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I have a heavy gauge plastic pad on the floor under my cars. It's called CapPad. It has a place to put rubber hose on the sides and the ends to keep water off the pad. It's very durable. It's been in the garage, under my Fury for 9 years and there are no holes in it. I'd recommend it to anyone who has an old car that has a tendency to leak it's fluids. The stuffs stays on the pad and is easily wiped up. No stains, etc. The company is located in Dayton, Nevada. 1-800-635-7927
John Paxos -----Original Message----- From: David Homstad <dhomstad@CHARTER.NET> To: L-FORWARDLOOK@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Sent: Sat, 25 Feb 2006 02:58:32 -0600 Subject: Re: [FWDLK] Garage floor carpet Actually, in my experience, water does not sweat "out" of the concrete. In colder climates, like here in Minnesota, the concrete gets very cold during the winter. In the spring, the air warms up and carries a lot of humidity. The water vapor in the warm air then condenses onto the cold concrete surface. The concrete can even "radiate" the cold to the bottom of a car, causing the humidity to condense on the car too. A few years ago, I opened the garage door on a very warm and humid early spring day. After an hour, it looked like in rained on the floor in my garage. The best solution is to place a fan so the air circulates under the car to keep it warmer and to help the concrete warm up faster.
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Carpet would probably insulate the concrete floor and prevent fast condensation. But it will also slow the concrete warming process and extend the length of the dampness time.
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Dave Homstad
56 Dodge D500
Minnesota
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From: Forward Look Mopar Discussion List [mailto:L-FORWARDLOOK@xxxxxxxxxxxxx]On Behalf Of Dave Casey Sent: Friday, February 24, 2006 6:16 PM To: L-FORWARDLOOK@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Subject: Re: [FWDLK] Garage floor paint <![endif]>
You may not want to carpet the whole garage, but its not a bad idea to have a piece of old carpet under your Forward Look vehicle(s). It will trap humidity sweating from the concrete on the concrete instead of allowing it to circulate (and potentially decay) the underside of the car.
Dave Casey
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From: Tom Taylor Sent: Friday, February 24, 2006 3:24 AM
Subject: [FWDLK] Garage floor paint
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I painted my car port floor and used the premium paint made for concrete floors as sold by ACE hardware. The key is making sure the floor is clean and free of grease. In my case I own a pressure washer and gave it a real good cleaning before applying the paint. I read recently where a lady had her garage carpeted and said it kept down the dust and dirt and she could go out to the garage barefoot.
Tom Taylor
55 Coronet.
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