[Shop-talk] Garage Floor Treatment

[old dirtbeard]

I like that part of "and blood" regarding the ease of clean-up ;-)

On Sun, Jul 7, 2024 at 3:36 PM Robert Rochlin <rrochlin at comcast.net> wrote:

> 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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