How do I remove bird poop from cement and/or metal surfaces?

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• southsamurai@sh.itjust.works ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

  Pressure!

  That’s exactly the kind of job a pressure washer is for

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  • FiniteBanjo@feddit.online ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

    Wear a mask and gloves.

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    • 0ops@piefed.zip ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

      Honestly eye pro isn’t a bad idea either

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    • Wildmimic@anarchist.nexus ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

      I agree, especially don’t cheap out on the mask, that stuff will fuck up your lungs real good.

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    • a_gee_dizzle@lemmy.ca ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

      Already cleaned up what I could get with no PPE. Should I be concerned? I washed my hands pretty good after

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• MajorMajormajormajor@lemmy.ca ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

  Is this you op?

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  • a_gee_dizzle@lemmy.ca ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

    Don’t dox me wtf

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    • MajorMajormajormajor@lemmy.ca ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

      Too late

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• johnny_deadeyes@slrpnk.net ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

  Wait until it really builds up and mine it for the fertilizer and gunpowder industries.

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  • CompactFlax@discuss.tchncs.de ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

    Hormuz is closed. Back to guano!

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• Viking_Hippie@lemmy.dbzer0.com ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

  How crucial is it that the cylinder remains undamaged?

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  • a_gee_dizzle@lemmy.ca ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

    relatively crucial

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• Darkassassin07@lemmy.ca ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

  Home depot rents pressure washers for like $35/4hrs. They include soap injectors to add concrete cleaners with the spray, but you can also just dump cleaner on the ground, brush it with a broom then pressure wash.

  There’s also a ‘floor maintainer’ which is often used to clean/polish concrete. Either with a bristle brush attachment or various grits of pokishing pad.

  As others have said, 100% use PPE. Face mask, gloves, eye pro. Concrete dust contains silica which leaves you with silicosis and bird poo (well any animal poo really) contains some rather nasty diseases humans can contract. Keep yourself safe.

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  • Eheran@lemmy.world ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

    How does pressure washing generate dangerous silica dust…?

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    • Darkassassin07@lemmy.ca ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

      I gave two options, a pressure washer, and a floor maintainer.

      The floor maintainer can be used wet or dry and will grind off a small amount of the concrete during polishing.

      Just something to be mindful of. Airborne pathogens from the poo is a bigger issue.

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• Diddlydee@feddit.uk ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

  Jet washing dream.

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• Arcanepotato@crazypeople.online ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

  I’ve had decent luck with a deck brush and water if you don’t have access to a pressure washer.

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• Paragone@lemmy.world ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

  Bird-urine is white, their poo is brown/dark.

  Washing-soda or baking-soda ( & if kids are going to be playing on it, or someone’s going to be picnicking on it ) in a weak HE-laundry-detergent solution.

  ( urine is acidic: the alkali in the washing-soda or baking-soda neutralizes it )

  scrub/soak

  then rinse.

  hth.

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• finallymadeanaccount@lemmy.world ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

  Vigorous licking. I mean, really get in there. Commit. Clean surfaces are no joke. You have to be ready to do the work.

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  • a_gee_dizzle@lemmy.ca ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

    You might have a point

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