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Old 02-09-2008, 05:57 PM
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What do you think is the best way to go on a garage floorto make it look good and wear well with the best stain protection. Do you think a painted coating or the rubber tiles? What have you done.
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Old 02-09-2008, 06:35 PM
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i'd be interested too as my garage floor is all pitted from water and road salt. i am looking for some sort of epoxy finish to fill in the pits and chips that also has a color to it. like to make it look a bit better for my scoot. would also have to stand up to cold temps, salt, snow, water, etc... anyone have any experience with these applications let both of us know. hey rabbid, sorry to hijack your thread, AL
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Epoxy paint is great stuff. I put it down without the flakes. As for pits, suggest either filling in the pits with a concrete leveler or having someone grind it down.
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2005ultranc, yea i was doing a little research and grinding down, priming then epoxy coating seems like the way to go. thanks, AL
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Old 02-09-2008, 09:46 PM
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When you say grind it down do you mean like with a hand grinder for steel? What about maybe having it resurfaced first then a coating applied. There are allot of different brands of epoxy coatings out on the market and price range as well. I have around 400 square feet to do and looked at the tiles and they are on the high end. I only want to do this once with out having to do touch up later if it starts pealing or oil eats into it.
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Old 02-09-2008, 09:49 PM
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Tiles don't have to be high end. Commercial floor tiles can be scored for under a buck a square foot. This is my buddy's garage.

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Old 02-09-2008, 09:52 PM
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Paint will also work. This is one of the rooms that I did in my basement several years ago. It is nothing more than latex paint sealed with poly. I am not easy on it either. We drag heavy stuff over it all the time and do alot of beating and banging on it. It also sees some water in the wet season. It has held up great.



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If you're going to use tile, you still have to put a lot of prep work into the floor. Bad sub floor = bad tile job. It will come up in places. By the time you're done grinding, filling, prepping & cleaning, IMHO, epoxy is the way to go. One of my daughters did her own garage by herself & it turned out great.

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Epoxy is the most durable applied correctly.It is all in prepping the floor.Get in touch with floor people they can help you through it.
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I found a company online called Ucoat it they have a kit with chemical resistant and a urethane top coat. What kind of floor tiles where used in the black and orange floor?
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