CLEANING MY SWISSTRAX | Satisfying Look at How I Clean My Garage Floor After Some Filthy Detailing

#garage #swisstrax #detailing

P R O J E C T O V E R V I E W
The dirt under my Swisstrax floor was enough to keep up at night. I performed a thorough detail of my SQ5 over the weekend and a tremendous amount of dirt was removed from the wheel arches and undercarriage. That dirt settled on the floor of my garage underneath the Swisstrax Ribtrax tiles and today's after school project was to clean it all out. I used my new Kobalt (Lowe's brand) surface cleaner attachment and it really did the trick. This video walks viewers through each of the steps required to restore my floor to its former glory. You will be mesmerized by the transformation and I hope you will stick around till the end to witness the results of this five hour project. (Filming added a lot of time).

T I M E S T A M P S
0:00 Artistic introduction
0:12 Project introduction
1:07 Moving SQ5
2:30 Floor removal process
6:02 Pressure wash
10:00 Cleaning Swisstrax
12:45 Job complete
14:17 Mistaken identity

S O U N D T R A C K
I am excited to partner with an amazing music producer Ambient Light. This talented artist is out of Norway and he creates the type of music that completely enhances the detailing process for me. To listen to some of the most amazing chillstep/ambient music you'll ever hear, click on any of the Ambient Light links below:

A M B I E N T L I G H T L I N K S

T R A C K L I S T
1. Auto Chill
2. Inka

C A R Z I L L A D I S C O U N T C O D E
If you are a Canadian detailing pro or enthusiast like me, and you're looking to expand your detailing product or equipment arsenal, be sure to apply my "RADGARAGE" discount code to your CARZILLA.CA order to receive 5% off!

C O M E T S T A T I C 1 7 0 0 P R E S S U R E W A S H E R
I have had my eye on this pressure washer system package for quite some time. I think it will offer a lot of convenience. By mounting it to the wall, I will no longer have to pull out my portable Kobalt unit and hook it up to my water hose. The unit can stay connected to the water and electrical supply which will save me a lot of time and energy. Check it out:

🛒 S W I S S T R A X C A N A D A
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🛒 O B S E S S E D G A R A G E
If you think a Swisstrax floor may be the right choice for you, I encourage you to visit the Obsessed Garage online store. Matt and his team have been selling floors to people from all over the world for years now. Use my affiliate link below when ordering and you will be helping support further enhancements and upgrades to RAD Garage!

F L O O R T I L E U N F A S T E N I N G T O O L
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R A D G A R A G E W E B S I T E
I have created a comprehensive website dedicated to each and every facet of my garage. I highly encourage you to visit WWW.RADGARAGE.CA to learn more than you would ever need to know about my garage including the history behind it, the storage solutions I have created, and all kinds of photos. Be sure to check out my BLOG while you are there to see what kind of things I have been up to in my personal detailing theatre.

R A D G A R A G E O N I N S T A G R A M

W H O I W A T C H
Chromatic Auto Detailing
Obsessed Garage
Ammo NYC
Pan the Organizer

Stay RAD everyone,
Rick

🚫 I reserve the right to delete comments I deem rude or offensive

[Buckyvw]

Awesome as always Rick. Almost looking forward to doing this to my floor when it’s dirty enough! I like the little detail geek shout-out at the end. Need some humour in the covid times! Keep it up!

[GuillaumeR-ne]

Ok, thanks for sharing this. I am gonna stay with my first idea ! Epoxy floor, period !

[Codriver]

The clock is soon 1:am here and I am watching a man in canada cleaning his garage floor. The floor got dirty when he cleaned his wheel wells. It makes no sense at all but i LOVE IT! Fantastic vid as always! Tied shoe laces this time. And there must be spring in the air because the flip flops are back.

[jp]

Ok, the ending was gold. I never thought I'd be enthralled watching some dude clean a garage floor, but you made it happen! When you click the tiles back together, it looks like you're fencing. Dodge one, Parry two. :D

[slw_racer]

Thanks for sharing this. I think you have just convinced me to go down another route to my garage floor, what a palaver having to take the floor apart to clean under it.

[inchandru]

You da man! Nice touch on The Detail Geek

[davewilliams]

I thought there was some sort of tray under the tiles and drainage! Didn't realise it was just the tiles straight on top of the concrete garage floor. It depresses me when my garage is untidy and dirty! More so when I've been doing a job on my S5 and there are tools and waste everywhere. Feel much better once it's swept and vac'd.
Great channel that many just wouldn't understand the interest!

[nickbrown]

Comet great choice! Obsessed garage is a great place that guy sets things up the way the manufacturer should but dosen't!!!

[UpstairsGT]

Hello! Thanks again for an excellent video. I just installed the Comet Static 1700 from Obsessed Garage and absolutely love it. Once you have it up on the wall it saves you a lot of time. Also love your flooring. My next garage project is to install Swisstrax, I am just playing around with designs right now.

[timroscoe]

Another excellent satisfying video to watch. When life returns a little more to normal, I’m looking to buy and install a SwissTrax floor. I bought a few sample tiles for color and I liked your look so much, I bought some exactly like your colors. Looks very professional and not gaudy! Thank you for sharing all your methods!

[MTobin]

Kinda wierd?...LOL....Absolutely ! LOL Just an amazing video Rick and it really shows the quality of the Swisstrax floor that it not only handles all that you put on it, but also how easy it is to remove from the cement floor and clean thoroughly. Now the floor looks as good as it did when you first installed it. Well done !!! (Mike in Ohio)

[carbonyyc]

Love the video. Can’t wait to get my Swiss trax this spring. Glad to see another local to Calgary YouTube

[ToastToGo]

I wondered you process for cleaning under that flooring.. .and now I know! And you're right, it's definitely satisfying transforming something from dirty to clean. At the moment, since I don't wash in my garage, I've been mounting as much stuff to my walls and off the floors or into cabinets so when I start to see leaves or dirt build up, I just hit it with my Ego leaf blower. Much easier to blow our the garage when stuff is off the floor and put away and away from the cross-hairs of my leaf blower haha

[scifithoughts]

Thanks for sharing how to clean a Swisstrax. This helps me consider this floor. Otherwise, I'm thinking of a removable tile floor that doesn't have vented grids.

[kyled]

Lol! Love it my friend! Keep them coming buddy👍

[sleeps]

Great video on how to care for this product. I was wondering about doing mine with a solid outline on the outside and ribbing inside but was worried about the cleanliness but this video has helped me clear up several questions.

[porkorosso]

Great video, thanks! Good point - when jet washing the wheel arches on my block-paving driveway, I have to move the car and wash down the paving. Otherwise I’m walk round in the mud.

[mikestefani]

Great video Rick! Love the Detail Geek reference. Lol. 👍🇨🇦

[johndunnington]

Haha! That ending! Rick, you ever thought about dropping some degreaser in the foam cannon with some soap (just to help it adhere) and foaming the concrete before pressure washing? Also, when you get the new pressure washer, please document the install. Would love to see the build. Awesome as always man! 💪🏼🙏🏼

[Gibbowr]

Great job cleaning the flooring I agree - the awesome feeling of seeing something go from nasty to very clean ! :-)