painting an old garage floor
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oxoman
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Should stick to it like #### to a blanket as the ridges etc provide a decent key.
Yes, I meant what would the finish be like? Would people normally fill in the ridges with something or just paint over?
Tail End Charlie
Well, write it down boy ......
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- In green and pleasant hills.
I painted my garage floor with resincoat - a two part paint which you mix and paint on and it fully cures after 24 hours. I bought two 5 litre pots and two 1 litre ones to do the job. Chose a lovely tangerine colour. You have to put a primer on first too.
Used one of the 1 litre cans first and it went down well. Then tried a 5 litre can - of course as soon as you mix it it is curing so you've got to paint like the clappers to get it down and it gets progressively harder as you get to the bottom of the can. At the end I was almost trowelling it on. Looked fantastic though, a bit like an abattoir admittedly.
I then covered most of it up with interlocking yoga mats and off-cuts of carpet to keep it warmer in the winter!
Used one of the 1 litre cans first and it went down well. Then tried a 5 litre can - of course as soon as you mix it it is curing so you've got to paint like the clappers to get it down and it gets progressively harder as you get to the bottom of the can. At the end I was almost trowelling it on. Looked fantastic though, a bit like an abattoir admittedly.
I then covered most of it up with interlocking yoga mats and off-cuts of carpet to keep it warmer in the winter!
Tail End Charlie
Well, write it down boy ......
- Location
- In green and pleasant hills.
I have also used ordinary garage floor paint in another garage and found it was very good. I didn't bother with much prep and it stayed down well.
Chislenko
Veteran
Slightly off tangent and I appreciate the OP's time constraints, but I have just tiled mine and wish I had done it years ago. The only problem with tiling is that garages have a built in slope to the front door which you can't really build up with screed as you would end up with a "step" Consequently you have to lay the tiles on a slope which is a more more tricky than a level surface.
