Painting a garage floor

[snwtoy]

Hey guys

Anybody have any tips / advice on this? We're building a garage in the coming months, and I think I'd like to paint the floor - quite like the look and the ease of cleaning.

Obviously it will be new concrete, but beyond a sealer I'm not really sure what I will need?

What type of paint, how many coats? How long could I expect it to last?

For a home garage, is there an alternative you would recommend instead?

What about gritty stuff for walking areas to help with non-slip?

[GDII]

My brother did the parents garage floor with a grey paint recently. I'll check what he used. The floor was about 25 years old but it was waterblasted clean first.

[Lloyd]

Clean it, seal it, prime it and paint it. Proper concrete paint, multiple layers. Bear in mind it may take weeks to actually go properly hard.

[evil_si]

Ive been getting quotes to do my new shed,

Prices have ranged from $800-$1400 for the paint,

The good new paints dont need a sealer or etch primer. Just need to wait 6-8 weeks for the concrete to harden properly before painting

[Alex B]

I wouldn't do it in the winter. Etch first with spirits of salts..

http://www.resene.co.nz/pdf/PreparingConcreteFloors.pdf

[GDII]

That link above is good. I'd personally leave it for much longer than 30 days before painting. There is an amazing amount of water that goes into concrete when it is poured.

My brother said he used Resene Aquapoxy for it. You can add a grit to it if that's what you want.

[Bling]

Have you considered carpet for where the cars park? I have a painted floor and it's perfect everywhere the car doesn't park. I have seen like 2-3mm carpet put down in "executive" old peoples homes garages and holy shit it's mint. If I was doing it again i'd carpet the area the daily sits, and paint the workshop area. Just my opinion.

[iOnic]

Good thread on oldschool about this if you're a member. May even still be one here if off topic hasn't chewed it up.

Edit: viewtopic.php?t=86490

[snwtoy]

I wouldn't do it in the winter. Etch first with spirits of salts..

http://www.resene.co.nz/pdf/PreparingConcreteFloors.pdf

By the time the garage is built and we wait 6 weeks for curing, we'll be well into spring, if not start of december

Ive been getting quotes to do my new shed,

Prices have ranged from $800-$1400 for the paint,

The good new paints dont need a sealer or etch primer. Just need to wait 6-8 weeks for the concrete to harden properly before painting

What sort of area for that quote? I'm looking at 36 square meters

[snwtoy]

Have you considered carpet for where the cars park? I have a painted floor and it's perfect everywhere the car doesn't park. I have seen like 2-3mm carpet put down in "executive" old peoples homes garages and holy shit it's mint. If I was doing it again i'd carpet the area the daily sits, and paint the workshop area. Just my opinion.

Thought about carpet, but all it takes is a leak of some sort to mess it up, and we're talking about a 20 year old 3SGTE here

[h8wrxs]

Prices have ranged from $800-$1400 for the paint,

What sort of area for that quote? I'm looking at 36 square meters [/quote]

yeah im curious about this too, glad i stumbled across this thread

im currently having a shed build and conrete goes down this week

although im looking more 300 sqm haha

[Mr Ree]

Drip trays are your friends

[jbod]

Ill double check the product we used on our floor worked a treat! May have a picture to show u the finihed result, you can get an idea if its what you want

[GDII]

My 23 year old 3SGE leaks but never leaves drips on the floor. I must be doing it wrong.

[evil_si]

My shed is 14x8 -112sqm

[RedMist]

The most efficient way to remove expensive concrete paint is with ethanol based fuels. Alarmingly effective.

[Adoom]

Have you considered carpet for where the cars park? I have a painted floor and it's perfect everywhere the car doesn't park. I have seen like 2-3mm carpet put down in "executive" old peoples homes garages and holy shit it's mint. If I was doing it again i'd carpet the area the daily sits, and paint the workshop area. Just my opinion.

But, dirty/wet tyres. What kind of carpet would you use so it does not just end up full of water and never dry?

[snwtoy]

Thanks for all the help guys, also snagged the thread on oldschool with a bit of help

Ill double check the product we used on our floor worked a treat! May have a picture to show u the finihed result, you can get an idea if its what you want

Would love to see the pic and any other details you can remember about the product

[Bling]

But, dirty/wet tyres. What kind of carpet would you use so it does not just end up full of water and never dry?

The carpet used is proper stuff. It looks like boat carpet but is 2-3mm thin and just gets glued (I assume) to the floor. Not really any water absorbtion, but yeah if you get it really dirty it would probably do well with a vacuum.

Either way, painted is so so so much better than plain concrete.

[DexGT]

We used aquapoxy or urracral ?( check with resene for best one ) for the toolroom at work , it's a two part epoxy . we just cleaned/scrubed the floor then painted it on friday as they say 48 hours till you can walk on it.
The 1st coat took heaps of paint and came out flat and marked real easy, did the 2nd coat the next friday and wow , glossy and hard wearing , it lasted at least 6 months in the welding / grinding bay and the rest of the workshop still looked good a few years later.
For home use it would be good for a long time , not cheap thou at around $150ish a 4 litre tin