Bricks, Masonry, Asphalt and Concrete - Removing excess mortar from brickface

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KidMizere
05-08-04, 09:30 AM
I am new to this and recently built a small wall. I swept the brickface to remove excess mortar when i thought it was dry enough to do so however it left brush strokes of mortar covering the brickface. :eek: Is there any easy non-damaging way to clean this from the bricks? A wire brush and muriatic acid is what I've heard so far. Any help would be appreciated.

chfite
05-09-04, 09:22 AM
Here is a site that describes the steps and timing in clean new brickwork of mortar.

http://www.findarticles.com/cf_dls/m0NTA/3_16/99186463/p1/article.jhtml

Hope this helps.