Garage floor epoxy flake coating - It’s happening

[FordSVTGuy]

We’ve been wanting to get an epoxy flake coating on our garage for a while now. It happens tomorrow! Here is a beginning picture. I’ll add others as they make progress tomorrow. Final coat will be Tuesday. The owner came today to get a head start by sanding the step and getting the epoxy any flakes on it. The floor will be “granite “ with that jet black step… we’ve lived here a long time but the prior owner left a lot of grease and oil stains.

 

[RhondaHonda]

What did you do with all your stuff? I need to do this too, just haven’t gotten around to it.

 

[FordSVTGuy]

My front porch is jam packed with my stuff. Makes me look like a hoarder

 

[walterjay]

Looking forward to seeing the finished product

 

[Zee09]

Nice ! I'm going to have a new floor done and excited to see how yours goes.

 

[tbm5690]

Had mine done this past fall...really like it. Smelled and I had to run an exhaust fan in my garage window for a month but that was the only downside. I had an epoxy base coat and a polyaspartic top coat so I'm assuming the off gassing won't be as bad if you are doing straight epoxy.

 

[FordSVTGuy]

Had mine done this past fall...really like it. Smelled and I had to run an exhaust fan in my garage window for a month but that was the only downside. I had an epoxy base coat and a polyaspartic top coat so I'm assuming the off gassing won't be as bad if you are doing straight epoxy.

This will be a similar process to yours. Grind surface, denatured alcohol wipe, epoxy, flakes, poly aspartic top coat. He did the step today and it does smell some.. I’m expecting the full on smell when finished…

 

[ammolab]

Picture of the glamorous result and final bill…..what’s this cost????

 

[FordSVTGuy]

Will be sure to post action shots tomorrow and a finished product on Tuesday evening. $6 per square foot.

 

[grasscutter]

There's also epoxy aggregate. Curves up onto the walls. Real popular with veterinarians.

 

[loneryder]

We’ve been wanting to get an epoxy flake coating on our garage for a while now. It happens tomorrow! Here is a beginning picture. I’ll add others as they make progress tomorrow. Final coat will be Tuesday. The owner came today to get a head start by sanding the step and getting the epoxy any flakes on it. The floor will be “granite “ with that jet black step… we’ve lived here a long time but the prior owner left a lot of grease and oil stains.

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Just don't drop any nuts or bolts. You won't be able to find them.

 

[FordSVTGuy]

Status update number 1. They were here early and ground the concrete and are now patching up the cracks…

 

[tbm5690]

You'll be obligated to give the walls a nice fresh coat of paint to match the nice floor

Foam squeegee will be your new friend for water removal...rubber won't cut it on the new texture. The rust lines from the blower shave plate will also no longer be an issue, although I still raise the skids after I'm done to prevent ground contact.

 

[tbm5690]

Just don't drop any nuts or bolts. You won't be able to find them.

Lighter colors tend to fare a little better than darker colors with this, and that is what steered me to go with less black flake in mine.

 

[FordSVTGuy]

Status update 2. Base coat and flakes down… looking good.

 

[KrisZ]

You will really like it, but finding any dropped screws, washers etc. is hard, a good pickup magnet is always handy.

 

[FordSVTGuy]

You'll be obligated to give the walls a nice fresh coat of paint to match the nice floor

Foam squeegee will be your new friend for water removal...rubber won't cut it on the new texture. The rust lines from the blower shave plate will also no longer be an issue, although I still raise the skids after I'm done to prevent ground contact.

Yeah, I have to up the garage game a bit, which might include some fresh paint…

 

[B6_Dolphin]

Looking great!

I went a different direction with my garage flooring choice when I did complete garage remodel in 2022:

It's composite tile flooring from NewAge, who also provided the cabinets, wet sink, and the wall organizers.

A good review of the flooring:

https://allgaragefloors.com/newage-lvt-garage-tile-review/

Going on year 4, it's held-up well. I can typically find any fasteners that I drop on the floor.

Even when it's cold outside, between the tile actually as an insulative layer to the concrete floor, and my "Hot Dawg" 35k-BTU gas area heater, I can comfortably work in the garage year-round.

The only pre-caution I take is using mats for when I put the motorcycle side-stand or center-stand down on the floor, to prevent marring from the high point loads from the stands. I mop the floor once a quarter, as the rainwater that drips off the cars will leave behind a white powder (calcium?) that collects in the tile grout lines. And since this is the Pacific Northwest, the tires continually track in pine needles, so I give the floor a good sweep at least once a month.

 

[grasscutter]

Status update 2. Base coat and flakes down… looking good.

What are the flakes made out of?

With epoxy aggregate, the flakes are rocks obviously.

 

[loneryder]

You will really like it, but finding any dropped screws, washers etc. is hard, a good pickup magnet is always handy.

Yes get one with wheels.