The Ultimate Guide to Using Our Industrial Floor Cleaner in Auto Body Shops

Paolo Rigoni • Mar 21, 2024

Maintaining a clean and organized automotive shop can provide optimal efficiency, safety, and employee and customer satisfaction. It streamlines your operations and reduces downtime and the risk of accidents while instilling confidence in your customers and providing a positive experience.

However, finding effective cleaning solutions for dirt, grease, and grime on various surfaces can be overwhelming. You’re likely looking at industrial floor cleaners, multi-purpose degreasers for body shops, bumper-to-bumper car detailing solutions, engine degreasers, multi-purpose solutions, and everything in between. 


Balancing the need for powerful cleaning agents with environmentally friendly requirements, sustainability, and a tight budget requires an innovative approach. What if there were one cleaning solution for all your automotive shop needs? 


Read on to learn how our
multi-purpose cleaner Econo Clean can cut through grease and grime in your automotive shop floors and other areas, is easy on the environment, and keeps more money in your wallet.

Why Are Degreasers Important for Automotive Shops?

Much of the dirt in an automotive shop is oily and greasy, and removing it takes a special kind of cleaner. 


What Does a Degreaser Do?

Degreasers efficiently remove grease, oil, grime, and other contaminants from surfaces, equipment, and machinery, ensuring a clean and efficient working environment in the body shop. Traditional degreasers generally contain harmful chemicals, some of which are carcinogens. 


Econo-Clean is eco-friendly and doesn’t contain phosphates, bleaching agents, acids, or solvents. This grease, grime and oil emulsifier removes even the toughest dirt build-up. Its sodium-based lifting agents get into the pores of a material to lift and remove anything that isn’t permanently bonded.


Learn more about the basic elements of Econo-Clean

The Versatility of Econo-Clean

With its concentrated formula, you can use Econo-Clean in your home, car, boat, trailer, workplace, automotive shop, manufacturing plant, and more.


How to Use a Degreaser

Econo-Clean’s versatility makes it a perfect cleaning solution for auto repair and body shops. There are various dilution ratios for different applications, such as:



  • Engine degreasing 
  • Paint overspray removal
  • Aluminum surface cleaning
  • And more


See the table below for an exhaustive list of dilution ratios:

Type Ratio oz per Gallon
Engine Degreasing 10:1 12 oz. PER GAL
Paint Overspray 10:1 12 oz PER GAL
Aluminum Surfaces 10:1 12 oz PER GAL
Silicone Removal 10:1 12 oz PER GAL
Polyurethane Spill 10:1 12 oz PER GAL
Degreasing Surfaces 10:1 12 oz PER GAL
Carbon Deposits 10:1 12 oz PER GAL
Adhesive Residues 10:1 12 oz PER GAL
Equipment Cleaning 30:1 4 oz PER GAL
Gas Pump Maintenance 30:1 4 oz PER GAL
Cement Removal 10:1 12 oz PER GAL
Whitewall Tires 30:1 4 oz PER GAL
Rubber Parts 30:1 4 oz PER GAL
Algae Removal 30:1 4 oz PER GAL
Tree Sap 30:1 4 oz PER GAL
Glycol Spills 30:1 4 oz PER GAL
Industrial Fallout 10:1 12 oz PER GAL
Chrome Surfaces 30:1 4 oz PER GAL
Stainless Steel Parts 30:1 4 oz PER GAL
Vinyl Surfaces 30:1 4 oz PER GAL
Exhaust Stains 10:1 12 oz PER GAL
Nicotine Removal 10:1 12 oz PER GAL
Heavy Smoke Damage 10:1 12 oz PER GAL

Econo-Clean for Industrial Floor Cleaning

As an industrial floor cleaner, Econo-Clean is an effective stain remover and general-purpose floor cleaner. Automotive shop floors can be riddled with oil, grease, rust, and rubber stains. A 10:1 dilution ratio and a scrub brush can take care of stains, while a 30:1 mixture can clean and sanitize the rest of the floor.

Cost-Saving Benefits

Econ-Clean is a highly concentrated solution that allows you to dilute it with water based on your exact usage. No more need to buy dozens of expensive pre-diluted cleaning solutions —Econo-Clean does it all — for less. Buy in bulk and save even more.

“We have been using Econo Clean for almost three years in our automotive shop.  Works great for everything from cleaning glass to floors to cars to our break room!” - Linda McMullin


“Have been using Econo Chem products for years! nothing cleans better.

Very friendly staff & always easily accessible.” - Castle Honda


“Great products and great customer service! At our dealership Chapman Motors in Killarney, MB we use Econo-Chem cleaning products daily and would recommend anyone who hasn't tried them yet to do so.” - Brayden Pugh


“Have been using Econo Clean in our mechanic shop, and at home for a year.  It works great to clean the Floors in my mechanic shop office, and it also makes grease and oil stain removal easy and safe for our customers' vehicles.” John Bartsch



Eco-Friendly Cleaning

Econ-Clean is a highly concentrated solution that allows you to dilute it with water based on your exact usage. No more need to buy dozens of expensive pre-diluted cleaning solutions — Econo-Clean does it all — for less. Buy in bulk and save even more.

“We have been using Econo Clean for almost three years in our automotive shop.  Works great for everything from cleaning glass to floors to cars to our break room!” - Linda McMullin


“Have been using Econo Chem products for years! nothing cleans better.

Very friendly staff & always easily accessible.” - Castle Honda


“Great products and great customer service! At our dealership Chapman Motors in Killarney, MB we use Econo-Chem cleaning products daily and would recommend anyone who hasn't tried them yet to do so.” - Brayden Pugh


“Have been using Econo Clean in our mechanic shop, and at home for a year.  It works great to clean the Floors in my mechanic shop office, and it also makes grease and oil stain removal easy and safe for our customers' vehicles.” John Bartsch



How to Implement Econo-Clean in Your Shop

You can integrate Econo-Clean into your daily mechanic shop cleaning routines by:

  • Assessing your needs
  • Requesting a free sample of Econo-Clean
  • Ensuring safety
  • Diluting correctly
  • Proper labeling of spray bottles
  • Training staff on proper use and application techniques
  • Monitoring and adjusting as needed
  • Documenting your processes to maximize efficiency and savings
  • Communicating changes to create an efficient and environmentally friendly cleaning system


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