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09-10-2011, 04:33 PM
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will ants ruin my floor?
I just washed and acid-etched my garage floor. I will prime it then apply solvent-based tan-colored epoxy.
I see a couple trails of ants in the garage as well as lots of individual ants randomly crawling around. I'm in Calif, so our ants are pretty small. Should I be concerned about their presence? Any way to get rid of them without re-contaminating the floor? |
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09-10-2011, 09:38 PM
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Location: Near Philly
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Re: will ants ruin my floor?
Can you spray outside around the exterior walls of the garage?
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09-11-2011, 09:25 AM
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Location: Natchitoches, LA
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Re: will ants ruin my floor?
Use a product called "Grants Kills Ants" It's a granular bait. spread it around the outside parameter of the garage and all your ants will be gone in a few days. Try to keep the bait dry. It's available in California, or at least it was last year when I lived there.
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09-13-2011, 07:16 PM
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Re: will ants ruin my floor?
I ended up ignoring the ants. I applied primer, epoxy and clearcoat on top of them
 . After you apply the vinyl specks, you can't see any ants that are stuck in the clearcoat because they blend in. This is another good reason to use specks
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09-13-2011, 08:40 PM
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Re: will ants ruin my floor?
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Just wait until the new floor is dry. Man, those ants will throw one wild part and invite the whole neighborhood. Well, aren't you too??
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09-14-2011, 04:28 AM
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Re: will ants ruin my floor?
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09-14-2011, 07:28 AM
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Re: will ants ruin my floor?
Heck ... I'd locate them, and use a tiny brush or toothpick with yellow paint and dot in their footprints right up to the tiny imbedded corpses.
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09-14-2011, 09:12 AM
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Re: will ants ruin my floor?
I have those piss ants all over my building. Irritating. I've sprayed the perimeter and ground a couple of times to little impact. The Mesquite trees seem to attract them. I'm more worried about the sap dripping off a couple of joists. Can't wait to try and get that off.
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09-14-2011, 11:23 PM
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Re: will ants ruin my floor?
Try some diatomaceous earth spread around the perimeter.
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