Helpppppppp!!!?

Question

I had red and yellow slabs put in the garden a few years ago and over time they have gone horrid despite me washing thme with a pressure washer they've gone green

does anybody knw how i can get them back to being yellow and red ?

ahhhhh

thats gonna take me 4eva half the graden is slabbed !!!!

Answer 1

My patio was covered in ...well, plaster, tile adhesive, algae...paint.
Got it spotless with a sand blasting attachment for a pessure washer.
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If you go this way, use Kiln Dried sand from Wickes (used for block paving). The results are stunning. Wickes also do a sealant.

Answer 2

I would say the bleach idea is good, perhaps there is a way of using the pressure hose too that way its not back breaking work. Maybe you could apply the bleach mixture on each slab and leave for a wee while and then pressure wash the bleach away - maybe do a test on one slab to see if it works.

Also, you could always ask down at your local garden store and see what they recommend.

Answer 3

Try a steam washer and a plastic scrubbing brush, bleach is a bit strong for the garden and will damage concrete. Steam will kill the algae thats growing on the slabs. Keep them wet while you do it and only do a few at a time.

Answer 4

Go to a professional. We have needles that the jewelry fits in and we run the jewelry right behind the needle and your done. This is also done in a sterile situation. You cannot rinse the needle of with alcohol OR heat it under a flame and expect it to be sterile. It just doesn't work that way. Oh yeah .. we are also trained in making sure that we pierce just your nose and not the cartilage in between .... There is no way for you to do that. Don't do it yourself, the chances you screw up are high, the chances for infection are higher. The chances people will look at the piercing since its on your face and OMG where did you get that .. its so in the wrong spot is high. Why risk it ... go to a shop heck our pricing jewelry included is $35 for a nose piercing!!!!

Answer 5

It might take a long time to do, but I would try the Magic Eraser. I swear there is nothing it can't do. It got nailpolish out of my couch once. It seems to lift out the un-original color and leave what was first there. You can pick one up in any grocery store. You might also try Muriatic Acid, which can be difficult to work with. It works pretty well on concrete though. But it can be dangerous and has to be disposed of in a certain way. I hope this helps.

Answer 6

put bleach and some salt about 1/2 of each in pail with really hot water scrub in leave 1 hour or so and then hit with press/wash rinse thourghly

Answer 7

I just finished to do my patio this weekend. I have also an stone table that was green, so dirty and horrible. I used a patio cleaner that i bought from wickes and scrubbe it for a while an it did came unbelievable clean!!. It's worth trying at its not very expensive and it did work for me !!

Answer 8

put some bleach in a hand spray and wet each slab with bleach.leave overnight then hose down again.

Answer 9

you could try a "mortar clean acid" on them (you can get it in any diy store) the colours of the slabs do fade over time due to the sun light

Answer 10

bleach and more power washing ,i find my slabs go like that over the winter so i clean them up for spring and summer