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12-07-2012, 09:54 PM | #1 |
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floor paint/epoxy
Any suggestions on floor coatings. I've used u coat and after a couple years it looks like crap hot tires just lifted it. Looking for something more durable. Will be doing hobby/race car work light stuff.
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12-09-2012, 10:56 AM | #2 |
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Re: floor paint/epoxy
http://www.yellowbullet.com/forum/sh...d.php?t=528972 Reading this yesterday and a guy was quoting $5-8 per sq.' to prep and coat. That sure seems like a lot of money ! ---Trevor
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Re: floor paint/epoxy
Marc,
I am also looking to redo my garage floor. I'm looking into a product called RockSolid Floors https://www.rocksolidfloors.com It uses Polyurea, its a very hard coating. Very easy to apply, but the floor prep is very important. I think that is the cause of most issues with coatings not holding up, floor prep. If you want it done professionally, anywhere $3 to $6 a square foot seems to be the going rate. |
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Go to the GarageJournal.com forums. This topic has been discussed nine ways to Sunday. There is a whole topic about flooring. Lots of good info.
As for personal experience, I use Sherwin Williams Tile Clad HS. Comes in lots of colors. I have done numerous floors with it and had no lift up. This stuff is really hard stuff.
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Re: floor paint/epoxy
We are currently redoing our race car facility completely. If you have raw cement, clean, etch, and apply epoxy. We use Carboline brand. Many colors, splatter available, add walnut shells for traction, and we are going to clear the Mopar Blue color for the floors. If you have an epoxy that is down (or some other hard coat), use a commercial sander and grind the top, clean and apply the epoxy. On raw cement, the etching is very important. Doesn't take long, just use a hand sprayer and wash. The floors we are redoing are 17 years old, and have had lots of abuse. In our dyno building, the floors are 14 years old and not subject to much abuse. Building is mostly closed, little or no traffic (human or car) and the floors still look excellent and need nothing, except for my desire for Mopar Blue floors with big "M's" in them. Carboline is a commercial coating and probably a little more expensive, but is really hard. The commercial floor grinder we rented was no match for the 17 year old stuff.
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Hi,
Years ago I bought a new house with a 3-car garage..... The concrete had never been driven on and I used Thompson Water Seal on the floor.... I put it on with a mop as heavy as I could, waited for it to soak in and put down another coat... I did that 3 or 4 times and used that garage for 7 years..... The floor held up to everything but brake cleaner..... Oil and solvent cleaned up with a mop...... No chipping from jacks or jack stands either...... Bob
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Re: floor paint/epoxy
I used Behr 1-part epoxy concrete & garage floor paint 4years ago and the only thing that will not clean up is dye from racing gas. I have a friend that paints for a living-he has given up on so called industrial floor paints and uses this stuff on everthing. The big thing is it is water based and you do not need to mess with acid.
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We also used to use it to coat the inside of leakey SS cyl heads. Works great for that too!
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Re: floor paint/epoxy
I did my garage floors back in 2008 when I built it... I used Rust O Leum (SP) .. I got the industrial strength... Its comes in several colors and has the flakes and all... The only thing is I think its too hard.... Anything that slides or even a stool that gets scooted across it scratches the floor... You can wet mop it and it does cover some of them but I just did not expect that... I can't recommend it for that reason... I have a neighbor that built his commerical garage about the same time and he used U Coat IT and he is still very satisified with his.... When the time comes to re-do mine that will be what I use....
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