Garage floor coatings

[casadejohnson]

I usually make a hell of a big mess when I work on the Broncos so I think I would like to do some kind of garage floor coating in my garage. I want something to make spills and things clean up better. What have you used and liked. I have a coupon for 20% off of Rustoleum Brand and I have seen Quikrete brand as well. I also saw an add for U coat it. The product sounds good but costs more. I'm also concerned about welding over the finish. What's the best coating?

http://ucoatit.com/pgs/main.htm

 

[Kyle.malone]

I have had 2 friends use the Quikrete brand and both are holding up really well. Spills no prob. One had Lowes tint the paint to a red and it looks really good. Something different. I am going to use Quikrete on mine when I get the chance to do it.

 

[needabronco]

Right now I have a nice sheen of 90w and primer dust. The gear oil buffs out real nice and the primer dust keeps it from getting too slippery.;D

 

[rockingm82]

I just finished up a 6 car garage with the Rustoleum Brand epoxy. It's the one with the paint chips. Application of this epoxy was incredibly easy and the end product turned out great. My only complain is that some of the batches differed in tint slightly. I was forced to move, clean, and paint a section at a time. It took me a total of 5 different application sessions. I spent about $350.

So far I've drug a 700lb compressor across the floor. I've repositioned two Broncos with jacks. The floor will scuff, but it doesn't scratch. Oil, kerosene, and gas simply wipe off.

http://classicbroncos.com/forums/showthread.php?t=147282

I think you can catch a glimpse on this thread

 

[Accordngs]

I'll tell you 1 thing....

NO matter what brand or type you go with..be CERTAIN to clean the floor VERY good before applying the epoxy.

I've done it twice in my garage and had many areas chip off from jack stands and other things because it wasn't cleaned well enough. If there is some sort of grease or oil soaked in it will cause the epoxy to not bond perfectly. Just simple green it, pressure wash it and do whatever else is necessary to prep it right.

Just my .02!

(and it makes your garage look 10000x better!)

 

[AZ69EB]

I was just at a trade show last week that had industrial floor coating groups for manufacturing and the food industry. These coatings were up to an inch thick.

All the groups said you need to remove all stains from the garage floor especially petroleum based stains. The concrete will act as a sponge as it is hydroscopic. This is why floor coatings will pop off the concrete. The oil or water is pulled to the surface after it is coated and this is what causes delaminating of the floor coatings.

Sherwin Williams industrial group said to use the old Borax powder to spot clean the old oil stains. They said it might take three or four cleaning cycles to remove all of the oil stains. The Borax will pull the oil out of the concrete.

This was the only group would was willing to talk to me regarding my garage floor. They even recommended the standard products you find out your big box hardware stores as their products were over kill.

But, they do have a great concrete expansion joint fill product that will stay a little flexible. This will make your garage floor look seamless and you can coat over.

They said you could purchase all of their industrial products at your Sherwin Williams paint stores. Good luck.

 

[barnsbronco]

x2 on the Rustoleum. I did my garage this summer and have been way happy with the results so far.

 

[Bronconaut]

I did the Sherwin-Williams tile clad 2 part epoxy on mine and added the color flecks from Lowe's. I liked that you could get the S-W tinted any color just like their paint. Been on about 6 months and doing great so far. Cleans up easy.

I pressure washed and used acid to clean and etch before I applied it.

 

[casadejohnson]

I was just at a trade show last week that had industrial floor coating groups for manufacturing and the food industry. These coatings were up to an inch thick.

All the groups said you need to remove all stains from the garage floor especially petroleum based stains. The concrete will act as a sponge as it is hydroscopic. This is why floor coatings will pop off the concrete. The oil or water is pulled to the surface after it is coated and this is what causes delaminating of the floor coatings.

Sherwin Williams industrial group said to use the old Borax powder to spot clean the old oil stains. They said it might take three or four cleaning cycles to remove all of the oil stains. The Borax will pull the oil out of the concrete.

This was the only group would was willing to talk to me regarding my garage floor. They even recommended the standard products you find out your big box hardware stores as their products were over kill.

But, they do have a great concrete expansion joint fill product that will stay a little flexible. This will make your garage floor look seamless and you can coat over.

They said you could purchase all of their industrial products at your Sherwin Williams paint stores. Good luck.

I like the idea of filling the expansion joints. I'm always getting crap down in there and its a pain to clean out. When you guys did yours, did you stop where the garage door comes down or go all the way to the end of the garage slab? I'm thinking of going with a tan to sorta match my house color. I'm not sure if it will look odd to have the epoxy showing outside the garage when the doors are closed.

 

[Bronconaut]

I did mine to end of the slab - sticks out from the door about 6-8" if I remember correctly. That is also at the edge of the bricks on the sides - so it gives it a finished look. Not enough sticks out to look bad w/door closed. If it were more I'd say stop at the door. Just my $.02.