Epoxy Floor Paint (Garage or Hangar) - Page 4

Jalanci · #31 10-31-2007, 07:55 AM

There are silicate based (water cleanup) penetrating sealants for concrete. These products don't act as a coating but fill the voids and make stains harder to penetrate. If you epoxy coat your garage floor, a builder friend says that he's been to contractor seminars warning them about doing work for people that paint their garage floor (he didn't say this but it probably applies to engineers also).

jwschweikert · #32 02-20-2008, 10:42 PM

Recently resurfaced a hangar floor with failing epoxy and beneath the epoxy was ASR which had to be mitigated. A non-acrylic white overlay was applied which breathes is stain resistant and was diamond polished to 3000 grit. This made the floor very reflective and less slippery than a vinyl floor. Additionally the only maintenance required is periodic scrubbing.

Greg Arehart · #33 08-09-2014, 12:02 PM

Since I am in the process of buying a hangar, I'm wondering if anyone has any updates on this thread? Looking for something reasonably simple to put down and not too expensive. I'll probably have to clean/etch/prep the floor also.

Greg

Ironflight · #34 08-09-2014, 03:51 PM

Dayton did his shop and garage floors last year with the stuff from HD or Lowes. I plan to see how they look after a year and might go that way for our hangar.

RVDan · #35 08-09-2014, 05:11 PM

I have done 2 hangars, my garage and basement shop floor in the water cleanup epoxy garage floor epoxies from HD or Lowes and they have held up over 10 yrs just fine. These are not the super high shine finishes found in corporate hangars but serve to provide a lighter color finish that doesn't absorbe oils, are easy to clean and makes finding dropped hardware easier. I occasionally drag a drill press and band saw around and if you take some care they dont scratch the floor. No tire marks. With new concrete make sure is aged per instructions. While not in the instructions, I etch the concrete with a dilute Muratic acid solution the day before painting and after cleaning with pressure washer.

I have used the sprinkle on chips or not. Chips are slip resistant somewhat, but harder to keep clean. Reasonable to do yourself, fumes are low and water cleanup

Hope that helps

DaleB · #36 08-09-2014, 11:00 PM

Rustoleum epoxy pirep:

A little less than two years ago I did my 3-car garage floor with the Rustoleum garage floor epoxy paint kit from Home Depot. I rented a diamond grinder and ground the floor with that, so it was completely oil-free. Mixed and rolled the paint according to directions, used the paint chip sprinkles. I did not clear-coat it.

The 2/3 where I do the airplane building is great. No scrapes, nice and clean, easy to scrub stuff off of, no complaints. I drop and drag stuff and it doesn't leave a trace. The 1/3 where my wife parks... well, there are places where the paint is coming up or wearing off. It's not BAD, but as a hangar/construction area paint I'd give it an 8, as garage floor paint maybe a 4.

If I had it to do over again I'd use a different color (like blue) and NO paint chips. I'd put it on a little thicker, and clear coat with traction additive. I spent very little on it, even with the diamond grinder rental I think it was under $100 per bay. I'm sure there are better products out there, but my next door neighbor has his done for $2500 and his doesn't look any better.

bobmarkert · #37 01-11-2015, 07:45 AM

I'm going to have my present epoxy floor stripped and recoated. I've read this thread and it comes down to one basic question for me. What to have put down. I've recieved two estimates one for industrial epoxy and one for Polyurea/Aspartic. Both claimed they are the best. The Polyurea/Aspartic is less brittle than Epoxy but I dont know about durability. Any floor experts/chemical engineers on the forum care to chime in? thanks

Bill.Peyton · #38 01-11-2015, 04:11 PM

I painted my garage floor prior to building my -10 in 2010. I used a water based paint, etched the surface prior to painting. The paint required wetting the floor during the application process. It took two coats and as I recall was around $600 for the three car garage floor. After the project was moved to the hangar in 2012 and cars have been in the garage ever since. The floor has never chipped up and essentially looks like new with the exception of where I dripped paint, epoxy, and overspray. Unfortunately I don't remeber the name of the product.

Pilot135pd · #39 12-25-2019, 09:50 PM

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Originally Posted by SMO

I started with Rustoleum, but was so unimpressed with the results decided to put in Racedeck flooring instead. Was pricey, but easy to install as it snaps together. Gives good cushioning both for dropping stuff and easy on the feet. The only downside I have found is that it expands dramatically if directly in the sun (for example when the shop door is open), and causes heaving. Goes away when the area is shaded again.

Another benefit is you can get different colours and make your own pattern. I definitely would do it again - a lot of hours are spent here.

I know this is very old but how has the Racedeck held up over the years? I just emailed them for info.

SMO · #40 12-25-2019, 11:40 PM

Wow, that was 12-13 years ago. We moved in 2011, but I pulled up the racedeck from the old shop and took it with me. New shop is quite a bit bigger so I bought more racedeck and tiled the whole shop. Product holds up real well but is a bit difficult to keep clean. If I had to do it again......I would do it again!