I am planning to coat my garage floor with an epoxy paint or similar product. The floor has not been coated previously. I see there are various brands and product variations to choose from. Any recommendations would be appreciated.
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I used the Rustoleum Polycuramine brand kit they sell at Lowes or Home Labryth and other places... it came out pretty good, even when you consider I did it myself. https://www.lowes.com/pd/Rust-Oleum...XDd3VkSYkEQr78SswLxoCw7gQAvD_BwE&gclsrc=aw.ds
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Copy and paste this on google >>>>>>> garage floor coating site: bobistheoilguy.com
Propflux01
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Don't even waste your time and money on the epoxy coating, especially the big box store kind. You will be doing it over very frequently and will flake and chip like nobody's business.. Spend the $$ and go with a polyurea coating professionally applied. Best thing I ever did on the house.
Ive researched the subject.
mine has held up well. best thing about the Rustoleum brand was there was a slight color mismatch from one package to the other and when I complained they refunded all my money.
basically the job was free... I'd say it has been in there 5 years now.
I recommend studying the flooring section at the GarageJournal Forum: https://www.garagejournal.com/forum/forums/flooring.20/
Also this excellent garage floor review site: https://allgaragefloors.com/ Here's a review of the two different Rustoleum products to get you started down the rabbit hole: https://allgaragefloors.com/rocksolid-vs-epoxyshield-coating/
You will learn the pros and cons of various floor coatings and there are reviews of both DIY commercial products and big box store consumer level products. Like most everything, extensive preparation is important for any product.
Also this excellent garage floor review site: https://allgaragefloors.com/ Here's a review of the two different Rustoleum products to get you started down the rabbit hole: https://allgaragefloors.com/rocksolid-vs-epoxyshield-coating/
You will learn the pros and cons of various floor coatings and there are reviews of both DIY commercial products and big box store consumer level products. Like most everything, extensive preparation is important for any product.
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Owen Lucas
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IDK about you, but these floors are too slippery when wet for me. I prefer bare concrete.
There are clear sealer products, both penetrating or topical, that have good anti-slip properties. You can have the bare/near bare appearance with added stain/spill resistance, non-dusting, and easier clean up.
make sure you etch it properly and fully first. maybe even a few times.
for spreading the color chips we used a grass seed spreader. the over the shoulder bag type.
prep is key. de grease, etc. let dry, and let the coating in between dry properly.
there are a one part epoxy from PPG that you could use. however i would recommend you use the marine coating, it's what we used in the fire stations, and school auto shops.
they have bags of a clear silica sand for traction to make them none slip. you can mix into the product or broadcast on top of wet flooring.
for spreading the color chips we used a grass seed spreader. the over the shoulder bag type.
prep is key. de grease, etc. let dry, and let the coating in between dry properly.
there are a one part epoxy from PPG that you could use. however i would recommend you use the marine coating, it's what we used in the fire stations, and school auto shops.
they have bags of a clear silica sand for traction to make them none slip. you can mix into the product or broadcast on top of wet flooring.
$40 a gal floor paint has held up fine in the sawmill shop. Easy to repaint every few years too.
For me it’s difficult to see small items dropped on floor.
