- 1. Re: Garage floor cleaning (score: 1)
- Author: "Richard Klein" <rklein@cris.com>
- Date: Sat, 3 Aug 1996 16:33:51 -0500
- Yes! They painted the concrete floor in the newest addition to the shop where I work. The employees have been complaining about the slippery conditions in there ever since (a couple years). The compa
- /html/shop-talk/1996-08/msg00004.html (7,240 bytes)
- 2. Re: Garage floor cleaning (score: 1)
- Author: "Lee Daniels, daniels@tamu.edu" <DANIELS@alchem.chem.tamu.edu>
- Date: Sun, 4 Aug 1996 14:03:10 -0500 (CDT)
- I painted my garage floor when it was new, and mixed in a "non-slip" additive to avoid the slippery floor problem. It's pretty much just sand, but it's sold at the paint store for this specific purp
- /html/shop-talk/1996-08/msg00012.html (7,243 bytes)
- 3. Garage floor cleaning (score: 1)
- Author: Gaetan Corneau <gaetanc@berclain.com>
- Date: Tue, 11 Jun 1996 09:02:38 -0400
- *Sorry* if this is FAQ: -how can I clean my garage's unpainted concrete floor (remove oil stains)? -how can I clean the floor well enough to paint it? -what kind of paint do you recommend? Thanks a
- /html/shop-talk/1996-06/msg00012.html (7,571 bytes)
- 4. Re: Garage floor cleaning (score: 1)
- Author: "Jack L. Poller" <poller@netscape.com>
- Date: Tue, 11 Jun 1996 11:40:23 -0700
- Use an oil-sweep product. Typically, these look similar to kitty-litter. In California, we get "rice hull ash". Basically, the leftovers from rice production. Spread generously on the affected area,
- /html/shop-talk/1996-06/msg00015.html (7,928 bytes)
- 5. Re: Garage floor cleaning (score: 1)
- Author: aj253@rgfn.epcc.Edu (Tony Robinson)
- Date: Tue, 11 Jun 96 12:42:55 MDT
- Gaetan, The most recommended cleaner and paint prep is TSP. tri-sodium phosphate. Available at all paint and supply stores. Of course, phosphates are no longer PC so I would imaging there is a newer
- /html/shop-talk/1996-06/msg00016.html (7,892 bytes)
- 6. Re: Garage floor cleaning (score: 1)
- Author: Bob@vntg-mustang.com (Bob M)
- Date: Tue, 11 Jun 1996 22:01:36 -0800
- I haven't seen that ash stuff in years- where do you get it? I have been using kittly litter for years now to soak up ATF, and forgot all about that stuff we used to use in HS auto shop . . . -bob h
- /html/shop-talk/1996-06/msg00018.html (7,916 bytes)
- 7. Re: Garage floor cleaning (score: 1)
- Author: "Jack L. Poller" <poller@netscape.com>
- Date: Wed, 12 Jun 1996 11:00:16 -0700
- In Northern Ca, at least, you can get it through Vic Hubbard (Freemont/Hayward, and San Jose - Berryessa & Capital, off of 680). A 50 lbs bag runs about $10. I think you can also get it at the Auto P
- /html/shop-talk/1996-06/msg00020.html (7,323 bytes)
- 8. Re: Garage floor cleaning (score: 1)
- Author: Nickbk@aol.com
- Date: Wed, 12 Jun 1996 23:16:28 -0400
- You say you use kitty litter to soak up the ATF... I think that's a good way to lose a nice Mustang, tools, shop, house,life etc etc. Somewhere in the back of my mind I recall hearing that professio
- /html/shop-talk/1996-06/msg00021.html (7,448 bytes)
- 9. Re: Garage floor cleaning (score: 1)
- Author: "Doug Mitchell" <dmitchel@ford.com>
- Date: Thu, 13 Jun 1996 14:27:44 -0400
- [snip] As a matter of fact, there is a product called Oil-Dri that is nothing more than the clay based kitty litter. (At a much higher price). We use it at the race tracks all the time. Doug Mitchell
- /html/shop-talk/1996-06/msg00022.html (7,620 bytes)
- 10. Re: Garage floor cleaning (score: 1)
- Author: Bob@vntg-mustang.com (Bob M)
- Date: Wed, 12 Jun 1996 21:11:45 -0800
- Are you sure you aren't thinking of kerosene and fertilizer ;-|? Interesting point and concept, but I have never had a problem, yet! Usually it just lays around under a car, but sometimes I will lea
- /html/shop-talk/1996-06/msg00023.html (8,051 bytes)
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