I once worked in a shop that contained a fab department, an engine shop, and a large outer area that had many lifts, and lots of race cars. The building was 100,000 square feet, and had a partition wall that separated the engine shop from the rest. No real walls, per say, that went from floor to ceiling, but only a long partition wall maybe 9' tall. The ceiling in this building, I'm guessing was 30 feet high, so pretty much an open building. There was always machines cutting, mills running, grinders going, and welders cooking...all the time. We also did disassembly of engines and related items in this same area, so along with cuttings, shavings, scraps, and typical fab pieces, there was also oil spills, and all sorts of other fluid spills. This was a business that was very well respected in its day, and brought in many big names such as Junior Johnson, Robert Yates, Harry Gant, etc. Yes, this was the 90's, but never the less, it was a big shop with lots going on, and at the end of the day, we had to clean this place.
What we did, much like top shops still do today, was an organized cleaning routine, that took up a lot of time at closing time, but we didn't leave until it was clean. There were 5 of us, and we even mopped the floor. Yep, mopped the entire floor. Everything got wiped down, swept, and organized daily. The cleaning routine was relentless, but honestly it was pretty cool every morning to walk in and turn the lights on and say to yourself man, this place is nice and clean. Now let's go to work, mess it all up, and repeat.
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