Cleaning and Lubing Chain in Garage?

[MNGreg]

With having a house now and a 3 car garage, my bike, lawnmower, snowthrower and storage gets the 3rd slot.
*If it is raining out, does anyone on here clean and lube their chain in their garage?
*How do you protect the garage floor from getting all the chemicals and wax on the floor of the garage? Do you use one of those Yamaha Fluid retention mats, then just wash it off with a hose later?

I want to epoxy coat my garage floor, but I dont know when I will be able to get that done. I would like to protect the floor until then, but I need to be able to clean my chain on the weekends but obviously dont think I can do it outside in the rain (lots of rain lately on the weekends).

 

[CrazyCawi]

shouldnt matter really...before you expoxy you will have to strip the concrete and stuff. I wouldnt use a retention matt just use an old piece of cardboard and lay it within the spray area

 

[JSP]

I have a mat out of my Tacoma I used to have that I use. Works great at catching and soaking up anything. I park my bike on it. But cardboard should work just fine. Or wait till its not raining.

 

[99vengeur]

:Im With Stupid:

I just throw down some old cardboard or newspaper from the recycling bin.

 

[See red]

I do mine on my neighbors side walk.... I don't like him. I do it only when he is home and can see me.... still won't say anything lol!

 

[bmw675]

huh, i've never done it outside, always inside.

like everyone else, I lay cardboard on the concrete. I guess you could put a drain pan underneath it if you plan on using alot of degreaser when cleaning it.

 

[Deanohh]

I get a cheap paper painters tarp and cut it up. Use a piece to keep floor and me clean when working on floor. Absorbs a little and less messy than cardboard.

 

[buzzbomb]

Cardboard, here. Never seems to be a lack of the stuff.

 

[pgyammy]

I've used empty pizza boxes. When open you can slide the top half between the tire and chain so no oil gets on the tire and extra oil runs down into the pizza box.

 

[Skidro]

Since i ride everyday, my bike never sees a garage and gets rained on only when it's raining. I've riden in the rain the last three days, and actually enjoy it.

I do average a 1000 miles a month & she will be 22 months old tomorrow and I will hit 22,000 miles tomorrow afternoon.

I do have a home-made catch pan that i put under the bike when i do an oil change.