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Posted by Kara Tillotson (Member # 3899) on 03-28-2007, 07:46 PM:

whats a good way to remove congealed pop on a cement floor?
(other part removed to do foot in mouth/TMI)

[ 03-29-2007, 11:51 AM: Message edited by: Kara Tillotson ]

Posted by Jeremy Weigel (Member # 4208) on 03-28-2007, 08:08 PM:

Hot water with a touch of bleach (if its painted concrete no bleach).

Posted by Monte L Fullmer (Member # 2797) on 03-29-2007, 12:46 AM:

..could power wash the floor......

Posted by Craig Dunn (Member # 4232) on 03-29-2007, 08:45 AM:

If hot water isnt enough try adding salt to it. Let it sit. The acids in the syrup may damage the floor and the salt will help to neutralize the acids. This is why Coke is used to clean blood off highways after collisions.

Posted by Kara Tillotson (Member # 3899) on 03-29-2007, 12:17 PM:

Thanks. I appreicate it. I will try the hot water and salt.

What a great tagline for sodas....."itll eat the blood off a highway...just imagine what it does to your teeth."

Posted by James Westbrook (Member # 3690) on 03-29-2007, 10:03 PM:

It also eats the corrosion off of car battery terminals.

Posted by Robert Minichino (Member # 3495) on 03-29-2007, 10:44 PM:

http://www.snopes.com/cokelore/acid.asp

Posted by Mike Blakesley (Member # 26) on 03-30-2007, 03:09 PM:

I have a buddy who is a paramedic with the Rapid City (SD) Fire Department, and also a magician. (www.magickeith.com) He said he doesn't use Coca Cola in either one of his jobs.

Posted by Don Anderson (Member # 397) on 04-25-2007, 05:33 PM:

Why not try carbonated water??? You can dispense it from any Pepsi or Coke fountain. It has been used to clean bar tops and counters for years. Totally disolves syrup.

Posted by Mike Blakesley (Member # 26) on 04-25-2007, 05:40 PM:

I'd think ordinary water would work just as well as water with bubbles in it.

Posted by Jarryd Beard (Member # 2543) on 04-25-2007, 06:19 PM:

Carbonated water is commonly used to remove stains. The carbon bubbles help to lift the stain. It's pretty much the same concept behind soap. But, unlike detergents, carbonated water leaves no residue behind itself.

Posted by Mike Blakesley (Member # 26) on 04-25-2007, 09:26 PM:

quote: Jarryd Beard
It's pretty much the same concept behind soap.

Well I haven't tried it (yet, but I will). However, the active ingredient in soap is called a "surfactant," which surrounds the dirt particles so they can be rinsed away. Any bubbles are for looks, mostly. (I learned that from Consumer Reports.)

Posted by Frank Angel (Member # 248) on 04-26-2007, 12:24 AM:

Here's another one I learned from Consumer Reports: There is no reason in the world why vacuum cleaners need to make all that motor noise. But they build them so that they WILL make noise; it gives the user (I was going to say housewife, but people get fired for stuff like that) the illusion that it's very powerful.

How's that for off-topic.

Posted by Damien Taylor (Member # 4255) on 04-26-2007, 12:48 AM:

A good hot bleach mop works every time. As was also suggested, straight soda water from the fountain could lift it.