[BMW5and7]

I applied tire dressing/shine (spray) and I realized I also sprayed the area around the tires (concrete garage floor).

Not the floor is stained and no matter what product I apply, it wasn’t able to remove the stain.

Any recommendations or tricks?

[BMW5and7]

MystroX5 ??

[itiongo]

Use a water pressure washer and blow off the spots where you sprayed or spilled the tire shine products. Otherwise, it does go away, but takes up to a year or so from evaporation.

[BMWFanBoi]

Epoxy the garage floor, if it isn't already done!

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[JJacksonIII]

Probably not the best idea to do that in your garage

[BMW5and7]

Originally Posted by JJacksonIII

Probably not the best idea to do that in your garage

I know, i have not done that in YEARS. It happened a few years ago and I never ever did that again, until last week, was lazy enough to not move it out, and put some microfiber towels around the tires, but that did not work well (over-spraying still reached some areas)….

[BMW5and7]

Originally Posted by itiongo

Use a water pressure washer and blow off the spots where you sprayed or spilled the tire shine products. Otherwise, it does go away, but takes up to a year or so from evaporation.

I tried, and even with a 0-degrees nozzle (which can cut through my shoes), it did not remove any of it!!!
The product I sprayed is the GRIOTS BLACK SHINE™ TIRE & TRIM COATING

[Orient330iNYC]

Originally Posted by BMW5and7

I tried, and even with a 0-degrees nozzle (which can cut through my shoes), it did not remove any of it!!!
The product I sprayed is the GRIOTS BLACK SHINE™ TIRE & TRIM COATING

yeah, you will probably need to use a degreaser or dawn-- tire shine is designed to be waterproof and pretty tenacious. dawn, a scrub brush, and some heat, then pressure washer.

the strongest normal degreaser i know of is TSP. depending on your locale, either TSP or a TSP substitute is avail at home depot.

if that doesn't do it you can try dilute muriatic acid but that's last resort. aside from the obvious hazard be prepared to clean the entire floor, it can make the spots cleaner than the rest of the floor.

[BMW5and7]

Anyone tried propane weed burner to burn it off?

[MystroX5]

Originally Posted by BMW5and7

MystroX5 ??

See if Bleach, Simple Green or white vinegar removes it.
Other than that don’t worry as you have a working garage and stains goes alone with the lifestyle. My asphalt driveway has marks all over it from tire spray from my truck. I never ever spray inside the garage as it makes the smooth concrete slippery like ice.

I have one bay totally carpeted for concourse prep that my modern 911 lives in as well as my classic Harley. My classic 911’s that use to park their would leak oil as they all do and the carpet is stained forever.
I laugh at the advertisements of these ultra clean garage pics with perfect cabinets and floors. That would not be a working garage for me and what I do.

[Al Pinã]

Spray the entire floor with tire shine. Problem solved.

[itiongo]

Originally Posted by BMW5and7

I tried, and even with a 0-degrees nozzle (which can cut through my shoes), it did not remove any of it!!!
The product I sprayed is the GRIOTS BLACK SHINE™ TIRE & TRIM COATING

That's some hardcore tire shine you used. I've never had any issues removing tire shine from my cemented drive way, and even left it alone to dissolve over a year.

Originally Posted by BMW5and7

Anyone tried propane weed burner to burn it off?

That would be interesting. Just make sure you don't melt the asphalt, or darken the cement.

[BMW5and7]

Originally Posted by itiongo

That would be interesting. Just make sure you don't melt the asphalt, or darken the cement.

The worker at LOWES had warned me that this may happen if I keep flames for too long. Hence, I went back back home with nothing in hand. So far, no chemicals worked. I have not tried Muriatic Acid though.

[itiongo]

I'd look into some strong concrete oil remover cleaning solutions. Otherwise, you could always hire a pro.

Like this

https://youtube.com/shorts/NViAAw9iHtQ?feature=share

[jdloyd01]

Originally Posted by BMW5and7

The worker at LOWES had warned me that this may happen if I keep flames for too long. Hence, I went back back home with nothing in hand. So far, no chemicals worked. I have not tried Muriatic Acid though.

Have you tried steam? Not saying it would work, but it would be a source of heat that shouldn't cause the same damage as flames. I have a cheep harbor freight steam cleaner that I use. Its done a pretty good job at the tasks I have used it on, the worst being hardened dog slobber.

[vegam]

You should sell this entire thread to Griot's. Great marketing material for GRIOTS BLACK SHINE™ TIRE & TRIM COATING

[bimmerdiesel]

I have used degreaser in past and pressure washed it. If your garage floor is painted or epoxy then consider repainting that portion.

[Ace6180G07]

Muriatic Acid… buy it at Lowe’s by the gallon.

Well ventilated area. Put a box fan behind the area to be applied and push the air out the door. Wear gloves, gogles and respirator if you want. And what ever you do do not breathe in the fumes.

Apply to bare concrete. It’s the only thing that will clean the concrete the way you want. It will look like it’s burning the floor and will sizzle etc.

You can use a metal brush if you want to scrub a little bit.

Let it sit on there a couple of minutes and then use fresh water to flush the area.

You will then see how dirty your floor really is. Once cleaned it will be the cleanest spots in the garage.

I’m telling you… use caution. You have been warned.

I usually clean a garage floor with this before I put down an epoxy coating.

It will remove motor oil stains etc.

Check out YouTube. I’m sure they show some dummy using it the incorrect way. Bit at least you can see what it does.

Safety first.

[Ace6180G07]

Originally Posted by Orient330iNYC

yeah, you will probably need to use a degreaser or dawn-- tire shine is designed to be waterproof and pretty tenacious. dawn, a scrub brush, and some heat, then pressure washer.

the strongest normal degreaser i know of is TSP. depending on your locale, either TSP or a TSP substitute is avail at home depot.

if that doesn't do it you can try dilute muriatic acid but that's last resort. aside from the obvious hazard be prepared to clean the entire floor, it can make the spots cleaner than the rest of the floor.

Yep. You will see just how dirty the rest of the garage floor is when you use Muriatic Acid…🙂

[Orient330iNYC]

Originally Posted by Ace6180G07

Yep. You will see just how dirty the rest of the garage floor is when you use Muriatic Acid…🙂

I don't think I've come across anything that it won't remove. It amazes me you can buy it at any home improvement

Op, if you go down this route, highly recommend getting a respirator with acid gas cartridges, chem resistant long gloves and at the min goggles, if not a full face shield.
This is all going to be on the bottle, but when diluting it, add the acid to the water, and keep some baking soda, either powder or premixed with water in case of a splash or a spill.

I would probably try TSP first before the acid, but I suspect it might laugh at the TSP too.

[JJacksonIII]

In all seriousness, it might be a great time to have an epoxy system put down. Let them grind and epoxy the floor. Otherwise you are going to have a super clean spot that sticks out just as bad as the tire shine mark. Which means you'd have to clean the whole floor. Which would mean you'd have to empty the garage out anyway... and work your ass off... And then you'd probably want to put a sealer down so it wouldn't happen again... And the acid might not clean it all evenly... I say skip it all and get the epoxy pros in there.

[BMW5and7]

Originally Posted by JJacksonIII

In all seriousness, it might be a great time to have an epoxy system put down. Let them grind and epoxy the floor. Otherwise you are going to have a super clean spot that sticks out just as bad as the tire shine mark. Which means you'd have to clean the whole floor. Which would mean you'd have to empty the garage out anyway... and work your ass off... And then you'd probably want to put a sealer down so it wouldn't happen again... And the acid might not clean it all evenly... I say skip it all and get the epoxy pros in there.

I saw some videos about the Muriatic Acid and my concern is that it leaves patches all around.... I am going to ignore it for now nad will probably look for epoxy next spring.... Winter is about to hit now.