You Master Cleaners (Not Carpet Rela

If it is wet, keep it wet! If it is latex paint add water to it and use a string mop or rags to clean up. Get as much up as you can and use paint thinner/mineral spirits to finish the clean up

 

[bob vawter]

Re: Need Some Info From You Master Cleaners (Not Carpet Rela

black paint? 8)

 

[Brian R]

Re: Need Some Info From You Master Cleaners (Not Carpet Rela

Fist time I've seen you speechless....

The OP thing was a joke in case you didn't know.

Bump!

:shock:

Yeah, I figured. Pretty funny.

 

[Mountain View Carpet Care]

Re: Need Some Info From You Master Cleaners (Not Carpet Rela

Sandblast it.

 

[Giorgio]

Re: Need Some Info From You Master Cleaners (Not Carpet Rela

duuuude,

i think you're gonna need some Monkey Pads.

( i chimed in just cuz i like ur avatar 8) )

 

[Brian R]

Re: Need Some Info From You Master Cleaners (Not Carpet Rela

duuuude,

i think you're gonna need some Monkey Pads.

( i chimed in just cuz i like ur avatar 8) )

Yeah, I like it too.

 

[Giorgio]

Re: Need Some Info From You Master Cleaners (Not Carpet Rela

Matt,

just ask yourself what would Jeff Spicoli would do?

"HEY BUD LET'S PARTY"

 

[Brian R]

Re: Need Some Info From You Master Cleaners (Not Carpet Rela

"It's a way of looking at that paint spill and saying Hey Bud, let's party"

shiteatinggrin

 

[Giorgio]

Re: Need Some Info From You Master Cleaners (Not Carpet Rela

"It's a way of looking at that paint spill and saying Hey Bud, let's party"

shiteatinggrin

duuuude,

that post was totally righteous

 

[thecleaningdude]

Re: Need Some Info From You Master Cleaners (Not Carpet Rela

In classic Spicoli form:

"Relax, all right? My old man is a television repairman, he's got this ultimate set of tools. I can fix it."

Sadly, I have no TV repair tools which renders me useless in this situation.

Update:

As of 10:00 AM PST the aging villain has yet to return to the scene of the crime....

Any more clean up ideas?

 

[Vinnie]

Re: Need Some Info From You Master Cleaners (Not Carpet Rela

Hit him with a bat. the paint will still be there but you will feel better.

 

[Giorgio]

Re: Need Some Info From You Master Cleaners (Not Carpet Rela

Graffiti Remover and a pressure washer.

 

[Giorgio]

Re: Need Some Info From You Master Cleaners (Not Carpet Rela

one more thing.

one of them wire brushes for cleaning the bbq grill might come in handy too.

 

[thecleaningdude]

Re: Need Some Info From You Master Cleaners (Not Carpet Rela

Awesome ideas, thanks guys.

He's under the impression that he can take some sort of gigantic spatula and peel the paint right off the ground as if it were a crepe.

Vinnie, I never really went much further than t-ball, but I might have to take your idea into consideration.