Garage floor coating

[Amatouring]

Has anyone on here had success with a do it yourself garage floor epoxy? Please let me know what brand has worked for you, and more importantly which ones didn't.

[rob07002]

Have you thought of using VCT tile? It's a vinyl composite made for comercial applications (think supermarkets) that is very durable. Made by Armstrong

Best thing is, is that it's fairly cheap, comes in different colors (checker board) and if one gets damaged, you pull it up and replace.

That's the way I'm going one I get around to it.

[68BNUT]

There are some good posts and how too's over at garagejunkies.com or it may be garagejournals.com now.

[BonzoHansen]

I used u-coat-it with excellent results. It is all about the prep. IMO, it does not go as far as they claim either. I think they said the kit I got covers up to 575 sq ft. I struggled to cover 525. Maybe my floor was real pourous, I din't know. that was the only issue I had. So far it has proven pretty tough and really brightened up the garage.

I did it last August.

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[indyjps]

the VCT tile can get pretty slippery, the thought of running a big floor buffer in the garage is cool though.

[69TAPoser]

The cheap rust-o-leum garage epoxy from Home Depot has been holding up well for the past 3 years of abuse.

Phil

[qwik1320]

Does the epoxy get slippery when wet? I just moved (so the 67's on hold) and my new garage floor is begging to be painted.

[harshman]

i did vct and love it. marks come out with a new coating of wax and no buffer required - but cool as hell if you can.

[syborg tt]

Had mine expoy coated with lots of anti-slip stuff and it's still slippery when wet.

However you do get used to it

[CraigMorrison]

The cheap rust-o-leum garage epoxy from Home Depot has been holding up well for the past 3 years of abuse.

Phil

I think I am going to use this stuff when I get around to doing the garage in the Spring. It looks like the U-coat-it material, same sort of application procedure, and about 30%-40% less cost. I'm definitely going to go with the anti slip additive too! Art has an epoxy floor in his garage and when it gets wet + old "shop shoes" makes for some tricky walking.....

[bingham72]

I just did my floor with U-Coat-it. It came out ok, but my floor was really rough. I thought it would do a better job of filling in, but you have to buy other items to fill cracks or level low spots. Plus to get the flek and hi-gloss is another ~$250.

[backtobasics]

I used the 99.00 kit from Home Depot. It was the best option upgrade to the garage besides air. The "speckles" like to catch dirt and mud (doggie door is in garage) but it cleans up well with dish detergent. Nothing has phased it, carb kleen, brake kleen, gas, nothing. It does scratch a littke but it takes a 727 being drug by the tailshaft to scuff it, but it has held up INCREDIBLY well. Not too slippery with the "speckles" but I would probably forgo them next time.

[Project69]

I used the 99.00 kit from Home Depot. It was the best option upgrade to the garage besides air. It does scratch a littke but it takes a 727 being drug by the tailshaft to scuff it, but it has held up INCREDIBLY well.

Used the same kit to, although it held up to a th350 drugged by the bellhousing lol

[BonzoHansen]

I just did my floor with U-Coat-it. It came out ok, but my floor was really rough. I thought it would do a better job of filling in, but you have to buy other items to fill cracks or level low spots. Plus to get the flek and hi-gloss is another ~$250.

You gotta do the gloss part.

[Magntik]

I used the Home Depot $99 kit and wish I would not have!

Maybe it had something to do with the age of the concrete, new construction less then 3 months old, but the guys at Home Depot said it's cool, do it.

I followed directions and still the "high"traffic area pealed up, carb cleaner seems to melt the speckles if you spary it directly on the floor. (I was trying to prevent a stain!!)
That totally sounded like my wife..LOL

Thinking about attempting a recoat before winter.

Maybe the titles, I like that idea.

[paul67]

On new concrete depending on thinkness it's more like 6.

[69Bbird]

I have the same problem with my rustolum epoxy. I did all the prep right and its still peels up. When ever I jack up my car the jack peels the epoxy off. This was applied on a new garage floor so? I think I might try some tiles next. My dad used them in his garage and there pretty cool. If I were to do it again I might have a pro epoxy it.

[syborg tt]

Dropped my floor jack on my floor ( hit sideway's ) didn't hurt the floor but the handle did hit me on the bounce and that hurt like a sob

[BonzoHansen]

I have the same problem with my rustolum epoxy. I did all the prep right and its still peels up. When ever I jack up my car the jack peels the epoxy off. This was applied on a new garage floor so? I think I might try some tiles next. My dad used them in his garage and there pretty cool. If I were to do it again I might have a pro epoxy it.

I also think there are 2 types of rustoleum epoxy, cheap and not so cheap. The cheap is on the shelf at HD. The other needs to be ordered. Or so I have read....

Dropped my floor jack on my floor ( hit sideway's ) didn't hurt the floor but the handle did hit me on the bounce and that hurt like a sob

LOL

[Tony_SS]

I used the Rustoleum kit at Lowes and it worked great. It's all in the prep. I spent a good day prepping the surface and it paid off... No issues in over 2 years. Still looks great. And don't call it cheap, call the other stuff overpriced.