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Title: Need advice on cleaning my Gym floor
Post by: Demon-Seed on May 10, 2007, 02:16:57 pm: Hey guys
Just wondering if anyone can advise me on cleaning a rubber gym floor. In my gym I have those large 6x4 matts..they are ribbed like um steel plates kind of..anyways I have been trying to clean them to no avail..Still looks like some dirt/dust on them..see the surface is porus like an orange so its difficult to clean. So far I have tried..
1. mopping with water/bleech/cleaning solution...
2. mopping then using shop vac.
3. applied spray nine and armour all...scrubbed and wipped.

I am not getting results..the floor looks dirty. anyone advise me?? I hate to have to rip up all those mats they were a pain to drag into my basement. I think I need something industrial strenght not sure.... here i attached a photo as well to give you an idea what i am dealing with.

Any help, advice or links would be greatly appreciated.

thx
Jim
Title: Re: Need advice on cleaning my Gym floor
Post by: ChadTower on May 10, 2007, 02:23:45 pm: Is it removable? I used to have similar stuff in my basement when I lifted a lot down there... I'd just pull it up, take it outside, hose it off.
Title: Re: Need advice on cleaning my Gym floor
Post by: Demon-Seed on May 10, 2007, 02:42:37 pm: Hey
It is removeable technically but in realitiy no.. Its cut in exact pieces to cover the entire floor like large tiles. they are very heavy/awkward and it took me 2 days to lug them down and set them up. So I dont want to remove them. If I do remove them..... it will be to burn them >:D

No I have mopped them with water etc.. and scrubbed and scrubbed... so I am thinkint that hosing them down wont work much better. :( I was thinking maybe a floor cleaning machine or something? but that is a lot of money to rent..I was hoping someone would have a "magical" cleaner that is industrial and works or something.. also thinking of using an angle grinder with brush attachment or something along those lines...

Anyways its a pain..I spend thousands on my gym.. its great except the floor looks like something from a barn,,too much dirt staying in the pores of the matts... I want it to look fresh and clean.....there has to be a way. I am sure members will have some more ideas. I apprecaite the idea of hosing....

thx
Jim
Title: Re: Need advice on cleaning my Gym floor
Post by: ChadTower on May 10, 2007, 02:43:48 pm: Long bristled brush to loosen particles followed by a vacuuming?
Title: Re: Need advice on cleaning my Gym floor
Post by: mr.Curmudgeon on May 10, 2007, 02:58:31 pm: Demon-seed needs advice on cleaning his gym floor....eew!
Title: Re: Need advice on cleaning my Gym floor
Post by: horseboy on May 10, 2007, 03:21:23 pm: Get married?
Title: Re: Need advice on cleaning my Gym floor
Post by: Naru on May 10, 2007, 03:28:18 pm: Quote from: horseboy on May 10, 2007, 03:21:23 pm
Get married?

Ha, ha, ha, man that's so good.

Seriously though, that looks
like the floor at the gym I go to.
All they do is sweep it with a vacuum.
Man I hope you didn't get stuck
with some third rate mats.
Title: Re: Need advice on cleaning my Gym floor
Post by: Havok on May 10, 2007, 03:33:48 pm: Spray paint 'em!
Title: Re: Need advice on cleaning my Gym floor
Post by: shorthair on May 10, 2007, 07:21:52 pm: It's a gym floor. It isn't meant to be clean. You could try some Dr. Bronner's.
Title: Re: Need advice on cleaning my Gym floor
Post by: ChadTower on May 11, 2007, 08:12:10 am: That was my thought too, but if he wants a shiny gym, he can have a shiny gym.