RaceDeck updated slip test video (non-dramatic)

[ftadetailing]

Due to the amount of negative posts in the other thread I am reposting this as a new thread hoping to start an honest friendly conversation.

Here's my follow up video. Before watching please read.

I still support RaceDeck, I will continue to recommend the flooring when people ask.
My original video did include "acting," not exaggeration of the slipperiness I experienced.
This video includes none of that, I tried to keep the test as controlled as possible while still providing real world results.
I hope this provides valuable information to Snaplock and other plastic tile manufacturers. My personal suggestion would be to create a tile with texture for areas people will be moving with a quick pace such as a car wash or any other production business.
Yes, the Muck Boots I was wearing in the initial video are drastically more slippery than the others (they are all slick) and as you can see in this video, the slipperiness was not "over-emphasized." Free Flow tiles are advertised for wash bays, detail shops, etc.(they even told me this on the phone when I called) and Muck boots are proper gear in a wet area like a wash bay. Again, a suggestion to take into consideration would be a warning that rubber boots are slippery on these tiles.

There's lots more I could say but I'm sure you'll all have posts for me to respond to.
Here's the video:

 

[FEVERinc]

Why start a new thread to begin with?

This should have just been updated to the original thread.

I wasn't going to really post this but you have campaigned against RaceDeck even though you have claimed not to. It is your social media campaigning against them that brought several one post wonders to garage journal.

I originally thought there was probably SOME slippery issues with the race deck but I wasn't really surprised by it either. I still don't see a whole lot wrong with what Jorgen said to begin with. There was some embellishment and he called it how he saw it.

At this point to me it just looks like an attention ploy and is off putting to me. I'm done reading about this topic because of it. But I figured others here should see that you have made multiple post such as this one. You've been added to numerous groups and your first post in all of them is simply this. To me that seems to scream vendetta.

 

[ftadetailing]

I still don't see a whole lot wrong with what Jorgen said to begin with.

"Jorgen Moller Jr 4 days ago
A detail shop = wax, soap, compounds and other residue on and under the floor that activate when wet. Great over acted drama though. For the record, sanding a floor actually makes it more slippery as the contact surface becomes less. by sanding the floor and seeming less slippery, you most likely were just cleaning off the resdiue."

You really don't see a whole lot wrong with his post?

In the video I stated that the floor had been cleaned with APC and steamed and nothing seemed to work. His first statement ignores this fact completely.

Second, if he had a problem with the video he first should have contacted me privately instead of saying "Great over acted drama"

Third, sanding actually increases the surface area of the tile. He claimed the exact opposite. And he stated again that there was residue on my floor when in fact I had just cleaned the tiles with both APC and a steamer.

At this point all I am doing is defending myself. There never have been and never will be any attacks on RD. I still support the company and recommend their tiles. I just hope they learned from this experience and improve.

"A man must be big enough to admit his mistakes, smart enough to profit from them, and strong enough to correct them." -John C. Maxwell

 

[01Snake]

I've had the original RaceDeck in my garage for 10 years now and if you asked me if I'd buy it again, I'd probably say no. While it's not a bad product, I think a professionally applied epoxy would be better.

My main issue with RD is that it's a pain in the **** to clean and keep clean. It's like a black car. Looks great when clean but it rarely is and doesn't look that great 95% of the time.

Other occasional issues are the tile come apart if you have a side load garage in which you must make a 90 degree turn into the garage. This typically occurs with my vehicles with larger tires. In order to avoid this, I have to straighten the vehicle up before pulling into the garage. Turning the front wheels while pulling into the garage pulls the tiles apart at the seam.

Lastly, if it's hot outside and I leave my garage open, the tiles exposed to the sun begin to buckles and make a huge lump in the floor. Once the tiles cool, they go back into place.

 

[PCMusicGuy]

I don't see what the big deal is on either side. Your first video was effective. You were happy with everything to do with the tiles except for how slippery they were. The way the video was made was to reach your target audience, younger people. Anyone looking at the video could tell there was some induced drama.

RaceDeck's response was no different. If I were proud of the product I sold I would discount/discredit the original video as being foolish as well. The original concern about cleaning products was valid without knowing how long the floor was in use.

I wouldn't worry too much about the people taking sides. I find it quite easy to see both sides and this whole thing has been blown out of proportion.