Painting Garage floor to stop spills absorbing

MR2 · May 13, 2014 10:09 am

anyone got any really hardy concrete floor paint that stops spills soaking into the concrete? anything good recommendations?

bpratt · May 13, 2014 6:06 pm

There's the two-pac systems that paint and seal the floor and work well for driving your car on to it.

I'm getting stories of $2000 for someone to come in and do it for you, to about $400 to buy the materials yourself.

MR2 · May 13, 2014 6:41 pm

Sounds awesome, I'm trying to figure out if I just want a paint or to go the full solvent Epoxy..

these guys come highly recommended:

https://www.dymark.com.au/categories/pr ... /epoxycoat

AKB · May 13, 2014 6:58 pm

Oh Bpratt - do you have a link to the two-pac system (before I start googling)
cheers
AKB

bpratt · May 13, 2014 7:15 pm

I'm guessing if the intention is to drive your car on it every single day, then I'd say the normal paint would wear out fairly quickly, requiring regular repainting. Of course I'm sure the resin ones will eventually require re-applying, but the time between the two should be in the 'many years' category, versus 'a couple of years' category for normal floor paint.

I hope we get more responses, and I'm keen to do something like this to my new home before we move in.

bpratt · May 13, 2014 7:17 pm

AKB

Oh Bpratt - do you have a link to the two-pac system (before I start googling)

Here's the link for MR2's earlier post :-

https://www.dymark.com.au/categories/pr ... /epoxycoat

MR2 · May 13, 2014 7:23 pm

yeahhh, I'm kinda keen for something that's a light gray, so I might ring them again...

he also said that a heavy tool dropped on it is likely to crack it, not exactly what I'm after, more after something that will absorb the impact or just mush a bit without actually letting whatever oils might be around at the time to go through the coating and soak into the concrete

bpratt · May 13, 2014 8:24 pm

Too late to seal the floor after you've spilt oil and grease on the concrete.

MR2 · May 13, 2014 9:16 pm

well, it should soak into the concrete enough and be flexible enough that something hitting it will not allow whatever's on the other side of the epoxy to soak through the epoxy... or so I recon

Beetaloo · May 30, 2014 6:15 pm

My motor mechanic, who specialises in servicing European cars, has a workshop you could eat you dinner off.
The concrete floor has been sealed/painted with epoxy/solvent based paint, however he covers his workshop floor with second hand salvaged carpet (which he gets for nil $).
When I last had my car serviced he had white shag pile carpet ion the floor.
He said the white carpet made in easier to find dropped nuts/washers etc & they did not roll away.
When the carpet is dirty he throws it away & replaces it with more salvaged carpet.
He works in rented premises so I suppose he does not want to have an oil stained floor at end of lease.

onggie · May 30, 2014 8:07 pm

Bunnings has a range of those epoxy coat kits, the one we have here was black in colour and came with with flakes to throw over it. Works quite well actually spills wipe up easily.

MR2 · Jun 01, 2014 9:11 am

onggie

Bunnings has a range of those epoxy coat kits

yes, we bought the Hymark kit for $200, has worked a treat, on a 6mx7m garage I even had some left over, looks great, shame the roller I used was not fantastic and has left a few marks on it, still we will sand it back a little and do another coat as my partner is not happy with the slate colour (haha)