RIVNIK Posted December 12, 2012 Share Posted December 12, 2012 Here's one for the books! I spend a lot of time under my Riv with it up on old school metal ramps.....in fact I've been running all manner of vehicles up on ramps for decades without incident. Then I painted my garage floor with an epoxy type floor paint. Since I sometimes like to lay right on the floor for extra clearance , I opted to leave out the grit. The first time I tried to put the Riv on the ramps, she got about 6" up and the ramps shot out like two cannonballs, flying into the far wall and missing my wife by inches. ( I let her guide me 'cause it makes her feel important, even though it's easy enough solo, and I think that's pretty big of me, don't you guys?) I really think she could have been seriously injured. Now the ramps will be relegated to driveway use only! Has this happened to anyone else? Anyway,moral to the story.....Look the_ out!!!! p.s........ being a Riviera owner & enthusiast in Fla. is a lonely hobby... probably because we're so long & skinny....any kind of club activity usually means driving my Precious Riv way too far to meet up with four or five old crates in some motel parking lot....If I go it's in my Subaru. Why don't some of you nuts should leave the snowstorms & hurricanes behind for year round sunshine & warmth, and don't forget to bring the Rivs ! Drew#4675! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RivNut Posted December 12, 2012 Share Posted December 12, 2012 Drew,What's the mascot for the University of Miami? Did you say Hurricanes? I wonder why they'd be given a name like that? I'll stick with the thunder storms and snows of the midwest, thank you very much. Ed Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
60FlatTop Posted December 12, 2012 Share Posted December 12, 2012 If you choose a spot in the garage where you will always service the car on ramps you can drill four holes and drop shields in them with some 1/2" bolts screwed in some the heads work as a brace. Go deep enough and you will have a handy anchor point for a little body pull if needed.Bernie Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rocky5517 Posted December 12, 2012 Share Posted December 12, 2012 My company installs coatings (urethanes, epoxies, etc) on comm'l and industrial concrete areas. We always use grit- light stuff for foot traffic or more coarse for car traffic. Reason is two-fold/ grit absorbs wear and tear , but more importantly prevents, up to a point, slipping and sliding. We dbl it up in turning lanes, and sometimes we opt out of doing ramps due to idiots who fly downhill at speed then wonder why they plant themselves in the parapet wall.The systems actually work better as they "break in" because the grit, or "aggregate" punches thru the top coarse and provides more traction. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bb1970 Posted December 12, 2012 Share Posted December 12, 2012 I cut two pieces out of a junk rubber truck bed mat. Sit the ramps on the mat. Works on smooth concrete. I never tried it on epoxy floor. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
petelempert Posted December 12, 2012 Share Posted December 12, 2012 Beauty has its way. A friend of mine has the cleanest, neatest looking garage floor you've ever seen. But the minute it gets wet or even if the air is humid, it turns into the most slippery, hazard ridden ice skating rink you've ever been on. PRL Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest wildcat465 Posted December 12, 2012 Share Posted December 12, 2012 I stick a three dollar outside floor mat under the ramps on my smooth epoxy floor. Just make it so that you drive the tire on the mat before climbing the ramp. Never moves. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
60FlatTop Posted December 12, 2012 Share Posted December 12, 2012 Pete, If I had those initials I would sure do something to make them PRDL. There is a sense of Power Gliding right out of them.Bernie Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
petelempert Posted December 13, 2012 Share Posted December 13, 2012 I know...but too many people would assume the "D" stands for dumb@#$. PRL Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
60FlatTop Posted December 13, 2012 Share Posted December 13, 2012 Never saw that answer coming. As Robin would say "Holy flying ramps, Batman!" Bernie Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RIVNIK Posted December 14, 2012 Author Share Posted December 14, 2012 Thanks for the tips! I've tried drilling into this 70 yr. old concrete before and that is out. But the rubber mats sound like the way to go. 4675 out Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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