Strange Question - Paint Removal from Floor?

[ZX3ST]

So I'm finally fixing up my garage the way I wanted to do it 10 years ago.

I'm getting close to the cleaning phase. All these years I thought the stains on the concrete were oil, turns out it's PAINT! A little brake cleaner and it starts crinkling. Pretty sure we're talking automotive paint here. Looked like the previous owner was running a small body shop operation but I never thought too much about it.

Obviously brake cleaner and a thousand rolls of shop towels is not the easiest, safest, or most economical way to deep clean the floor.

Any ideas?

 

[dirtydrew420]

Use a pressure washer or sand it

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[BigGarage]

So I'm finally fixing up my garage the way I wanted to do it 10 years ago.

I'm getting close to the cleaning phase. All these years I thought the stains on the concrete were oil, turns out it's PAINT! A little brake cleaner and it starts crinkling. Pretty sure we're talking automotive paint here. Looked like the previous owner was running a small body shop operation but I never thought too much about it.

Obviously brake cleaner and a thousand rolls of shop towels is not the easiest, safest, or most economical way to deep clean the floor.

Any ideas?

What are you going to do with the floor? If you are simply going to prime & paint it there's no need to remove all of the paint on the floor.

Don't inhale the brake cleaner fumes, they are deadly.

Dennis

 

[Armorpoxy]

Paint remover or small hand grinder with a cup wheel.

 

[ZX3ST]

What are you going to do with the floor? If you are simply going to prime & paint it there's no need to remove all of the paint on the floor.

Don't inhale the brake cleaner fumes, they are deadly.

Dennis

Nothing extra for coating, I just wanted to clean it up real well before I started moving everything back inside.

Noted on the fumes - which is why I asked the question. I never intended to try cleaning the whole floor like that. This was just a spot check to see what I was getting myself into.

 

[Turfbassert]

Try burning off with a weed torch and a helper with a cement floor scraper?

 

[didit]

If you were going to lay down an epoxy coating, I would say rent a shotblast machine but just cleaning, you wouldn't be happy with the look as it is meant to provide "tooth" for good adhesion of the epoxy.