How Clean Old Mortar Off Reclaimed Bricks With Muriatic Acid

[@wordwatch2]

this was very cool. I just regrouted my flagstone patio. the job looks perfect except for the thin concrete layer all over from dry concrete sand mix. i will cut the acid with water sprat on and brush in then rinse. should work. thanks

[@AppleValleyFarmGA]

Awesome!

[@jimbodee4043]

Almost 14k views but no comments hmm.
My main thought was if you reset the acid for each brick then it will cost a fortune for thousands of bricks you said you need to remove the mortar from.
So I assume that was just to demonstrate to the viewers what to do with the solution after cleanings your bricks for the day?

[@AppleValleyFarmGA]

Some vids get more comments than others. IDK why. :) But yes, this was primarily a demo, and fleshing out the process for myself.

[@danielhunter7571]

I'm so curious how it went doing 1,000s of bricks this way. It seems like it would be so slow -- did you have a process that worked well?

[@AppleValleyFarmGA]

It went well, but slow. I don't have the means to do a "bulk" cleaning, so this will be my process for the forseeable future. :)

[@isaacrevah3046]

very interesting.......I've got 200 bricks that need that treatment, do I need to repeat that whole process 200 times?

[@AppleValleyFarmGA]

:) Well...unless you have a large tub and maybe a mechanical brushing arm. I'd say it's just a tedious process.

[@arpc0027]

That's a long process to "demortar" a lot of bricks. I'd probably just put them all in a large tub, pour the acid over it and let it set for a while to remove as much mortar possible..

[@AppleValleyFarmGA]

Good idea.