Tar on Brownstone

Ok. I work on wood entry doors, so i’ve dripped my fair share of things on brownstone. One thing we have to worry about here, depending on the size of the drops, is that you will liquify it and it will spread and leave a ring. If i were to do this, i would scrape what i can off dry and maybe even used a brass brush to see if that can lift more of it then use the chemical.

If these drops are smaller than a dime, i hope, see if you can work on each one alone. Keep it wet with chemical. If you try to use a rag, i would not blot it, but would drag it over the top of it. Blotting may push it in.

When i do stuff like this, i always have a lot of chemical on hand. As a matter of fact, if i am up on a ladder with a quart of paint in my hand, i am sure to keep a gallon of minieral spirits around. I have not dropped a quart of paint in over ten years now, but, if it happens around stone, we have to have enough solvent around to flood and disperse the paint before it can dry as it settles into the stone. If you find your drops of tar are spreading out rings of black xylene ladden liquid, wipe some up and add more chemical to keep it wet. If you have larger spot, you might have to flood it a bit.

Keep in mind with the stone: the color is impregnated in it being mortar or true brownstone. Using a brass brush may remove some of the color from the mortar; it can lighten it a litttle. Use a toothbrush or a stiff vinyl brush from the hardware store.

I usually use mineral spirits on brownstone because i use oil paint on doors. Xylene is probably in the same family of products and it is quite clear, so i do not belive it will leave a color or tone the stone but if you do not pour enough chemical on to dilute to liqified tar, that may leave some color variation.

Www.thetinkerswagon.com

andriywww1990

in General Discussion 3 years and 1 month ago

4

Please log in, in order to post replies!

4 replies

Newest Oldest

communicateboundary | 3 years and 1 month ago

string(1) "1"
object(WP_User)#4917 (8) {
  ["data"]=>
  object(stdClass)#4874 (12) {
    ["ID"]=>
    string(6) "189800"
    ["user_login"]=>
    string(19) "communicateboundary"
    ["user_pass"]=>
    string(34) "$P$BeyQc4XWthbI3iKNQFb5y0XCKz8Ubq1"
    ["user_nicename"]=>
    string(19) "communicateboundary"
    ["user_email"]=>
    string(34) "communicateboundary.4921@gmail.com"
    ["user_url"]=>
    string(0) ""
    ["user_registered"]=>
    string(19) "2024-02-22 16:46:50"
    ["user_activation_key"]=>
    string(0) ""
    ["user_status"]=>
    string(1) "0"
    ["display_name"]=>
    string(23) "julie diane julie diane"
    ["spam"]=>
    string(1) "0"
    ["deleted"]=>
    string(1) "0"
  }
  ["ID"]=>
  int(189800)
  ["caps"]=>
  array(1) {
    ["subscriber"]=>
    bool(true)
  }
  ["cap_key"]=>
  string(15) "wp_capabilities"
  ["roles"]=>
  array(1) {
    [0]=>
    string(10) "subscriber"
  }
  ["allcaps"]=>
  array(3) {
    ["read"]=>
    bool(true)
    ["level_0"]=>
    bool(true)
    ["subscriber"]=>
    bool(true)
  }
  ["filter"]=>
  NULL
  ["site_id":"WP_User":private]=>
  int(1)
}

Our roofer sadly got some tar drops on your top step of our brownstone. Is there anything to get it off?

andriywww1990 | 3 years and 1 month ago

string(1) "1"
object(WP_User)#4916 (8) {
  ["data"]=>
  object(stdClass)#4915 (12) {
    ["ID"]=>
    string(6) "203055"
    ["user_login"]=>
    string(13) "andriywww1990"
    ["user_pass"]=>
    string(34) "$P$Blt0brWx/nXZUp/q2Jf/KmTQg2kVdJ1"
    ["user_nicename"]=>
    string(22) "andriywww1990gmail-com"
    ["user_email"]=>
    string(23) "andriywww1990@gmail.com"
    ["user_url"]=>
    string(0) ""
    ["user_registered"]=>
    string(19) "2021-04-03 17:51:15"
    ["user_activation_key"]=>
    string(0) ""
    ["user_status"]=>
    string(1) "0"
    ["display_name"]=>
    string(15) "Andrii Kusevych"
    ["spam"]=>
    string(1) "0"
    ["deleted"]=>
    string(1) "0"
  }
  ["ID"]=>
  int(203055)
  ["caps"]=>
  array(1) {
    ["subscriber"]=>
    bool(true)
  }
  ["cap_key"]=>
  string(15) "wp_capabilities"
  ["roles"]=>
  array(1) {
    [0]=>
    string(10) "subscriber"
  }
  ["allcaps"]=>
  array(3) {
    ["read"]=>
    bool(true)
    ["level_0"]=>
    bool(true)
    ["subscriber"]=>
    bool(true)
  }
  ["filter"]=>
  NULL
  ["site_id":"WP_User":private]=>
  int(1)
}

Xylene. With an old toothbrush.

andriywww1990 | 3 years and 1 month ago

string(1) "1"
object(WP_User)#4912 (8) {
  ["data"]=>
  object(stdClass)#4918 (12) {
    ["ID"]=>
    string(6) "203055"
    ["user_login"]=>
    string(13) "andriywww1990"
    ["user_pass"]=>
    string(34) "$P$Blt0brWx/nXZUp/q2Jf/KmTQg2kVdJ1"
    ["user_nicename"]=>
    string(22) "andriywww1990gmail-com"
    ["user_email"]=>
    string(23) "andriywww1990@gmail.com"
    ["user_url"]=>
    string(0) ""
    ["user_registered"]=>
    string(19) "2021-04-03 17:51:15"
    ["user_activation_key"]=>
    string(0) ""
    ["user_status"]=>
    string(1) "0"
    ["display_name"]=>
    string(15) "Andrii Kusevych"
    ["spam"]=>
    string(1) "0"
    ["deleted"]=>
    string(1) "0"
  }
  ["ID"]=>
  int(203055)
  ["caps"]=>
  array(1) {
    ["subscriber"]=>
    bool(true)
  }
  ["cap_key"]=>
  string(15) "wp_capabilities"
  ["roles"]=>
  array(1) {
    [0]=>
    string(10) "subscriber"
  }
  ["allcaps"]=>
  array(3) {
    ["read"]=>
    bool(true)
    ["level_0"]=>
    bool(true)
    ["subscriber"]=>
    bool(true)
  }
  ["filter"]=>
  NULL
  ["site_id":"WP_User":private]=>
  int(1)
}

Years ago, we would have used gasoline on this but people don’t really keep any of that around here in the city.

communicateboundary | 3 years and 1 month ago

string(1) "1"
object(WP_User)#4915 (8) {
  ["data"]=>
  object(stdClass)#4917 (12) {
    ["ID"]=>
    string(6) "189800"
    ["user_login"]=>
    string(19) "communicateboundary"
    ["user_pass"]=>
    string(34) "$P$BeyQc4XWthbI3iKNQFb5y0XCKz8Ubq1"
    ["user_nicename"]=>
    string(19) "communicateboundary"
    ["user_email"]=>
    string(34) "communicateboundary.4921@gmail.com"
    ["user_url"]=>
    string(0) ""
    ["user_registered"]=>
    string(19) "2024-02-22 16:46:50"
    ["user_activation_key"]=>
    string(0) ""
    ["user_status"]=>
    string(1) "0"
    ["display_name"]=>
    string(23) "julie diane julie diane"
    ["spam"]=>
    string(1) "0"
    ["deleted"]=>
    string(1) "0"
  }
  ["ID"]=>
  int(189800)
  ["caps"]=>
  array(1) {
    ["subscriber"]=>
    bool(true)
  }
  ["cap_key"]=>
  string(15) "wp_capabilities"
  ["roles"]=>
  array(1) {
    [0]=>
    string(10) "subscriber"
  }
  ["allcaps"]=>
  array(3) {
    ["read"]=>
    bool(true)
    ["level_0"]=>
    bool(true)
    ["subscriber"]=>
    bool(true)
  }
  ["filter"]=>
  NULL
  ["site_id":"WP_User":private]=>
  int(1)
}

And it’s safe to use on Brownstone? Won’t errors the atone?