Kyle I have used some Sherwin Williams or PPG industrial epoxies but I normally use a polyaspartic polyurethane that I developed at my normal job in canton. The polyaspartic is UV stable and it cures faster so I can do an install in 1 day and the floor can be used the next day. Most epoxies need several days for install and return to service.
Yeah, like, where's all of his garage stuff??? Running a pressure washer in my garage will damage/destroy a lot of wood, some folding chairs in their bags, a toolbox on the floor, air compressor, my wife's potting soil, work gloves, etc. we cram in a car or two also.
Everything in our garage is either on wheels or up on the walls. It takes me about five mins to back the cars out, move the motorcycle, roll the compressor, tool box, work bench, and 6 ft tall cabinet out to the drive. TC.
Yeah, you need more clutter. I have a 2x4x8 shelving unit filled with stuff like paint, car wax, ropes, etc. A small bench with some tools and bench grinder, tool chest, 10 gal compressor, 2 bikes, 30 gal trash can and normally 2-3 filled trash bags next to it, a 5x8 trailer w/ ZTR and 21" mower, next to that is a 30" mower, 2 grass blowers and 2 trimmers and another smaller shelving unit for misc. stuff. I clean the garage 3-4 times a year and it's an endeavor that takes a good part of a day. Really, it's the garage version of rearranging the furniture.
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We did that for about 15 years. When we moved to Colorado and built our dream home, we built the garage with the idea of building a plane in the near future. That required something easy to clean and easy to reconfigure, so everything had to be rollable or off the floor. Once we start building, what's on the wall will probably move to overhead storage to free up space for the build.
Hmm; same price as g-floor, but interlocking tiles instead of roll-out: http://www.garageflooringllc.com/diamond-garage-floor-tile/
I've used those to tile engine room deck plates, I really like them, and they help quiet things down a lot vs bare aluminum plates.
So I ended up getting norsk pvc flooring. It's not the cheapest $/sqft, but the material is great. It has some give to it, so it's easier on your feet, and you're not clacking around on hard plastic. The tiles have drainage channels molded in so water won't pool underneath. They go together easily with a mallet. I'll probably end up buying a few boxes at a time until I cover most of the garage.
You live in Texas and can park your cars in the garage? Everyone I know has their garage full of their toys that their wives do not let into the house. You are as rare as hen's teeth.
His 'n Her garages. It's the only way I solved the problem when we built the current residence. Her's is attached to the house and she can fill it will all her horse stuff. Mine is ~100 ft from the house, has in-floor heat, a loft on top and a sign that says "No girls allowed".
I cringe when My neighbor has his cars in the street or driveway and he opens his garage and it looks like a Tuesday Morning exploded in there. I try to keep my curb appeal a non issue and get the vehicles in the garage. It does suck because I only have a 2 car garage so very little room for my hobbies but most of my hobbies are pretty indoor friendly. computer geek stuff, musical instruments, homebrewing.
Try just painting an old piece of concrete somewhere you dont much care about and throw some sand on it as a test piece. The top of my floats were painted that way and they did fine. Sand might come off eventually though. Its a really grippy surface.
The last of the original thread as 10 months ago by Henning. Man I miss that guy <- Seriously, Does a thread need a specific age to be Necro? Like 6 months or a year? I was taught: Cars are for transportation. Not storage. Not dining. So my cars (2) never fill up. Garages are for storing cars. Anything that interferes with the parking of cars needs to find a new place. Streets are for driving to/from the house. Best example I've witnessed was in 2000 when I lived in Richardson, TX. I always have one of, if not the, smallest houses in a neighborhood. (no kids) So only had a 3-car garage. The guy across the street had a 4 car garage and a circular driveway. They had some 1985 minivan for a work truck that was ALWAYS garaged, and on the driveway sat Dad's MBZ S500, Mom's Lexus. and teenage boy's BMW M3. Very nice cars (ravioli == jealous) And then it happened: We had an epic hail storm. 95% of the homes had to be re-roofed. The morning after I was checking my fences and looking for broken windows on the house and three of them were just wandering around, practically in tears (the kid was definitely in crying) staring out their freshly dimpled livery. Never saw their cars left again!
Used the Rustoleum 2-component epoxy for a 1-car garage a month ago. Apply lots of the flakes to make it grippy. The kit comes with plenty. As mentioned above, surface prep is key. There is not enough muriatic acid in the kit to etch the concrete well. Buy an extra gallon and a watering can. With existing epoxy in place, degreasing (soap and then solvent) is going to be the key step. If you can find someone to do the whole thing (prep and paint) for $4/sft, hire it out.
Just get some of that outdoor carpet, you know the stuff because you have been miniature golfing. Cover the floor in that crap. Who in their right mind would buy a home that had a useless garage? The house is for the woman and the garage is for the man.
Maybe just try a muriatic acid wash. That might etch it enough to take the gloss off. Danger level will have to be determined and it will be an economical solution.
