Anybody designed/built their own garage?
10-17-2005, 01:13 PM
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for the floor I used EpoxyShield (Rust-Oleum)
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it's affortable (~$100) you can find at at your local Home Depot/Lowes, a DIY weekend project. Mine was done 6 yrs ago, still look good except for some tire marks and some color fading.
Now I'm the process of adding cabinets to my garage, at the same time I'd like to put a fresh coat on the floor.
A few weeks ago I was watching My Classic Car and I saw this ad for UCoatIt...looks promising.
Unlike Epoxyshield this product has a professional glossy finish (but it's more expensive) probably longer durability. More choice of colors and finishes.
<img src="http://www.ucoatit.com/siteart/truckinpacificgarage.jpg">
<a href="http://www.ucoatit.com"> ucoatit.com</a>
it's affortable (~$100) you can find at at your local Home Depot/Lowes, a DIY weekend project. Mine was done 6 yrs ago, still look good except for some tire marks and some color fading.
Now I'm the process of adding cabinets to my garage, at the same time I'd like to put a fresh coat on the floor.
A few weeks ago I was watching My Classic Car and I saw this ad for UCoatIt...looks promising.
Unlike Epoxyshield this product has a professional glossy finish (but it's more expensive) probably longer durability. More choice of colors and finishes.
<img src="http://www.ucoatit.com/siteart/truckinpacificgarage.jpg">
<a href="http://www.ucoatit.com"> ucoatit.com</a>
10-17-2005, 01:42 PM
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PPG Mega Seal self leveling epoxy is the best Bar None
If you lay it down correctly your floor will look unbelievable
Its a bit more expensive then what u get at Sherwin Williams but its a much better product and diffenitly worth it
Throw down 2 coats....First one thin and then a nice thick 2nd coat
Prep is Key
The real way to prep a old floor is to use a floor grinder (kind of looks like a floor waxer but has diamond studded grinder blades on the buttom)
If you got the extra $$ and can find a place that rents them it would be a good idea
If not just clean it as good as possible and pay extra attention to oil spots and other floor stains....using a strong power washer will help but make sure u let it dry atleast 2 days before applying the poxy
after its dry sweep it again and then use a shop vac to vacuum the floor
If u have any questions feel free to ask
Its a bit more expensive then what u get at Sherwin Williams but its a much better product and diffenitly worth it
Throw down 2 coats....First one thin and then a nice thick 2nd coat
Prep is Key
The real way to prep a old floor is to use a floor grinder (kind of looks like a floor waxer but has diamond studded grinder blades on the buttom)
If you got the extra $$ and can find a place that rents them it would be a good idea
If not just clean it as good as possible and pay extra attention to oil spots and other floor stains....using a strong power washer will help but make sure u let it dry atleast 2 days before applying the poxy
after its dry sweep it again and then use a shop vac to vacuum the floor
If u have any questions feel free to ask
10-17-2005, 01:47 PM
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LoL dont use EpoxyShield (Rust-Oleum)
The pruduct is garbage
I even know the guy who invented it and then sold it to rust-oleum
ucoatit is a lil better but not by much
Ppg Mega Seal or General Palmers is really the only way to go unless u got $$$ and find someone that does polymere floors ofcourse
I even know the guy who invented it and then sold it to rust-oleum
ucoatit is a lil better but not by much
Ppg Mega Seal or General Palmers is really the only way to go unless u got $$$ and find someone that does polymere floors ofcourse
10-17-2005, 02:08 PM
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$500 in just material?? LoL
Sorry to say but u got really ripped off
A professional will come Grind,Vacuum, and lay down 2 coats, a coat of clear and then toss glass bead on top of it for traction
For about 1.50 a sq/ft
The price is usually alot less if your dealing with a larger commercial/industrail floor then just a home garage
If your going to pay 500 for just material
do your self a favor and just find a professional
since it wouldnt be much more for them to do it right
A professional will come Grind,Vacuum, and lay down 2 coats, a coat of clear and then toss glass bead on top of it for traction
For about 1.50 a sq/ft
The price is usually alot less if your dealing with a larger commercial/industrail floor then just a home garage
If your going to pay 500 for just material
do your self a favor and just find a professional
since it wouldnt be much more for them to do it right
10-17-2005, 02:09 PM
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after doing one myself and seeing others, I'm never getting epoxy again. It chips, is slick as hell.
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Starts to look like crap after a while.
If I ever do anything it will be floor tiles but I doubt that.
The garage I designed and built.
<img src="http://66.134.70.69/files/audi/lift.jpg">
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Pooper Scooper
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<lumberg> yeaahhh . . . If you could just . . . go ahead and install my lift now . . . that would be great . . . yeah. </lumberg>
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yeah . . .
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yeah . . .
<img src="http://66.134.70.69/files/audi/lift/lift08.jpg"><ul><li><a href="http://deckcoatings.com">http://deckcoatings.com</a</li></ul>
Starts to look like crap after a while.
If I ever do anything it will be floor tiles but I doubt that.
The garage I designed and built.
<img src="http://66.134.70.69/files/audi/lift.jpg">
<img src="http://66.134.70.69/files/audi/lift/lift01.JPG">
Pooper Scooper
<img src="http://66.134.70.69/files/audi/lift/lift02_pooperscooper.JPG">
<lumberg> yeaahhh . . . If you could just . . . go ahead and install my lift now . . . that would be great . . . yeah. </lumberg>
<img src="http://66.134.70.69/files/audi/lift/lift05.JPG">
yeah . . .
<img src="http://66.134.70.69/files/audi/lift/lift06.JPG">
yeah . . .
<img src="http://66.134.70.69/files/audi/lift/lift08.jpg"><ul><li><a href="http://deckcoatings.com">http://deckcoatings.com</a</li></ul>
10-17-2005, 02:12 PM
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I used Precision Epoxy..
Which is what many of the NASCAR Cup teams use, including Roush, etc. See their stuff at www.precisionepoxy.com
As is true with all coatings, prep and careful application are key. Mine was a 5-step process: sand the floor and repair defects with structural epoxy, lay down a primer coat, then the first color coat, cover with fine sand and remove the non-adhereing sand after a day, then another color coat, then a clear coat, mixed with glass microspheres to reduce slipping on the otherwise very slick floor. The sand between the two color coats isn't to reduce slipperiness, it is to add compressive strength. There was sanding after every coat except the final one.
No pics yet, but maybe I'll post on the whole garage makeover in a few weeks.
-Will
As is true with all coatings, prep and careful application are key. Mine was a 5-step process: sand the floor and repair defects with structural epoxy, lay down a primer coat, then the first color coat, cover with fine sand and remove the non-adhereing sand after a day, then another color coat, then a clear coat, mixed with glass microspheres to reduce slipping on the otherwise very slick floor. The sand between the two color coats isn't to reduce slipperiness, it is to add compressive strength. There was sanding after every coat except the final one.
No pics yet, but maybe I'll post on the whole garage makeover in a few weeks.
-Will
10-17-2005, 02:25 PM
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Re: after doing one myself and seeing others, I'm never getting epoxy again. It chips, is slick as h
LoL yea when u use garbage products like expoxysheild from home depot
The guy who invented Epoxyshield Invented the formula for it while in jail lol
then he sold it to rust-oleum for millions
The truth is if u prep the floor right and use a industrial product it will last for a long time especially for a home garage that doesn't deal with much traffic
Epoxy floors are slippery but the problem can be corrected by just tossing glass bead by hand over the top coat while its still wet
and All floors get dirty especially bare concrete floors since they absorb anything that spills on it
The guy who invented Epoxyshield Invented the formula for it while in jail lol
then he sold it to rust-oleum for millions
The truth is if u prep the floor right and use a industrial product it will last for a long time especially for a home garage that doesn't deal with much traffic
Epoxy floors are slippery but the problem can be corrected by just tossing glass bead by hand over the top coat while its still wet
and All floors get dirty especially bare concrete floors since they absorb anything that spills on it
10-17-2005, 02:28 PM
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Whatever, no matter what product or how you prep it it is still going to chip . . .
I did one at STaSIS and it was a PITA. Sand blasted, washed, sealed, primed. Not worth it. after a few brake rotors and a couple hundred dropped bolts/sockets/whatever it looks like ***.
Plus the traction compounds make it hard to clean.
Plus the traction compounds make it hard to clean.