1973Barracuda
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LJ67barracuda340
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If you work in the garage,, isn't it harder to slid under the car with the sand grit in the paint? Like a bare concrete floor would be? Don't have a lift.
How would you prep an already painted floor that needs redoing? I used an epoxy coating with no sand or flakes 20 years ago and it's mega chipped now after the restoration and other stuff.
Larry
How would you prep an already painted floor that needs redoing? I used an epoxy coating with no sand or flakes 20 years ago and it's mega chipped now after the restoration and other stuff.
Larry
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mopowers
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Not sure about the prep and re-application, as far as sliding under a car, it's not a big deal. The sand is tiny and there isn't a whole lot of it, at least how I applied it. I don't use a creeper much either though, so take it for what it's worth.
Rent a heavy duty concrete floor sander or shot blast it
An industrial power washer with 3000 psi and a miradic acid etch might do it
The thing is the new epoxy won't adhere to the old unless you scuff it up first and any loose paint stands the chance or chipping off taking the new coating with it
Now you could go at it with a palm sander and 80 grit but depending on the size of your garage and since time is money it'd be easier and quicker to spend the $ to rent a sander
Also after asking the boss.....PPG megaseal HDSL
For professional use only
Indoor/ outdoor
For use in food processing plants
Industrial warehouses
Laboratories
Waste water and sewage treatment plants
Requires a primer and extensive surface prep
Not cheap
Seriously........ its overkill for normal usage.....like a 3 inch armored steel egg crate..... unless you're planning on using your garage floor for an anvil ..... in that case, with proper prep, mills thickness, and drying time you'll bust your concrete before this chips off..... unless you have a 12" steel reinforced slab, then its anybody's guess
mullinax95
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I rented one of those concrete floor sanders... cost me over $300 for one day use. The salesman told me "You're not renting the sander... you're renting the discs" Apparently the discs are expensive.
Krooser
Building Chinese Free Engines since 1959...
I bought my epoxy floor paint at my local independent paint store...was a pro coating most have never heard of.
My floor was 15 years old..rented a scrubber, used some muriatic acid as an etch and painted it. 15 years and still in great shape.
My floor was 15 years old..rented a scrubber, used some muriatic acid as an etch and painted it. 15 years and still in great shape.
67redcudavert
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In '04 I added on to my garage to have more storage and a spot for a lift. While the floor was still fresh and new I got a U-coat-it kit and did the floor.
14 years later the floor still is good, has never chipped or lifted. I have done everything and anything in there, spilled oil, atf, gearlube, anti-freeze, you name it, no staining. I used my cherry picker and a gantry crane to set up the lift, rolling them around didn't bother it either. It's not quite as shiny now, but still looks ok. Part of the floor that sticks outside in front of the garage door has faded from the sun but otherwise has held up just fine. I went for plain gray, no color chips. They give you a small bag of silica sand to sprinkle on for your non skid surface.
14 years later the floor still is good, has never chipped or lifted. I have done everything and anything in there, spilled oil, atf, gearlube, anti-freeze, you name it, no staining. I used my cherry picker and a gantry crane to set up the lift, rolling them around didn't bother it either. It's not quite as shiny now, but still looks ok. Part of the floor that sticks outside in front of the garage door has faded from the sun but otherwise has held up just fine. I went for plain gray, no color chips. They give you a small bag of silica sand to sprinkle on for your non skid surface.
Been doing a little checking on cement paint and thinking about using por-15 they make a paint for cement and they say that even over oil stains it will still not come off, and they say it's real tough not have the web site but check it out and let me know what you all think
Michael B for get the floor can I come over and drool all over the cars in your shop
This thread reminded me of something from my misspent youth.
Years ago, I did a burnout in my garage in my 440 6 pack 69 Dart. (I was only 23, it seemed like the thing to do at the time.) It was a still day and the smoke only had the main door to dissipate. A neighbor came over because he thought the garage was on fire. lol He was an old motor head and got a kick out of it.
I guess I wasn't a candidate for floor coatings. lol
Carry on...Oh, BTW, I used a line lok and the car didn't go sideways at all. I was a careful idiot.
Years ago, I did a burnout in my garage in my 440 6 pack 69 Dart. (I was only 23, it seemed like the thing to do at the time.) It was a still day and the smoke only had the main door to dissipate. A neighbor came over because he thought the garage was on fire. lol He was an old motor head and got a kick out of it.
I guess I wasn't a candidate for floor coatings. lol
Carry on...Oh, BTW, I used a line lok and the car didn't go sideways at all. I was a careful idiot.
GMachineDartGT
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I've done 2 jobs with 2 part urethane. Both with prep to the letter. Wasn't happy with either. Next time around, porcelin tile.
superchargeddrt
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We did the same thing only it was in a wooden garage with a cobblestone floor. There was smoke everywhere and pouring out of every gap in the wood. The neighbor did call the fire department LOL
I moved from a garage with polished concrete to one that has some sort of epoxy. My new garage faces S.W. and I cant stand the glare from the sun. The old floor cleaned up OK. Not great, had some stains, but it wasn't a show garage.
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