Reply With QuoteIf you have it epoxied it will make cleanup of spills much easier.
RJ
Floored
So, considering I spent the last 12 hours prepping my new shop floor, and POS and Sammm were there 6 hours each, and the floor is still not ready for paint, epoxy, mark-a-lots, or anything else to cover it, I got to thinking...
How big of a deal is it to have the floor painted, epoxied, sealed, etc.? Sure - its purdy - but beyond that, how much better is it for cleaning, safety, or any reason?
If you have it epoxied it will make cleanup of spills much easier.
RJ
Daily Driver: 2013 Club edition in Pearl White Mica
Lightness? What's that? I drive a PRHT!
Epoxy is the ONLY way to go. No stains, easy cleanup and durable.
Paint doesn't last. Ask Gary Shuhart (TrackDog). His is chipping and he wants to redo it.
As for bare, we all know how crappy that is.
I had painted floors a few houses ago. It looked great, until I used some no touch foam tire cleaner. I pulled the car out the next day, and the paint was bubbled and peeled under each wheel. It also seemed to get brittle over time. If got any wheel spin on the way out (easy on paint) it often would tear ckunks of paint. It very well coud have been a poor prep job or the wrong type of paint for the job, but it has soured me on trying it on my current house.
Considering you've already done 12 hours of prep work, why stop now. I vote epoxy that sucker and make it look good!!
Yea no ship!Originally Posted by Treibenschnell
How do you spend 12 hours on prep for 400 sqf of concrete?Was Monk supervising?
Shhhh!!! I think it was the help he had..How do you spend 12 hours on prep for 400 sqf of concrete?
24 man hours?Shhhh!!! I think it was the help he had..How do you spend 12 hours on prep for 400 sqf of concrete?
I guess that has to be expected when you invite the Soul Plane!BINGO on
OH - A NEWI'm just glad he has aligator hide
The floor has about a dozen years of abuse from antique finishers and sloppy painters. It also has something about 1/8 inch thick right in the middle that is impervious to muratic acid. This was capped off by my attempt (with friend) to spray the walls with friend's now defunct sprayer.
To be fair, much of the time spent by POS and SAMMM was aimed at other parts of the house and sidewalk. SAMMM says I have more sidewalks than most neighborhoods! Sammm had a new power washer, and he even used it to clean my rock chimney on top of the house
I planned to do epoxy, but the guy I hired to paint the interior of the house said he would not recommend it. He says moisture in the concrete will cause the epoxy to pop loose just like the paint. He recommended I plan to paint every 4 or 5 years and let it go at that. He knew he wasn't getting the job, so there was no motive there.
I also have a huge lumber storage rack that will have to be slid across the newly painted/epoxied/bare floor in less than a month. If I go to all the trouble of doing the floor and the movers rip long gashes in it during the unloading, I will be very upset.
How about some sort of tile overlay... there are tons of garage specific tiles out there on the market.
I'll second that. I have seen some nice looking garages with garage tiles.
REJECTREJECTREJECTThat option was not part of the pole. REJECTREJECTREJECT
Actually, that is not something I've considered, but I think I might have to.
Maybe I'm just weird, but I kind of like having a bare concrete floor. I don't have to worry about paint or epoxy peeling up, it didn't cost me anything, and when stuff stains or etches it, I look at it, shrug my shoulders, and go on with what I was doing. I sweep it out once a month or so, use a shop vac around the edges and crevices once or twice a year, and that's about it as far as maintenance goes.
If you can't use epoxy bacuse of moisture creep, I'd probably skip it altogether. I can only imagine the mess hot Azenis would make of a painted floor in mid-August. Personally I find a peeling painted floor less attractive than a bare concrete one.
Iain
"We don't stop playing because we grow old, we grow old because we stop playing." - George Bernard Shaw
I have a bare concrete floor and have often thought about covering it... but, like, altiain, I usually just end up sweeping it out and vacuuming the corners and leave it at that...
My garage floor is painted with "hot tire" brand floor paint. It works quite well with spills of your normal oils and liquids, however it don't like it when you let gas evaporate on it.....it will scratch if you gouge it. When it comes time to repaint my floor I will probably go to Tractor Supply and buy some 4 x 8 1in. thick high density rubber mats for my new flooring. I think it would work quite well........maybe........
NAH - saving all the shag remnants for the van.
Tile seemed interesting until I thought of oil spills and overspray.
Think I'll do a test for moisture and see what happens. Painter said put a piece of clear shipping tape on the floor for a few days and see if it collects water.
Old school trick I learned from a friend who did balance and blueprint:
wet the concrete
sprinkle TIDE over the surface or spot to be cleaned
scrub it in with a broom
let it set 10-20 min but don't let it dry
hose it off
admire the sparkley white concrete
This technique also improves your balance and agility. Tide is extremely slick when wet
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