Bob Vila shows you how to clean brick indoors and out. How to Clean Mortar Mix Dust off of Brick.
Too much dirt can reduce the beautifully weathered blocks to unattractively mottled masonry, even though the brick is naturally distressed and adds to its desirability indoors and out.If your kitchen is covered in grease or your brick exterior is a mess of moss, you can fix it with the formulas and techniques shared here.Your brick will be restored to its former glory once you finish the task, and you will once again be proud of the prominent place it has in your home.
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The floors and furnishings in the vicinity should be covered with a tarp or old newspaper to protect them from cleaning solvent splatter.
Dry brick fades or becomes discolored when it absorbs cleaning solvent.If you want to avoid this, fill a spray bottle with water and saturate the dry brick.
Next up, you can either scrub the brick with dish soap and salt or use boric acid.
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The optimal temperature to clean brick is 50 degrees or higher if the weather is cloudy and the cleaning solvent is less susceptible to drying quickly.
If needed, use a tarp to cover nearby metal, wood, and glass surfaces and protect them from cleaning solvent.
One of the two exterior solutions is bleach or muriatic acid.