paint overspray on concrete

[Buck1955]

Any suggestions for removing paint over spray on a new concrete garage floor? Probably 500 SF or so.

Thanks!!

 

[Desk Jockey]

a lot, a little?

Paint thinner & 0000 steel wool.

Just watch the fumes if there is a hot water heater nearby.

 

[Dolly Llama]

Any suggestions for removing paint over spray on a new concrete garage floor? Probably 500 SF or so.

Thanks!!

Have you tried anything yet?

typically overspray from an airless sprayer isn't terribly difficult to remove .
By the time the fine mist (that blows back off the walls) hits the floor, it's nearly dry ..so it's not like dried/cured paint someone dripped/dribbled

a rotary with a dry red pad might get it.
if not, go green, brown or black with some water and a little soap
unlikely any solvent will be needed unless the knucklehead with the sprayer actually sprayed on the concrete and it's not just overspray mist


..L.T.A.

 

[Old Coastie]

If it is new latex and sticking, a good wax stripper will soften it and as Ruff says, a 175 and pads will take it off. Old paint and oil-based is much tougher; use a roller to apply a water-based stripper, then hit it with pad or pressure wash. Re-apply and repeat.

 

[jwfoulk12]

I just painted my new garage with an airless sprayer and didn't cover the floor. I then removed all the overspray with flex, a 175 with a black pad and a spinner with high heat.

 

[Dolly Llama]

we just did one a month ago.

brand new CGD installed in a large open com building (2880sf of carpet)
then the moron rented a big sprayer and his inept sons sprayed the 12ft high block walls.

overspray dust everywhere
Vac wouldn't touch it

Pile brush took care of it

point is, it's not "stuck/glued " like cured paint spills or drips are

again, that's "if" it's simply overspray mist that floats in the air before settling on the floor

.L.T.A.

 

[CTI Courtney]

It's going to depend on the type of paint but ... A good pre-spray of Pro's Choice Firewater and agitation with a brush was more than enough to break up and emulsify almost everything except large spills.