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DIRTY FLOOR!?

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Trucks

11-01-2003 21:01:22




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Hi I was wondering if anybody out there had any suggestions on how to clean a filthy garage floor?it has some grease not bad, but some.Mostly it has FORD tractor blue paint overspray all over it is acrylic enamel.I have tried purple cleaner and a pressure washer.My dad's upholstery shop has glue on the floor same story we have tried purple cleaner and a pressure washer nothing!! Anything short of agent orange ???Anybody got any ideas on what to use.My floor has been epoxy coated at one time and is still on for the most part, but the torch has taken it's toll on the floor.Any help would be appreciated.

Trucks

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Bob

11-09-2003 13:59:08




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 Re: DIRTY FLOOR!? in reply to Trucks, 11-01-2003 21:01:22  
I don�t know on the painted floor but on bare concrete it is very easy to remove grease
stains. After removing the thick grease take a parts washing solvent like naphtha, wet the
stain, scrub with broom and let stand an hour or more, then cover with oil absorbent, let
stand, then sweep. The concrete will look like new.



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Jack

11-04-2003 08:28:56




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 Re: DIRTY FLOOR!? in reply to Trucks, 11-01-2003 21:01:22  
Before you use Gas and wire brush...Think it over.Not a good Idea..Mineral Spirits.It will desolve most.Let it soak for 30 minutes.Brush the tough places and rud them.For the Paint you might have to use a remover or thinner.But vent well and work in a small 5-6 in circle at a time .Keep the can away from work site.



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Kenny

11-02-2003 16:44:25




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 Re: DIRTY FLOOR!? in reply to Trucks, 11-01-2003 21:01:22  
I just cleaned garage floor in abot 40 min. after working on tractor fo about 3 weeks. Had greease & paint all over the place and the wife said you will clean this place up!!!!
I always catch the big can of Carb & Choke cleaner on sale & give floor a light coat as I scrub with old T-Shirt. Works great!! My Floor has Hillyards Floor sealer on it & the Carb & Choke dose not bother it. Have done this on several projects.

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jeff

11-02-2003 13:32:39




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 Re: DIRTY FLOOR!? in reply to Trucks, 11-01-2003 21:01:22  
Muratic Acid will work...

but may ruin your epoxy paint.

try a light dilution first..



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Bus Driver

11-02-2003 13:09:18




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 Re: DIRTY FLOOR!? in reply to Trucks, 11-01-2003 21:01:22  
The cost is probably unreasonable, but I have noticed that spilled brake fluid takes most stuff off floors.



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KURT (mi)

11-02-2003 10:47:53




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 Re: DIRTY FLOOR!? in reply to Trucks, 11-01-2003 21:01:22  
I have tried this and it worked somewhat and it is cheap. Take plaster (dry powder form) and dump about a cup or so on the area and then rub gasoline into the stain with the plaster and use a wire brush. For the most part it will discolor the oil/grease stain into a dingey white color, almost the same as concrete. I dont know if this will work on your epoxy floor covering, but cant lose by trying it.

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Mac

11-02-2003 08:01:41




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 Re: DIRTY FLOOR!? in reply to Trucks, 11-01-2003 21:01:22  
I have cleaned many with caustic soda, being very cautious, but doubt if you can even get it anymore due to regulations. Scrape up the thick stuff and use auto degreaser, then straight top job or regular old tide laundry powder and water. You need a good scrub brush, works fairly well. As far as paint overspray, might try regular mineral spirit paint thinner, but go slow as it may damage the sealer.

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Trucks

11-02-2003 11:19:11




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 Re: Re: DIRTY FLOOR!? in reply to Mac, 11-02-2003 08:01:41  
Thanks alot guys I'll try all of the above.I will let you know how it turns out.

Trucks



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tlak

11-02-2003 07:10:06




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 Re: DIRTY FLOOR!? in reply to Trucks, 11-01-2003 21:01:22  
Get the paint reducer from the ford blue and some cat litter(unused) pour the reducer on the paint scrub a little with broom pour cat litter on scrub a little more then wait then sweep up.



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ScottT

11-02-2003 06:53:42




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 Re: DIRTY FLOOR!? in reply to Trucks, 11-01-2003 21:01:22  
Muriatic will probably remove the grease, and maybe the paint if it is strong enough and sits long enough, but it will also bleach out the concrete, so it will be blotchy looking. You will have to neutralize it with soda ash after rinsing. I can never seem to keep my floor clean, I would just clean off the major stuff (which you have) and live with it.

Scott

Scott



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Fred OH

11-02-2003 06:40:16




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 Re: DIRTY FLOOR!? in reply to Trucks, 11-01-2003 21:01:22  
Heres a list of fixes that has some uses around the house/shop...maybe not fix your problem (but no.26 or 44 just might... good time to throw them in ...this doesn't all pertain to the shop/garage but mommy might just want you to print it out for her...I'm just passing it along from Jack in California on the military vehicle board. Fred OH

1. WD-40 and also furniture polish works much
better on taking crayon off of the wall (or clothes)
than toothpaste!
2. Pam cooking spray will dry finger nail polish
3. Cool whip will condition your hair in 15 min
4. Mayonnaise will KILL LICE. It will also
condition your hair. 5. Elmer's Glue paint on your face, allow it to
dry, peel off and See the dead skin and blackheads...
if any.
7. Shiny Hair - rinse in brewed Lipton Tea
8. Sunburn-empty a large jar of instant Nestea into
your bath water.
9. Minor burn -- Colgate or Crest toothpaste
10.Burn your tongue? Put sugar on it!
11.Arthritis? WD-40 Spray and rub in; kills insect
sting pain, too.
12.Bee stings - apply meat tenderizer
13.Chigger bite -- Preparation H
14.Puffy eyelids -- Preparation H (avoid eyes)
15.Paper cut crazy glue or Chapstick (glue is used
instead of Sutures at most hospitals)
17.Stinky feet -- Jello!!
18.Athletes feet -- cornstarch
19.Fungus on toenails or fingernails -- Vicks vapo-rub
20.Kool Aid to clean dishwasher pipes. Just put in the
detergent section and run a cycle, it will also clean
a toilet too.

22.Kool Aid can be used as a dye in paint also

23.Kool Aid in Dannon plain yogurt as a finger paint.! Your ki
ds will Love it, and it won't hurt them if they eat
it!

24.Peanut butter -- will get scratches out of CD's!
Wipe off with a Coffee filter paper

25.Sticking bicycle chain -- Pam no-stick cooking
spray

26.Pam will also remove paint and grease from your
hands! Keep a can In your garage and shop!

27.Peanut butter will remove ink from the face of
dolls
28.When the doll clothes are hard to put on, sprinkle
with cornstarch.
29.Heavy dandruff - rinse scalp with vinegar!
30.Body paint -- Crisco mixed with food coloring. Heat
the Crisco in the microwave, pour into an empty 35 mm
film container and mix with the food color of your
choice and allow to cool.
31.Tie-dye T-shirts -- Mix a solution of Kool Aid in a
container, tie a rubber band around a section of the
T-shirt and soak.
32.Preserving a newspaper clipping -- large bottle of
club soda and � cup of milk of magnesia -- soak for 20
min. and let dry, will last for many years!
33.A Slinky will hold toast and CD's!
34.To keep goggles and glasses from fogging, coat with
Colgate toothpaste and wipe clean.
35.Wine stains -- pour on the Morton salt and watch it
absorb into the salt.
36.To remove wax - Iron a paper towel over the wax
stain, the heat will cause the wax to absorb into the
towel.
37.Remove labels off glassware etc. -- rub with peanut
butter!
38.Baked on food - Fill container with water, put in a
Bounce Static remover and softener sheet. Soak
overnight. Static from the Bounce towel will cause the
baked on food to adhere to it. 39.Also you can use 2 Efferdent tablets, soak
overnight!
40.Crayon on the wall -- Colgate toothpaste and brush
it!

41.Dirty grout - Listerine.

42.Stains on clothes - Colgate toothpaste.

43.Grass stains -- Karo Syrup. Rub in, let soak and
wash.

44.Grease Stains- Coca Cola, it will also remove
grease stains from the driveway overnight. We know it
will take corrosion from batteries and rust off bolts!

45.Fleas in your carpet? 20 Mule Team Borax: sprinkle
and let stand for 2-4 hours. Maybe this will work if
you get them back again.

46.To keep FRESH FLOWERS longer, add a little Clorox
or 2 Bayer aspirin in the water. Or just use 7-up
instead of water.
47.When you go to buy bread in the grocery store, have
you ever wondered which is the freshest? So did you
"squeeze" for softness to determine freshness?

48.Did you know that bread is delivered fresh to the
stores five days a week? Monday, Tuesday, Thursday,
Friday and Saturday. Each day has a different color
twist tie. They are: M - Blue, Tu - Green, Th Red, F -
White, S -Yellow. So if today were Thursday, you would
want red twist tie -- not white which is Fridays
(almost a week old)! The colors go alphabetically by
color Blue - Green - Red - White -Yellow, Monday
through Saturday.

It's very easy to remember. I thought this was
interesting. I looked in the grocery store and the
bread wrappers DO have different twist ties, and even
the one with the plastic clips have different colors.

49.You learn something new everyday!!! Enjoy fresh
bread when you buy bread with the right color on the
day you are shopping.

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JDK

11-02-2003 04:34:08




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 Re: DIRTY FLOOR!? in reply to Trucks, 11-01-2003 21:01:22  
Sounds like job for either a nasty chemical stripper or maybe an abrasive attack with floor sander or sandblaster.Could try Acetone to cut the paint,but watch the fumes/flammability.I'd try a small spot w/Acetone and a stiff brush/broom to work it up.Once acetone evaporates paint particles MAY stay loose. Or something like BIX or ZipStrip gel to break up the paint,then pressure wash down drain.



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Wayne

11-02-2003 01:36:24




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 Re: DIRTY FLOOR!? in reply to Trucks, 11-01-2003 21:01:22  
Dad has told me that years ago they would use Muratic acid diluted way way down but that was on basically a bare concrete floor. It will take off just about anything, including your hide, so it probably wouldn't react very well with the epoxy coating you have either. Other than something like TSP or maybe Calcium Hypoclorite/clorine, for the grease,I don't know what else you could use for cleaning it. Personally I've never had any luck getting paint off once it dried, so I'm anxious myself to see if anybody on here has any ideas about that. Dad told me another secret the other day too I'll pass along. If you get oil or grease on your floor and is isn't sealed enough to prevent a stain, use washing power on it. Wet the area and coat it in powdered laundry detergent and let it set. In a little while it will draw out the majority, if not all, of the stain.
Good luck.

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