• Re: Concrete dust reduction stuff

    From xXmikeSXx@21:1/5 to All on Sat Oct 23 11:31:25 2021
    yes! sweeping compound. sometimes you can get it in 50 lb bags but as a building custodian we've always ordered it in 55 gallon drums. these days, its usually green-colored and push it best with a 'drag-mop'

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  • From Jeff Jonas@21:1/5 to All on Tue Nov 16 03:25:21 2021
    yes! sweeping compound. sometimes you can get it in 50 lb bags
    For full context, visit https://www.homeownershub.com/woodworking/concrete-dust-reduction-stuff-319889-.htm

    That's one of the few useful things I learned as a boy scout: how to sweep a large room.
    At first, I thought spreading the green stuff all around the floor
    was an honesty test: to assure I really swept the entire floor.
    But then I saw how all the dust was clumped with just a broom.

    I vounteer at a museum with large old buildings.
    We've used several 50 lb bags sweeping out the dust-of-ages :-)

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  • From krw@notreal.com@21:1/5 to All on Tue Nov 16 20:16:06 2021
    On Tue, 16 Nov 2021 03:25:21 -0000 (UTC), jeffj@panix.com (Jeff Jonas)
    wrote:

    yes! sweeping compound. sometimes you can get it in 50 lb bags
    For full context, visit https://www.homeownershub.com/woodworking/concrete-dust-reduction-stuff-319889-.htm

    That's one of the few useful things I learned as a boy scout: how to sweep a large room.
    At first, I thought spreading the green stuff all around the floor
    was an honesty test: to assure I really swept the entire floor.
    But then I saw how all the dust was clumped with just a broom.

    It won't work in my basement/shop. The concrete is dusting. The more
    I sweep, the more there is to sweep. :-(


    I vounteer at a museum with large old buildings.
    We've used several 50 lb bags sweeping out the dust-of-ages :-)

    I've used kitty litter but that's mostly for liquids.

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  • From knuttle@21:1/5 to krw@notreal.com on Tue Nov 16 22:01:09 2021
    On 11/16/2021 8:16 PM, krw@notreal.com wrote:
    On Tue, 16 Nov 2021 03:25:21 -0000 (UTC), jeffj@panix.com (Jeff Jonas)
    wrote:

    yes! sweeping compound. sometimes you can get it in 50 lb bags
    For full context, visit https://www.homeownershub.com/woodworking/concrete-dust-reduction-stuff-319889-.htm

    That's one of the few useful things I learned as a boy scout: how to sweep a large room.
    At first, I thought spreading the green stuff all around the floor
    was an honesty test: to assure I really swept the entire floor.
    But then I saw how all the dust was clumped with just a broom.

    It won't work in my basement/shop. The concrete is dusting. The more
    I sweep, the more there is to sweep. :-(


    I vounteer at a museum with large old buildings.
    We've used several 50 lb bags sweeping out the dust-of-ages :-)

    I've used kitty litter but that's mostly for liquids.


    I have heard that for problems like dusting, acid washing the floor,
    and then sealing it with epoxy or a good floor paint will solve the problem.

    Keith

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  • From whit3rd@21:1/5 to k...@notreal.com on Wed Nov 17 12:18:37 2021
    On Tuesday, November 16, 2021 at 5:16:13 PM UTC-8, k...@notreal.com wrote:
    On Tue, 16 Nov 2021 03:25:21 -0000 (UTC), je...@panix.com (Jeff Jonas)
    wrote:
    yes! sweeping compound. sometimes you can get it in 50 lb bags ...

    It won't work in my basement/shop. The concrete is dusting. The more
    I sweep, the more there is to sweep. :-(

    The dust is bad for a vacuum cleaner, even; it jams the brushes.

    Yeah, you need to clear out of an area, apply floor paint, then stay away until the aroma subsides.
    Or, put down vinyl. That requires moving most of the equipment and furnishings.

    Best done in summer, with lots of ventilation. It really helped my basement and stairwell,
    which had been perpetually damp. A washdown ahead of time, with floor squeegees to push
    the dirty water to a drain, is strangely satisfying. Pressure washer recommended.

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  • From krw@notreal.com@21:1/5 to keith_nuttle@sbcglobal.net on Thu Nov 18 19:13:45 2021
    On Tue, 16 Nov 2021 22:01:09 -0500, knuttle
    <keith_nuttle@sbcglobal.net> wrote:

    On 11/16/2021 8:16 PM, krw@notreal.com wrote:
    On Tue, 16 Nov 2021 03:25:21 -0000 (UTC), jeffj@panix.com (Jeff Jonas)
    wrote:

    yes! sweeping compound. sometimes you can get it in 50 lb bags
    For full context, visit https://www.homeownershub.com/woodworking/concrete-dust-reduction-stuff-319889-.htm

    That's one of the few useful things I learned as a boy scout: how to sweep a large room.
    At first, I thought spreading the green stuff all around the floor
    was an honesty test: to assure I really swept the entire floor.
    But then I saw how all the dust was clumped with just a broom.

    It won't work in my basement/shop. The concrete is dusting. The more
    I sweep, the more there is to sweep. :-(


    I vounteer at a museum with large old buildings.
    We've used several 50 lb bags sweeping out the dust-of-ages :-)

    I've used kitty litter but that's mostly for liquids.


    I have heard that for problems like dusting, acid washing the floor,
    and then sealing it with epoxy or a good floor paint will solve the problem.

    SWMBO wouldn't appreciate the stink. I'd have to have some mighty fans
    to clear the ail.

    I guess I could do one room at a time. I could move everything into
    the others. Maybe. I'd need some mighty fans to get rid of the
    fumes, me thinks.

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  • From knuttle@21:1/5 to krw@notreal.com on Thu Nov 18 22:38:41 2021
    On 11/18/2021 7:13 PM, krw@notreal.com wrote:
    On Tue, 16 Nov 2021 22:01:09 -0500, knuttle
    <keith_nuttle@sbcglobal.net> wrote:

    On 11/16/2021 8:16 PM, krw@notreal.com wrote:
    On Tue, 16 Nov 2021 03:25:21 -0000 (UTC), jeffj@panix.com (Jeff Jonas)
    wrote:

    yes! sweeping compound. sometimes you can get it in 50 lb bags
    For full context, visit https://www.homeownershub.com/woodworking/concrete-dust-reduction-stuff-319889-.htm

    That's one of the few useful things I learned as a boy scout: how to sweep a large room.
    At first, I thought spreading the green stuff all around the floor
    was an honesty test: to assure I really swept the entire floor.
    But then I saw how all the dust was clumped with just a broom.

    It won't work in my basement/shop. The concrete is dusting. The more
    I sweep, the more there is to sweep. :-(


    I vounteer at a museum with large old buildings.
    We've used several 50 lb bags sweeping out the dust-of-ages :-)

    I've used kitty litter but that's mostly for liquids.


    I have heard that for problems like dusting, acid washing the floor,
    and then sealing it with epoxy or a good floor paint will solve the problem.

    SWMBO wouldn't appreciate the stink. I'd have to have some mighty fans
    to clear the ail.

    I guess I could do one room at a time. I could move everything into
    the others. Maybe. I'd need some mighty fans to get rid of the
    fumes, me thinks.

    Or do every thing at once and the take the SWMBO on a nice week end to
    the mountains.

    The smell may be less that you thing, as the resulting salt is odor
    less, Probably use a solution of HCL and the salt would be CaCl2

    As you do the washing you will definitely need very good ventilation or
    a or a Scott Air Pac like are used in Fire rescue.

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  • From Leon@21:1/5 to knuttle on Fri Nov 19 12:54:31 2021
    On 11/18/2021 9:38 PM, knuttle wrote:
    Snip



    SWMBO wouldn't appreciate the stink. I'd have to have some mighty fans
    to clear the ail.

    I guess I could do one room at a time.  I could move everything into
    the others.  Maybe.  I'd need some mighty fans to get rid of the
    fumes, me thinks.

    Or do every thing at once and the take the SWMBO on a nice week end to
    the mountains.

    ;!) Or "send" her on a nice weekend trip to the mountains and do every
    thing then. And deny everything if the odor lingers.




    The smell may be less that you thing, as the resulting salt is odor
    less,  Probably use a solution of HCL and the salt would be CaCl2

    As you do the washing you will definitely need very good ventilation or
    a or a Scott Air Pac like are used in Fire rescue.

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  • From DerbyDad03@21:1/5 to Leon on Fri Nov 19 11:51:00 2021
    On Friday, November 19, 2021 at 1:54:39 PM UTC-5, Leon wrote:
    On 11/18/2021 9:38 PM, knuttle wrote:
    Snip

    SWMBO wouldn't appreciate the stink. I'd have to have some mighty fans
    to clear the ail.

    I guess I could do one room at a time. I could move everything into
    the others. Maybe. I'd need some mighty fans to get rid of the
    fumes, me thinks.

    Or do every thing at once and the take the SWMBO on a nice week end to
    the mountains.
    ;!) Or "send" her on a nice weekend trip to the mountains and do every
    thing then. And deny everything if the odor lingers.


    Or wear a lot of cologne on the day she returns.

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  • From krw@notreal.com@21:1/5 to All on Fri Nov 19 18:42:03 2021
    On Fri, 19 Nov 2021 12:54:31 -0600, Leon <lcb11211@swbelldotnet>
    wrote:

    On 11/18/2021 9:38 PM, knuttle wrote:
    Snip



    SWMBO wouldn't appreciate the stink. I'd have to have some mighty fans
    to clear the ail.

    I guess I could do one room at a time.  I could move everything into
    the others.  Maybe.  I'd need some mighty fans to get rid of the
    fumes, me thinks.

    Or do every thing at once and the take the SWMBO on a nice week end to
    the mountains.

    ;!) Or "send" her on a nice weekend trip to the mountains and do every
    thing then. And deny everything if the odor lingers.

    "I know noTING!"


    The smell may be less that you thing, as the resulting salt is odor
    less,  Probably use a solution of HCL and the salt would be CaCl2

    As you do the washing you will definitely need very good ventilation or
    a or a Scott Air Pac like are used in Fire rescue.

    I wonder if there is somewhere to rent such a thing? Or hire out the
    job? There have to be people who do garage floors.

    I'm also worried about the animals upstairs. I could lock them on the
    second floor and open all the windows.

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  • From Puckdropper@21:1/5 to knuttle on Mon Nov 22 23:40:54 2021
    knuttle <keith_nuttle@sbcglobal.net> wrote in
    news:sn7682$be5$1@dont-email.me:

    Or do every thing at once and the take the SWMBO on a nice week end to
    the mountains.

    The smell may be less that you thing, as the resulting salt is odor
    less, Probably use a solution of HCL and the salt would be CaCl2

    As you do the washing you will definitely need very good ventilation
    or a or a Scott Air Pac like are used in Fire rescue.

    Having used Muriatic Acid (HCl) for a swimming pool, I wouldn't discount
    the smell. Every once in a while the smell would come up and get you--even
    if using mostly safe techniques. (Open the bottle at arm's length, add
    acid to water not water to acid, no hugging the bottle, don't drink it,
    etc.)

    There is a latex based floor sealant that's not too bad. It dries clear
    but shiny (like most white glues or Matte Mediums do). It does seem to
    keep the dusting down. My layer of sealant is quite new, so it's hard to
    say if it'll last as long as acid washing the concrete and epoxying it.

    Puckdropper

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  • From knuttle@21:1/5 to Puckdropper on Mon Nov 22 20:07:00 2021
    On 11/22/2021 6:40 PM, Puckdropper wrote:
    knuttle <keith_nuttle@sbcglobal.net> wrote in news:sn7682$be5$1@dont-email.me:

    Or do every thing at once and the take the SWMBO on a nice week end to
    the mountains.

    The smell may be less that you thing, as the resulting salt is odor
    less, Probably use a solution of HCL and the salt would be CaCl2

    As you do the washing you will definitely need very good ventilation
    or a or a Scott Air Pac like are used in Fire reIf scue.

    Having used Muriatic Acid (HCl) for a swimming pool, I wouldn't discount
    the smell. Every once in a while the smell would come up and get you--even if using mostly safe techniques. (Open the bottle at arm's length, add
    acid to water not water to acid, no hugging the bottle, don't drink it,
    etc.)

    There is a latex based floor sealant that's not too bad. It dries clear
    but shiny (like most white glues or Matte Mediums do). It does seem to
    keep the dusting down. My layer of sealant is quite new, so it's hard to
    say if it'll last as long as acid washing the concrete and epoxying it.

    Puckdropper

    If you forget acid to water, not water to acid. Think of it
    differently. Always put the heavier ( most dense) liquid into the
    lesser dense liguid.

    If it is not required because of the heat released on mixing (water to
    acid), it also helps with the mixing, as the dense liguid sinks into the
    less dense liquid and mixes as it sinks.

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  • From krw@notreal.com@21:1/5 to keith_nuttle@sbcglobal.net on Mon Nov 22 22:30:50 2021
    On Mon, 22 Nov 2021 20:07:00 -0500, knuttle
    <keith_nuttle@sbcglobal.net> wrote:

    On 11/22/2021 6:40 PM, Puckdropper wrote:
    knuttle <keith_nuttle@sbcglobal.net> wrote in
    news:sn7682$be5$1@dont-email.me:

    Or do every thing at once and the take the SWMBO on a nice week end to
    the mountains.

    The smell may be less that you thing, as the resulting salt is odor
    less, Probably use a solution of HCL and the salt would be CaCl2

    As you do the washing you will definitely need very good ventilation
    or a or a Scott Air Pac like are used in Fire reIf scue.

    Having used Muriatic Acid (HCl) for a swimming pool, I wouldn't discount
    the smell. Every once in a while the smell would come up and get you--even >> if using mostly safe techniques. (Open the bottle at arm's length, add
    acid to water not water to acid, no hugging the bottle, don't drink it,
    etc.)

    There is a latex based floor sealant that's not too bad. It dries clear
    but shiny (like most white glues or Matte Mediums do). It does seem to
    keep the dusting down. My layer of sealant is quite new, so it's hard to
    say if it'll last as long as acid washing the concrete and epoxying it.

    Puckdropper

    If you forget acid to water, not water to acid. Think of it
    differently. Always put the heavier ( most dense) liquid into the
    lesser dense liguid.

    "There he lies, cold and placid, because he added water to the acid."

    If it is not required because of the heat released on mixing (water to
    acid), it also helps with the mixing, as the dense liguid sinks into the
    less dense liquid and mixes as it sinks.

    It's more than that. If a violent reaction occurs it's better to
    splash water than acid.

    Adding acid to the water starts out with a lower concentration of
    acid. Adding water to the acid starts with a high acid concentration.

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  • From Leon@21:1/5 to knuttle on Tue Nov 23 08:04:09 2021
    On 11/22/2021 7:07 PM, knuttle wrote:
    On 11/22/2021 6:40 PM, Puckdropper wrote:
    knuttle <keith_nuttle@sbcglobal.net> wrote in
    news:sn7682$be5$1@dont-email.me:

    Or do every thing at once and the take the SWMBO on a nice week end to
    the mountains.

    The smell may be less that you thing, as the resulting salt is odor
    less,  Probably use a solution of HCL and the salt would be CaCl2

    As you do the washing you will definitely need very good ventilation
    or a or a Scott Air Pac like are used in Fire reIf scue.

    Having used Muriatic Acid (HCl) for a swimming pool, I wouldn't discount
    the smell.  Every once in a while the smell would come up and get
    you--even
    if using mostly safe techniques.  (Open the bottle at arm's length, add
    acid to water not water to acid, no hugging the bottle, don't drink it,
    etc.)

    There is a latex based floor sealant that's not too bad.  It dries clear
    but shiny (like most white glues or Matte Mediums do).  It does seem to
    keep the dusting down.  My layer of sealant is quite new, so it's hard to >> say if it'll last as long as acid washing the concrete and epoxying it.

    Puckdropper

    If you forget acid to water, not water to acid.  Think of it
    differently.  Always put the heavier ( most dense) liquid into the
    lesser dense liguid.

    Not always possible. Topping off a lead acid battery. I understand,
    better the other way.




    If it is not required because of the heat released on mixing (water to
    acid), it also helps with the mixing, as the dense liguid sinks into the
    less dense liquid and mixes as it sinks.

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