Not sure this would work
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Not sure this would work
I found a garage rubber mat 20x74 at Wal-Mart's but was afraid when i drove in to park, tires being hot might burn the rubber and would stick to the tires.
Would this be the case? I would paint or coat but the concrete is in bad shape and i hope in a few years to have it redone.
Would this be the case? I would paint or coat but the concrete is in bad shape and i hope in a few years to have it redone.
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I found a garage rubber mat 20x74 at Wal-Mart's but was afraid when i drove in to park, tires being hot might burn the rubber and would stick to the tires.
Would this be the case? I would paint or coat but the concrete is in bad shape and i hope in a few years to have it redone.
Would this be the case? I would paint or coat but the concrete is in bad shape and i hope in a few years to have it redone.
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Originally Posted by talon90
Without seeing the mat and what it is made of it is going to be hard to advise you. I would say that if it is designed to be a garage floor mat then you should be good to go. The tires don't get hot enough to melt rubber for the most part.
Does the floor have cracks that can be filled, then the floor cleaned and coated? If so, then I wouldn't worry about it. Park it and forget about it...But if it's cracks you can fill/patch or stains that can be mostly removed, you could use Seal Krete's Oil Stain Remover (OSR) and "Clean-N-Etch" (both available at Lowes) to prep the floor before coating it.
When I finish my garage floor, I am using both Seal Krete's items to prep the floor before using the QUIKRETE epoxy garage floor coating in light gray. Then I'm going to use American Tradition "Skid-Not" and put down 18" wide strips in black where the tires will roll when I back into the garage.
I think the Skid-Not should help to prevent slipping or sliding when I want to drive up on my ramps and it should hide marks and dirt.
HTH...
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I have a concrete floor in my gargage too! I painted it with grey garage paint from Home Depot and bought parking mats to park the cars on. Mine are vinyl Park Smart by Clean Park mats. The entire car fits on the mat. The mats are stained from the hot tires, but I've never had to deal with the unsightly paint peeling on the floor. The floor was painted three or four years ago and is holding up surprisingly well.
There are certainly much nicer things you could do with your garage floor, but I've found my setup to be cheap, easy, and effective.
There are certainly much nicer things you could do with your garage floor, but I've found my setup to be cheap, easy, and effective.
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