Rust Bullet and drywall mud stains

[fehren2800]

I have a question regarding the rust bullet finish, or any other similar finish as well. I have a drywall finish guy coming soon to start taping and mudding my garage walls and ceiling. He seems concerned that dropping mud on my unsealed concrete will cause staining and wants me to cover the whole floor to prevent this.

My question is; will scraping off dried mud and doing a good cleaning not remove any staining, and if not will it affect the finish in any way?

I will probably go with a custom color and then clear over that as well. I can't see regular drywall mud being that damaging to concrete. I live in an area where people are a royal PITA and I'm sure this guy is used to people complaining about the smallest thing.

Thanks.

 

[The Cobbler]

Guy is being decent about letting you know that there will be spots on your floor. it's your choice how you handle it. depends how porous your concrete is, the mud may be hard to get all out.

 

[MrBreeze]

I would think that a good pressure washing will be able to remove any drywall mud dropped on the floor, but perhaps one of the flooring experts will chime in and confirm.

 

[Shea]

As long as you clean it well afterwards you should be fine. A pressure washer works well. If you are doing Rust Bullet, be sure the floor is bone dry after cleaning. Remember that a pressure washer drives water deeper into the pores. Though the surface might dry quick, the concrete requires more time to completely dry and release all the water vapor.

If doing epoxy, grinding will take out it out real quick.

 

[Garage Flooring]

I have a question regarding the rust bullet finish, or any other similar finish as well. I have a drywall finish guy coming soon to start taping and mudding my garage walls and ceiling. He seems concerned that dropping mud on my unsealed concrete will cause staining and wants me to cover the whole floor to prevent this.

My question is; will scraping off dried mud and doing a good cleaning not remove any staining, and if not will it affect the finish in any way?

I will probably go with a custom color and then clear over that as well. I can't see regular drywall mud being that damaging to concrete. I live in an area where people are a royal PITA and I'm sure this guy is used to people complaining about the smallest thing.

Thanks.

Cleaning it well will do the trick for Rust Bullet and if you go with an epoxy you will need to grind anyway. You could consider getting a roll of ram board locally.

 

[MagKarl]

You can get a big roll of red rosin paper at HD/Lowe's pretty cheap. Cover the floors and tape the seams. Makes clean up a lot easier.

 

[Steves32]

You can get a big roll of red rosin paper at HD/Lowe's pretty cheap. Cover the floors and tape the seams. Makes clean up a lot easier.

This is what I did. At that point in construction, I had no idea what floor I was going with. Worked great when we primed & painted too. That's a great drywall guy you have right there!

 

[Rocktaco]

I was in your position a few weeks back. I had the guy cover the floors as I knew I would be putting down Rust Bullet. Some of the drywall material did hit the floor and I scraped and used a pressure washer to clean the entire floor.

No issues with the RB install however I would advise that you cover it very well to mitigate having to use a pressure washer with your new drywall installed. I ended up having to wipe the newly painted dry wall off to remove the water and debris from pressure washing.

No big deal, the paint was dry and everything was fine, I was just a little frustrated he didn't cover the floor better.

-Robert

 

[fehren2800]

Thanks for all the good advice. I already have a ton of construction dust and what not tracked all over the floor. I will cover it anyway. I will wash it after I get the walls and ceiling painted anyway before I do the floor.

 

[z2880]

why doesn't the plasterer cover it himself, my plasterer did, as he didn't want to leave a mess. but if you do cover it use ram board, then wash the floor latter I washed mine the next day, any mud came off no problem