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What product did you use? Pro's and Con's, any before and after pics?
I have new garage floor that is super smooth, but looks like crap, not consistent and or aesthetically (good) looking at all. I'm thinking maybe a stain, or epoxy?
I used the Rustoleum Epoxysheild when we moved into our house last year. Also added a thin layer of the epoxysheil clear coat. So far so good, hasn't chipped or been damaged yet and i have used a floor jack and jack stands and dropped several thing on the floor. The only con is its slippery when its wet. These are not the best of pics but all i have on my work computer.
I went with an industrial epoxy (with flakes). It is very durable (I installed it about eight years ago) and is relatively easy to clean. It does stain with certain chemicals and it can be a bear to find parts that I've dropped as well. Looks good when it's clean though!
If I had it to do over again, I'd go with polished concrete... No question. It's durable, easy to clean, cheaper to install, and easier to spot lost parts. It may not be as pretty as the epoxy, but it does everything else better for what I need from a garage floor.
If I had it to do over again, I'd go with polished concrete... No question. It's durable, easy to clean, cheaper to install, and easier to spot lost parts. It may not be as pretty as the epoxy, but it does everything else better for what I need from a garage floor.
Regards,
Stan Falenski
Next time -I'm going to do what my buddy did at his shop. They sanded the concrete w/ several different grits and then stained it and just buffed it w/ a wax. Maintenance is re-wax every year or so.
It's a really dusty process!!! sanding-
A little dusty from the forklift- Nice shine and easy clean up
Another Rustoleum Epoxyshield user here. Didn't use a clear over it. Going on about 10 years and has held up well. Some slight discoloration in a small area under the engines of the cars I've parked there due to heat and fluid leakage, but not too bad. Would use again.
The Hot Rod Grille garage has 12" x 12" Armstrong VCT in a black/white checkerboard pattern (1350 of them!). It's been in service for 10+ years with very few problems. I do put a "spare" tile under each tire to minimize staining of the white tiles. I do the same thing under jack stands or the floor jack. Since my garage is also my game room and hosts many gatherings, club meetings and parties, I wanted something to compliment the decor but would be easy to clean and durable.
Another Rustoleum Epoxyshield user here. Didn't use a clear over it. Going on about 10 years and has held up well. Some slight discoloration in a small area under the engines of the cars I've parked there due to heat and fluid leakage, but not too bad. Would use again.
Thats good to hear. Hope mine holds up for that long too.
Head over to garagejournal.com and spend the next 5 hours surfing around in the flooring forum. I went with a commercial/industrial coating sold by Armorpoxy....SPGX (see below, from Armorpoxy site). Yeah, it's $199 per gallon, but they offer a 25% discount to Garage Journal members. For the longest time, it was a 40% discount, but last month they took it down to 25%. A number of great vendors post on the site (i.e., Armorpoxy, Legacy Industrial, Rust Bullet, etc.). All of these vendors sell their products in the commercial/industrial space...so they all sell proven products). The owner of RaceDeck is also active on the forum. Once I'm done beating on my floor with my resto projects, I will be go the RaceDeck route.
ARMORPOXY SPGX is a clear Single Component roll-on, UV-stable, cross-linked Polyurea coating with a high gloss finish. SPGX Single component Polyurea utilizes Polyaspartic, Urethane and Polyurea technologies to create a top coat that provides a durable, chemical, impact and abrasion resistant surface for a variety of applications.
Ideal for a cost effective one or two coat clear solution that is UV tolerant, and highly resistant to chemicals and auto fluids. Can be used with or without non-skid additive (we do recommend the use of non skid additive to reduce slippage, especially in areas that may get wet). Applies with roller like paint. Coverage 300-400 sq ft/gal depending on surface texture and porosity.
I also did the VCT route, and even after three years I think it looks pretty good. Winter slush melt and road grime cleans right off with a mop, and a coat of wax ....looks like new again.
I have a second pole building I'm considering doing the same, but that one will be used for more of the heavy repairs,...jacking, engine cranes, etc. Not sure if the tile would be a good idea there.
Here's the pole building now. Maybe I could do tile on the bench area, and leave the car area with just a sealer or epoxy. The reason I even consider it, in the winter when the slab gets cold....that tile insulates like you wouldn't believe. When you're laying on your back under the car,.....you'll appreciate it.
Last edited by The Money Pit; 07-29-2016 at 08:32 AM.
I'd like to say that my garage looks as good as some of these , but it is a working garage so it gets a good coating of dirt and grease on a daily basis. Looks fine to me!
I used Legacy Industrial. Can't really say anything bad about it. Its held up great to the common garage fluids. Cleans up like new so far. All white with no fleck added. I used a white epoxy primer, white epoxy base coat, and then a white polyurethane topcoat with an anti-skid product added in.
Was a lot of prep work but well worth it so far. 440sqft for about $600, including the concrete grinder and everything.
I built a new detached garage that is used only for my projects. Over the next few years, the floor is going to see some abuse (doing a full body off of my Corvette and a few metal fab projects). Once I'm done with my projects, I will likely transition the garage over to be more of a man cave....car storage, 4-post lift, light service work, etc. At that point, I'll go with RaceDeck in a cool pattern. I've seen guys with RaceDeck doing resto projects in their garages, but I was not sure how it would hold up in my application (i.e., fluid spills, degreasing, grinding, moving a gantry crane around, metal fabrication work, painting, etc.). My friend did RaceDeck in his 3 car garage and he's very happy it.....he did a medium blue/dark gray checkerboard pattern and it looks great. He used the solid tiles....not the free flow tiles. During the winter, it gets pretty dirty (road salt and sand).......come spring, he washes it down and it looks as good as new.
Another one for the black and white tiles that Capevettes showed pics on. Mine was not 100% level and would have taken too much $$ to do so and it was a very low cost option.
07-27-2016, 02:29 PM
Refinishing your garage floor
Similar floor to mine. Yes the white tiles do tend to show their age a bit. but still look good even with a little "Patina."
