Need a damn good degreaser

[Chevy1925]

Im gettin ready to do a floor coating in my garage but the concrete aint really clean from the previous owner (my motor dripping some oil dont help) and i have been told by the guys helping me do it we need to clean as much oil amd grime out of the concrete as possible. So what are your guys recommendations on a bad ass degreaser for floors? Ive used purple power at the auto shop i use to work for but it didnt clean very well.

Ideas?

 

[blackdirtymax]

You need muratic acid , you can by it at home depot or lowes


Built motor , duel fuelers , 60's overs , gtx4202r

 

[Ne-max]

You need muratic acid , you can by it at home depot or lowes


Built motor , duel fuelers , 60's overs , gtx4202r

What he said. The acid will clean all of that up and also etch the concrete so the coating will have something to grip to. You do not want to put it on a smooth surface. Its a lot like a spray on bedliner where prep is key.

 

[bullfrogjohnson]

You need a good concrete clean and etch. Dump it out and scrub then wash away. It will eat into the concrete and help the paint adhere better. Look at your local harware store.

http://www.lowes.com/pd_224240-4-00...currentURL=/pl__0__s?Ntt=degreaser&facetInfo=

 

[Chevy1925]

You need muratic acid , you can by it at home depot or lowes


Built motor , duel fuelers , 60's overs , gtx4202r

Yup thays whay we are doing after i degrease, have a bunch already for my pool. Id like to try to degrease all i can before i acid it. My buddy helping does this on all his homes first for those with nasty floors. After 6 years of doing it, hes yet to have a call back for issues so im followin what he wants to do.

 

[fctry286]

go to autozone and buy this stuff called drive up. that stuff is awesome; supper strong.

 

[dieseldan723]

TSP (Tri Sodium Phosphate) also works great. Lowes has it.

 

[blk smoke lb7]

go to harbor frieght and get a couple gallons of their concentrate degreaser works great deluted in the parts washer

 

[ImpalaMax]

I use a 50\50 mix of castrol purple power and simple green. Works great.

 

[Dirtymaxx03]

brake cleaner....

 

[Bustedknuckles]

2+2 gum cutter has NOTHING on justice brothers degreaser. That stuff is crazy, it cleans concrete better than the Gunk concrete scrub we use on the shop floor.

 

[Chevy1925]

brake cleaner....

works great on new stains but not so much old soaked in ones . i used that all the time when we had oil spills at the auto shop out in the parking lot, amazing how it pulls it right out so quick




Guys, thank you for the product ideas and keep them coming! im tearing a wall down in the garage this weekend so i can put my tool box in a little "work shop area" and not have to worry about putting my box outside for any lenght of time. next week ill be degreasing if all goes as planned

 

[paint94979]

James try mixing bleach and ammonia, heard it does the job

 

[Chevy1925]

I tried that in chemisty once, for some reason i got an F on my project???

 

[Colt]

methlylene chloride is a super cleaner but use gloves and mask in open air that stuff will give you cancer looking at it in the bottle or can.