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Garage floor coating recommendations

Teebone

Teebone

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I want to coat my garage floor, I was thinking of U Coat It..I know there are several other brands out there. Anyone have any experience with coatings good or bad?
 
Go to the best paint store in town...the one where contractors go to. Ask them about epoxy paint for floors, and what preparation is needed. This is one process that should not cut corners, or go cheap.
 
Yea but, will any of these coatings hold up against a daily barrage of mud and gravel? I track so much of that in to the garage, I use the snow shovel to scoop it out.
 
I used Sherwin William Armor-Seal epoxy product. Not cheap but is high gloss and is commercial grade. Personally, I dont think the water based products do that well in automotive applications. Tire peel is common but can also be experienced with epoxy products. I wanted the corproate aircraft hangar look in my garage and wanted to find a screw on the floor if I dropped it. Went with high gloss white, with no fleck texturing.


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"miketyler" said:
I used Sherwin William Armor-Seal epoxy product. Not cheap but is high gloss and is commercial grade. Personally, I dont think the water based products do that well in automotive applications. Tire peel is common but can also be experienced with epoxy products. I wanted the corproate aircraft hangar look in my garage and wanted to find a screw on the floor if I dropped it. Went with high gloss white, with no fleck texturing.


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NICE !!
 
"miketyler" said:
I used Sherwin William Armor-Seal epoxy product. Not cheap but is high gloss and is commercial grade. Personally, I dont think the water based products do that well in automotive applications. Tire peel is common but can also be experienced with epoxy products. I wanted the corproate aircraft hangar look in my garage and wanted to find a screw on the floor if I dropped it. Went with high gloss white, with no fleck texturing.


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Did you add some sand to the paint for anti-skid properties? A very slick surface can be dangerous with spilled fluids.
 
No anti skid, and you are right it is pretty slick when the floor is wet so watch your step. Seriously, though it isnt that bad and oil spills wipe right up.
 
i've got the u-coat-it on mine for about 5 yers now. won it as a door prize @ the nsra nats. i havent had any problems with mine & it gets beat to hell & back on a daily basis.
 
I am looking at the different epoxy coatings for our new house. I think I have limited the choices down to Wolverine or Epoxy Coat. Have any of you guys used these products. I am leaning towards Wolverine from some of the online reviews I have read but both products apear to be great.
 
Epoxy paint can get VERY slick when wet. We have the multi colored "pea gravel" coating and while it looks nice, it also is a head buster when wet. One of the best ideas I've seen/liked was a guy who used a circular saw to score a pattern on the concrete about an 1/8" deep and stained it. Looked very good and didn't lose the concrete texture.
 
darreld,

after the fire i put the epoxy coat down in the new shop & it came out really well. i had the new shop built on the existing floor, so had to rent a diamond grinder to strip off what was left of the u-coat-it floor (which i found out was water based epoxy) & the mess the fire made. i also opted to use the clear topcoat they offer. epoxy coat is sold at a few select lowes stores & is discounted a good bit vs. ordering direct from them ( if i remember right, its about $100 per kit cheaper)

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"blue65coupe" said:
Epoxy paint can get VERY slick when wet. We have the multi colored "pea gravel" coating and while it looks nice, it also is a head buster when wet. One of the best ideas I've seen/liked was a guy who used a circular saw to score a pattern on the concrete about an 1/8" deep and stained it. Looked very good and didn't lose the concrete texture.
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I just finished this on my patio. $300 for the whole thing. Along with a sore back and knees from the measuring and taping. I put down a little shark dusst and some paving sand over it when I put down a light clear. Being outside is why I put clear on it.
 

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Those floors look great guys. I'll check with the local Lowe's about availability and pricing. Good idea.

So how ling did it take you to lay out the pattern on the patio? You are much more patient than I would be........
 
it wasn't too bad. I took a straight 2x4 with a marker and measured everything off. Then I went back with an angle grinder and scored everything. The harder part was taping everything off. Twice. The prep work was a day, the taping was a couple hours, but really getting the tape set into the grooves was a mother. Bent all my fingernails and completely scraped off the back a razor blade. Take out the wait for the weather to comply the whole thing was about 3 days with cure times.
 
I just ordered some Epoxy Coat for the floor. I can't put it down for about a month but I will be ready to go when the time comes. :thu I almost when with Wolverine but it was going to be about $300 more plus I got free shipping from Epoxy Coat for being a member, or at least mentioning, Garagejournal.com. That saved me an additional $250 since I live out on the best coast. :roll
 
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