what does everyone have I recently did the epoxy paint on the floor but it comes up whenever I pull the car in and out it doesnt come up where the chopper is so now I was thinking about doing the race deck or something like that any suggestions and pics would be appericated
I had this company do my floors. I got tired of all the "promises" of the paints that are on the market for concrete. http://www.floorguard.com/ colors: http://www.floorguard.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=56&Itemid=62 I've spilled brake fluid and you name it and it cleans right up. This is ten years old...still looks brand new.
last 2 times I did an engine swap I coated my floor with tranny fluid and oil. over by the fridge there is a nice coating of whiskey and beer.
I bought my floor tiles from Sears, they are inter-locking plastic tiles. The only problem is it is more difficult to use floor jacks and jack stands due to the pattern on the tiles.
Oil, trans fluid, paint overspray and spills, epoxy resin, polyester resin, bondo, with an occasional laquer thinner spill to level it all out.
I'd love to paint my floors but I live off a gravel road....the tires would scratch it with every stuck pebble in the tread!
When I built my addition I was going to paint the floor..I would have balked at the cost of the Floor Guard but it sure still looks good..I checked some of the coatings and decided that rather than risk it coming off I did it the natural way as in post #6, interesting patina..
Did my second garage again with U-coat ! Had it in my first place and worked great,a little pricey but good !
My garage floor is a work of art. I fixed the cracks with bondo so the jack wheels role easy,I lay parts on the floor and trace around them to copy other side to fabricate part,I paint parts on the floor(makes nice rainbow colors),I hammer out metal,grind and weld on that floor.Like I said it is my work in progress art,LOL.
Painting garage floors is not proper .Unless you paint them with sweat and grease .Id tile where the cars are parked .
I run it like it is, plain ole concrete. I've studied every study. If you "work" in your garage it will peel, flake, scuff, scratch, etc. That is why you will find no car dealership garage floor covered in the garbage you see advertised here or that that is resurfaced 4 times a year. Spend your money elsewhere. If you look at the pics posters provide, you only see polished transmissions, fresh big blocks, fancy chassis', goofy brightwork. Not a welder or empty beer can in sight. These guys do not do this work. It is done for them at the stroke of a check. They only know how to post pics. Not tourque a bolt, slap some assembly lube, get a hot spark down thier shirt. They know nothing and are posers, no more. Run the concrete and your sweat equity and call it good.
I work in my garage pretty often and haven't seen any peeling and such even with the amount of shit being dragged and dropped on it. Couple that with all the welding and I think it's holding up pretty good. It is however filthy and now has paint stains everywhere so it hardly looks nice. This next spring I plan on painting it again after I give the garage a little makeover and organization. I'll post some pics when I get there.
i work in my shop , why would i want to waste beer money on painting the floor . And i change my own oil too.
dirt floor about 24 ft x 75 ft full of dust everywhere. if i had money it be very nice but being so very poor its at least a roof full of promises and projects time lost track of Jen
time has not lost track, if you spend your thoughts and energy on those projects... and a promise is a promise, if you can't ( or don't have time) to do it, don't say it... we are born from the dust, and in dust we shall return, rock on...
Well, you may be, but perhaps he is just more of one! Roll on Rock is an interesting floor coating. I just did my 5,000 s/f clean room for doing aerospace composites. It cost me $13,000.00. Figure $2.50/$3.00 s/f for having it done. As with any paint, prep is the key, not so much who's paint you decide to use. I like high gloss for light propigation, not concerned with slipping, I know how to walk. Another option is just using the colored stains, which can look very nice, and since they actually soak into the concrete they are somewhst more durable. I don't care what type of work I'm doing, I like a clean shop. I take care when welding or even heavy grinding, and it stays looking nice...
i used the paint from groits garage 16 years ago and it still looks good when it's mopped. from a few years ago but it still looks like this close up it helps keep the dust down and the light color helps when you're under the car. i have spilled brake fluid on it and it wipes right up. it has held up to everything that i can throw at it except when i did something that caused the concrete to BREAK but nothing would help that. later jim
You sure your names not Richard Cranium? There nothing wrong with having a nice clean and well maintained shop, I cant seem to pull it off but kudos to those that can. My shop was the local radiator shop for years and the floor is infused with antifreeze, it will come clean for about an hour and then the stains come back. I just live with it.
My new "shop floor" is gravel and fire ants. Luckily the repeated application of oil, gear lube, atf, brake fluid and the like have mostly killed the fire ants, or at least stunned them enough to keep them in the ground! and Im damn proud of it!
I can only see about a 4x4 foot section of my floor in a 24x24 foot garage. When we poured the floor years ago I coated it with Thompsons Water Seal, it really worked well. Maybe this Winter I'll go through and cleanout the junk.
Definitely do NOT use floor paint. That crap is still flaking off. Biggest waste of money. I've heard nothing but good words about properly used 2 part epoxy coatings.
Epoxy or urethane works well, again, it's all in the prep, and was your floor properly sealed before the concrete was poured. If it wasn't moisture will come through it and lift any finish you put on it, except the concrete stains.
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