Hello All,
I bought enough racedeck to do the shop in my last house. When I moved, I decided to take it up and put it in the new shop.
Taking it up wasn't a bad job. Putting it down wasn't a bad job either but during the build, the shop became the "catch-all" place for everything! The flooring really took a beating and was not looking very good for it.
Once day, after all the building supplies were removed, I decided to take a mop to the racedeck. I was tired and I just wanted to make it look presentable again. There was a bucket of old water used to mop something that day or the day before but I decided it would be ok to use......WRONG!
This left a coat of crud on the racedeck, attached to the sides of the diamond designs, that was the hardest thing I have ever tried to remove in my life.
This is what the floor looked like. Yuck!
I mopped with everything from SimpleGreen to plain water more times that I care to admit. Finally, I decided to mix some Denatured alcohol and water and scrub with a stiff bristle brush. This took 99% of the yuck off. What was left required a one - one- hand brushing.
This is the floor after the scrubbing. It was clean enough but lacked any luster.
I called Racedeck and ordered a gallon of their "Restore". I mopped it on the floor with a sponge mop and Wow, what a difference this stuff made.
Here's the finished product.
My shop floor does get used. I protect the floor when welding or hard grinding and all my work had taken a toll on the appearance of the Racedeck. Then add the dirty mopping and I had a real problem to solve. I've read where others had issues with their racedeck loosing it's luster so if your having trouble getting yours to look good again, give Restore a chance.
Many thanks to everyone at Racedeck for all the great customer service.
Cheers!
Mickm
I bought enough racedeck to do the shop in my last house. When I moved, I decided to take it up and put it in the new shop.
Taking it up wasn't a bad job. Putting it down wasn't a bad job either but during the build, the shop became the "catch-all" place for everything! The flooring really took a beating and was not looking very good for it.
Once day, after all the building supplies were removed, I decided to take a mop to the racedeck. I was tired and I just wanted to make it look presentable again. There was a bucket of old water used to mop something that day or the day before but I decided it would be ok to use......WRONG!
This left a coat of crud on the racedeck, attached to the sides of the diamond designs, that was the hardest thing I have ever tried to remove in my life.
This is what the floor looked like. Yuck!
I mopped with everything from SimpleGreen to plain water more times that I care to admit. Finally, I decided to mix some Denatured alcohol and water and scrub with a stiff bristle brush. This took 99% of the yuck off. What was left required a one - one- hand brushing.
This is the floor after the scrubbing. It was clean enough but lacked any luster.
I called Racedeck and ordered a gallon of their "Restore". I mopped it on the floor with a sponge mop and Wow, what a difference this stuff made.
Here's the finished product.
My shop floor does get used. I protect the floor when welding or hard grinding and all my work had taken a toll on the appearance of the Racedeck. Then add the dirty mopping and I had a real problem to solve. I've read where others had issues with their racedeck loosing it's luster so if your having trouble getting yours to look good again, give Restore a chance.
Many thanks to everyone at Racedeck for all the great customer service.
Cheers!
Mickm
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