Anybody have experience with epoxy garage floors?
03-21-2008, 09:31 PM
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Re: Anybody have experience with epoxy garage floors?
Originally Posted by Whitey
All epoxy's aren't the same.
It may still be epoxy, just a thin shitty layer of water/solvent based epoxy that will most likely peel up and make the floor look like ----. 
03-21-2008, 11:30 PM
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Re: Anybody have experience with epoxy garage floors?
Costco has those floating shop floors that you snap together, I believe it's called Race Deck or something. I think a 20x20 garage is about $700, and those tiles have a lifetime warranty.
03-21-2008, 11:30 PM
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Re: Anybody have experience with epoxy garage floors?
Bought this ----:
They were like $70 per box. Took me like half an hour to figure out how many sq ft the ------- things cover. That "professional" ---- was like $30 more each and it didn't come with the same ---- these ones did. These kits come with a roller, brush, concrete cleaner/etcher, stir stick, hardener and epoxy. If it doesn't work out that great I'll fill the cans up with water and take them back in trade for the other ----. :P
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They were like $70 per box. Took me like half an hour to figure out how many sq ft the ------- things cover.
That "professional" ---- was like $30 more each and it didn't come with the same ---- these ones did. These kits come with a roller, brush, concrete cleaner/etcher, stir stick, hardener and epoxy. If it doesn't work out that great I'll fill the cans up with water and take them back in trade for the other ----. :P__________________
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03-21-2008, 11:33 PM
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Re: Anybody have experience with epoxy garage floors?
Originally Posted by Stealthmode
Home depot will have the rustoleum brand, but I find that they only sell it in "all in one" kits, and they usually don't have the oil based stuff because it's not as home owner friendly as the water based. If they have the oil based, get that. If they don't, don't get anything.
Here's the rustoleum page on all their products.
http://www.rustoleum.com/CBGBrand.asp?bid=8
This is the one you want. Emphasize the word "professional", and not "garage floor coating" or other generic terms. The professional is the oil based.
Here's the chips. They come in all kinds of colors.
This is the clear:
Now, it's kinda fucked up because you pay $90 for one kit, it's two gallon containers that you mix together and end up with under a gallon of material. You'd think there was gold in it, but until I find something else I like, I've gotta get it.
If it helps you at all, I've got a kit of base coat left over from last year. Some guy wanted his basement all done up in tan.
I bought too much, and I never keep receipts. I figured I'd just wait for the next job to roll in and buy the ones I needed, and return the box with the tan ones in it. It's all brand new, and just chillin in the garage. If you can figure out a way to swindle this kit from me and pay less than retail for it, I'm all ears.
Here's the rustoleum page on all their products.
http://www.rustoleum.com/CBGBrand.asp?bid=8
This is the one you want. Emphasize the word "professional", and not "garage floor coating" or other generic terms. The professional is the oil based.
Here's the chips. They come in all kinds of colors.
This is the clear:
Now, it's kinda fucked up because you pay $90 for one kit, it's two gallon containers that you mix together and end up with under a gallon of material. You'd think there was gold in it, but until I find something else I like, I've gotta get it.
If it helps you at all, I've got a kit of base coat left over from last year. Some guy wanted his basement all done up in tan.
I bought too much, and I never keep receipts. I figured I'd just wait for the next job to roll in and buy the ones I needed, and return the box with the tan ones in it. It's all brand new, and just chillin in the garage. If you can figure out a way to swindle this kit from me and pay less than retail for it, I'm all ears.
03-21-2008, 11:43 PM
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Re: Anybody have experience with epoxy garage floors?
God damn it, this ---- is water-based. 
---- me. 
Looks like I'll spend the extra ~$80 and get the "professional" ----. ---- you Steven.
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---- me. Looks like I'll spend the extra ~$80 and get the "professional" ----. ---- you Steven.
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03-22-2008, 12:27 AM
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Re: Anybody have experience with epoxy garage floors?
Also Justin, don't use anything Behr. Not even stir sticks. lol. I don't give a ---- what consumer reports says, the ----'s garbage, and I used it for a year and a half. I painted the store manager of home depots house and he was mad because I didn't want to use Behr. He felt like he was cheating on home depot. I told him home depot has a nascar team and millions of dollars, and when it comes to paint in YOUR house, I'll use real paint.
I'm not trying to tell you to buy the most expensive ---- just because. If it was something easily re-done I would be suggesting bullshit, but you pretty much have one shot before you start stacking up ---- in the garage and you'll never have the whole floor to yourself again, so lets get it right the first time.
When you go to Sherwin to pick up the wall paint, you're going to want to get a real roller as well. Those cheap ones that home depot usually pawns on homeowners are cheap, leave litte fuzz from the roller on your garage floor, and with oil based stuff leave alot of fuzz on your garage floor. Get any roller from Sherwin, stretch tape from the bottom of your shoe and hold the other end up in the air. Roll the roller over the tape up and down before you use it. That will take your fuzz off the roller that's on all new rollers, and a good roller won't release anymore after that.
I'm not trying to tell you to buy the most expensive ---- just because. If it was something easily re-done I would be suggesting bullshit, but you pretty much have one shot before you start stacking up ---- in the garage and you'll never have the whole floor to yourself again, so lets get it right the first time.
When you go to Sherwin to pick up the wall paint, you're going to want to get a real roller as well. Those cheap ones that home depot usually pawns on homeowners are cheap, leave litte fuzz from the roller on your garage floor, and with oil based stuff leave alot of fuzz on your garage floor. Get any roller from Sherwin, stretch tape from the bottom of your shoe and hold the other end up in the air. Roll the roller over the tape up and down before you use it. That will take your fuzz off the roller that's on all new rollers, and a good roller won't release anymore after that.
03-22-2008, 12:44 AM
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Re: Anybody have experience with epoxy garage floors?
Originally Posted by Stealthmode
Also Justin, don't use anything Behr. Not even stir sticks. lol. I don't give a ---- what consumer reports says, the ----'s garbage, and I used it for a year and a half. I painted the store manager of home depots house and he was mad because I didn't want to use Behr. He felt like he was cheating on home depot. I told him home depot has a nascar team and millions of dollars, and when it comes to paint in YOUR house, I'll use real paint.
I'm not trying to tell you to buy the most expensive ---- just because. If it was something easily re-done I would be suggesting bullshit, but you pretty much have one shot before you start stacking up ---- in the garage and you'll never have the whole floor to yourself again, so lets get it right the first time.
When you go to Sherwin to pick up the wall paint, you're going to want to get a real roller as well. Those cheap ones that home depot usually pawns on homeowners are cheap, leave litte fuzz from the roller on your garage floor, and with oil based stuff leave alot of fuzz on your garage floor. Get any roller from Sherwin, stretch tape from the bottom of your shoe and hold the other end up in the air. Roll the roller over the tape up and down before you use it. That will take your fuzz off the roller that's on all new rollers, and a good roller won't release anymore after that.
I'm not trying to tell you to buy the most expensive ---- just because. If it was something easily re-done I would be suggesting bullshit, but you pretty much have one shot before you start stacking up ---- in the garage and you'll never have the whole floor to yourself again, so lets get it right the first time.
When you go to Sherwin to pick up the wall paint, you're going to want to get a real roller as well. Those cheap ones that home depot usually pawns on homeowners are cheap, leave litte fuzz from the roller on your garage floor, and with oil based stuff leave alot of fuzz on your garage floor. Get any roller from Sherwin, stretch tape from the bottom of your shoe and hold the other end up in the air. Roll the roller over the tape up and down before you use it. That will take your fuzz off the roller that's on all new rollers, and a good roller won't release anymore after that.
I'm looking at a good $400 to coat the floors and paint the walls of the garage, but this is MY garage and I want it done right and I want it to last so I guess it's going to cost me some extra cash. 
Add another couple hundred in flourescent lighting..... 
Solid advice Mr.Smith. I'll let you know how it turns out.
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03-22-2008, 03:01 AM
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Re: Anybody have experience with epoxy garage floors?
Originally Posted by Dr.Boost
How is it holding up? How long have you had it for?
Coating hasn't peeled at all. I've had brake fluid and coolant sit on it for 5 months or so at a time with minor staining. For the money and ease I would do it again in a heartbeat.
03-22-2008, 03:16 AM
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Re: Anybody have experience with epoxy garage floors?
Originally Posted by Snafubmx234
I will have had it for 2 years this spring.
Coating hasn't peeled at all. I've had brake fluid and coolant sit on it for 5 months or so at a time with minor staining. For the money and ease I would do it again in a heartbeat.
Coating hasn't peeled at all. I've had brake fluid and coolant sit on it for 5 months or so at a time with minor staining. For the money and ease I would do it again in a heartbeat.
On a sidenote, the coating that's on the garage I have now is pretty damn old and it's still holding up fairly well. It's not shiney and flashy anymore, but it's still good enough to where you can wipe up your oil and ---- with no problems. Too bad I have no idea WTF kind it is.
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