Oops! Any tips for cleaning up spilled resin?

[Max Replica]

I'm sure I'm not the first one to have to deal with this. I spilled some resin near my back steps - and by some, I mean a whole lot.
(truth be told, it leaked out of a broken mold).

Anybody got some good tips for cleaning up this now rock hard plastic from my concrete? Thanks in advance.

Here's a pic:
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[TOSPHASER]

I'm sure I'm not the first one to have to deal with this. I spilled some resin near my back steps - and by some, I mean a whole lot.
(truth be told, it leaked out of a broken mold).

Anybody got some good tips for cleaning up this now rock hard plastic from my concrete? Thanks in advance.

Here's a pic:
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wear eye protection of course and tap it hard with a hammer.....most if not all will come right off! you may need a screw driver Or chisle to get in the little areas and tap it with the hammer.......... thumbsup

 

[Max Replica]

wear eye protection of course and tap it hard with a hammer.....most if not all will come right off! you may need a screw driver Or chisle to get in the little areas and tap it with the hammer.......... thumbsup

Thanks, but I was hoping there would be some way I could avoid the hammer and chisel method (which will also likely take up a good part of the concrete)
- especially given that it's all over those pebbled concrete steps.

I guess I was hoping there was some kind of chemical that would dissolve the plastic but not the cement.

 

[exoray]

Mother Nature will take care of releasing much of it, if you just give it some time...

 

[Contec]

Cover it with dead leafs.......

 

[SgtFang]

I've got the same problem only bigger on my front steps- I set out a couple half-full buckets that wasn't curing right and forgot about them over the winter. When I went to throw them away in the Spring, I'd found that they'd frozen, cracked, leaked, then catylyzed. :angry

As soon as I get a replacement car and the bills paid down, I'm getting a big ass belt sander and a bunch of really coarse belts!

-Sarge

 

[Scapey]

For the pebbled area...
I'm pretty sure resin burns, right?

 

[twinbuilder]

Lots of water over a few weeks will break down the plaster and then you can just pick it out with your finger or a light tool.

Hope that helps

Paul:rolleyes

 

[Contec]

Lots of water over a few weeks will break down the plaster and then you can just pick it out with your finger or a light tool.

Hope that helps

Paul:rolleyes

PLASTER? :confused It's resin he spilled...

 

[panzerwerk]

I have done this on my Garage floor many times , I use a metal scraper to get as much as possible up , you can then use Lacquer thinner or acetone to soften whats left , but it take a long time to do it , pour the thinner on whats left and scrub with a wire brush , you still might not get it all .

 

[tk5378]

Wouldn't acetone disolve it? Never tried, but it seems like something like Acetone or Toulene would liquify it...it works on GI Joe figures, so why not resin?

 

[WarpedScale]

Thanks, but I was hoping there would be some way I could avoid the hammer and chisel method (which will also likely take up a good part of the concrete)
- especially given that it's all over those pebbled concrete steps.

I guess I was hoping there was some kind of chemical that would dissolve the plastic but not the cement.

You don't need the chisel, just the hammer. The impact should cause enough shock to break the surface adhesion.

I also found this as well: http://cr4.globalspec.com/comment/313985/Re-solvent-for-epoxy-and-polyurethane

Good luck,

Ryu

 

[Architect]

depends on what the resin is. if it is some sort of two part epoxy then you will need something like "tough job remover" you will have to cover it up with the stuff then cover that with a plastic bag like a garbage sack to allow it to work. then scrape the softened and gel like stuff it makes. If it is Toulene removable you might have to look for xylene but the same principle applies cover with plastic sack you know is made of polyethylene and wait for it to work then scrape up.

 

[TOSPHASER]

the chisel was to get in the small pebble area, you do not need to chip the surface!........just a quick smack or two directly on the resin with the hammer and you are done.......as far as desolving it good luck! you could of had it gone by now!!:wacko maybe wait for the resin removing fairy to come and remove it for you! :lol sorry just making a big issue out of a little mess!!! :unsure

 

[WebChief]

don't spill it in the first place.

 

[cayman shen]

Oh, you sound like my father!

 

[Contec]

what about heating it up with a heat gun? It works to straighten out warped pieces and maybe it can be so "soft" that it can be able to chip away?

 

[Max Replica]

Hmm. Lots of ideas, thanks!
Then again, maybe I can just paint it flat gray to look like concrete!

 

[101radioman]

If it where up here in MN I would say use an Ice Scraper the kind we clear the driveways with.

 

[dropshipbob]

Gas...lots and lots of gas.