[Shop-talk] Garage Floor Paint

[Shannah Miller]

This is the system I'm planning to put in my garage studio.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W3ea4S3sRYM

The color selection is pretty extensive.
https://concretefloorsolutions.com/

The one downside is that the surface needs to be prepared
thoroughly.  There have been a few cases where acid washing
wasn't enough, and the floor didn't stick.

Shannah

On Thu, Jan 19, 2023 at 9:31 AM Jeff Scarbrough <fishplate at 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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