My husband and I made arrangements to look at a house for sale this past weekend. Having been built only two years ago, and with only one prior owner, the house was relatively clean. The three-car garage was impressive, but I was irritated to see that the floor was stained with automotive oil. Had the one and only tenant of the home taken a few precautions, he could have prevented staining the brand-new floor, and saved the new occupant some time and money in cleaning it.
The most common garage stain is automotive oil—that is, oil that drips from a car's engine onto the floor below. Yet there are other stains one can often find in a garage such as rust, mud, paint, forgotten food residue, sidewalk chalk, and wood stain. Even wasp nests and bird feces can stain a garage floor and walls. Here is a list of common garage stains, how to prevent them, and how to clean them if you've already got them:
For really stubborn stains, use a sander to try to sand them away. If that action doesn't completely remove the stain, use mineral spirits or kerosene in a well-ventilated area. Darker stains react well to an application of bleach or oxalic acid since those chemicals will lighten the stain.
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