Garage Floor Coating

[Bird]

If this is what HD sells, then I put it down in a floor in FL. Looks good but I found that the hot tires after driving back into the garage would lift the paint....anyone else?

I put carpet runner pcs. down under the tires which seem to do the trick.

My son-in-law said that happened to his mother's garage after he put the stuff on her garage floor a year or two ago. He thought maybe it was just because she didn't give it time to cure before she put the car in there in the heat of the Texas Summer. Anyway, he said she put some rubber strips down in her garage, but I didn't ask for details.

Did you use full length carpet runners, or just pieces under the tires when you park? Our washer & dryer are in the garage and when we bought this place, there was about a 15' carpet runner from in front of the door into the house to in front of the washer/dryer; in other words down the left side of the garage floor. It was in such shape that it's going in the Waste Management garbage truck tomorrow. And today we've been to Home Depot, Lowe's, and Garden Ridge looking at carpet runners. Haven't bought anything yet.

Any suggestions appreciated.

 

[Pixguy]

Yea Bird, carpet runners that I bought from one of the box stores is what I use. They are 2ft wide and I cut them about 18" and use just under the tires.
I do think the hot Florida tires contributed to it, because the garage was new when I etched and power washed it.

Still looks good but does get a little slippery when wet, which reminds of a........ Never mind, family forum. ;-)

 

[Pixguy]

I added a 2X4 so the Mrs. Wouldn't take out the wall.

 

[Bird]

I added a 2X4 so the Mrs. Wouldn't take out the wall.

I got a Pro Park precision parking guide and she still gunned the engine to jump it and punch a hole in the wall.

 

[pacerron]

I got a Pro Park precision parking guide and she still gunned the engine to jump it and punch a hole in the wall.

Hang a volleyball from the ceiling on a rope that touches the windshield in front of the driver. Easier to see than something on the floor.

 

[Bird]

Hang a volleyball from the ceiling on a rope that touches the windshield in front of the driver. Easier to see than something on the floor.

In the house we owned before I retired, our oldest daughter hit the wall at the front of the garage once, so I hung two tennis balls on fishing line from the ceiling; one for her car and one for my wife's. They knew to drive in to where the tennis ball was touching the lower left corner of the windshield right where the state safety inspection sticker is.

 

[pacerron]

In the house we owned before I retired, our oldest daughter hit the wall at the front of the garage once, so I hung two tennis balls on fishing line from the ceiling; one for her car and one for my wife's. They knew to drive in to where the tennis ball was touching the lower left corner of the windshield right where the state safety inspection sticker is.

There you go... much better than gunning it over speed bumps
I've got the ball on a hook so I can easily take it down when working out there. If I don't I continually back into it with my body or head.
A speed bump would be worse. I'd trip on that even though knowing it was there.
I really am concerned about you coming in from the bright sun outside and slipping on something wet on that paint that you don't see. I think I'd just carpet the entire floor build a screen assembly behind the garage door and make it a Florida room.

 

[jwstewar]

If this is what HD sells, then I put it down in a floor in FL. Looks good but I found that the hot tires after driving back into the garage would lift the paint....anyone else?

I put carpet runner pcs. down under the tires which seem to do the trick.

We put the Quikcrete version down on our floor. It looked very nice like Bird's when we first did it, but now that it has been down for a couple of years we have big spots where the tires have lifted it. The Suburban takes big chunks, but they are in consistant spots, the car takes little spots, but I end up having to move the car around some based on other items in the garage so it has several spots. I've been going to redo the spots and put down some self-stick rubber floor tile that I bought from Harbor Freight. I think I picked 8 of them up, but that will probably just be enough to do for the Suburban because its tires are so big (285/55R20).

 

[dodge man]

The tires can get warm and stick to the paint, thats why it gets lifted. I put it down on my floor about 8 years ago and it didn't hold up well. I had painted my prior with cheap floor paint, and didn't get 100% of it off before I used the good stuff.

DP said it lets the water stand for days in the winter on his dads floor? Where did it go before? Soak into the concrete? That can't be good either.

 

[Bird]

Son-in-law said after hot tires stuck to some of the paint, his mother found some rubber strips to put under the tires, but he wasn't sure exactly what, or where she got them. I intend to let mine cure for a week or so before putting the car and pickup back in the garage. However . . . I've had one of those Pro Park precision parking guides for the car for quite some time and today I bought another one from The Container Store for the pickup. Then at Home Depot I bought 6 TrafficMaster Walk Off Mats (18" x 27" short nap carpet with non-slip backing) to put one under each of the other tires; $2.97 each. And I bought a 25" wide carpet runner, 13.5' long that will be in front of the washer & dryer; $2.97 a linear foot.

Unlike jwstewar, I do not have to move things around in the garage because we have a 21' x 25' shop/recreation room and an 8' x 12' garden tool storage building.

 

[Bird]

I had intended to wait at least one more day before putting the washer & dryer back in place, but with rain in the forecast, I might have gotten the tires muddy on the two wheeled dolly moving them if I'd waited. And I intended to wait a week to let the paint cure really well before putting the car and pickup back in the garage. But with a possibility of severe thunderstorms and hail, I got ready to just drive both vehicles straight forward into the garage on short notice.

So here's a picture of what I hope is a good solution to the problem some have had with hot tires lifting paint.

 

[jwstewar]

Son-in-law said after hot tires stuck to some of the paint, his mother found some rubber strips to put under the tires, but he wasn't sure exactly what, or where she got them. I intend to let mine cure for a week or so before putting the car and pickup back in the garage. However . . . I've had one of those Pro Park precision parking guides for the car for quite some time and today I bought another one from The Container Store for the pickup. Then at Home Depot I bought 6 TrafficMaster Walk Off Mats (18" x 27" short nap carpet with non-slip backing) to put one under each of the other tires; $2.97 each. And I bought a 25" wide carpet runner, 13.5' long that will be in front of the washer & dryer; $2.97 a linear foot.

Unlike jwstewar, I do not have to move things around in the garage because we have a 21' x 25' shop/recreation room and an 8' x 12' garden tool storage building.

Sad part is, I have a 8x16 shed, 12x16 shed, and a 30x48 workshop/barn, and a huge basement, yet it seems as though everything ends up in the 24x24 garage. Most of the time it is my youngest daughter's ride-on toys but other times it has been building materials for when we finished the basement or trees that we bought but hadn't gotten planted and didn't want to blow over or even like at Christmas time, the bags of old wrapping paper tossed out the door, but don't want to throw out just in case a toy got mistakenly thrown away - usually only a few days until we decide we are safe and it is trash pickup day. Stupid things like that.

 

[Pixguy]

Looks great Bird!

 

[ray66v]

If you use cycloaliphatic 100% solids epoxy, you will not have problems with hot tire pick up.

It also costs about 3 times as much money as the HD stuff.

Epoxy Paint For Garage Floors Epoxy-Coat.com

Yes painted floors can be very dangerously slippery, when wet. However, if you apply it with the correct amount of anti-slip sand additive, and paint chips, you will not need to be concerned about slipping on it.

An acid etch is the minimum prep for painting concrete. Professionals recommend a light surface grinding. This is guaranteed to remove any surface coatings, and leaves the surface rough, allowing the paint to grip better.

It's the same difference as washing a car down with solvent and painting it, vs. sanding it down and painting it. The latter is going to give much better results.

 

[Bird]

That's something else I hadn't heard of, Ray. That website certainly makes it appear to be a very good way to go.

 

[charlz]

In Vegas I did both my in-laws and my garage with one of the early versions, it was a two-part epoxy paint you had to mix and use in a certain time. Worked great and still looks good. After about 16 years IIRC there are bare patches now where the tires sit in my in-laws garage but the rest held up well. Next time I go to Vegas I will have to look at their floor a little closer. My in-laws house was done before a car ever went in the garage and my garage was a few years old before I bought the house and coated it.

Here I used the Rustoleum product in my shop about 8 years ago. This was on a 30+ year old slab that had been poured in 4 parts and had varying surface textures/finish. Varying degrees of cleanliness as well, cleaned it as best I could. In some areas the coating still looks like it did the day I put it down. In some high traffic areas and where the bikes site it has flaked a little. Under the bikes it has been exposed to oil, gas, brake cleaner etc etc. It seems to be holding on the best where the floor finish was somewhat coarse, guess it got a better bond.

The Rustoleum product is definitely not as heavy duty as the original stuff but I would use it again. As for having some left over, I just kept putting coats down until it was all gone. Some floor parts might have 3 and some 2 but you can't tell after it dries.

 

[wingsfan]

I used th rustolium brand on our 24x24 garage floor. I put the paint chips in it.. Oil drips wipe right up and the floor is not slick at all. I recommend it.:thumbsup:

 

[SPIKER]

I just want to say stay away from the rustolium stain, it peals right up, (well prepped 2 month old concrete) the sealer on top softens up with any solvent brake fluid or gas. brake fluid and gas act like solvent on fresh paint. it scrapes off real easy and supposed to STAIN but acts like cheap paint.

also slippery as all get-out when wet.

Mark

 

[Bird]

I just want to say stay away from the rustolium stain, it peals right up, (well prepped 2 month old concrete) the sealer on top softens up with any solvent brake fluid or gas. brake fluid and gas act like solvent on fresh paint. it scrapes off real easy and supposed to STAIN but acts like cheap paint.

also slippery as all get-out when wet.

Mark

Mark, are you talking about the same stuff when you say "stain" or something else.

 

[wingsfan]

The rustolium I used was an epoxy. I'm happy with it.