Care & Maintenance
Asphalt and emulsified asphalt:
Chill with ice (if warm outside), scrape away and scrub the surface with scouring or abrasive powder. Rinse
with water.
Cutback asphalt and roofing tar:
Use a poultice made with talc or diatomaceous earth. Mix with kerosene, scrub, let dry ad brush off. Repeat
as needed.
Blood, candy, ketchup, mustard, grease drippings from food:
For stubborn stains, apply liquid detergent full strength and allow to penetrate for 20-30 minutes. Scrub and
rinse with hot water. Removal is easier if these stains are treated immediately.
Caulking:
Scrape off excess and scrub with a poultice of denatured alcohol. Rinse with hot water and detergent. Acrylic
latex caulk- follow guidelines for removal of latex paint.
Chewing gum:
Same as caulking, or scrub with naphtha.
Clay soil:
Scrape off dry material, scrub and rinse with hot water and strong detergent.
Creosote:
Apply a poultice with paint thinner and talc. Scrub and allow to dry. Scrape off, scrub with scouring powder and
rinse with water.
Leaf, wood rot or tobacco stains:
Apply household bleach and scrub with a stiff bristled brush.
Mortar:
Let harden and carefully remove hardened spots with a trowel, putty knife or chisel.
Smoke:
Scrub with a poultice of talc with bleach diluted 1:5 with water. Rinse with water.
Oil or grease that has penetrated:
Mop up any excess of oil with rags. Cover the area with oil absorbent (kitty litter) Talc, fuller's earth,
diatomaceous earth can be used. Leave it on the stain for a day then sweep up.
Paint:
Fresh paint should be mopped up immediately with rags or paper towels by blotting. Do not wipe as this will
spread the paint and extend the job of removal. If the paint is latex and water base, soak and then scrub area
with hot water, scouring powder and stiff brush until no more improvement is seen. Let the remaining paint
dry and remove as described below.
Dried paint:
Scrape any excess oil based paint, varnish or water based latex paint off the surface. Apply a commercial
paint remover and let sit for 20-30 minutes. Loosen with gentle scrubbing. Do not rub the loosened paint into
the surface of the pavers. Instead, blot up the loosened paint and thinner. Repeat as necessary.
Tire skid marks:
Scrub black area with water, detergent and scouring powder.
Asphalt and emulsified asphalt:
Chill with ice (if warm outside), scrape away and scrub the surface with scouring or abrasive powder. Rinse
with water.
Cutback asphalt and roofing tar:
Use a poultice made with talc or diatomaceous earth. Mix with kerosene, scrub, let dry ad brush off. Repeat
as needed.
Blood, candy, ketchup, mustard, grease drippings from food:
For stubborn stains, apply liquid detergent full strength and allow to penetrate for 20-30 minutes. Scrub and
rinse with hot water. Removal is easier if these stains are treated immediately.
Caulking:
Scrape off excess and scrub with a poultice of denatured alcohol. Rinse with hot water and detergent. Acrylic
latex caulk- follow guidelines for removal of latex paint.
Chewing gum:
Same as caulking, or scrub with naphtha.
Clay soil:
Scrape off dry material, scrub and rinse with hot water and strong detergent.
Creosote:
Apply a poultice with paint thinner and talc. Scrub and allow to dry. Scrape off, scrub with scouring powder and
rinse with water.
Leaf, wood rot or tobacco stains:
Apply household bleach and scrub with a stiff bristled brush.
Mortar:
Let harden and carefully remove hardened spots with a trowel, putty knife or chisel.
Smoke:
Scrub with a poultice of talc with bleach diluted 1:5 with water. Rinse with water.
Oil or grease that has penetrated:
Mop up any excess of oil with rags. Cover the area with oil absorbent (kitty litter) Talc, fuller's earth,
diatomaceous earth can be used. Leave it on the stain for a day then sweep up.
Paint:
Fresh paint should be mopped up immediately with rags or paper towels by blotting. Do not wipe as this will
spread the paint and extend the job of removal. If the paint is latex and water base, soak and then scrub area
with hot water, scouring powder and stiff brush until no more improvement is seen. Let the remaining paint
dry and remove as described below.
Dried paint:
Scrape any excess oil based paint, varnish or water based latex paint off the surface. Apply a commercial
paint remover and let sit for 20-30 minutes. Loosen with gentle scrubbing. Do not rub the loosened paint into
the surface of the pavers. Instead, blot up the loosened paint and thinner. Repeat as necessary.
Tire skid marks:
Scrub black area with water, detergent and scouring powder.
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