Best Garage Broom/Mop

[jives]

Do you sweep or dust mop your floors? What works best?

I've got a new slab with a glossy sealer finish. The garage is used as a workshop and basketball court, 32 x 42. I've put cabinets and bench tops all around the perimeter walls so that a large empty space is available to play. Trouble is, dirt from car tires and shoes and sawdust fill the place. A standard soft bristle push broom works okay, but 'm wonder if any of you have had better luck, and faster clean ups, with a large mop or ??

In our house we have a gazillion mops. . . Swiffers, sponge, dust. . .I don't want to repeat for the garage.

 

[78scotts]

I sweep with a Harper broom. I forget what number it is but they have different brooms for different surfaces. I have tried other brooms and Harper is by far the best I have used. Then once a month or so I wash down with a garden hose.

 

[xyster101]

Back pack leaf blower.make sure the cars are out and house windows are closed.

 

[rustybutt]

Go to a janitorial supply and get a large dust mop, five or six feet in length. A bit expensive up front but worth the money. Makes clean up faster and easier.

 

[MikeF]

I have one of the grey push brooms from harbor freight, the bristles are soft and it sweeps pretty good on any surface

 

[wrench409]

Yet another company perk.....when it wears out, swap it with one at the plant.

Mostly I use a leaf blower though.

 

[jives]

I reckon I'll try a leaf blower for kicks, but it seems the saw dust will just float in the air and settle everywhere. Worth a shot, I guess.

 

[brickG-man]

Buy a good animal hair push broom (maybe $35 for a 24"). Some people must not have much stuff hanging on the walls or any project plans or papers because I wouldn't ever consider using a leaf blower. It would make a total mess of my workshop.

 

[OJ Bartley]

If things get really dusty I reverse the ol' shop vac and blow out the tight spots around the floor. Mostly I use a cheep version of the pushbroom above on my porcelain tile, and it works well. I have yet to pick up a squeegee for when I hose down (which it needs).

 

[BDT/NWMN]

I sweep with a Harper broom. I forget what number it is but they have different brooms for different surfaces. I have tried other brooms and Harper is by far the best I have used. Then once a month or so I wash down with a garden hose.

About eight years ago, I paid $67 for Harper 6142 ... When I first glanced at that 42" monster, my mind was set on owning it.. Glad I bought it, as a good cleaning of the open floor area became a short task. I don't use it for greasy messes, which I clean up first with a shop rag doused in the parts cleaner..

I use a shop vac to clean around and under equipment to avoid moving everything.

I use a commercial grade mop and wringer bucket, along with dawn dishwashing detergent, when that job is due...

 

[Rod N]

Good old mop and bucket.

 

[7echo]

I vac as much as possible. It collects the dust and debris. Sweeping is OK but for shop dust it is as you mentioned-it aerates the dust and it falls back down onto everything.

 

[WanderingSol07]

I use an upright vacuum, with a bag. I appear to have less dust in the air than with a broom and with the hose/crevice tool I can get into tight spaces and get the cobwebs.

 

[pablo94sc]

I use my hard-surface blower to get most of the **** out of my garage, then just a normal dust broom for getting any remaining stuff out the door.

 

[Maticuno]

Quickie Smooth Surface Push Broom and a regular mop and bucket with Simple Green.

 

[ARCTIC_RAGTOP]

I am normally 100% pro gas-power, but I picked up a DeWalt 40V Leaf Blower for the yard and realized it works awesome for cleaning the garage as well. Has a ton of power and cleans out the dust in no time. Have to make sure to blow it all out the first time or dust will be everywhere and will settle again, but the leaf blower is the way to go. Then once it gets really dirty a good mopping is necessary.

 

[TonkaJoe]

Normally I sweep up the bulky stuff with a shop broom, the rest I vac with the central vac that I plummed out to the garage. Tons of power. Anything it can't get I use a small shop vac to touch up.

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[HMCFab9]

Anybody use sweeping compound?

 

[Shadowdog500]

I use a regular old fashioned broom to get dirt away from walls and corners. A smooth surface push broom for the main floor area, And an upright dust pan and broom to pick up the piles without bending over. I picked up a big janitor style string mop and bucket on wheels with a strainer to mop up the floor after a big spill. A Floor squeegee and magnetic broom also comes in handy.

Chris

 

[Shadowdog500]

Anybody use sweeping compound?

My floors are sealed, so I don't need to.

Chris

 

[the blurr]

The Best broom I have ever found is a Craftsman 6.5 hp Shop vacuum with the long handle with a head about 1.5 ft. wide. Best thing about it is no dust!
Brent