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shubonker 09-03-08 09:23 PM

Cleaning Tire Marks off Tile Floor?
 
I made some tire marks on my tiled floor, and now there is black streaks everywhere. Whats the best way to clean it??

z415 09-03-08 09:28 PM

Unfortunately for me, I did the same and was unable to get it out. However, mine was because I tried see if I can spin at 200 rpms on my rollers and fell off so it is very very bad.

Good luck to you.

shubonker 09-03-08 09:35 PM

I was adjusting my brakes :(

z415 09-03-08 09:39 PM

Maybe a Mr. Clean Magic Eraser? That worked to get the top layer off for me. It works by very fine abrasion.

kpug505 09-03-08 10:11 PM

I use wd40 on a rag.....Works like a charm!

TeamRoundBoys 09-03-08 11:30 PM

Fingernails, that's why you have them.

Popeyecahn 09-03-08 11:54 PM

Elbow grease...

AdrianFly 09-04-08 06:30 AM

Belt sander?

cyclezealot 09-04-08 06:41 AM

What is the problem.. Test your wife's patience when you get a little spot of chain oil grit on the carpet.

jtrobbins22 09-04-08 07:37 AM

Funny you should mention this...it happened to me 3 nights ago, doing the same thing. I just pulled the couch over them.:D

dynaryder 09-04-08 08:08 AM

Simple Green.

oakback 09-04-08 08:36 AM


Originally Posted by dynaryder (Post 7398919)
Simple Green.

+1, simple green is amazing.

Doohickie 09-04-08 11:02 AM


Originally Posted by Popeyecahn (Post 7397874)
Elbow grease...

They sell that at Pep Boys I think...

mesasone 09-04-08 11:05 AM


Originally Posted by dynaryder (Post 7398919)
Simple Green.

Wow, does this work? I have a bottle of this stuff from cleaning my chain. I was adjusting my RD and have tire marks on a spot on my carpet where I set the bike down with the wheel still spinning. :X

Wheel_Motion 09-04-08 11:07 AM

At my job we use tennis balls on a stick to remove rubber scuff marks from kid's shoes, it may work.

ItoDoeblin 09-04-08 11:16 AM

The tennis ball on a stick is an amazing mental image....I don't know where you work, but I'm really digging this picture I have in my brain of an army of people in gray jumpsuits scrubbing a marble floor the size of a small country with tennis balls on sticks... synchronized...

If all else fails try lacquer thinner or marine spirits. That'll take paint off too tho--and it kills brain cells really fast.

riddei 09-04-08 11:30 AM

Goof Off

http://www.goof-off.com/val/resident...F%20LINEUP.jpg

Popeyecahn 09-04-08 12:15 PM


Originally Posted by Doohickie (Post 7400236)
They sell that at Pep Boys I think...

55gal drum only

dynaryder 09-05-08 07:43 AM


Originally Posted by mesasone (Post 7400269)
Wow, does this work? I have a bottle of this stuff from cleaning my chain. I was adjusting my RD and have tire marks on a spot on my carpet where I set the bike down with the wheel still spinning. :X

Yep. I've used Simple Green many times to get grease off my carpet.

climbhoser 09-05-08 08:24 AM

Simple Green might be best for the carpet, but mineral spirits will dissolve that tire black on the tile for sure.

I know it's not "eco-PC" but I use mineral spirits to clean my chain, too...leaves it sparkly every time!

Wheel_Motion 09-09-08 07:30 AM


Originally Posted by ItoDoeblin (Post 7400367)
The tennis ball on a stick is an amazing mental image....I don't know where you work, but I'm really digging this picture I have in my brain of an army of people in gray jumpsuits scrubbing a marble floor the size of a small country with tennis balls on sticks... synchronized...

If all else fails try lacquer thinner or marine spirits. That'll take paint off too tho--and it kills brain cells really fast.


LOL.... :lol::lol::lol::lol::lol::lol::lol::lol::lol:

I work at my local elementary school as a custodian..

littlewaywelt 09-09-08 08:00 AM

Mr. Clean Magic Eraser.
It removes nearly anything.

neilfein 09-09-08 08:05 AM

Try baby wipes. They get grease off almost everything, including metal, skin, and cloth; they might work on tile.

stripes 09-09-08 12:56 PM


Originally Posted by littlewaywelt (Post 7431312)
Mr. Clean Magic Eraser.
It removes nearly anything.

+1 for the magic eraser, I'm surprised nobody said it before that. Works great.

richardcherry20 04-11-13 10:25 AM

Yes..wd40 works great. :)

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