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
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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
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- 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
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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.
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rockyroller
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I'm guessing it would cover just fine but would be more work that a smooth floor. but a word of caution, painting cement leaves you with a painted surface, not a cement surface. a cement surface is more durable & probably easier to clean? if you ever want to resurface w/ new cement. you'd have to remove the paint. I wouldn't wildly suggest anyone paint cement. & yes, there are specific durable paints for cement such as "deck paints"
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rockyroller
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so I moved this bag to the other side of the garage & put a plastic tarp under it. didn't seem to be leaking. I wonder if it was having some kind of chemical reaction thru the bag!?
I was able to rinse & sweep that spot & the paint seemed to stick & dry just fine. I guess I can keep the stuff, just maybe keep something under it? plastic? a square of plywood?
tried under one of the shelves, that was satisfying
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rockyroller
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Now RR don't forget you start at the front of the garage and work back to the left corner.
YES! thank you
I do remind myself that I need to escape & or continue to use it, while it dries