scottjays

I live in South FL...installed Epoxy on clean acid washed concrete...took time to do it right.... multiple coats...wore well for 5 years...now the epoxy def lifted in all areas where vehicles parked consistently on tire tread...would not do again

Bill Dearborn

When my Epoxy was put on the floor the first thing the company did was grind the brand new floor flat and then clean it. Almost 4 years later the Epoxy is still going strong despite having brake fluid, oil, coolant, brake cleaner and Prepsol on it. Race Deck doesn't seem to have the durability I would want. I definitely don't see it being used in commercial repair facilities but I do see a lot of them with Epoxy floors.

Bill

scotzz

Looks good............how long have you had these down?

ea327

Almost a year.

Mike Campbell

We moved to SW Florida and bought a fore closure house that needed a lot of work. One thing we did was paint the garage, added 6 four foot lights and epoxied the floor. It holds up well and when I've had some paint or other stains I use a little "Goof Off" and water to clean it up. I'd do it again. Just saying.

BEFORE:






AND AFTER:

Drive-C7

Do they make noise when you walk on them? Some say they do. What is your experience?

tbasco 6

Where did you get the flag on the wall?

Mike Campbell

The flag I got from Amazon.

Spike5

RaceDeck complete. I would define this project as a learning experience. Alloy tiles were much more difficult to install (vs the graphite and red). RaceDeck folks had no explanation. Maybe a bad batch? Anyway, once I figured out the easiest way to install, the project was pretty straight forward.

Spike5

Jake all nestled in!

Spike5

Oh, and the RaceDeck video showing children stepping on the tiles and snapping them in......no way. Buy yourself a nice rubber/plastic mallet.

aerobaticflyer

So I had Race Deck at my last house. This time I wanted to et away from the plastic feel and sound so we'll see how this coating does. epoxy base then chips then clear polyaspartic top coat.

Da Hawk

I had epoxy in my last 2 home garages and don't want to go that route again.

Currently, I'm in the pre-planning stages of designing my two-car garage. I've painted the walls a bluish-gray and the ceiling white. I plan on laying down RaceDeck's TuffShield on the floor in the same pattern as in the photo below. I also will install diamondLife's anodized aluminum diamond plate halfway up the walls (blue chair rail, platinum walls, and black base molding).

90sundevil

I first bought my Race Deck about 16 years ago for my second home garage, easy install.



Then when I move to Scottsdale fulltime I just move the Race Deck to that home in the small garage. I did the epoxy in large garage so I have both right now.




I would suggest not getting white tiles as they after years become very hard to almost impossible to clean. What I found from the epoxy was when I parked a car on it in the summer sometime the sticky tires would peal the epoxy when I drove away. But the epoxy is as easy or easier to clean than the Race Deck.

lennykoll

I actually had this flooring done 3 years ago when we built our home.... turns out to be a great "duo" color match with our '63 and '15 we just bought.... very durable and only available in limited markets.... so far...LK

PS... you will see our '63 and the 'Black '74 I just sold on his site "gallery" and he also uses them on the wraps for his trucks and show material... also several other later 'Vettes from Prescott area!!

http://www.classicgarageinc.com

firemon

Race deck, installed in 2007 still no problems except for the neighbors staring when they pass by.

lennykoll

I personally prefer the epoxy/metallic coatings over plastics etc... I just wish the builders had not put the seams in my floor.... missed that spec when building the house....LK

Trihawk

I have this "salt and pepper" epoxy. I would never get it again. I do a lot of work in my garage, and when you drop a nut, screw, or washer, it blends right in and is tough to find. A uniform color without the speckles would have been better for me.
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lennykoll

Yeh that is why I went to metallic solid with red "splashes" matching my '63 ( see a couple of posts up)... I had the speckled in my previous house and it was pita TO FIND ANYTHING AND FRANKLY WAS HARDER TO KEEP CLEAN..... IMHO anyway...LK

Chadrad

I put TrueLock HD Free Flow over the top of my deteriorating epoxy floor. Epoxy was on the floor when I purchased the house and it was in bad shape. I have no idea of how it was installed or what product was used but I had no interest in going the epoxy route again. The grinding mess and days without use of my garage didn't sound very appealing.

Besides the fact that it looks fantastic, I was able to install about 800 sqft by myself in less than 8 hours including all edge cuts and trims at the cost of about $2.50 sqft. The Free Flow tiles are extremely quiet to walk on unlike solid tiles and can withstand vehicle rolling loads in excess of 36,000 lbs. Water, melting snow, dirt/debris falls through leaving a dry and clean surface to walk on. No more tracking debris into the house. Channels on the underside allow water to flow to a drain or it will evaporate just as it did before tile was installed. Routine cleaning is accomplished with a shop vac or power wash for deep cleaning where the car parks, or I can simply unsnap complete sections and slide out to the driveway for power washing. If I ever moved, I could also take the floor with me. It was really an easy decision for me.