I plan to spend this weekend organizing my garage in anticipation of theCroc's arrival.I have been giving thought to painting the garage floor and wanted to know if people would be willing to share their experiences and/or product recommendations regarding this topic? I appreciate any insight you care to provide regarding this topic as it will save me a lot of research.
There are some keys to success. One you must use a non-lifting epoxy based paint made for garage floors (I use Rust-oleum), two the paint must be allowed to cure for about a week before driving on it and third the most important part is that the floor must be absolutly clean of oil, dirt, paint and such stuff before painting. The Rust-oleum kit comes with a floor cleaning product that is pretty good but I helped it with a concreat cleaning product and a pressure washer. The floor also must be dry before painting. One of the kits will cover about one parking space in a large garage. The epoxy based paint also has a limited time frame for application after mixing the epoxy with the base paint so plan ahead and make sure you can finish in the time required.
After painting you need to maintain it by keeping it clean or do as I and Russ did and put down mats to protect the floor and add a bit of a finished look. Good luck
Just got done doing my garage floor with the Behr (Home Depot brand) 1-Part Epoxy 'system'. Worked very nice, is not that expensive,and seems to be holding up very well. Like most successful painting operations......prep is everything and following the manufactures recommendations is critical. I also liked this product as it was easily obtainable, comes in lots of colors, is water cleanup, and doesn't need to be applied in a set amount of time as some 2-part epoxy paints can be.
http://www.behr.com/behrx/act/view/products_detail?prodGroupId=14&catName=Concrete+Floor+Coatings&catId=16#2
My floor (concrete) was pretty clean with no heavy oil deposits, etc........so I only had to use the cleaner/degreaser in a few small areas. Next came the etch process.......very important to follow directions here and not skimp on the product as this will make or break the process!
Next came the primer......highly recommended, then the final 2 coats of colored paint. Again, I followed all drying times, etc. to the letter.
It took a while to get it all done and my wifes car had to stay out of the garage for about a week. It's a relativelyeasy project, just very time consuming to do it right.......but the results are worth it.
You may want to check into U Coat It. I'm planning to use it for a shop and home kits are available. -Pete
You must prepare the surface properly and use proper paint.
Have heard great things about Griot's Garage offering in this space.
In your Garage->Flooring->
http://www.griotsgarage.com/catalog.jsp?L1=L1_3000&L2=L2_3080
I think Atlas and SF said it all. The most important thing is the paint! I used epoxy reinforced paint and that was not good enough, it still can peel. I should have used the one SF recommended. It must be 'Non-Lifting' Paint.
Russ
<p class="MsoNormal" style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt">One wonders if the various garage floor paint manufacturers have correlated their increased sales with the introduction of the Cayman.
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt">(And I cannot emphasize enough that the floor has to be very, very clean to produce a lasting painted surface. No dust.)
Scouser,
another option is check with a professional garage organizing firm, several franchise operations exist. Precision garage is one, Not cheap but guaranteed results. We used Precision garage and they utilized a power scrubber on the floor to prep it, and their epoxy finish is very attractive.
rick
I have had success with H&C concrete stain (looks like paint and several colors available) sold by Sherwin Williams stores.
Many years ago used a Sears epoxy that was harder toapply and lifted when wet tires parked on it.
Proper prep is the key.
Sorry, the correct name is Prestigegarage.com ....trying to quite smoking and can't focus on a darned thing.
