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Title: Garage Floor Coatings
Post by: James Buchan on December 03, 2007, 04:11:01 PM: I am looking to seal/coat my garage floor in the near future (Jan/Feb) who has used what and what seemed to work the best? There are a number of products out there and I would prefer one that gives excellent antislip properties ( when fluids drop etc..) and one that has a fairly easy clean up for when those fluids do drop :) Durable too!
Title: Garage Floor Coatings
Post by: jason_hamilton on December 03, 2007, 05:27:18 PM: There's a lot of opinions on this, but I used Behr 2-part epoxy from Home Depot when my garage floor was brand new. 4 years later it looks as good as new (cleans up really nice). I have had no issues with durability or the \"hot tire pickup\" that some claim, but I was very careful to apply as directed. It has no inherent anti-slip properties (such as sand), but I have yet to fall in my garage.
I would absolutely use it again.
Title: Garage Floor Coatings
Post by: 696969vw on December 03, 2007, 07:18:25 PM: I applied a Bher type floor product - 2 stage primer/ paint (not epoxy) last year. It cleaned up well at first ,but now it seems to stain and looks kinda sh*##! It did come with a sand that you mixed into the paint, that part turned out quite well. I never have slipped.
On the whole I think I would try out the epoxy next time.
Mark.
Title: Garage Floor Coatings
Post by: nivag on December 03, 2007, 08:10:28 PM: Best I could find when I researched it:
http://www.ucoatit.com (http://www.ucoatit.com)

OR you could always throw down some faux wood laminant flooring... that shit is indestructable! When we bought our current house they had the garage turned into a workout room. So I decided to test it: brake fluid, grease, brake clean, gunk, gas, oil, etc... Nothing penetrates this crap...

Been almost 3 years and nothing can hurt that stuff!

(https://airspeedparts.com/forums/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fi25.photobucket.com%2Falbums%2Fc98%2F52zwitter%2FSplitfrontstance003.jpg&hash=78550b5168373554b0aeda8bd2ceb71f746e00b8)
Title: Garage Floor Coatings
Post by: vwboop on December 03, 2007, 08:20:46 PM: Costco has some decent flooring. looks like checkplate a.b.s. or something. Really cool looking stuff B)
Title: Garage Floor Coatings
Post by: Russ on December 03, 2007, 08:46:50 PM: Quote
Costco has some decent flooring. looks like checkplate a.b.s. or something. Really cool looking stuff B)
i was looking at that as well chris,
i kinda like the look of the hardwood in there Gavin :D
does oil really clean up off of it ok??
Title: Garage Floor Coatings
Post by: Jeremy on December 03, 2007, 09:23:58 PM: Gee, I like the floor Gavin has. Never thought of that. I have one of the \"higher end\" laminate floors thoughout the house and three kids under 3 years old can't hurt it. Believe me, they have tried. I might have to pay the \"King of Floors\" and \"Sir Scruffy\" visit.
Title: Garage Floor Coatings
Post by: nivag on December 03, 2007, 09:27:35 PM: The shit is unreal... Nothing like working on you're car in your socks!
Title: Garage Floor Coatings
Post by: neil68 on December 03, 2007, 10:11:14 PM: Hey James,

Here's another option :)

http://www.griotsgarage.com/catalog.jsp?&SKU=90013 (http://www.griotsgarage.com/catalog.jsp?&SKU=90013)
Title: Garage Floor Coatings
Post by: G-dog on December 03, 2007, 11:05:10 PM: Quote
The shit is unreal... Nothing like working on you're car in your socks!
Just socks?That's just wrong!You're one sick dude,dude!
Title: Garage Floor Coatings
Post by: silas on December 03, 2007, 11:12:03 PM: Quote
Just socks?That's just wrong!You're one sick dude,dude!
:lol:
Title: Garage Floor Coatings
Post by: Alp on December 04, 2007, 01:22:46 AM: I use the carpet that came out of the basment when I put laminate down. Nice and comfy to stand and kneel on.
Title: Garage Floor Coatings
Post by: Trevor P on December 04, 2007, 06:36:40 AM: Quote
There's a lot of opinions on this, but I used Behr 2-part epoxy from Home Depot when my garage floor was brand new. 4 years later it looks as good as new (cleans up really nice). I have had no issues with durability or the "hot tire pickup" that some claim, but I was very careful to apply as directed. It has no inherent anti-slip properties (such as sand), but I have yet to fall in my garage.
I would absolutely use it again.
Do they say anything about applying it to an older floor?
Title: Garage Floor Coatings
Post by: Tom H. on December 04, 2007, 05:28:13 PM: Quote
Just socks?That's just wrong!You're one sick dude,dude!
Well, he won't scratch his garage \"queen\" :)
Title: Garage Floor Coatings
Post by: jason_hamilton on December 05, 2007, 12:17:45 PM: Quote
Do they say anything about applying it to an older floor?
http://www.behr.com/behrx/act/view/product...+Floor+Coatings (http://www.behr.com/behrx/act/view/products?catId=16&sc_name=Concrete+Floor+Coatings)