Concrete Floor Cleaning

I'm looking for advice on cleaning the concrete floor in my garage. Over the years it has accumulated the obvious such as oil stains etc. Last month while sealing some furniture with polyurethane it got spilled on the floor and it dried before I was able to get it wiped up. I thought about muratic acid but not sure if there is something out there that I should try first. Eventually I plan on fininshing the floor either by having the conrete polished or laying down vinyl tiles. either way the floor has to be cleaned. Any product recommendations?

i thought i read on here before that literally grinding cat litter into the stained areas had a tendancy to clean the stains pretty well. you better wait until someone else confirms that though.

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failboat wrote: i thought i read on here before that literally grinding cat litter into the stained areas had a tendancy to clean the stains pretty well. you better wait until someone else confirms that though.

yup... needs to be the cheap type... grind it in good to the oil spot with your foot and let it sit for a few days at least... pulls up oil pretty good... works even better when you keep it out and toss it on the spill as soon as you see it... but it'll work on the older stuff with some work and time

if it's real thick and nasty i've had to resort to soaking it with degreaser and running a floor pad with my carpet cleaning machine (rotory type)... but most people don't have one of those lol...

did it for my dads car-port and it looked SO much better when done... got rid of the oil sludge build up from parking... if it where my place I would have finished it with the kitty litter to try and pull up the stains from the concrete...

Had a friend that used to clean the goop off his gas stations concrete floor with battery acid. He would buy a box of electrolyte from the local parts store, dump the stuff on the wetted floor and scrub it with a stiff bristled broom. After letting the whole mess set for bit, he'd rinse it well with water and squeegee it dry. It did a surprising good job. Don't get caught by the E.P.A., though, if you decide to try it.

minimac wrote: Don't get caught by the E.P.A., though, if you decide to try it.

Or just follow it up with copious amounts of baking soda. Then its mostly water and hydrogen with some Calcite and Dilute salts.

If you don't care about the surface texture, rent a steam pressure washer. That will take darn near anything out (including the varnish)

curtis73 wrote:

minimac wrote: Don't get caught by the E.P.A., though, if you decide to try it.

Or just follow it up with copious amounts of baking soda. Then its mostly water and hydrogen with some Calcite and Dilute salts. If you don't care about the surface texture, rent a steam pressure washer. That will take darn near anything out (including the varnish)

there are companies that will do this for you... best way to go by far...