There are non toxic soy based gel cleaners that are available that can help lift that paint stain up off the cement.
How to remove paint from concrete walls without chemicals.
Soda blasting is a great way to remove paint from large areas of concrete.
While these non toxic paint removers don t require gloves or extensive ventilation you should still take some precautions.
These chemicals work by breaking down the paint for easy removal and are also useful for cleaning walls made of concrete.
If in doubt use a stripper designed for removing oil based paints.
Very slippery and messy when working with these products but they do work.
If you are a homeowner with small children or pets you may want to remove the paint from your concrete without using potentially harmful chemicals.
Clean the concrete surface thoroughly and let dry.
Soda blasters and pressure washers are the most eco friendly options.
Sanding will not remove the paint from your concrete floors.
Removing spray paint from concrete with chemicals.
Method 2 to remove paint from concrete with soda blasting.
You have two options.
One option would be to use a product called soy gel or beanie doo both are non chemical natural based products that soften the paint and then you can scrape it off.
Paint stains on concrete completely disappear using this method leaving you with a clean surface for repainting if necessary soda blasting is also an environmentally friendly way to remove paint from concrete and causes no damage to the underlying concrete.
Ok i know i said the purpose of this post was to give you ways of removing paint from concrete without chemicals but technically speaking this method is not utilizing the help of a chemical.
If all else fails try using a lacquer thinner or chemical stripper to remove spray paint from concrete.
How to remove paint from concrete without chemicals.
Paint removers that don t contain methylene chloride such as 3m safest stripper and removall biowash waste paint hardener remove paint just as well without exposing you to toxic chemicals.