Not a C5 topic, but C5's will be parked on it. Please comment on any garage floor paint product you have had good results from. I have used a Rustoleum product in the past but would like to know what other products have held up well. I would be especially interested in ease of application and low toxic. I used a product once that almost killed me with fumes - just barely got out before passing out. Many of the common products sold now are one or two part latex products. This will be on a new concrete garage floor (actually poured in July, but just about to move in). Anyone have any good suggestions???

 

My brother used the paint from Griots, http://www.griotsgarage.com/catalog....080&L3=L3_3080. It worked really well but it was a pain to apply as you have to treat the concrete with acid first. The finished product looks very good though.


[Modified by 93Vette40th, 4:37 PM 11/20/2001]

 

There have been as couple of really good threads on this the past few months. You might try a search. Congrats on doing this while new. Also, I have thought about tile - any thoughts (only one I have is that it can't be too slippery when wet.

 

Try going to:

http://www.perfectgarage.com

I always get compliments on my garage floor.

 

I like it, but am concerned about price (especially a guy with HRE wheels on his car). I didn't see any pricing on the web-site. What a good ballpark on cost for a three car garage? Thanks.

 

Tile looks cool but I think a floor jack would get hung up in the grout lines.

 

I used PPG Aquapon epoxy. Take extra care on the prep. I DID NOT on my workshop floor and it has peeling. The garage was done by the book and it has only minor chips from a large floor jack and this floor gets a lot of abuse.

 

Check this thread out as well
http://forums.corvetteforum.com/zerothread?id=183586

No matter what product you go with do proper prep. Meuratic acid etching sounds worse than it really is. I had to do aprox. 1,000 sq. ft. and scrubbing with a small brush was taking forever so I used an old 30 inch driveway broom and shortened the bristles to 1 inch to stiffen them up. Working in 4 ft sq sections poured acid on floor, scrubbed with broom, hosed down and took up with shop vac.

 

You can use pretty much any paint. Stay away from latex though :cheers:

 

Do your research here. Ive spent the last three weekends with a razor scraper and plan to spend my long weekend with a high pressure sprayer to try and get my flaking paint off prior to putting down vinyl flooring. A real PITA :cuss

 

What vinyl are you putting down?

 

Armstrong commercial grade, I have used it other garages and it holds up real well

 

I recently redid my garage http://www.geocities.com/roli_ochoa/Garage.html
and I bought some concrete paint from Lowe's (Home Depot should have it as well). You can kind of see it in my link above. It is a grey paint and it looks really good. Just apply a couple of coats. I don't recall the name of the paint, but it was the only one they carried that was for concrete. :flag

 

I put down Armstrong commerical tile that I bought at Home Depot. I put it down in a black and white checkered pattern. I love it. At first I was frustrated by the stains left by the tires. Then I bought small car floor mats to park on they actually look great, I got the "Chevy Bow Tie" mats. Been installed six months looks great and the shine is awesome. Upkeep is not hard at all.

 

You are absolutely right, do not underestimate the importance of proper prep and a good product. The first time I did it I just washed the floor and applied Benjemin Moore Porch and Floor Enamel. Didn't hold up well and experienced lift off from hot tires. In some places it stuck well enough that it took me about 3 days using floor sander, belt sander, carbide scraper, chemical stripper, and pressure washer to clean up the mess before starting again.

 

U-COATIT.

This is the absoulute correct product---go to http://www.ucoatit.com I did my garage two months ago, and it's perfect. This product is a two-part, water based (go figure!!) epoxy. This water based epoxy has NO AFFINITY for tires, unlike all the acrylic enamel and the so-called "one step" epoxies. This is the stuff used in commercial dealership garages, but repackaged in a complete kit for the average two car garage. Cost is $250.....complete. Rollers, mixing buckets, brushes, everything except muriatic acid, which is $5 a gallon at your local hardware or pool supply store. (Depot does not carry muriatic acid, only phosphoric acid "concrete cleaner", which is not as good)

As for cleaning the floor with muriatic, that's really no big deal. You mix 1/2 gal with 3 gals of water, dump/slosh it on the floor and swish it around with a stiff broom; mix the other 1/2 gal with water and do it all again, and THEN rinse the floor very very very very very thoroughly. The acid does the work of etching the concrete.....the brooming doesn't do all that much. HOWEVER----before the acid work comes a LOT of scrubbing with concrete cleaner, unless your floor is very new. Surprisingly the acid WILL NOT remove oil spots or tire dressing at all. This must be done with lots of strong cleaner (Top Job might work but there are garage floor cleaners on the market) and elbow grease. This is the single most important step of all.........no oil or other gook on the concrete that would prevent the first coat of this water based epoxy from literally soaking in to the concrete. In fact, the first coat is applied with the concrete slightly wet!!!! REALLY!! Yep, you gotta lightly mist the floor with a hose as you work your way across it with the roller. Of course, the floor is already soaked from your muriatic washing, but it will still need to be misted. This is only for the first "bond" coat. And when it's tacky dry, about 6 hours later and ready for the second and final coat, it will look awful. All blotchy and terrible. But that SECOND coat......marvelous. The second coat will "flash" to a rock hard, glass like surface in about 12 hours, and be ready for a car in 24.

It's very slippery when wet, but I chose not to add the grit that is provided, as it makes sweeping/squeegee cleanup more difficult.

Anyway, this Ucoatit product is amazing. It's the real deal. Rock hard once cured (24 hours), will NOT tire lift, and quite resistant to scratches and floor jack scuffs (within reason...you CAN scratch it, just like any paint). It comes with good instructions and a video. You can't go wrong with this one.......

.....but if you use the wrong stuff, it will be a PIA forever. Don't use the typical concrete or porch paint....you'll be hating life.





[Modified by tracy, 9:55 AM 11/21/2001]

 

BarryD,

IMO this is the best suggestion for your situation. What ever you decide to do, do it before you move in. Some of the epoxies take 7-14 days to dry. It's always a PITA to move things and work around this or that, once you've moved in.

 

I use dark colored office carpet. Your garage becomes a whole new room!!

 

Another option MOTORMAT http://www.motormat.com


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[Modified by Black_Magic, 3:04 PM 11/21/2001]

 

You post that picture one more time, I'm gonna personally come up to St. Louis and kick your butt :D

That is really fine looking, but I don't want to spend that much money.

Nice Garage.