[Shop-talk] Garage Floor Treatment

[Jack Brooks]

Bob,

The key likely was the diamond floor grinder.  If there were oils in the floor, they would need to be removed too.

I spent a year with Stonhard back in the late 90's, so my data is a little stale..... They are/were one of the east coast leaders in installed commercial epoxy flooring. The concrete must be dry, preferably with a moisture barrier and they always used diamond grinders to open up the pores of the concrete so the epoxy, which makes a mechanical bond with the concrete, had something to bond to.

I've toyed with doing the floors in my garage, but never seem to get the motivation to proceed with it. It would help with my older British car drippings.

Jack

-----Original Message-----
From: Shop-talk <shop-talk-bounces at autox.team.net> On Behalf Of Robert Rochlin
Sent: Sunday, July 7, 2024 1:51 PM
To: Jeff Scarbrough <fishplate at gmail.com>
Cc: shop-talk at autox.team.net
Subject: Re: [Shop-talk] Garage Floor Treatment

Jeff,
	About 6 years ago I applied Rustolium 2 part epoxy garage coating.  I spent days preparing  the floor, including grinding with a Dimond floor grinder. The coating has stood up well in the newer (4 year) old section of the garage, but in the 35 year old section of the garage the coating has lifted, mostly  along the walls.  It looks like calcification from below the floor in those sections.  I spent a lot of labor intensive time and money with mixed results.  In hindsight I think a professional floor finisher would have anticipated the problems and the floor would have been much better.  All that being said, the garage is not dusty and it's easy to clean off oil, brake fluid, antifreeze, and blood.
Best,
Bob

> On Jul 7, 2024, at 9:56 AM, Jeff Scarbrough <fishplate at gmail.com> wrote:
> 
> Good morning, all!  I'm looking into coating my garage floor in some fashion.  The garage is about 15 years old, and I'm tired of stirring up dust every time I touch the floor with a broom.
> 
> The floor has some minor cracks, a couple of gouges (thanks, framing crew!), and a bit of oil staining, but it's generally in good shape, except for the dust.
> 
> My original plan was to pay (lots of, probably) good money to have a professional service grind the surface and apply a proper epoxy product to the floor.  But yesterday, a friend mentioned solvent-based sealers (specifically xylene).  He said I could apply it myself with proper PPE and occupy the space the next day.  
> 
> So, what's the current real-world opinion on garage floors?  Anyone who can relate what worked for them in the savage environment we revel in as shop talkers?
> 
> TIA, Jeff...
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