RaceDeck - Winter Pics
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check out 55cadillacking's garage
http://garagejournal.com/forum/showthread.php?p=4577124
on his youtube, he has two videos of racedeck winter cleaning, and you can see what it looks like when dirty and full of dirt (filling completely the gap under the tiles it seems)
Quick Clean:
Complete maintenance:
his youtube channel:
http://garagejournal.com/forum/showthread.php?p=4577124
on his youtube, he has two videos of racedeck winter cleaning, and you can see what it looks like when dirty and full of dirt (filling completely the gap under the tiles it seems)
Quick Clean:
Complete maintenance:
his youtube channel:
Well for some like me the water (snow melt) is more annoying (way more) that dirt...
I often go in the garage as our freezer and extra food are there. With regular flooring, its just a mess of snow and water pooling an then going to the center drain. Every box, shelving or metal item that touches the floor gets rusted and disgusting.
When the snow and dirt falls in chunks from the truck, it splashes all my stuff near the truck.
With freeflow the floor is always dry and you can walk on it without wearing shoes every single time.
For me that's much more important than the cleaning process.
I often go in the garage as our freezer and extra food are there. With regular flooring, its just a mess of snow and water pooling an then going to the center drain. Every box, shelving or metal item that touches the floor gets rusted and disgusting.
When the snow and dirt falls in chunks from the truck, it splashes all my stuff near the truck.
With freeflow the floor is always dry and you can walk on it without wearing shoes every single time.
For me that's much more important than the cleaning process.
Also I think cadillacking has no drain so that's a major difference I'm cleaning ease.
In my case i'll just hose it down regularly and should not have to vacuum or pressure wash except once in the spring.
I'll let you know next winter...
In my case i'll just hose it down regularly and should not have to vacuum or pressure wash except once in the spring.
I'll let you know next winter...
Excelerater
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This is my floor,its almost 10 years old,Swisstrax (not race deck)
and it looks the same today as it did when I first installed it
The edges were replaced about a year ago is all I ever did to it
never washed it once ,I leaf blow it once in a while
and it looks the same today as it did when I first installed it
The edges were replaced about a year ago is all I ever did to it
never washed it once ,I leaf blow it once in a while
RaceDeck1
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This picture is from a garage where RaceDeck had been for over 14 years and only washed in place ( no drains, only sloped floor) I have more that I will search through our files for
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dubber
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It all comes down to how you will be using your floor, type of climate, and look you're going for.
dubber
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I keep meaning to snap a pic before i clean, but it will basically just be a salty floor in my case. The snow melts and water and debris fall through the tiles. Once its dry i do a vacuum, then mop up. At the end of winter i'll pull up a section and do a thorough clean. All comes down to personal preference. During the winter i usually do a floor clean-up about once a month depending on weather conditions.
I park my daily driver in there every night. I took this pic after cleaning the floor on Saturday. Please note that i live in Ottawa, Canada. We have a solid amount of snow right now and wind chill temp this morning was minus 35 Celsius..... brutal!
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dubber
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I used CIL Smart 3 100% acrylic Triple Weather Protection paint for Masonry, Stucco, siding with built in primer. Picked it up from Home Depot in Canada.
Used the same thing in my last garage and i'm very happy with the results. There are a few before and after pics in my thread. I find it really helps to tie in the Race Deck with the walls.
Here's what the floor handles really well.
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KristianS
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That looks horrible!!
dubber
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Hahaha, yea not amazing for sure.
WanderingSol07
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I have a non Racedeck floor, with free flow tiles. Right now the floor is black right around the car from stuff melting off the car. But as others have said I can walk all around the car, save for where the tires actually go, in my socks without getting wet. When it warms up and dries out I take the garage vacuum and clean the floor and **** up whatever is under it. The upright vac with power brush head does a very good job. I have found the vac will 'sweep' the entire garage floor faster than my 3' wide broom and there will be minimal dust in the air when done. Plus the looks from my neighbors when I am sweeping the garage with a vac are priceless! 
dubber
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I went with Black, red and graphite in my last garage ( dubber's single) and thought i should change it up a bit. Really happy i swapped red for alloy this time. Highly recommended!
All high-sheen, diamond plate. This is where my wife parks her Audi, and we have snow and chemicals on the roads right now. Looks good, but had I to do it over I'd have put a couple of rows of drain tiles where you see the drip residue. I didn't originally because I didn't want small parts getting lost when they bounce on the floor, but I do most my mechanical work in the other bays anyways. Photo taken this morning on my way out the door...
Chris05gto
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My FreeFlow floor has been installed about 4 Winters, what I did last Summer was unsnapped one section (where my DD is parked ) cleaned my floor then drug my FF floor back in and snap it back in one large section.....good as new.
AaronTTRS
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Munich77
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Nice floor Aaron. I love the Maserati too - is it an AWD? How do you like it?
RaceDeck1
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great shot and thanks for sharing!
AaronTTRS
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RaceDeck1
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now those look like a lot of winter fun! cool picture....
STClurker
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I just discovered this free flow tile, how well would a creeper roll across it? and what would be a ballpark figure to do about a 2 1/2 car garage?
Chris05gto
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A creeper rolls just fine....contact Racedeck and they will give you the GJ price.
dubber
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/\ This.
AaronTTRS
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floor jack tools good too.
Aaron
Aaron
dubber
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Here you go, with all the nastiness......This is after snow and ice has melted away. All that remains is the grit and salt.
