Garage floor paint

[Alps]

Thinking of painting the garage floor, any tips?

currently concrete, which is a bit dusty when swept, and has a few oil marks.

id assume oil would need cleaning... with what tho?

and then conrete would need sealing.

then paint.. but which type, there seems to be EPOXY, and polyerethane, whats the differance?

any help appreciated!

 

[Godot]

Ronseal heavy Duty Floor Paint (does what it says on the tin?) at B & Q

"resistant to hot tyre, oil etc etc

http://www.ronseal.co.uk/products/product.jsp?id=2 so far so good

 

[verytalldave]

Whatever paint you do eventually choose, apply it with a ordinary natural bristle broom. Not a paint brush. Saves time and backache.

 

[A210AMG]

Also if you put your car away wet and then drive out, watch the floor it can be very slippy.

Will look good when its done, I used a rollar for ours worked well

 

[BTB 500]

This has come up a few times in the past ... see if you can find the threads. The interlocking tiles look pretty good and I think that's what many use - probably more expensive than paint though.

 

[Satch]

Saw some of the "garage flooring on a roll" stuff in Costco last week and thought it might be a lot less hassle than paint or tiles! Did not have any left in a wide enough roll though

http://www.bltllc.com/blt_main.htm

 

[R129mine]

that BLT stuff would look nice, would first have to have a good spring clean though!

 

[Alps]

gonna give it a go, red or grey, looking at £100 for the sealer and paint, then abt £20 for the anti slip additive. from an ebay seller, alot cheaper than B&Q.

 

[paulrstaylor]

gonna give it a go, red or grey, looking at £100 for the sealer and paint, then abt £20 for the anti slip additive. from an ebay seller, alot cheaper than B&Q.

Thats often just sharp sand mixed with the paint, maybe at £20 its something more than that?

 

[BTB 500]

from an ebay seller, alot cheaper than B&Q.

Hope your tyres don't stick to it.

 

[GrahamC230K]

I'd like to get my brick walled garage painted white with a coloured floor one day. Four houses ago I just sealed the garage floor and even that was a vast improvement visually and practically.

 

[Deleted member 6183]

Glad a few have mentioned sealing first, I didn't bother, took 3 coats and twice the amount of paint that I should have used.

Stupid boy!

 

[Dieselman]

The sealer acts as a concrete hardener as well so stops the dusting.

We just painted the walls and ceiling white with emulsion and I dropped an old carpet onto the floor as it's nice to stand and work on.

 

[glojo]

The sealer acts as a concrete hardener as well so stops the dusting.

We just painted the walls and ceiling white with emulsion and I dropped an old carpet onto the floor as it's nice to stand and work on.

We painted our floor but as has already been pointed out; once the floor gets wet it can get very slippery even with 'non slip' blooming paint. we have now got carpet which as Dieselman has already stated is has lots of benefits. The sealant\paint option is perfect for stopping any dust.

regards
John

 

[smillion]

I did ours with the interlocking tiles - and used a pattern

I can supply for £16 sqm

 

[Dec]

If you want it to look good follow the advice already given but if you just want to be practical and keep the dust down use common wood glue, the thick white stuff, the brand name escapes me at the moment.
Mix well by stirring in a bucket 1 part wood glue to 4 or 5 parts water, pour on to floor and quickly sweep around the floor.

Dec

 

[glojo]

If you want it to look good follow the advice already given but if you just want to be practical and keep the dust down use common wood glue, the thick white stuff, the brand name escapes me at the moment.
Mix well by stirring in a bucket 1 part wood glue to 4 or 5 parts water, pour on to floor and quickly sweep around the floor.

Dec

PVA probably you would opt for waterproof.

Regards
John

 

[Dec]

Yes and no John, if it is waterproof it will be slippery when wet otherwise water will soak in, paint will also be slippery when wet, this is just a quick and simple solution it will eventually wear in high traffic areas and so will paint but it can be repaired by another application without the need for special preparation of the worn areas.

Dec

 

[BTB 500]

We've just had the dining room floor tiled this week ... I've got the old carpet for the garage

 

[GrahamC230K]

Carpet will not be pleasant when damp surely?

I laid some kitchen floor lino in one garage, part out of laziness as as I otherwise had to dsipose of it and it couldn't take the weight of the car, going all squished where the wheels sat.