Cleaning up Territory Markings ??

BILL WZOREK

BILL WZOREK

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As we know our Flatheads like to mark there territory !!

Is there a product out there that can be placed on the garage floor
that can be left for say at least a month that will contain the oil drops and not leak through to the floor.

( It's like having a puppy / take the puppy or car out clean up the floor ):eek:

It would would be nice to have something I could just roll up out of the way if some one stopped by or while using the garage and not have to keep walking through the Speedy Dri

What have others done to Garage train our Flatties ???
 
BILL WZOREK said:
As we know our Flatheads like to mark there territory !!

Is there a product out there that can be placed on the garage floor
that can be left for say at least a month that will contain the oil drops and not leak through to the floor.

( It's like having a puppy / take the puppy or car out clean up the floor ):eek:

It would would be nice to have something I could just roll up out of the way if some one stopped by or while using the garage and not have to keep walking through the Speedy Dri

What have others done to Garage train our Flatties ???
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A cookie (baking) sheet would work well. Very low profile, won't leak.

Bill, private message sent to you...
 
Bill, there is (or there was) a product called the Garage Diaper, you can Google it. I've used two pieces from a large cardboard box (the double layer helps) under the Flatheads but, the best thing I've done is to have an epoxy paint cover the garage floor.:) I know that is not always a viable solution:( but, when I built the garage I did it. The epoxy has stood up to everything that a Flathead can deposit on the floor,:D including brake fluid! Even those unidentifiable fluids:confused: left behind by Flatheads, wipe up with very little effort. Every once in a while, I mop the floor with Simple Green cut with water, about a 25 to 75 ratio (25 being the simple Green). If your Flathead is like all of mine, every time you move them, there will be a gift or gifts left on the floor. If I moved one and didn't see any liquid on the floor, It would have to mean that the crankcase, radiator, steering box, transmission, rear end, etc. were out of fluid...:eek:
 
X2 on the large sheets of cardboard. It absorbs pretty well and easy to move about. One thing I use when working on my truck are disposable puppy training pads. The cheap ones work fine and will soak up oils and other liquids. Bag them up when done and your C- board will last much longer.
 
Galvanized drip pans from Auto Zone probably same as from NAPA. Cost around 12 bucks. Then I just clean them off with paper towels and occasionally Simple Green or Purple Power or another oil cleaner works out good.
 
I've found that cardboard doesn't allow the oil to bleed through to the concrete. I'm always scavenging appliance boxes left on the side of the street for floor covering.
 
Bill, i have a large drip tray , i used under the cars in the showroom, it is almost new , your welcome to it if you ever get down in the Lowell area.
 
I use one of those Autozone drip pans and an epoxied floor.
I guess a flathead tends to be like my old harley was, you could tell when it was out of oil when it quit leaving spots in the driveway (or living room carpet).
 
To get The G'Raj Mahal ready for the monthly family banquet I can wipe up most from the epoxied floor. Any left I clean up with Ace Blacktop and Concrete cleaner. Just pour some on, brush with broom a little, and spray or mop off.

The G'Raj Mahal

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Ace Blacktop and Concrete Cleaner

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I use the galvanized drip pans too.
 
Bill,

I'm in the NAPA galvanized drip pan camp, too. I've tried the cat litter, cardboard, etc. The larger pan also covers the trans....which also likes to mark its territory. As noted above, it cleans up with a paper towel.

I also got a large piece of rubberized storm mat....comes in a roll from Home Depot.....that goes under the drip pan the length of the whole car and catches the differential.

When my shocks leak, however, I'm sending them to you!!

Regards....Dick.
 
Hi Everyone; I use a large metal pan, then put cardboard in it, but really, there isn't much to see when I move the car.
 
Prof.
I sure like your garage. I do not think my 1250 sq. ft. shop has been clear since the slab cured.
Bruce
 
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