Plasticizer Transfer

[TurboEuro88]

All -

Had a wonderful epoxy floor put in my garage a few months back and have been loving every bit of it. Super durable and easy to clean up. That said I have run into a bit of a problem that I was hoping to get some answers on. The long and short of it is this: I've had my "fun" car parked in the garage for some time after it broke and I just haven't had time to fix it yet. It's been parked there for about a month since the last time I was able to move it. I recently had to push the car out of the garage for a bit and noticed that the 4 spots where the tires were on the floor left a slight discoloration of the finish . I reached out to my installer and he informed me that high performance tires such as those I have (Michelin Pilot Sport 4S) tend to have plasticizer transfer on epoxy floors and that the only way to really prevent that is to park on carpet squares or some kind of "barrier" between the tire and the epoxy. I wish I'd have known that before parking the car

Anyway - Is there any recourse on cleaning those spots, or are they forever going to be there? I've since bought a couple carpet squares I'll be parking on from this point on, but hoping there's something I can do to mitigate the discoloration.

 

[Shea]

We have an article below about this subject. Once it has stained the finish, it can be difficult to remove via normal methods. It also depends on the quality of the top coat. One product that people have had success with is NAB Black Streak remover. We link to it in the article.

https://allgaragefloors.com/tire-marks-epoxy-flooring/

 

[TurboEuro88]

Thanks for the tip! I should have known to hit up your site. Silly me.

I have some Simple Green laying around that I'll give a shot with first. It is of the undiluted variety, however, so are there any recommendations on how strong of a mix I should try? I'll move up to the NAB Black Streak remover if that doesn't work. Hoping for some good results

 

[Shea]

You can use it undiluted. Just make sure you don't scrub with a real aggressive scrub pad. I like stiff nylon brushes best as they don't have a tendency to degloss. Rinse afterwards to avoid a film.