| Author | Message | ||
     Piotr12 |
Does anyone know what I can use to take the tire stains off the linoleum garage floor? By the time I realized what was happening it was too late.   | ||
| 99buellx1 |
Ooo...that's super hard to get rid of. We had something similar for a floor at Silver Eagle Buell and couldn't get them off. Had a cleaning company come in, stripped the floor, polished, then re-wax.....still there. Hope yours cleans better than ours did. | ||
| Natexlh1000 |
Perhaps denatured alcohol? Try it on a little spot and see. I spilled some of that crap at work a few years ago and it stripped off all of the shiny wax layers down to the dull linoleum. Perhaps if you're lucky, it just in the top surface. | ||
| Nevrenuf |
have you tried wd-40. | ||
| Bads1 |
Sorry to say but you might get it to fade a bit with a Floor stripper. Thing is this is 9 times out 10 permanent. I own a commercial janitorial service and do plenty of floors. It's the petroleum that is in tires that do this. | ||
| Piotr12 |
Well that just sucks. The linoleum was laid down earlier this year before I moved into the house. I had no idea tires would do this. I am willing to try the above mentioned remedies but it sounds like I may be doomed. | ||
| Baybueller |
As a side note, burnouts dont leave rubber as much as they remove the first layer or two of linoleum.  | ||
| Fahren |
Pete, I hope your doghouse is comfortable... | ||
| Skntpig |
Looks like time to upgrade the garage floor to wood. | ||
| Skntpig |
You know your photo with the border just looks like it's waiting for a caption. I hope it works out for you. | ||
| Swampy |
Comet cleanser with bleach, damp sponge. What do I win? | ||
| Piotr12 |
Well, so far I have tried: Goo Gone Ajax with bleach Krud Kutter Soft Scrub with bleach I even tried mixing some of the above for a extra kick. I need to pick up a can of Denatured Alcohol and maybe a Magic Eraser and see what happens. Bads1-What type of stripper do you use? Is it something I can buy retail? I will be on the couch if anyone has any other ideas. | ||
| Spiderman |
Mr Clean Magic Eraser! Try those, I was able to get puck marks off the used hockey pads I bought which is the same kind of rubber on a similar synthetic material.... | ||
| Mr_grumpy |
In my experience once it's stained with any hydrocarbon based product it's f****d as it too is a petroleum base. So what to do? That depends on a number of things. What's the base under the linoleum? Are you going to work on your vehicles in the garage? or is it just for parking? Do you own the property or is it rental? If it's yours & you're likely to have spills & it's concrete based. pull out the lino & paint the floor with proper floor paint. If it's a rental & you're worried about your deposit, go buy some plastic sheeting & the cheapest lino you can find & lay the plastic sheet as a barrier then the cheap lino on top to preserve it, or alternatively just replace the lino before you move out. The other alternative is to roll the lino up (if it's not stuck down) & store it somewhere til it's time to go. There are many other cheap options but it depends on what you want/need. | ||
| Brettx1 |
Try simple green | ||
| 99savage |
My wife swears by "Magic Eraser" - Super fine abrasive pads. I use them to get the stains from the painted gutters - Did it for the past 5 years. - Stains gone, paint still glossy | ||
| Fung |
if nothing else works, think about a little acetone? | ||
| Ferrisbuellersdayoff |
Lay a rag on the spot, pour Sno-Bol on the rag. walk away for 24 hours. the rag holds it in place and gives something for the stain to cling to as it lifts off the surface. i wrap old tools in paper towels, and pour sno-bol, or any blue fluid in a crooked neck bottle used for squirting the underside lip of the toilet. It removes rust and chemical reactioned marks. ***DO NOT LET THE FLUID COME IN CONTACT WITH ANYTHING ALUMINUM*** it eats it away, right then and there, poof gone! we used it to clean the rust out of steel MC tanks, and we cut the top off a beer can and filled it with the chemical. applied to the outside of the tank with a brush. put brush in can went in the house. after lunch all i found was the brush, a puddle of green goo, and the screen printing of the Old Milwaukee label. | ||
| Piotr12 |
@ Mr Grumpy- The house is mine and the linoleum was laid down prior to move in. An adhesive was used to secure it to the floor. The garage floor was raw concrete which seen better days. I figured that the linoleum would be a little nicer and easier to keep clean with an occasional sweep and mop. It brightens the space up as well. I use the garage for parking and routine maintenance on my scoots and the bike. The photo shows only a few of the many spots that are on the floor and yesterday, after moving our bicycles around, I found some more (albeit smaller) stains I am afraid that if I get too aggressive and abrasive, I will damage the shiny layer of the floor which then will be damaged even worse. I will try the other ideas mentioned above but I am afraid it isn't going to work as well as I hoped. Thanks everyone for the suggestions. | ||
| Spiderman |
Try the Magic Erasers first, they are cheap and usually you can get the generic versions from your local store for cheap! | ||
| Kyrocket |
+1 on the magic erasers, they've saved my butt more than once. Since it's yours I myself would just get some carpet pads or remnants to keep under the tires from now on and not worry about it. In five or six years when it's really grungy just replace it all. Who knows what else you'll spill, (usually right after it's replaced). My youngest puked kool-aid all over the carpet less than one week after it was professionally cleaned. Oh well, whatcha gonna do  | ||
| Theironmaiden22 |
Strip the wax, then once you get to the bare floor, scour the effin sh*t out of it with a scotch-brite pad. Once you get to the bare floor try using a bowl cleaner, something acidic. Me and my dad do floors for salons and barbers (hair dye, perm solution, etc...) and that works for us. Once, did we encounter a stain that we couldn't get with industrial stripper or a bowl cleaner and we had to resort to concentrated hydroflouric acid. I use it at the dental lab to strip porcelain off of metal. Also, rent a buffer that has interchangeable heads/pads. That will save you time and effort, and since it's interchangeable once your done scouring the spots and laid a few coats of fresh wax, NOTE: each coat of wax HAS to be dry before putting the next ontop. Wax will reactivate itself and instead of layering will be one big thick layer of shit. You can then switch to a shine pad to buff the floor once you're all done. He's done this for half his life (he's 51) and I've been helping him since I was 10. It's worked every time. | ||
| Slaughter |
How much do you really want the linoleum? I say it's easier to peel it off, strip it down to concrete, rent a floor sander and etch and epoxy paint. Never worry about spilling or marking again. I can't imagine linoleum where you'd ever consider parking or woriking on anything (except in a Motel 6 bathroom - don't ask). | ||
| Bads1 |
He's done this for half his life (he's 51) and I've been helping him since I was 10. It's worked every time. This is linoleum. You cannot use your methods because its not considered a commercial floor. Wow!!! I've been doing this 18 years. Remind me not to subcontract to him. I do a variety of different floors but would never put my business in a situation that you could do more damage then has already been done. | ||
| Aldaytona |
If all else fails, just keep moving the bikes around the garage floor until you get a really cool pattern all over.  | ||
| X5thxgearxfreak |
 (Although he isn't stupid.) My flat mate did that with his Vespa. It leaked oil all over the f*ckin place. Of all things he made an outline of the bloody Netherlands. It looked like a spot of spots more than anything, until I got a wild hair up my arse and bought some oil remover (our garage is paved). Now he can't move it around since I've two bikes now  And I make damn f*ckin sure neither of my bikes leak oil. | ||
| Firebolt32 |
C4? | ||
| Jimduncan69 |
sorry to tell you that stain is there and there is not really anything you can do about it. i lay vinyl flooring for a living. i have seen this happen more times than you think. most of the time it is caused by the wrong type of rubber backing on bath mats. but tires will cause it too as you have already figured out. what you have is a no wax vinyl floor and if you try to strip it you will ruin it. the stain is caused from a chemical reaction between the tires and the vinyl wear layer of your floor. the only suggestion i have for you is to find a decent sized area rug to cover it up. | ||
| Bads1 |
Gary speaks truth there.I said using a stripper just in those area's..... not the whole floor. Sometimes you can get lucky. More time not though. Those areas would require a wax back on and you may see where you attempted to do these repairs if you'd like to call it that. Even someone that has a asphalt driveway and doesn't take there shoes off in the house. Over time the floor will yellow and discolor leaving a traffic pattern through the area most traveled. | ||
| Piotr12 |
Thanks for all the responses everyone. After trying Magic Eraser, Acetone and Simple Green, nothing has worked. Lesson learned. I may replace the linoleum at some point or maybe pull it up and apply garage floor paint but for now I will have to deal with the spots. |
