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Old 09-22-2016, 07:43 AM
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Originally Posted by Dave O View Post
Thanks! Guess there is no short cut to grinding it all off.

What about a degreaser? And any of the pros can chime in too. ��
The "grind it off" came from "some tire lift". To degrease a sound but ugly floor I like sodium metasilicate (sp) You can get it straight up and add it to water or get a cleaner that uses it. If it says "Not for use on aluminum!" It might have the good stuff. It denatures oils via soaponification (sp) very well, washes away easily and is ok to run down the drain. I found that it did not cause changes in PH and in my limited experience no issues with adhesion. YMMV

I don't think you need to call in a pro for any garage floor. It is just not that important. RTFM. Going from memory from when I selected and installed the water born rusto stuff the instructions said can be re-coated down the road. This was one of the reasons I selected it. (who am I kidding, I am cheap, it was cheap and looked to be the least finicky of them all)
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