Tile or Paint????
Racer
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Re: Tile or Paint???? (pats406nitrovette)
Paint!....well not exactly! Those epoxy paints chip and peel fairly easily. You want to use a "stain" that will be absorbed by the concrete. Make sure you acid wash 1st. Good luck!
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Re: Tile or Paint???? (Rex Ruby)
Excellent question, Rex. I'm dealing with the same issue myself...new house, now what to do to the garage floor. Anyway...either method you choose (paint or tile) make sure the concrete hasn't been sealed. That's a whole other can of worms...if it has been sealed the only thing that might stick is tile adhesive. Just MO... :crazy:
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Re: Tile or Paint???? (Rex Ruby)
I started doing my garage 3 weeks and $2200 later I am now ready to put the tile down...should be done by Sunday. Lowes $.89 a square
Burning Brakes
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Re: Tile or Paint???? (Rex Ruby)
I was checking the tile in the racedeck web site and registered for more information, a woman called and asked if I wanted a sample and I said sure thinking they would send a small sample, they sent a whole tile. Now if I can just get 383 more people to get sample I would be able to do the floor in the garage I am going to build. I beleive she said they where $3.84 a piece.
Burning Brakes
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From: syracuse ny & venice fl when snowing in ny
Re: Tile or Paint???? (Rex Ruby)
don't turn steering wheel without car in motion. and then very little. i just had 12" tile put and glue by pro. put vettes in and just messed around with the steering wheel travel, full left full right. they are coming back next week to replace a few messed up tiles. don't under estimate FRICTION!!!!
these vette tires are made to hold the road, get the pic?
fred
these vette tires are made to hold the road, get the pic?
fred
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Le Mans Master
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Re: Tile or Paint???? (vete76)
Thanks for all the replies. After much consideration I decided to go with paint, using the U-Coat it product.
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Melting Slicks
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Re: (Rex Ruby)
John, preparation is the key with that stuff... I put it down in a garage that was 6 years old and had to acid etch the heck out of the concrete. It was well worth the time and the effort. After 2 years of having that stuff down on the floor, I'm still immensely impressed. Oil drips, spills, and the occasional squashed bug just wipe away. Beats the heck out of trying to clean anything else! It also has not lifted from the concrete in any way.. I've jacked cars up on it, dragged a freezer across it, damn durable stuff! On another note, you can add anti-slip stuff to the mix... it's a great idea, but severely reduces the ease of cleanup! I put 2 foot wide carpet strips in between the cars to decrease the "slip and fall" factor and try not to pull the cars in or out when it's wet.. because a painted floor shows the Goodyear footprint all to well. :cheers:
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Re: (EricVonHa)
Thanks Eric, I'm hoping since my concrete is pretty fresh my prep time will be reduced. Good feedback on the durability :cheers:
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Re: Tile or Paint???? (HPdrifter)
Paint!....well not exactly! Those epoxy paints chip and peel fairly easily. You want to use a "stain" that will be absorbed by the concrete. Make sure you acid wash 1st. Good luck!