# Remove concrete from painted surface

**URL:** <https://community.cartalk.com/t/remove-concrete-from-painted-surface/23958>\
**Category:** Maintenance/Repairs\
**Created:** [December 27, 2008, 11:36pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/remove-concrete-from-painted-surface/23958 "2008-12-27T23:36:54Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 3\
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**Author:** ![fuzzy\_butt\_bug](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/a88e4f/32.png) [@fuzzy\_butt\_bug](https://community.cartalk.com/u/fuzzy_butt_bug)\
**Post date:** [December 27, 2008, 11:36pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/remove-concrete-from-painted-surface/23958/1 "2008-12-27T23:36:54Z")

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Back a couple years ago the car guys answered a question about how to remove concrete from a car’s painted surface without damaging the paint. Can anyone remember what chemical they recommended? I believe it was an acid.

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**Author:** ![Tester](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/tester/32/15976_2.png) [@Tester](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Tester)\
**Post date:** [December 27, 2008, 11:43pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/remove-concrete-from-painted-surface/23958/2 "2008-12-27T23:43:26Z")

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Muriatic Acid

Tester

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**Author:** ![hellokit](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/6a8cbe/32.png) [@hellokit](https://community.cartalk.com/u/hellokit)\
**Post date:** [December 27, 2008, 11:44pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/remove-concrete-from-painted-surface/23958/3 "2008-12-27T23:44:15Z")

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Google, “concrete remover”. It’s out there. I’ve found it before.  
Here is one product for concrete on car paint: [http://www.topoftheline.com/cement-concrete-remover-auto.html](http://www.topoftheline.com/cement-concrete-remover-auto.html)