DIY Garage Floor Coatings?

[Ramsport59]

Who has ever done their garage floor themselfs with some sort of sealant or paint? I'd like to hear your thoughts and what you did. I dont have a nice floor, but it is concrete, so I'm not hiring someone to do it.

Thanks Guys!
Rick

[mopar]

my boss used a garage floor coating from duron in our new shop at work .... its crap its been 6 mts and the coating is almost gone by our bay door

[MDMike]

my boss used a garage floor coating from duron in our new shop at work .... its crap its been 6 mts and the coating is almost gone by our bay door

X2. Don't waste your time or $$. I totally regret doing it myself.

[CrawfishStu]

AJ had a nice coating on the shop he is in.....until I got brake cleaner on it.

[Ramsport59]

Thats what I hear about most of them, brake cleaner chews them up....

Rick

[Kack]

Have the concrete polished. Worth every penny. just be careful when it's wet. It gets slippery

[Z28YJ]

When I did the floor in my old garage, first I etched the concrete with muriatic acid. Then I used a roller to paint on this stuff I got at Lowes for $20ish a gallon. It was a dark grey paint. Looked like primer. It worked pretty well. After 5 years, it has started getting thin in the high traffic areas and in the places I have spun the tires. What I liked about it was the cheapness and the fact that it didn't come up in flakes, just sort of wore away. What I didn't like about it was the acid etching.

[Ramsport59]

thanks guys for the input.... Z28YJ, do you happen to remember the name or the brand?

Thanks!
Rick

[Z28YJ]

I don't. But it was grey/dark grey in color and it was about the cheapest floor paint they had.

[Truck]

The biggest thing to worry about for any garage coating is the prep. If you don't prep things properly even the most expensive coatings will come up. Most folks say the best way to prep is to use a concrete grinder (kind of like sanding a wood floor).

Wolverine makes a good floor even though it isn't cheap. http://wolverinecoatings.com/web/?author=1
There is a guy over on garage journel that sells a DIY kit from them. Here is his data from over there.

Contact us for DIY Wolverine Coatings floor epoxies.
Do It Yourself Professional Results.
Fred@AlphaGarage.com 877-333-GARAGE (4272)

PS. I'm not affiliated with these guys at all, just heard good things about them.
Truck

[Superman1355]

agreed with truck, preparation is absolutely neccesary, etching is key, if your ever in clarksville stop by kendall hardware, im the paint dept manager and have 3-4 options for ya. or call....to lazy to type sorry....


kendall hardware
410-531-2111....ask for j.p.

jason


p.s.

look in to rustoleum, UGL, UGL makes a good product.

[Ramsport59]

Thanks guys for the input! I guess I should start cleaning the floor....

Rick

[SirMrManGuy]

Anyone's who's had their floors polished, how much did it cost and how big is your pad?

[DP7197]

Good info, glad I did not do it.

[CrawfishStu]

I was in a grage today where the guy had this roll out thick rubber floor. he said he loves it and it is quite durable. he doesn't weld or drop hot metal parts on it though.

[Ramsport59]

That would be nice...what about jacks and stand tho?

Rick

[CrawfishStu]

he said stuff like that was fine. it's hard to cut. He had some small cuts here and there but it was still easy to clean

I'm going to get a roll for my shop.

[Truck]

Racedeck makes a snap together floor that a lot of folks like. There is a lot of discussion on floorings over at garage journel. I've learned a lot there for when I'm ready to do mine. http://www.garagejournal.com/forum/

Truck

[CrawfishStu]

My shop floor is going to be impossible to ever clean enough to paint or polish. I just want a surface that I can clean up a little. The rubber floor is like a fresh start.

[MDMike]

Anyone's who's had their floors polished, how much did it cost and how big is your pad?

I'd like to know this as well.