Concrete Floor Sealer or Paint...

[Bailey Guns]

Some of it may be the condition of the concrete (previous owners were really hard on stuff), ...

That's what I'm gathering. Prep makes all the difference.

[Martinjmpr]

The Rustoleum crap didn't last for beans in my garage. Within 2 weeks of being cured it had peeled under my wife's X-terra wheels.

Hmmmmm.....

i've had the rustoleum (epoxy, not water based) in my garage for 8.5 years and it is holding up well. would absolutely do it again. i have the red and it took more than the calculations on the box said. I think a total of three kits for a two car garage, where i thought i could get away with two.

This was my experience as well. We used the Rustoleum Epoxy kit we got at Lowe's when we had our new garage built in 2008. The surface is still in great condition, no chipping, peeling or fading. Still completely waterproof, too, which we discover every time we have snow and it falls off the vehicles and just pools on the floor instead of soaking into the concrete.

When I bought my house the pervious owner had a new garage slab put in, so I wasn't putting it down over oil, etc. I used an etcher like the instructions said, also.

i don't know I'd I would have needed as much if I wasn't using the red.

That's what I'm gathering. Prep makes all the difference.

I think this is the case. I'm guessing those who had problems probably put it on an old slab and it may not have been clean enough. We not only put ours on a brand new slab but we also followed all the instructions and washed it with the acid-etching material before we painted on the coating.

One thing to be cautions of, as I said above, it will pool water and that means if the garage/shop gets below freezing you can have icy spots. Our detached garage does sometimes get them. Still, it's super easy to clean up, and I've even spilled oil on it (while changing oil on one of the motorcycles) and cleanup was a snap.

If you do this, invest in a squeegee for water. A drain on the floor might be a consideration, too. I kind of wish I had one.

[funkymonkey1111]

i didn't put the grip/chips on my application, nor did i add any grit into the mix. if the floor is wet, there's no problem gripping. but, if you have snow on your shoes, holy crap, it's an ice rink. (i mean snow caked on your shoes).

clean up is definitely a snap--any automotive fluid just wipes right up. i even wax my floor with johnson wax.

[Bailey Guns]

i even wax my floor with johnson wax.

Wax on, wax off, monkey-san.