Hey all, my dad is looking to redo his garage floor in the way of putting some kind of sealant or protectant down. It's quite spotted up and a few cracks. Hasn't done anything since her built the house 15 years ago. I'm trying to convince him to do something with it. I've seen many pics on here of a couple of your garages and they look awesome! Just wondering what your thoughts, ideas and suggestions were for what could be used. Thanks!
Posted by HTWLSS (Member # 117) on :
I've been seeing Muscle Gloss Floor Epoxy advertised on Speedchannel quite bit lately.
Posted by RAGSS (Member # 1127) on :
Dan, I'm sure there are many opinions on this, ...here's mine. I've heard a lot of good things about the Epoxy type coatings/paints, so if your dad primarily uses the garage for STORING, ...you can't beat the look you'll get and it should last quite some time. However, ...if your dad 'uses' his garage (ie. floor jack with metal wheels, etc.), it is almost inevitable that the paint will eventually crack/peel/flake, ...whatever. (I've seen it in a few of my friends garages). This is not to say the epoxy isn't the way to go, ...only to note that you could still have flaking, etc. I recently finished my 'new' garage,... I'll most likely coat it with epoxy, knowing that over time the usage could cause flaking. As for preparation, ...as you would expect, ...clean, clean, clean. Another little tip (after painting), ...to prevent the paint from 'peeling up' where your car's tires sit, ...WAX the area (regular car wax, Zaino if you'd like ) Apparently it prevents the rubber from reacting with the paint, which minimizes the change of peeling...
...just my 2 cents...
Posted by DanPazich (Member # 1352) on :
Thanks both of you...yeah, we use the garage to park an astro van and trailbalzer, as well as normal storage stuff like trash cans, fridge, etc. The wax tip is a good idea. (another great use for Zaino, haha) Any other opinions are greatly appreciated, thanks!!
Posted by Ray (Member # 1557) on :
DON'T DO IT!!!!!! I did mine and I regret it ever since. Leave it bare concrete. Trust me I been there. Posted by DanPazich (Member # 1352) on :
What happened? What did you use? Etc. Ours is just getting really bad with cracks and such. And I don't want my dad to tear out the cement and pour a whole new garage floor. Just something that will protect it. Posted by MOO4340 (Member # 471) on :
Put vinyl tiles down, black and white checker board, really looks great and it last. And, you don't have waste all that expensive Z stuff. KICKBACK
Posted by Hawkeye (Member # 88) on :
quote:Originally posted by DanPazich: What happened? What did you use? Etc. Ours is just getting really bad with cracks and such. And I don't want my dad to tear out the cement and pour a whole new garage floor. Just something that will protect it.
Painted mine at my old house with "garage floor paint" - look GREAT!!
After about 1 year, with salt, rain etc it looked like sh t. It was peeling in sections, flaking etc. The bits would get on our shoes then be tracked into the house. Bare cement = good. Ceramic Tile = good. Painting = bad.
my 2 cents.
Posted by poSSum (Member # 119) on :
I had an epoxy buildup professionally done around the perimeter to get the floor slope right. Prep included making sure the moisture content was under 15% (had to finish the in floor heat to get it there) and glass beading or grinding to ensure a proper bounding surface.
I wouldn't consider anything other than an epoxy based product, and believe that preparation is 99% of the job.
Posted by Tom Byrne (Member # 424) on :
quote:Another little tip (after painting), ...to prevent the paint from 'peeling up' where your car's tires sit, ...WAX the area (regular car wax, Zaino if you'd like ) Apparently it prevents the rubber from reacting with the paint, which minimizes the change of peeling...
Another good use for Zaino!
The epoxy is supposed to work pretty good with prep being the most important part. I'm having this done to the work area of the shop this weekend.
Thanks all! I'll let ya know what my dad decides. I'm betting he won't do anything since he likes to save his money, haha. but anyways, I'll forward all your opinions to him!
Posted by Ray (Member # 1557) on :
Went to Home Depot and bought the "epoxy garage floor paint". Prepped the floor and painted it..... started to flake off....... got real bad. I threaten to sue Home Depot. HD finally gave me my money back and then some for my personal time involved. Since my experience the manager at my local Home Depot says HD no longer sells "garage floor paint". I then hired a pro painter to do it with pro paint......got worse.... the painter messed up too.... painter got pissed..... could go on, get my drift? It was finally done right after about 6 months of bull****. I'll never do it again..... do the vinyl tile thing or maybe real tile. Keep in mind when your car is wet and you pull into your garage, the water from your car soaks into bare concrete. With a pinted garage floor you have to mop it every time. Spray clorox mixed with water on your garage floor then hose it down..... do this every 6 months.
Posted by RAGSS (Member # 1127) on :
Dan, ...Just to mention, if your dad decides NOT to paint the floor, ...another consideration might be to utilize a cement sealer(something like "Thoroclear"). This will minimize 'dusting', and also give the cement some water repellance. Also (depending on how bad the cracking is), he may also be interested in looking into a product called "Thorite". This is an excellent product used for cement repairs. It looks just like cement when cured, however dries faster, is stronger and very durable. Typically Thorite is also used with a (liquid) product called "Thorobond". ALL these products are offered by a company called "Thoro", ...and you will find them on this website Chemrex The reason I'm aware of these products is that I worked for a mason for a few years, and these were the products he chose. Any local Masonry supply center (even Home Depot) should carry them... Sorry for all the details, but hope this helps.
Posted by Mark IXZD 150 (Member # 235) on :
I saw this stuff at the Goodguys car show in Spokane. I stopped and talked to the guy because I had been thinking about doing something with the floor in my garage. It was about $3.75 per tile and I would have to import it into Canada. So by the time I brought it in and paid duty taxes and customs fees and converted to Canadian it was going to cost me $8,000.00 cdn to do my three car garage. So I passed but it is nice stuff.
Posted by DanPazich (Member # 1352) on :
quote:Originally posted by RAGSS: Sorry for all the details, but hope this helps.
YOur details are quite helpful, thanks!
Thanks all for the suggestions and ideas. He still hasn't decided what to do. I'll let ya know his decision...soon I hope
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