Hey you guys with the SWEET garage floors...

Zino · 06-03-2007, 10:47 PM

I just built a new garage/shop. I had planned on polishing the concrete floor to an extreme luster and deep gray/black finish with a diamond abrasive grinding machine, similar to the concrete floors you see at all the new Lowes, super Wal Marts, Home Depots etc. But I am having a hard time finding a way to rent the specialized equipment for me to do this. Every company I can find will only do the work themselves. And its HUGE $$$$$, because its normally only commercial jobs and any residential jobs have become a bit of a yuppie thing to have done, so they try to rape you thinking you are a useless yuppie moron with clean fingernails.....

Anyway, so now I am starting to re-think this, and may take a step back and just epoxy coat the floor. So you guys who have the beautiful clean, bright shops with the great looking epoxy coated floors, what epoxy system did you use ?? I desire a very very high luster, I am not worried about skid resistance, I'll just be careful walking when its wet.... The smoother and shinier the better.... like glass and totally impenetrable from oil, trans fluid etc etc. And it cant chip, flake or spall from rolling a floor jack on it etc etc.

I greatly appreciate any help/suggestions you may offer.

Kevin P. Panzino
GT/FA 1202

06-03-2007, 10:47 PM	#1
Zino Junior Member Join Date: May 2005 Posts: 6 Likes: 0 Liked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Hey you guys with the SWEET garage floors... I just built a new garage/shop. I had planned on polishing the concrete floor to an extreme luster and deep gray/black finish with a diamond abrasive grinding machine, similar to the concrete floors you see at all the new Lowes, super Wal Marts, Home Depots etc. But I am having a hard time finding a way to rent the specialized equipment for me to do this. Every company I can find will only do the work themselves. And its HUGE $$$$$, because its normally only commercial jobs and any residential jobs have become a bit of a yuppie thing to have done, so they try to rape you thinking you are a useless yuppie moron with clean fingernails..... Anyway, so now I am starting to re-think this, and may take a step back and just epoxy coat the floor. So you guys who have the beautiful clean, bright shops with the great looking epoxy coated floors, what epoxy system did you use ?? I desire a very very high luster, I am not worried about skid resistance, I'll just be careful walking when its wet.... The smoother and shinier the better.... like glass and totally impenetrable from oil, trans fluid etc etc. And it cant chip, flake or spall from rolling a floor jack on it etc etc. I greatly appreciate any help/suggestions you may offer. Kevin P. Panzino GT/FA 1202