Clean Old Concrete Garage Floor

Pretreat any oil grease or rust stains before mopping the floor.

Clean old concrete garage floor.

Beyond the stain s perimeter. Cleaning concrete garage floor with a floor buffer you can employ a floor buffer fitted with a special scrub pad made for cleaning concrete. Sprinkle sawdust or cat litter over any oil or grease spots on the concrete. If you have a concrete floor you should scrub it using a broom power washer or buffer and a strong cleaning solution.

Pour n restore which combines a citrus degreaser with a non leaching absorbent is one option. Pour dry dishwasher detergent or a concrete cleaning agent on the stain. If your floor is coated in epoxy a gentler cleaning method is needed. To remove oil spots make sure the concrete is dry and trowel on the pour n restore garage floor cleaner product 1 in.

To begin cleaning you should clear and tidy the floor. For stubborn stains use muriatic acid in combination with your pressure washer set to at least 1200 psi. Mix a half cup baking soda in a gallon of warm water and use it as an all purpose cleaner. Because the stains covered a fairly big area of my garage floor i used painters tape to section off a similar sized area to test each cleaner.

Homemade concrete cleaning solution for regular cleaning a solution of baking soda and water will loosen dirt and grease and help keep your garage floor clean. Leave the sawdust in place overnight to absorb the majority of the oil. Three of the cleaners oil eater gp66 and simple green oxysolve were really quick to test. Let the detergent sit for 45 minutes then pour boiling water on the area and vigorously scrub the stained section with the broom.

The buffers can be rented and the rental companies often sell the scrub pads too. After applying the liquid cleaner to the stained area you simply wait a few minutes and scrub them off.