Brian Gaff (Sofa) <
bri...@blueyonder.co.uk> wrote
> Now my fence and wall builders have gone, I have noticed a nice boot
> print
> on the dark patio slabs. Te cleaner did not seem to shift it, so what
> would
> be the suggestion next? It looks like its just sand but its well adhered
> to
> the slab.
Hydrochloric acid, use for cleaning mortar off brick will fix that.
> Of course I could not see it, so had to wait for some eyes.
> The other question is that the wall has been nicely rendered, andthere
> seems to be a dispute as to whether it needs painting or not
That is basically a personal choice thing.
> and whether it should need some kind of sealing coat first.
No it does not, in fact it is better not to seal it first
so that the water based paint can soak in properly.
> Myself, I don't care about the
> colour, but I guess if it blended in with the house colour it might be
> good,
Yeah, that probably would look better but hard to be
sure without some photos of the house and wall.
> and that is a kind of creamy white colour,
I prefer stark white myself, but again that is a very personal taste thing.
> a bit like the Ford colour Polar
> white, but a little more yellow, if you get the drift.
This thread is drifting already, you bugger.