I know this is not realy the place to ask this but hey here it is.

Im doing a fresh concrete poor with radiant floor heating and i want a floor coating that works and will not chip or flake off in a year.

I want something i wont slip on also.

What you guys use.

 

i used a A&B 2 part epoxy from Pittsburgh(PPG) paints. I walked into one of their stores and asked for the best stuff they had. It has held up for 3 years to EVERYTHING i could throw at it.

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I'm getting the one from costco it's full epoxy. Some people have had good sucess with them

 

It is expensive for paint but i highly recommend rustbullet. It can be purchased online just google rust bullet and read about it. When the paint drys and has a very hard shell and have had it on my floor for years now. It works against dropping rotors and all sorts of abuse. It is a more of a rust inhibitor type paint but its very tough and the same colour as most shop floor greys.

 

Ive been using Arizona Polymer Coatings. I just did my buddies floor and it was like glass. I did my own personal garage floor with the granite look.

 

I have been on some floors that almost feel like a SUPER hard grey rubber. Anyone know what product that is?

 

I painted my floor with two component epoxy coating.

 

We used a 2 part epoxy available at Sherwin Williams. It is pretty much the best I have ever seen/used. Unlike what can be purchased at Lowes this does not come up. You can pour brake fluid on it and leave it for a week and just wipe it up later with no problems.

I cannot remember the name, but it was a commercial grade paint that they sold. For 5000sq feet it cost us like 2800 I think?? Its hard to remember seeing as we also had to paint the walls and such. I do know it was significantly cheaper than Lowe's due to the quantity discounts we got.

Best part was they could make it ANY color.

 

I was looking at the u-coat it system does anyone have any experience with that? I think it is 400 some dollars for a standard two car garage.

 

Sherwin Williams stuff isnt the best. We've done many floors and I perfer Arizona Polymer...Life Deck. These are two part epoxy systems and the clear is a polyurethane. You can **** and drop any fluid on this stuff and it wont come up. The key is etching the concrete very good. If not, the epoxy is useless and it wont bite.

 

i was looking at the RUST OLEUM system

the 2 part epoxy system and the clear coat

http://www.rustoleum.com/CBGProduct.asp?pid=14

http://www.rustoleum.com/CBGProduct.asp?pid=13


I know concrete etching is key just wondering if i spend $300 bucks if its gonna last longer then a year LOL

 

I can get one kit for 85.00...its covers 400 sq ft.

 

Have you considered polished concrete?

 

I used Benjamin Moore:

 

I need to do my shop floors!

 

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brick floors in the shop. easy to clean, durable. but you must wear non slip shoes if any fluids hit the ground.

 

Its okay... nothing special. Mine is going on 5 years old and its starting to come up in a few places. It never was super resistant to impacts either. But considering the life it lives I guess thats not horrible.

I did it on an entirely virgin garage floor too... as in we painted it before we moved a single item into my brand new house.

 

dont use normal floor paint like the paint shop recomended to me i cant think of the brand i drive on mine and it lifts.

also the prep helps alot dont forget to prime the floor with some acid or something if its a brand new slab....

saying this about my floor i used a blue colour. and now that its peeling off i can still see the blue on the concrete and even though the paint is missing its still holding oil. which is a good thing and wont stain oil on it.

i couldve possibly stuffed it up and put to much paint on it hence y it peels and lifts

 

how much would it normally cost to coat the floor in a 2 car garage?

 

All of you garage floor coating questions can be answered there
http://www.garagejournal.com/forum

I've had my Rustoleum layed down for 2 years... It's been through welding, motor swaps, a boat rebuild, dropped tools, thrown tools, etc... and it's still looking great! How long it last depends alot on the amount of prep work you do to your floor prior to putting it down.