You keep your home clean so why not take some time out and clean the garage floor in your home? Cleaning the epoxy-coated floor in your garage will not only make it look more appealing but at the same time, it will also increase its operational life. Hence, without further ado, here are a few tips that can help you clean the garage floor in your home more efficiently and quickly –
Begin by sweeping the floor
Like any other chore in your home, your garage floor cleaning spree should also start with a simple sweeping session. Use a broom with soft bristles and it should be enough to get all the loose dirt and debris out of the way without leaving any scratches on the floor.
Stains should be dealt with in no time
As per the opinion of a revered epoxy flooring contractor associated with a renowned company specialising in garage floors Raleigh services, you should readily mop, wipe or blot spilled liquids such as engine oil or grease from your garage floor as soon as it happens.
Failure to do so could leave a hard-to-remove stain.
Spilled liquids should be cleaned right away using blotting paper, rags, or a soft mop. In case you are staring down at a hard-to-remove stain then you would need to pour some solution made using water, lemon juice, and vinegar on the stain and leave it on for a day or a few hours.
After that, all you would need to do is get down and use a scrubbing pad on the stain site for effective removal of the stain.
You can also use conventional grease removers from your neighborhood store. Make sure to use the product as per the instructions stated on the label of the same.
Further care should also be given to the garage floor
It is a common misconception that epoxy coated garage floors do not need periodic or daily maintenance. Even if you have put in a lot of money on covering the floors of your home’s garage to epoxy coating, you would also need to take some time out and make sure you are –
- Sweeping the epoxy coated floor with a soft mop at least once a week. All you would need to do is glide the dust mop on the epoxy coated garage floor and then make sure that the mop is cleaned for future cleaning sessions.
- Washing the epoxy coated garage floor after every four or three months. You would need to use a foam mop and use a mixture of ammonia and hot water. Make sure that you are not using more than half a cup of ammonia per 4 liters of water. After the cleaning is completed, make sure that the floor is being subjected to an air drying session. If you are in a hurry, you can always wipe the floor dry with a clean soft towel.
For more tips on this matter, be sure to get in touch with the team of professionals you had hired to subject the floor in your home garage to epoxy coating. The cleaning tips mentioned above would cover the basics but for advanced tips, a bit of professional help could go a long way. Get the point?