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Hi Tom,
I tried most everything, and nothing really worked for oil that had
penetrated the concrete.
Kitty litter ground into the stain with the end of a red brick worked the
best, but I eventually just gave up trying and went to vinyl flooring:
https://store.garageflooringllc.com/t95lv2410-std.html
I used the diamond pattern gray for where the cars park and white
elsewhere. I should have used gray also for where the motorcycles sit as
they leave tire marks on the white when the tires are hot.
They are self-adhesive in 24" x 24" square tiles. They go down very quickly
once you have cleaned and sealed the floor reasonably well (stains do not
matter). I used this sealer/primer first:
https://www.homedepot.com/p/BEHR-Premium-1-Gal-Concrete-and-Masonry-Bonding=
-Primer-88001/100129649
Even if you are not going to lay vinyl flooring down, I would use this
sealer on the concrete as it prevents future oil stains, makes it much less
dusty, easier to clean, etc.
Aside from looking terrific, vinyl is much easier on the knees than
concrete, and it quiets down the noise as well. Things do not break as
easily when dropped. I used a good deal of white, and it definitely
brightened up the shop.
They will mark-up and can be gouged with sharp jack stands, etc, but a
ruined tile is very easy to replace if you wanted to.
best,
doug
On Sun, Sep 13, 2020 at 1:38 PM Thomas Coradeschi <tjcora@icloud.com> wrote=
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> All: I=E2=80=99d like to seek some input from y=E2=80=99all on successes =
(or failures) in
> cleaning oil stains from a trowel finished concrete garage floor.
>
> I=E2=80=99ve been down the simple green & pressure washer route, don=E2=
=80=99t really see
> any positive results there. I=E2=80=99m not looking for a =E2=80=9Clike n=
ew=E2=80=9D outcome;
> concrete is way too porous for that, but I would like to see better than =
I
> have right now.
>
> Any thoughts?
>
> Thanks.
>
> Tom Coradeschi
> tjcora@icloud.com
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<div dir=3D"ltr">Hi Tom,<div><br></div><div>I tried most everything, and no=
thing really worked for oil that had penetrated the concrete.=C2=A0<div><br=
></div><div>Kitty litter ground into the stain with the end of a red brick =
worked the best,=C2=A0but I eventually just gave up trying and went to viny=
l flooring:</div><div><br></div><div><a href=3D"https://store.garagefloorin=
gllc.com/t95lv2410-std.html">https://store.garageflooringllc.com/t95lv2410-=
std.html</a></div><div><br></div><div>I used the diamond pattern gray for w=
here the cars park and white elsewhere. I should have used gray also for wh=
ere the motorcycles=C2=A0sit as they leave tire marks on the white when the=
tires are hot.</div><div><br></div><div>They are self-adhesive in 24"=
x 24" square tiles. They go down very quickly once you have cleaned a=
nd sealed the floor reasonably well (stains do not matter). I used this sea=
ler/primer=C2=A0first:</div><div><br></div><div><a href=3D"https://www.home=
depot.com/p/BEHR-Premium-1-Gal-Concrete-and-Masonry-Bonding-Primer-88001/10=
0129649">https://www.homedepot.com/p/BEHR-Premium-1-Gal-Concrete-and-Masonr=
y-Bonding-Primer-88001/100129649</a><br></div><div><br></div><div>Even if y=
ou are not going to lay vinyl=C2=A0flooring down, I would use this sealer o=
n the concrete as it prevents future oil stains, makes it much less dusty, =
easier=C2=A0to clean, etc.</div><div><br></div><div>Aside from looking terr=
ific, vinyl=C2=A0is much easier on the knees than concrete, and it quiets d=
own the noise as well. Things do not=C2=A0break as easily when dropped. I u=
sed a good deal of white, and it definitely brightened=C2=A0up the shop.</d=
iv><div><br></div><div>They will mark-up and can be gouged with sharp jack =
stands, etc, but a ruined tile is very easy to replace if you wanted to.<br=
><div><br></div><div>best,</div></div></div><div><br></div><div>doug</div><=
/div><br><div class=3D"gmail_quote"><div dir=3D"ltr" class=3D"gmail_attr">O=
n Sun, Sep 13, 2020 at 1:38 PM Thomas Coradeschi <<a href=3D"mailto:tjco=
ra@icloud.com" target=3D"_blank">tjcora@icloud.com</a>> wrote:<br></div>=
<blockquote class=3D"gmail_quote" style=3D"margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-=
left:1px solid rgb(204,204,204);padding-left:1ex">All: I=E2=80=99d like to =
seek some input from y=E2=80=99all on successes (or failures) in cleaning o=
il stains from a trowel finished concrete garage floor. <br>
<br>
I=E2=80=99ve been down the simple green & pressure washer route, don=E2=
=80=99t really see any positive results there. I=E2=80=99m not looking for =
a =E2=80=9Clike new=E2=80=9D outcome; concrete is way too porous for that, =
but I would like to see better than I have right now. <br>
<br>
Any thoughts?<br>
<br>
Thanks. <br>
<br>
Tom Coradeschi<br>
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><br>
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