What's the best coating for a garage floor?

"philsphan09" (philsphan09) 04/26/2016 at 07:18 • Filed to: None

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Bought a house!! Suburbs of Philly. Has an oversize 2 car garage that wasn’t finished inside (Yay project time!). First thing i’d like to do is put a good paint / epoxy on the floor. Any recommendations? I’d like this look if possible:

Thanks!

Funktheduck > philsphan09 04/26/2016 at 07:21

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Congrats. I’m close to closing on a house. No garage :( but I plan on closing in the car port.

No idea on the floor coating

SidewaysOnDirt still misses Bowie > philsphan09 04/26/2016 at 07:25

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Astroglide.

SidewaysOnDirt still misses Bowie > philsphan09 04/26/2016 at 07:29

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Dirty oil.

beardsbynelly - Rikerbeard > philsphan09 04/26/2016 at 07:33

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pretty sure pictured would be Terrazzo or something similar.

Party-vi > philsphan09 04/26/2016 at 07:34

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Oil and transfer case fluid, according to my CJ3A.

DrJohannVegas > Party-vi 04/26/2016 at 07:39

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Don’t forget blood! Floors love blood!

Party-vi > beardsbynelly - Rikerbeard 04/26/2016 at 07:42

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Epoxy floor. Not sure why you’d put a terrazzo floor in a garage

philsphan09 > SidewaysOnDirt still misses Bowie 04/26/2016 at 07:44

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You clever fox you

gogmorgo - rowing gears in a Grand Cherokee > philsphan09 04/26/2016 at 08:11

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I'm a fan of concrete saturated with ATF, but ymmv.

Ash78, voting early and often > Party-vi 04/26/2016 at 08:23

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15-year-old AWD VW here. I have leaks from at least 3 places. Just marking my territory. But kidding aside, when my son was first learning to ride a bike with training wheels a few years ago, he got some badass drift action thanks to a few select oil spots.

Enginerrrrrrrrr > philsphan09 04/26/2016 at 08:33

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I would just do some research on the best epoxy coatings. You can color them pretty much how you want. I have a family friend who always coats his garages when he moves and a buddy who recently did his. Not sure what kind he used. I see that Quikrete does have some stuff, but it is pretty bland looking.

https://www.quikrete.com/productlines/g…

Good luck!

The Dummy Gummy > philsphan09 04/26/2016 at 08:34

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I was really hoping you’d get some decent answers as I need to do the same thing. Why change what you have currently though? Looks pretty slick!

Nibby > philsphan09 04/26/2016 at 08:42

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Blood.

OPPOsaurus WRX > philsphan09 04/26/2016 at 08:44

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I got my father some floor paint about 10 years ago and it still looks good. It was from sears and probably cost about $50. You paint the floor and then throw these flakes all over it and your done.

facw > SidewaysOnDirt still misses Bowie 04/26/2016 at 08:44

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I think that’s only useful if you own an old Ford minivan.

Master Cylinder > philsphan09 04/26/2016 at 08:50

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I always thought a polished concrete floor would be nice, like the floors at the big-box home improvement stores. Epoxy looks good too and probably is better in a non-slip aspect, though.

You can tell a Finn but you can't tell him much > philsphan09 04/26/2016 at 09:01

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I would recommend Rust Oleum EpoxyShield Professional Floor Coating . It comes with chips that you apply if you want for that look. Then I would use the EpoxyShield clear coat with an antislip additive. If you don’t add the antislip coating the floor will be very slippery when it is wet.

If you don’t use the flakes you can just add the antislip to the base coat and be done. We have used the Professional Floor Coating at work in our break room, tool crib and bathrooms and it has held up well there. I used the same paint on some of the floor in my basement including in a sauna. In the sauna I added SharkGrip to the paint and it the floor doesn’t get slippery at all even when wet.

With-a-G is back to not having anything written after his username > philsphan09 04/26/2016 at 09:07

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That mottled/speckled terrazzo look will hide the roaches well. I'd go with tan or gray.

philsphan09 > You can tell a Finn but you can't tell him much 04/26/2016 at 09:10

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Fantastic thanks!

philsphan09 > Enginerrrrrrrrr 04/26/2016 at 09:10

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Thanks! I will need it.

philsphan09 > The Dummy Gummy 04/26/2016 at 09:10

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Oh...that’s not mine...That was from googles...

The Dummy Gummy > philsphan09 04/26/2016 at 09:12

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Haha oh ok. Was going to say. That thing is insanely clean, why change.

beardsbynelly - Rikerbeard > Party-vi 04/26/2016 at 09:14

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looks a lot like epoxy terrazzo, though you’re right, it could be epoxy-Polyurea.
I’d want Terrazzo because it lasts decades and I could just grind the top layer off if anything ever stained it.

BrianGriffin thinks “reliable” is just a state of mind > philsphan09 04/26/2016 at 09:22

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Which suburb, if you don't mind me asking?

philsphan09 > BrianGriffin thinks “reliable” is just a state of mind 04/26/2016 at 09:26

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Fort Washington Area

NYankee1927 > philsphan09 04/26/2016 at 09:43

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I wanted the same thing, but it turns out epoxy is really easy to screw up without proper concrete prep. I ended up going with traditional checkered vinyl tiles and was able to do the job myself. Just food for thought.

philsphan09 > NYankee1927 04/26/2016 at 09:57

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Good to know thanks! What company did you use?

NYankee1927 > philsphan09 04/26/2016 at 11:01

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They were VCT tiles from a local company. It seems like pricing and whatnot is pretty standard.

That's gonna leave a mark! > philsphan09 04/26/2016 at 16:49

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If you go with epoxy, use the 2 pack system. No matter what they say, 1 pack systems are no where near as good.

CaptDale - is secretly British > Master Cylinder 04/26/2016 at 19:06

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Fun fact: My dad is a firefighter / paramedic and the mop the garage floor everyday at least. Concrete will keep curing if it is kept moist when new till it reaches full potential. Well their floor is so hard and strong that when they have in polished the regular industrial floor polisher breaks from it. They have to have a special company come out and polish it with a massive machine. At least that is what he said.

Enginerrrrrrrrr > philsphan09 04/26/2016 at 20:29

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Got more info today! So my buddy used a rustoleum product he bought at home depot. He said he would recommend doing two layers of it as he’s had some of it scratch up from dragging jackstands on the floor. Also two coats of clear if possible as it will help cover the chips completely. He also said when doing the “chips” that you should toss them up more than to the side or down as it will help them disperse more randomly.

Hope some of that helps!

philsphan09 > Enginerrrrrrrrr 04/27/2016 at 09:15

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Very helpful thank you!