Concrete Floor Sealer or Paint...

[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.

[Grant H.]

We used the acid-etch cleaner as well.

The peeling started along one of the cracks, and the coating just wasn't strong enough to keep from pulling up and apart.

We used the same acid-etch cleaner in the company shop when we put down the ArmorSeal, the only difference was that was brand new concrete. Not 37 year old concrete.

Given everyone else's experience, give the rustoleum product a try and see if it works out.

[Bailey Guns]

i even wax my floor with johnson wax.

Wax on, wax off, monkey-san.

[meatman]

I went with Epoxy Coat. It goes on 9.7 mils thick, thicker than most DIY epoxy kits. I've had it on for 3 years now, and it's held up great. I think my first chips were from Skully hammering on his winch bumper project last weekend.

http://www.epoxy-coat.com/






Pic was from shortly after coating.

[Bailey Guns]

^^ That's looks like good stuff. Not sure I have the budget for that, though.

[NFATrustGuy]

I purchased my epoxy floor coating from GarageFlooring LLC in Grand Junction. The main guy there is Justin Kraus. He provides good advice and support. I currently don't have the flakes on my floor, but will be adding them soon. The current gloss finish seems to amplify the uneven concrete work in my garage and I'm hoping that adding the flakes will mask this look.

As someone else mentioned, even the gloss-only treatment didn't cause the floor to be unreasonably slick. The only time it's too slick is when I have snow packed on the soles of my shoes. I think it's worse than an ice rink in this situation.

Prepping your floor is absolutely key to a long-lasting floor. The modern solution is to use a floor polisher and a diamond grinding pad. This package can be rented from Home Depot. I used the diamond grinder AND muriatic acid--because I've seen people strip a floor gone bad and it looks like no fun.

Have fun with your project. I've done 4 garages so far. My current garage:

[Grant H.]

I purchased my epoxy floor coating from GarageFlooring LLC in Grand Junction. The main guy there is Justin Kraus. He provides good advice and support. I currently don't have the flakes on my floor, but will be adding them soon. The current gloss finish seems to amplify the uneven concrete work in my garage and I'm hoping that adding the flakes will mask this look.

As someone else mentioned, even the gloss-only treatment didn't cause the floor to be unreasonably slick. The only time it's too slick is when I have snow packed on the soles of my shoes. I think it's worse than an ice rink in this situation.

Prepping your floor is absolutely key to a long-lasting floor. The modern solution is to use a floor polisher and a diamond grinding pad. This package can be rented from Home Depot. I used the diamond grinder AND muriatic acid--because I've seen people strip a floor gone bad and it looks like no fun.

Have fun with your project. I've done 4 garages so far. My current garage:

You obviously need more stuff...

LOL. I wish my garage was this empty.

[Irving]

You obviously need more stuff...

LOL. I wish my garage was this empty.

I believe that picture was taken the day the epoxy was laid down.

[Grant H.]

I believe that picture was taken the day the epoxy was laid down.

I would expect so.

I'm just annoyed with my garage currently, as it got completely trashed when I had to move my wife's parents estate here from OK.

Now we are slowly working through getting rid of stuff, so I can actually have my reloading bench back. It was a total cluster to clear a space for Opie to deliver my new safe.