Epoxy paint for garage floor questions

[Quick6]

Anyone here used this epoxy paint for there garage recently and if so how did it turn out and is it holding up?

My garage is 24x24 and I was thinking about doing half at a time so the GN and other things can stay inside the garage while it cures. Anyone tried this ? instead of doing it all at once? It does look like ALOT of prep woork though.

 

[granatl]

I did this almost exactly one year ago. I opted to toss the paint chips into the rolled sections; I can see that was sort've a mistake. I also know that in most places I rolled it too thin, but it's holding up just fine. Where the tires drive over the paint chips, it's pulled them off, so I have lots of little holes now.

1. Rent a pressure washer and buy a bottle of driveway cleaner for it. Clean the floor as best as you can, then use their citric acid to go over it again. LET IT DRY COMPLETELY before moving on to the painting step.
2. Be generous with the amount that you put down.
3. Make sure to wait the 7 days before driving the car on it. Wait 24 hours before even walking on it. Ventilate the garage as best as you can to help cure it. I left a 3" crack at the base of the garage door, and then turned on my swamp cooler (dry) to force air across it for 24 hours.
4. If you paint under the garage door, don't let the door touch it for 24 hours.

Hope this is the info that you were looking for.

 

[REEDOG]

I did it. Rustoleum garage floor epoxy. Looks great and has been really durable. If you drop heavy parts on the floor it will dent and chip but doesn't spread. I've spilled oil, coolant, fuel and acetone on it with no damage. I would definately do it again if I had to.

I moved all my equipment to one side of the garage, coated the other side and let it sit for a few days, then did the oposite side. Take a look at my webshots buick album for some pictures. I also used the paint chip but havn't had any problem with htem lifting. Makes it look cool.

 

[Lee_Burough]

Is this epoxy sealer slippery when wet?

We're considering something like this in our next house/garage....Seems like it would get slippery when wet. Or, can you spread something in there to give you traction?

We used to mix sand in the paint for boat decks. Is there something similar for treating the garage floor so it isn't slippery?

 

[AsphaltAnihil8r]

Originally posted by REEDOG
I did it. Rustoleum garage floor epoxy. Looks great and has been really durable. If you drop heavy parts on the floor it will dent and chip but doesn't spread. I've spilled oil, coolant, fuel and acetone on it with no damage. I would definately do it again if I had to.

I moved all my equipment to one side of the garage, coated the other side and let it sit for a few days, then did the oposite side. Take a look at my webshots buick album for some pictures. I also used the paint chip but havn't had any problem with htem lifting. Makes it look cool.

Reedog,,like the color of your car,,what is the paint code,,,is that just gray...

 

[Silver 6]

Griots Garage and Sam's Club both offer floor protectors for the garage. The mats come in different sizes to match the size of your garage stall and they come in different colors. You just roll them out. They have small ribs to control fluids and can be taken out to be hosed off as needed.

Another company here. They may be the supplier for Griots and Sams.

http://www.bltllc.com/GFloor_home.htm

 

[Steve Petro]

I used the Rustolem product at my old house. It peeled during/after the first winter. Right under the tires from my daily drivers. The cement was new and I prepped it exactly how the instructions said. Home Depot gave me a full refund of $250+/-.It was a little slippery when it was wet. I would highly recommend going with one that has some sort of grit. Check it out on my website, click on albums with the 69 and 70 GTO Judge's to see the floor.
http://community.webshots.com/user/gto1966

There is a company here that gives a lifetime warranty. They are called U-Coat It. You apply it yourself. Its not cheap. 3 car garage is about $700. Hope this helps.

 

[TTA197]

I've used Rustoleum also.

I used Rustoleum epoxy paint on my garage floor also, and have not had any paint peel away. It's been three years so far. My daily driver is a Ford Expedition 4x4 that is no light weight, so if it was going to peel up it would have been in the bay where I park it. I would definately use it again.

 

[AsphaltAnihil8r]

Originally posted by Steve Petro
I used the Rustolem product at my old house. It peeled during/after the first winter. Right under the tires from my daily drivers. The cement was new and I prepped it exactly how the instructions said. Home Depot gave me a full refund of $250+/-.It was a little slippery when it was wet. I would highly recommend going with one that has some sort of grit. Check it out on my website, click on albums with the 69 and 70 GTO Judge's to see the floor.
http://community.webshots.com/user/gto1966

There is a company here that gives a lifetime warranty. They are called U-Coat It. You apply it yourself. Its not cheap. 3 car garage is about $700. Hope this helps.

Maybe the problem was that the concrete was new,,maybe it was still curing ,,some say concrete can take years to cure.Just a thought

 

[sackracing]

i have rustoleum and it is peeling every winter also, i figure after a couple of more winters it will all be gone.

 

[REEDOG]

Originally posted by AsphaltAnihil8r
Reedog,,like the color of your car,,what is the paint code,,,is that just gray...

It's medium gray metalic 8573. Still the original paint, most of the clearcoat is gone so it doesn't shine anymore. I need to find someone to help me paint it, getting tired of it looking like crap.

 

[Turbo Indian]

I used a 2 part epoxy from Sherwin Williams EXCELENT STUFF it's been down for 3 1/2 years. I have left brake fluid on the floor over night & the worst damage was it lightened it a tad. l'm very happy

 

[Mike Licht]

All the epoxy works good. Prep is the key getting it clean. shot balsting is best but expensive, acid cleaning is next and can be done pretty easy. Check out http://www.ucoatit.com/
Mike

 

[ez at nova]

I did Ucoat it and it isn't budging under hot tires or tires that are wet that "pop" when I pull off of it after they ahve dried. Good stuff, but not cheap. I would not recommend doing half, then the other half later. I would think the half that is dry may not bond well to the half that is wet. On the other hand, I would think you would be OK doing half and half if your floor has a stress relief cut going down the middle, which it should at 24x24. It took me 2 kits to do my 24x24. Since I can't attach images, if anyone wants a picture of my garage all done, just PM me and I'll email it.