Cleaning Cement Floors?
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I've got a 12x24' skinning room that is cement floored and has been really abused for 12 years with everything imaginable. I'd like to give it a good cleaning and de-greasing, then paint with an epoxy paint (if I can afford it). Looking for recommendations for doing the cleaning. It's not got a floor drain, so using chemicals that can be washed away is probably a no-go. I've tried spot-cleaning areas with various household cleaners and they seem to work poorly. I'm looking for something industrial-strength. Any suggestions?
Many thanks guys.
Jack
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Re: Cleaning Cement Floors?
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Google using muriatic acid to clean concrete.
Eh...wot?
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Re: Cleaning Cement Floors?
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Thanks Lugnut. I've used muriatic acid for cleaning rockwork, but need to spray it down with water to stop the action. Don't want to do that on the floor. Perhaps I could just wet it slightly and wipe off sections with a large sponge?
Thanks Zuter. I'd not thought of something like that. Might give it a try.
Appreciate the help guys....
Jack
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I've got a 12x24' skinning room that is cement floored and has been really abused for 12 years with everything imaginable. I'd like to give it a good cleaning and de-greasing, then paint with an epoxy paint (if I can afford it). Looking for recommendations for doing the cleaning. It's not got a floor drain, so using chemicals that can be washed away is probably a no-go. I've tried spot-cleaning areas with various household cleaners and they seem to work poorly. I'm looking for something industrial-strength. Any suggestions?
Many thanks guys.
Jack Brake parts cleaner works good to cut thru the grease. Then use oil dry to clean up (rice hull ash works the best, but regular oil dry will work with a little more effort), you can clean small areas and have no run off. For sealing try Diamond Clear or Super Diamond Clear. But the concrete has to be oil/grease free before you seal it. Google Diamond Clear (i think Euclid Chemical make it, not sure).
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Re: Cleaning Cement Floors?
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Gulo, you can use baking soda to neutralize the acid as an alternative to hosing the floor off which you can’t do because there’s no interior drain.
I have never tried that, so take that advice with a grain of salt. I have always used muriatic acid where I could completely hose it off whatever masonry I was cleaning. Maybe try a small area to see how well it works?
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Re: Cleaning Cement Floors?
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We use muriatic acid ,but we mix 1gallon of muriatic to 4 gallons water. and a stiff brush!
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Re: Cleaning Cement Floors?
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TSP (tri sodium phosphate) works pretty good as a cleaner!
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Re: Cleaning Cement Floors?
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We use a citrus oil based cleaner-degreaser at the office on the concrete below our jet vac trucks. Sometimes you have to scrub it in with a good stiff bristled brush and do a couple of applications but it cleans the concrete real well. We commonly have stains from hog and poultry grease, processing byproducts, waste materials like hog crap, rendered grease and so on. It works real well. I would follow that with muriatic acid if your going to epoxy or paint them.
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Re: Cleaning Cement Floors?
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Why not blast it with some sort of media-like soda-then vacuum up after.
Last edited by Boco; 06/30/20 11:24 PM.
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Why not blast it with some sort of media-like soda-then vacuum up after. That would embed the grease in the concrete. I would use muratic ,hose the floor before and after and use a squeegee to push the water out after the last rinse. If you’re concerned about washing the chemical away and being toxic use enough water and muratic is pretty well harmless.
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If you want to do an epoxy coating, you need to grind the floor surface, no need to clean. Find someone in your area with a walk behind floor grinder and a pulse bac or similiar vacuum. Yup. We used an abatement contractor or residential environmental clean up places. The guys that scrape off asbestos back vinyl and such messes. It was a lot cheaper than I thought it would be, about 75 cents a square foot. Basement game room, fur room and shop. Clean as a whistle. Just a thought, make sure they know you don’t have an actual abatement job. Owl
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Re: Cleaning Cement Floors?
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Pressure washer, a big one, and HOT water would be my first shot. They make good soaps to add to the pressure washer for your purpose.
The muriatic if you use it needs to be done really carefully, mixed thinner than you think. Gulo before I used muriatic or anything for that matter I'd talk to whatever resurfacing outfit your considering. They can tell you what residue is compatible with your product, and you will have residue.
I just helped a friend Monday who went after his garage floor with a number of things including muriatic acid. More is not better. What a mess. I use acid when washing out new concrete for an exposed Ag finish so I'm not opposed to the product itself, I'm thinking there are better options for your use. Again, talk to the finish surface guys.
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