Garage floor

[jlaird]

Boy I guess Basil, everytime I start thinking about doing the floor something comes up with a higher priority.

 

[GregW]

My garage floor has a nice organic feel to it, plywood.

 

[Basil]

Boy I guess Basil, everytime I start thinking about doing the floor something comes up with a higher priority.

Tell me about it!

 

[tony barnhill]

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& I price flooring options!

 

[Popeye]

My experience... two part pure epoxy, Holding up well after six months of abuse:

https://www.britishcarforum.com/bcforum/u...true#Post309447

 

[rick_ingram]

I used Rustoleum two-part epoxy on my 16X24 workshoppe floor. It cost me about $80 to do the floor. I am completely satisfied after 6 months....however....I do NOT have any vehicle traffic on that floor.

My buddy, Pete Mantell, used U-Coat-It on his shoppe floor...which has heavy vehicular traffic and is satisfied. The only problem area that he had is a spot where some high-octane racing fuel leaked and created discolourization and bubbling in a 6" square area.

U-Coat-It is a great, albeit very expensive, product.

 

[Guest]

This is gonna sound weird to some of you I'm sure -
I've been planning on painting or tiling my garage floor but have found a solution that makes the bare concrete much easier to live with in the meantime - but it's only practical for home use I think.

No matter how much and how thoroughly I sweep the concrete the garage is always dusty. So a few months ago I had my old vacuum cleaner in there to vacuum fiber glass dust from my boot and while I was at it I vacuumed the whole garage using the hardwood floor head. Wow - what a difference! It doesn't take any more time than sweeping really, the floor and garage stay MUCH cleaner, and I vacuum far less often than I used to sweep. Try it.

 

[rick_ingram]

< snip > So a few months ago I had my old vacuum cleaner in there to vacuum fiber glass dust from my boot and while I was at it I vacuumed the whole garage using the hardwood floor head. Wow - what a difference! It doesn't take any more time than sweeping really, the floor and garage stay MUCH cleaner, and I vacuum far less often than I used to sweep. Try it.

Don't let the wife see you.....you'll soon have complete vacuum duty inside the house!!!!!!!

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[AweMan]

Geez, Kerry. Where's yer sense of ADVENTURE?!?! /bcforum/images/%%GRAEMLIN_URL%%/smirk.gif

Geeze Doc. I do have a sense of adventure, It`s just that I don`t like to get there in a HURRY! {and possibly on fire with missing body parts}
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[RobT]

So I got the "Taj Garage" floor painted this past weekend, using the Rustoleum "Industrial" Epoxy floor paint.

This is a solvent-based Epoxy, and really stinks the place up.

The end result looks very nice, but here is what I learnt:

1) Use a really good respirator - sutiable for solvents. The solvent in this stuff will get you as high as a kite in no time if not carefull (for some this may in fact not seem like such a bad thing - just don't drive of operate heavy equipment afterwards).
2) Take it slow. I rushed it a bit and had to do a second coat.
3) The can says you have 3 hours to work with the stuff - and they are right! When the 3 hours are up, the stuff turns to goo in the can.

I used two kits (4 gallons) in one go. If I were doing it again, I would do one kit at a time and take it slower. Also found the coverage was a bit less than advertized, so allow extra.

Anyway, it looks great, and I'll be intrested to see how it wears.

Rob.

 

[rick_ingram]

So I got the "Taj Garage" floor painted this past weekend, using the Rustoleum "Industrial" Epoxy floor paint.

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Anyway, it looks great, and I'll be intrested to see how it wears.

Rob.

Rob...Did you (or are you going to) use the high gloss?

 

[RobT]

Rob...Did you (or are you going to) use the high gloss?

I used the semi-gloss. I'll try and get some photos posted.

Rob.

 

[vping]

If you start an area, can you stop let it harden and go back to it? I have two areas in my garage seperated by walls but not the floor is common.

 

[RobT]

If you start an area, can you stop let it harden and go back to it? I have two areas in my garage seperated by walls but not the floor is common.

Once you mix the two-part epoxy paint, it starts to cure, and you only have a limited working time. A bit like fiberglass resin. If you want to do two parts seperately, then only mix as much as you think you'll need each time.

Rob.

 

[vping]

So you can overlap it a bit on day 2 if you had to? Do you have a picture of the can?

 

[rick_ingram]

This is what I used:

https://garage-toys.com/epoxyshield.html

 

[RobT]

I used similar stuff:

https://rustoleum.com/CBGProduct.asp?pid=14

or:

https://garage-toys.com/epprflco.html

I don't see why you could not paint over two days with an overlap (I did two coats about 3 days apart without a problem).

Rob.

 

[PAUL161]

When using any form of a solvent based material, always check to see what solvents/chemicals it is made of. Second make sure you have a respirator with one or two HEPA replaceable filters designed for those chemicals. The filters come in different colors designating their application. Some chemicals used in paints and cleaners are extremely damaging to the nerves system and may not show up for some time after the exposure. Some can take years. A good HEPA filter is fairly expensive, but their life savers. Any chemical that makes you feel different, can be very damaging to your system. I know/-/knew, two nice young men who didn't heed this message. That's why I push it so hard.
Just a suggestion while on the subject, please suggest to the wife to be very careful using mildew cleaners in the house, like the ones used in showers. Some can be very damaging to the lungs, especially the spray type.