How to Clean Used Brick

Step-by-Step Guide

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   Step 1: Obtain your old brick.

   You may find these at a construction job site where a building is being torn down, a demolition landfill, or from a building or chimney you are tearing down yourself.
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   Step 2: Cull out and discard badly damaged and broken brick you will not need.

   Cleaning old brick is a difficult and time consuming project, so make sure you invest the time and energy in usable brick. , Putting a large piece of 3⁄4 inch (1.9 cm) plywood on saw horses may suit this purpose. , You will want to lay the cutting edge of the chisel right on the seam where the mortar meets the clay of your brick, and strike it with your hammer with a cleaving action.
   
   Often, the mortar will pop off cleanly, especially from smooth textured brick. ,, Rubbing stones are rectangular blocks made from an abrasive material with a wood or plastic handle fastened to them. ,
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   Step 3: Set up a workplace by building a solid table or other surface at a comfortable working height.

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   Step 4: Use a hammer and mason's chisel to knock the excess mortar off the brick.

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   Step 5: Use a stiff wire brush to buff any residue from the face of the brick which will be exposed when it is laid in your project.

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   Step 6: Use an abrasive rubbing rock

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   Step 7: available from a building supply store

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   Step 8: to scrub stubborn material from the brick.

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   Step 9: Wash your brick with a mild (10% or less) solution of muriatic acid

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    Step 10: rinse them

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    Step 11: and stack them to dry.

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