Frozen Floor Cleaner

[ol240z]

Now that so many of us are dealing with snow - how about putting it to use in the garage. The floor around my dailey driver is a mess from all the slush I drag in. If you have that problem - try this. Take a little fresh snow and spread it over the salt residue or melted slush. It will absorb the residue and water and do a pretty good job cleaning the floor of winter salt. Use a stiff bristle push broom to spread the snow and scrub the floor, then sweep the dirty snow into a snow shovel and toss it out. Works pretty well.

[shoopajae10]

That's some deep stuff man.

I will try this once I can afford a garage.

[ProfessorDave]

Aw, what do you guys in Chicago know about snow?!?



I'm sure that works. I'll tell my wife. Her car is in the garage. The Z is outside

[ol240z]

Originally Posted by ProfessorDave

Aw, what do you guys in Chicago know about snow?!?



I'm sure that works. I'll tell my wife. Her car is in the garage. The Z is outside

Well - when it comes to snow - my hat's off to you , but Z car outside?? we need to talk about garage space priorities.

[ProfessorDave]

Wife's Mazda in the garage = good Italian cooking nightly.

Dave's Z in the garage = Dave in the garage. No cooking.

I dream of a bigger house with a huge garage with a heated floor, so I can hose the slush into a floor drain while I laugh at the neighbors shoveling outside.

[ol240z]

Ah yes the dreams we dream. Well much is possible. I know what you mean about good Italian cooking, so I learned how to cook better than the wife and along the way figured out how to get 5 cars in a 3 car garage.

[SkyZ]

Originally Posted by ol240z

Ah yes the dreams we dream. Well much is possible. I know what you mean about good Italian cooking, so I learned how to cook better than the wife and along the way figured out how to get 5 cars in a 3 car garage.

damn thats impressive, picts or it didnt happen!

[Mt Tam I am]

Excuse my extreme California ignorance, but why do you care about the cleanliness of the garage floor? Or how about a floor squeegee to push the snow out?

[ol240z]

Originally Posted by Mt Tam I am

Excuse my extreme California ignorance, but why do you care about the cleanliness of the garage floor? Or how about a floor squeegee to push the snow out?

Salt or salty water and freezing temps cause the concrete surface to pit. I also store a car in the garage and don't want the salty water collecting under the car in storage (my garage floor wasn't properly sloped so water puddles in my garage). When you come into your garage at night, the snow and slush under the car and in the wheel wells drops off (usually the garage is a touch warmer than outside temp). When you pull out, you can use a squeegee, but it still leaves a salty residue. After awhile the salt actually starts to crystalize on the floor. If you use water and a squeegee to clean and squeegee the water out into your driveway you end up with a huge slab of ice. Using the snow to clean the mess allows you to sweep it up and toss it off to the side of the drive.

I would guess that is not a problem in Cali.

[ol240z]

Originally Posted by SkyZ

damn thats impressive, picts or it didnt happen!

I'll snap a pic, but I must admit to a bit of a cheat. I have a lift to stack 2 cars in one bay. I also got a bunch of heavy duty cantilever shelving from Circuit City when they slammed their doors so I've put stuff up high and made some floor space. So I have 4 cars on the floor with one over. I also have a 3 place personal watercraft on a trailer, a lawn tractor (with sweeper and garden cart), a lawn mower, a snow blower, 7 bicycles, 2 go-karts, and 3 sets of wheels out there. The thing that really made it too crowded was this big chipper my father gave me. It's got to go.

[Mt Tam I am]

Originally Posted by ol240z

Salt or salty water and freezing temps cause the concrete surface to pit. I also store a car in the garage and don't want the salty water collecting under the car in storage (my garage floor wasn't properly sloped so water puddles in my garage). When you come into your garage at night, the snow and slush under the car and in the wheel wells drops off (usually the garage is a touch warmer than outside temp). When you pull out, you can use a squeegee, but it still leaves a salty residue. After awhile the salt actually starts to crystalize on the floor. If you use water and a squeegee to clean and squeegee the water out into your driveway you end up with a huge slab of ice. Using the snow to clean the mess allows you to sweep it up and toss it off to the side of the drive.

I would guess that is not a problem in Cali.

Thank you and no this is not a problem here at sea level. +1 for your polite response.