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Re: [Shop-talk] Garage Floor Paint

To: Jeff Scarbrough <fishplate@gmail.com>
Subject: Re: [Shop-talk] Garage Floor Paint
From: Eric Russell <ejrussell61@gmail.com>
Date: Thu, 19 Jan 2023 12:49:57 -0500
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Floor coatings is an oft-discussed topic in the forums at Garage Journal (
https://www.garagejournal.com/). Might be worth searching for some of the
threads there. But do not blame me for the time you waste spend there...

EjR

On Thu, Jan 19, 2023 at 12:25 PM Jeff Scarbrough <fishplate@gmail.com>
wrote:

> Hi all...  I've decided to coat my garage floor with something - the
> bare concrete just sheds too much dust to consider the garage "clean".
> Every time I sweep, it looks like Pigpen from the Peanuts comics.
>
> I can hire a painting contractor to come in and do the job, but it
> would be a lot easier on me if I could do half at a time (shifting all
> the boxes and benches from half to half), but I expect that would
> increase the cost of the contractor.  So, are there good DIY solutions
> to garage floor coatings?  I'm not as concerned about the aesthetics
> of the seam where the coatings overlap - anything is better than what
> I've got.
>
> Associated question:  The original builders put some gouges and
> craters in the floor.  Nothing too big, but maybe there's a successful
> way to fill them before coating?
>
> -- Jeff
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Eric Russell
Mebane, NC

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<div dir=3D"ltr"><div class=3D"gmail_default" style=3D"font-size:large">Flo=
or coatings is an oft-discussed topic in the forums at Garage Journal (<a h=
ref=3D"https://www.garagejournal.com/";>https://www.garagejournal.com/</a>).=
 Might be worth searching for some of the threads there. But do not blame m=
e for the time you <strike>waste</strike> spend there...=C2=A0</div><div cl=
ass=3D"gmail_default" style=3D"font-size:large"><br></div><div class=3D"gma=
il_default" style=3D"font-size:large">EjR=C2=A0</div></div><br><div class=
=3D"gmail_quote"><div dir=3D"ltr" class=3D"gmail_attr">On Thu, Jan 19, 2023=
 at 12:25 PM Jeff Scarbrough &lt;<a href=3D"mailto:fishplate@gmail.com";>fis=
hplate@gmail.com</a>&gt; wrote:<br></div><blockquote class=3D"gmail_quote" =
style=3D"margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-left:1px solid rgb(204,204,204);pa=
dding-left:1ex">Hi all...=C2=A0 I&#39;ve decided to coat my garage floor wi=
th something - the<br>
bare concrete just sheds too much dust to consider the garage &quot;clean&q=
uot;.<br>
Every time I sweep, it looks like Pigpen from the Peanuts comics.<br>
<br>
I can hire a painting contractor to come in and do the job, but it<br>
would be a lot easier on me if I could do half at a time (shifting all<br>
the boxes and benches from half to half), but I expect that would<br>
increase the cost of the contractor.=C2=A0 So, are there good DIY solutions=
<br>
to garage floor coatings?=C2=A0 I&#39;m not as concerned about the aestheti=
cs<br>
of the seam where the coatings overlap - anything is better than what<br>
I&#39;ve got.<br>
<br>
Associated question:=C2=A0 The original builders put some gouges and<br>
craters in the floor.=C2=A0 Nothing too big, but maybe there&#39;s a succes=
sful<br>
way to fill them before coating?<br>
<br>
-- Jeff<br>
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