srt 10 jimbo
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I did the Epoxy with flakes 3 years ago. holding up pretty good, hardest part was prepairing the floor.
Garage floor options..... let's hear 'em!
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DAMN, that's sexy! 
...... This polishing thing is looking better and better.
...... This polishing thing is looking better and better. 
andrew heywood
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My friend has grey floor covering similar to the carpet stuff you mentioned.....let me know if ya want it, he ows the local carwash in laguna, I do trade with him........Black1 said:Going to be freshening my Parent's garage next week. On the list "to do" is: New lighting, fresh paint on the walls, new trim.... and.... refinishing the floor. Their floor is painted now (obligatory grey, shitty floor paint) and is peeling and chunking up from tires and generally bad installation. I figured I would bite the bullet and grind that crap off the floor to start over. :banghead: Now, if I do that, I want a coating that is PROVEN to work... because I REALLY do NOT want to do it again. So, I need options. They have a standard size 3-car garage (about 20x27 or so, I think), so there is a lot of real estate to cover...
Things I've been thinking about:
1. Epoxy "2 part" systems - Need to know what brand folks have used that WORKS and doesn't peel up. Also, any helpful hints would be great too. This one will be the CHEAPEST way to go, but also the most labor intensive. ($0.50/sf or $270)
2. Carpet floor tiles - Griots and others have some nice carpet garage floor "peel and stick" tiles. (SEE HERE) I don't know if I will have to grind the floor to put these down or not. But, they would be nice.... but, expensive at $3/sf (about $1600).
3. Floor "Mat" - Griots offers this, as well as Gladiator. We had this on the floor up in Michigan. It was better looking than the crap concrete underneath it... but there is no way to affix it to the floor. It just kinda sits on there. I still don't like it very much. Stuff still gets under it from the edges and needs to be dragged out and cleaned every year or so. It's a big pain. But, it's cheap! (about $2.50/sf or $1300).
4. Good 'ol Vinyl tiles -
Any other ideas? :dontknow:
:rock:
andrew heywood
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#3 in your post jake is what the floor cover is.................
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andrew heywood said:
I've got access to a lot of that stuff.... My Mom used to run the department at Whirlpool Corp that was in charge of Gladiator.
Thanks for the offer tho! 
damn bo, i likey:rock:trubuilt said:With concrete your options are endless. If I was going to do my floor I would do something like this
I would add a colored grout to give it more wow and maybe do a border to make the cutting easier (saw does not go to the wall easy) If you add a baseboard you don't need a border
It is acid etched fairly easy to do I cant remember cost but it is not too bad cheaper than the tiles or epoxy kits
For all your products go to a concrete supply store they will know the products you need in your area and some stores will rent the sprayers, saws that you will need to do this. It should be cheaper than most stick tiles if you do the work yourself
you and Jake may just make me get off my fat tutkus
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lotta fkn wurk JT......................:argh: :argh:
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Just have the whole garage floor done in Line-X or Rhino Liner. The end, Over and out.
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Ya gotta lotta options, that polished floor is really fkn nice, looks like a pro mason did er............Black1 said:I've got access to a lot of that stuff.... My Mom used to run the department at Whirlpool Corp that was in charge of Gladiator.
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Y'all have a wunderful nite, heah!...................:rock: :rock:
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I thought I was joking with the Rhino Liner recommendation but they really do it.
http://www.rhinohomepro.com/video.php?video=88
http://www.rhinohomepro.com/video.php?video=88
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SilvrSRT10 said:
Actually looks like a decent business opportunity.
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See, now that looks GREAT! What did you do to prep the floor? :dontknow: And, if you don't mind me asking.... how much per sq ft was the tile?
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RedSrt007 said:
That looks killer! Thats what my garage is gonna look like!:rock:
I have heard looks of good things about U-coat it,top notch product!! (like 6pakattack mentioned)
http://www.ucoatit.com/pgs/main.htm
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Black1 said:
Commercial tile doesn't have a sticky back..you need to trowel the glue down. So the steps are pretty easy:
Clean floor by pressure washing (or if your really cheap, brooming / hosing).
Let it dry (VERY important)
trowel glue down (only in 1/3 parts of the garage. Make sure you get the right size trowel, its super important. Next, you let the glue dry partially THEN lay down the tiles or else it will never dry. Once done, wait 24 hours then bring your stuff back in...Wax it, and your done.
Total cost when I did it was about 500 bucks for a 2.5 car garage.
I used the epoxy kit from home depot. Cost was about $60 for my 1 car garage. You gotta prep it good and let it dry out completly. Its been 3 years and holding up perfectly. Job was not difficult at all. Emptying out the garage was the bulk of the work. Prepping and painting on epoxy was nothing.
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I'm probably to late but, I use to be the applications specialist at a major paint company.
I have one thing to say...
Once you paint it you will always be painting it!
That said, how old is the floor? If it's less then a year don't paint it.
Most important once you think it's CLEAN, then clean it again and once more just because.
I have one thing to say...
Once you paint it you will always be painting it!
That said, how old is the floor? If it's less then a year don't paint it.
Most important once you think it's CLEAN, then clean it again and once more just because.
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