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Title: Garage Floor Coatings
Post by: nivag on April 11, 2005, 05:23:39 PM

Anyone have any good self leveling garage floor coatings to recommend? Want something that can with stand a few minor spills, hard, etc...

Thanx for any leads

Title: Garage Floor Coatings
Post by: ehos on April 11, 2005, 06:16:32 PM

I can NOT reccommend anything available at home depot/rona etc.  Especially that Behr crap.

The best would be an epoxy system.  Or race-trax, but that's big bucks (easy to lay down though).

 

Title: Garage Floor Coatings
Post by: jim martin on April 11, 2005, 08:16:11 PM

i use old pieces of carpet.always lie flat and take spills very well .always warm on the feet,great to lie and kneel on when working.plus you can find them everywhere cheep.
sounds silly but it works great
 

Title: Garage Floor Coatings
Post by: HeliMike on April 11, 2005, 10:38:38 PM

I'll second what Jim said.
Nothin' like a good patch of rug to lay down and get on your knees for.
Good for soakin' up the stains too, but what do I know [_[


And what ehos said - stay away from any of the shite at home-crap-o.

Title: Garage Floor Coatings
Post by: vwshawn on April 12, 2005, 09:34:42 AM

Check this out!
Hope this helps you out
Shawn

http://racedeck.com/show.htm (http://racedeck.com/show.htm)

Title: Garage Floor Coatings
Post by: James Buchan on April 12, 2005, 09:52:05 AM

Starpatch Concrete Products
#2 - 6420 Beresford Street
Burnaby BC V5E 1B6
(604) 433-7355

The above guys make a product that I used on my last house garage floor - it worked very well - never chipped, cleaned easily etc...

Can't remember the name of the stuff though.

Title: Garage Floor Coatings
Post by: jason_hamilton on April 12, 2005, 10:29:42 AM

I gotta say despite opinions to the contrary I used Behr's epoxy paint (from Home Depot) on new constuction concrete when I first moved into my place in the summer of 2003 and it still looks great. I've had no chipping and none of the \"hot tire pickup\" that others have described. Having said that, it was brand new concrete and I was very careful to follow the preparation instructions as far as cleaning and etching the surface goes.

Just my opinion, but I'd use it again.

Title: Garage Floor Coatings
Post by: Billyisgr8 on April 12, 2005, 11:59:24 AM

My floor will be getting vinyl black and white tiles.

Kevin

Title: Garage Floor Coatings
Post by: James Buchan on April 12, 2005, 04:17:26 PM

DOn't do it kev - any oil and it's a skating rink - ask shane about his trailer!!!!