Ok, not really on topic but since so much of my time with my truck is spent in the garage I wanted to check out flooring treatment again. I gave up the hunt for flooring when I thought we were going to move...things have changed so we are staying a little longer and I want to do something with the flooring.

Just curious...those of you that have treated floors with Epoxy or equailant what are the pros and cons and what should I get.

Main issues living in TX is hot tires pulling up the flooring.

Suggestions on making the garage flooring nicer than just ho hum concrete?

Thanks

 

G-Floor
Levant Pattern Roll-Out Garage Flooring.

http://www.autobarn.net/gf55lv.html

 

U-Coat-It

period .

I have used, in the past:
Rustoleum
Shermin williams
another that I can't remember ..

Currently have U-Coat-It (second garage I have used it on)

nothing performs as well, in my opinion, and I have never, ever had any issue with it .. period .. I park my truck in the garage everyday..

I had peel up problems bad with the rustoleum prodcut .. not as bad with the Sherman Williams, but still had some peel up ..


just my two cents.

 

I put a epoxy product on my floor a little over a year ago and have been very happy with it. The non slip "sprinkles" added a nice touch and the floor looks great. I ended up purchasing a channeled rubber matt that came with the red laser dot hooked up to my garage door opener for parking from sam's club for my mustang with the drag radials because I was worried the hot tires might pull up the eoxy.

 

Ok, you got my attention. How long did the prep work take?

 

took me about 5 hours to prep my garage in Georgia .. it had lots of stains, and hole sI had to clean out ..

about 90 minutes here in texas, because the garage had never been used for anything other than storage, so no stains, or oil, or anything ..

took all day to do the whole 3 car garage ..

instructions are very easy to follow, and they send you everything you need in the kit .. other than the pole for the roller

 

when did you drive on it? 24 hours?

 

I totally agree, you can't go wrong with u-coat it. Doesn't peel, tires don't screw it up, and it resists anything you can throw at it, with the exeption of welding slag (it puts burn marks in it).

So U-COAT-IT, all the way.

 

I actually let it sit for 96 hours .. which is way overkill, I believe .. but there was no way I was gonna screw up that damn garage once I got done

 

Any pics

 

My garage is pretty clean, I power wash it once a year but still have tire tracks where we park over and over. No oil anywhere...in your opinion how difficult is the prep? Is it similar to etching?

 

I think it i a very easy application, from start to finish .. I would say easier than etching ..


I will post a pic or two when I get home .. don't think I have any of the process, though .. just the finished job.

 

That would be great. I have been looking at U-coat -it for a long time but couldnt find anyone local who had used it.

 

Beware: PVC stinks, and it does not go away.

 

The prep isn't bad. You have to etch the concrete using muriatic acid, which takes a couple of hours, and then you just roll it on, add the flakes, sand, and let it dry. Its not bad at all. The whole process for a 16 car garage took about 2 days.