Impala Balko

My vette is off to the shop to get some paint on the hood and I figured I would redecorate her room while she was gone.... Who here has experience with garage paint. I am looking to do a gray with some flakes epoxy paint the concrete floor to tidy up the room. What systems work best and where can i get them

jrzvette

I used the Rustoleum Garage Epoxy availabel at Home Depot. It's very easy to apply but preparation is the main ingredient. Make sure the floor is prefectly clean and free of grease, oil or any other contaminants. The acid wash that comes with the kit is required, no matter how clean or new the floor is.

Z-07 freak

Tiles!

jrzvette

Great looking garage.

NitroNutt

Frekin schaweet. Is that LPs on the wall?

Z-07 freak

Impala Balko

I really like the tiles and I wanted to checkerboard the thing but there were two reasons why I didnt.

1. Cost WAYYYY more expensive to tile it VS paint it
2. Paint should be more durable, easier clean up and I dont have to worry about cracking a tile if I drop a wrench or when I choose to jack the car up in the garage.

JD'S WHITE 93

I really like the fancy floors and the nice garages just can't imagine working in one. I weld, paint and do bodywork in mine and that floor would be junk in no time. I would like to have an attached garage layed out like that then a 50X90 outback for work. I'd also like a FAT FREE LOW CALORIE Papa Johns Pizza that tasted EXACTLY the same as a regular one I would also like a PROFESSIONAL Football Team in Cleveland

ch@0s

I don't think any work gets done in there

mnstrlt1

seriously! Just get me a roll away bed, frig, microwave, computer, and HVAC and I wouldn't step foot into the house. lol...

Red-Lt1

I have the Swisstrak tiles. They are real easy to put down and clean easily.

flynn508

I used the 2 part kit from Sears (Weatherbeater silver gray epoxy paint) It was only $59 for enough to do 1/2 of my 2 car garage. It comes with a heavy duty cleaner that I used to scrub the oil spots and wash the floor. I didn't have to acid wash the floor because mine wasn't sealed. I cut in the whole side and then rolled out about a 4'X4' section at a time so that I could sprinkle the flakes on. They recommend letting it cure for a week before driving on it, but you can walk on it after 24 hours. I thought that the prep and cleanup were both extremely easy because it is a water based epoxy. Looks great too! I will put up some picks a little later.

traxx1

I used the Home Depot epoxy mix before I moved into my present house, I cleaned for 2 days and did everything right and waited for a week for it to dry and about after a month my 91 started to pull paint off it, SO, now I will try the tile next.

socalman

You're thinking of ceramic floor tile- Most use Vinyl or Rubber floor tiles- Vinyl stick on tiles cost about $1 psf- agreed, more than paint- but you won't ever crack these.

flynn508

that sux! I can say that I have had no problem with mine, I could tell right away when the paint was going on that it was soaking down into the concrete very well. Traxx, maybe you had a sealed floor and you didn't etch it properly with acid wash first? Just a guess..

Greg0u812

Impala???????

I thought you sold the vette a while back.

Am I wrong......or did you get another one?

Z-07 freak

My neighbor used the same stuff and had the same results. A waste of $$$ in his opinion.

That's what mine is. Vinyl stick @ $1 a piece. No problems for far.

Nice cabinets. (Even if the doors on the tall cabinet are on upside down.)

corvetteronw

My latest issue of Corvette Enthusiast (Dec '09 issue) has an ad in the back for garage flooring that comes on a big roll (like carpet).
If anyone has that issue then check it out for more info.
I just mailed that magazine along with some goodies to a lady in our armed forces in Afghanistan so I am unable to reference it.

1991Z07

Here's my garage...









The cabinets are from Moduline. I got the epoxy for the floor from UCoatit. The back-splash on the counters is SlatWall covered in brushed aluminum.

I work on the cars in here all the time...a quick wet-mop and it looks fine.

Don't think I'd ever weld in here though...pulling it outside is the only way I'd do anything like that

Preparation is the key to a great job. I rented a concrete wet grinder for a day and went over the entire surface to etch the surface for maximum adhesion. Then, like everyone else said...clean, clean, clean...then acid etch. I used a layer of their floor leveler as well to make it as smooth as possible.

ch@0s

WOW