Cleaning garage floor, what do I use?

[Hustlin' Hank]

The subject line pretty much says it all. What have you had good luck with?

TIA

Hank

[HeyBub]

Air compressor.

[Jerry]

If you're talking about trying to get oil drips, etc. up, I have used a little pool acid and a wire brush on a long handle (you really don't want to breathe the fumes too much). Followed by flushing things out well with a hose.

Does get the oil up, but also etches the finish a bit.

Jerry

[Charlie Darwin]

Tell your wife to back off. Real men have dirty, oil-stained garage floors...

[Stormin Mormon]

TIA

Hank

[Ed Pawlowski]

Broom

[Joe]

Assuming your Yugo leaks like all of them do, then a strong solution of TSP or it's equivalent ought to do it. The Sears epoxy kit I got for my garage floor had a cleaner packet with it that was labeled to indicate TSP content. It did indeed work like a charm. Many months later the paint is still stuck to floor perfectly. HTH

Joe

[benick]

I agree..Just sweep it out once in a while...Garages are/were supposed to be for working and parking your car...Not a finished room like some you see nowadays...Guess I'm just not a Metrosexual....

[ransley]

Why would you want to do that.

[Phisherman]

Usually a broom. When I'm feeling lazy I'll use a leaf blower.

[norminn]

Cat litter soaks up oil nicely.

[Hustlin' Hank]

Hell, I am going to get her to clean it!

I guess that I should have been more specific. It is really a 30x40 shop. I wipe up any oil/gas/fluid spills, so that isn't a big problem. Since I do small engine repair mostly, I have skid marks from bikes that did burn outs, rust marks from where a snow blower sat, and other unknown marks. I also sweep it often.

Any more ideas?

Hank

[ransley]

Skid marks will probably need a rotary floor buffer with a corse plastic type sanding pad you can rent at HD or another place, just a guess.

[Matt]

snow

[Oren]

Why? I declared one garage *off-limits*. She tells me; "I'll help."