Thou shalt keep thy gym clean!

[Matt Lawson]

What are the most effective (both cost and health wise) cleaning solutions for:

1- Spray bottles for wiping down equipment
2- Mopping the floor (assuming barefoot lifting from time to time)
3- cleaning the exposed metal stuff. (bars, bells, ect)

-Lawson

[Brandon Oto]

Do none of them and bill it as a "hardcore" environment. Real men get MRSA.

[Garrett Smith]

Chicks dig bloody athletic tape on pull-up bars.

[Gavin Harrison]

Originally Posted by Brandon Oto

Do none of them and bill it as a "hardcore" environment. Real men get MRSA.

And don't get it treated medically

[Brandon Oto]

Someone could probably give Matt a real answer...

[Jesse Woody]

You can buy cheap empty spray bottles a variety of places, I'm pretty sure wal-mart or target carries them. From there a mix of bleach and water works well for most surfaces (med balls, barbells, etc.)

http://www.thriftyfun.com/tf209786.tip.html

As the comments suggest, you need to mix it fresh, the bleach will degrade after about 24 hours, but it's so cheap that it's not much of a waste.

For the floors around Primal I use an industrial/commercial Pine-sol that is anti-microbial:

http://www.bizrate.com/smallstorage_...807369073.html

[Brandon Oto]

Just a very quick primer on sanitation:

1. Every surface that could be contaminated needs to be cleaned
2. First you need to clean, removing macrocontaminates like dirt and oils. This is something you know about and basically involves something like soap and scrubbing.
3. Then you need to sanitize, using an antimicrobial cleaner like bleach. This stuff needs to SIT for a certain amount of contact time (read the label) in order to reach the effectiveness advertised. So spray or apply, let sit, wipe off.

Do step 2 then step 3; skipping either or reversing them means you haven't sanitized. The bugs hide under the big stuff.

What level of analness you want to go to probably depends on your personality type and how much blood you let float around. Blood-borne pathogens, simple stuff like the cold, and MRSA and the like are basically what I'd worry about. If you can cut out the first you're doing a whoooole lot. Don't let anyone spit on your shit either...

[Brian Lawyer]

Originally Posted by Brandon Oto

Do none of them and bill it as a "hardcore" environment. Real men get MRSA.

As a precaution, I got updated on my tetanus shots at my last physical.

[Mike ODonnell]

Mix your own Vinegar and Water solution. Cheap and no toxic fumes.
http://www.thenewhomemaker.com/vinegar