Epoxy Garage Floor Kits (any advice?)

[cebeu]

Driving myself nucking-futs planning & re-planning this project, a spin-loop I'm usually pretty good about avoiding. In any event, refinishing the garage top-to-bottom, paint, storage, work area(s), etc. I'm going with "bright white and flat" paint on the walls with as much washability/durability as I can find, I have one wall that is poored concrete that I am going to stain white and then there is the floor... Was going to do the traditional epoxy gray/silver with flakes and probably still will but...looking at some of the products on the market I'm now spinning myself into indecision...

Some questions for those of you that have done your own garage floor;

1. Have you found off-the-shelf do-it-yourself kits to be of reasonable quality (durable) and affording the "look" desired (i.e. met your expectations)? Better off if I go to a pro for this job?

2. Was thinking Home Depot's off-the-shelf Behr product, maybe Rustoleum but...seeing some good products on the web as well, any mfgr or products you fella's would recommend (or avoid)? Do I stay away from these "kits" that I find at the big box stores?

3. Did you go traditional base color and flake or did you do something a bit more exotic in color/flake or other?

Will take any comments / advice I can get as I'm doing the prep work this week and plan to do the Epoxy floor next Thur thru Sunday. Thx

I really like this product in the first pic but...will probably end-up with something like the 2nd pic if I go off-the-shelf.

PIC 1:


PIC 2:

[Daniel_187]

+1on info I want to do this in the basement to get rid of the shitty (Lanoloyem) I can't spell.

[Hoosier]

I'm in for info too, going to do this to both my basement and garage floors this year.

I did this to my house in Florida just as I was preparing to move out. It looked like #2 in the picture there. I used the ultra-citrus smelling stuff to lift up oil stains in advance, be forewarned your entire house will smell like a orange grove exploded. It was easy enough to put down and get the flakes on. They were large and I put them down with spacing roughly like picture #2. I do prefer the look of #1 there, however.

Will be interested in hearing your experiences. I have no idea how well the garage I did held up, wish I did.

H.

[DOC]

The darker one will hide dirt better. But as far as durable your guess is as good as mine.

[Ranger]

I ended up deciding to get the interlocking rubber squares instead for my garage (basement is finished), because I liked the durability and the look. An offroad buddy of mine did that in his garage with the white and black checkerboard look and it was pretty cool to watch him wash out after a big overhaul and just squeegee the grease and oil away.

[Hoosier]

I ended up deciding to get the interlocking rubber squares instead for my garage (basement is finished), because I liked the durability and the look. An offroad buddy of mine did that in his garage with the white and black checkerboard look and it was pretty cool to watch him wash out after a big overhaul and just squeegee the grease and oil away.

What is this product called, what are pictures of it?

H.

[DeusExMachina]

I have a kit from UCoatIt that I have yet to use, but I bought it because it was the highest reviewed and recommended by a bunch of people.

I have WAY too many projects, hope I can get to it this summer.

[Ranger]

What is this product called, what are pictures of it?

H.

They are called garage tiles. If you google that you'll get quite a few hits.

[DeusExMachina]

I avoided the garage tiles because I heard its impossible to clean, and its also a lot more expensive than the coating.

[Ranger]

I avoided the garage tiles because I heard its impossible to clean, and its also a lot more expensive than the coating.

They are expensive, I'll give you that, but for being impossible to clean - in my experience there isn't anything I haven't been able to clean off of them yet from grease to oil to blood (oops did I say that...).

Maybe the cheaper versions are harder to clean. I think it looks pretty awesome too. A friend of mine carpeted his garage (yes, really) and not for like a studio or anything, he has a five car garage and carpeted the damn thing! Of course he has two convertible BMW's, a jag and a Ferrari... Yea, I pretty much hate the bastard.