Rhino Lined Garage Floor

[jy211]

A few years back I was looking for something out of the ordinary to do to my garage floor. I tried the big home store paint on stuff first. That didn't last the first time the nitro gas from the R/C cars was spilled on it. It also didn't last so long when the cars were pulled in from driving around south Florida, and the tires pulled up the paint.

So I decided to call up the local Rhino liner installer and talk with them. They were very informative with all the additional uses for the liner so I said let's do it.

Had to clean out the garage first
They came in and sanded off all the paint that was on the floor. After this was done and the floor free of as much dust as possible they started the process. They cut in and rolled on a adhesive (I don't remember what). After that they hand spread the liner material. After that they pulled out the rake to keep it level evenly across the floor. Then they let it dry.

Here's some pic's:

and the finished product:

It held up perfectly even with ****** fluid, gas, rear end lube getting on it!

 

[Zick]

Very interesting. How rough is it? Doesn't seem like it would be very easy to clean (sweeping).

 

[Ahicksv]

Are you able to sweep it? Does it collect dirt easily? I like it, just imagine it was pretty pricey and difficult to keep clean. I'm sure it will hold up pretty well.

 

[383 240z]

I'm wondering the same. Pretty sure I would not do it, but I do love it on the inside of my Jeep, getting the dried mud out involves a BUNCH of water. Keith

 

[jy211]

Very interesting. How rough is it? Doesn't seem like it would be very easy to clean (sweeping).

not too rough at all. Felt just like what it does in the bed of a truck

 

[jy211]

Are you able to sweep it? Does it collect dirt easily? I like it, just imagine it was pretty pricey and difficult to keep clean. I'm sure it will hold up pretty well.

Didn't collect tons of dirt. I used a broom or just a leaf blower to get all the sand/dirt out when it would be real dirty. It was under $1500 for the 2 car garage.

 

[CNGsaves]

Pics NOT displaying due to Security Certificate Errors . . . . I'm using Internet Explorer ??

 

[jy211]

pix are hosted on image shack

 

[C96]

Seems like a great idea. How long has it been in service now?

Are there color options, or just black?

 

[jy211]

3 years. I moved from the house about a year ago. There were other colors to choose from. That ended up a dark gray

 

[Wangstang]

Any issues with jacks or stands cutting in under load?

Wes

 

[norcaljr]

I would think the Rihno would be a bit too soft. I went with Line-X on my truck because of that. I would think it would be a better option for the garage floor too.

 

[Slowbra]

I received a $22k quote to Line-x my 1900sqft garage. Needless to say that will never happen. I would pay $5k.

 

[jmlcolorado]

that's just about a normal bid.

The op $1500 is not normal.

Is 3/8" thick normal though? Seems awfully thick to me. Maybe you meant 3/16" thick?

 

[norcaljr]

I received a $22k quote to Line-x my 1900sqft garage. Needless to say that will never happen. I would pay $5k.

WTF ? $22K ? That's almost $12 per sq ft. Holy **** that would be almost $5K for my little garage.

 

[Slowbra]

WTF ? $22K ? That's almost $12 per sq ft. Holy **** that would be almost $5K for my little garage.

Yes...... The guy really didn't want to give me the estimate since he knew it would never happen.. I'm now 6 months into my new home and still can't decide what to put on the floor.

 

[LegacyIndustrial]

A good alternative to this liner floor would be a full chip Polyaspartic.
Very durable and still offering the fast turnaround.





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[JD in DFW]

Hate to say it but that is one "*** ugly" floor. Have seen a number of "bed liner" sprayed floors and they are as dull as hell and are a ***** to clean.

 

[bdamico]

Just so people are clear, these Rhino floors are not bed liner coatings but regular epoxy and polyaspartic floors, right.

 

[bdamico]

so, that's an asphalt floor....

bedliner is about $12sqft+( costs $9 to imstaller) and sprayed on.

Well. When I looked into this before I went with porcelain, I didn't see anything to indicate they or the other companies use spray on bedlining products. Nor did op discuss it being applied that way. Interested in seeing any floors with confirmed bedliner

http://www.rhinohomepro.com/

 

[jy211]

Hate to say it but that is one "*** ugly" floor. Have seen a number of "bed liner" sprayed floors and they are as dull as hell and are a ***** to clean.

Sounds like a typical response. Just like every body shop or car painter dislikes everyone else's work, but oh well, must be hard being perfect!

The people who bought my old house loved the floor and that's what counts.

 

[jmlcolorado]

I, for one, really like the look of the floor!
I think its a great idea. It's interesting the vast difference in estimated costs though. I think my biggest worry would be prep work. I would assume oil/smooth concrete would pose a problem with adhesion?

What kind of work do you do in the garage? My other concern would be how it holds up to hard shop work. Welding, jack stands, rolling hard caster engine lifts across the floor.
I have a liner in my work truck (unknown brand) and it's holding up very well considering how rough I've been on it. I have a few chips in it, but for good reason. I had to drag out an inline 6 iron block out of the back of the truck, by myself. Not only did this damage the liner, but also bent up the tailgate interior wall a little. Which is totally expected.
I, however, have never dropped a sharp piece of metal from 3' up in my truck. Or cut off some tubing and dropped the hot steel on the liner.
But if this floor is used in a standard garage simply made for storage, and car parking, I'd bet it would hold up quite well!

 

[jy211]

It held up great with jack stands and jack. Never welded on it though. Dragged a work bench over it and no issues. Held up fine. I've thrown a arms on it, dropped jack stands, dragged other stuff across it with no issues.

 

[Zeke]

To each his own. The color doesn't rock me. I bought a used truck with a sprayed on bedliner already done. Don't know the difference between the floor and a truck liner but I would not do a truck after living with it. Musta looked nice....once.

 

[Cruzin90]

I would think the Rihno would be a bit too soft. I went with Line-X on my truck because of that. I would think it would be a better option for the garage floor too.

3/8" thick is crazy and overkill.

All of the most common LINE-X products (there are several) are stronger than the most common Rhino products (also several).

Some of the LINE-X products, like the one below, have a longer gel time, so they tend to smooth out. However, a slight texture would hide any scratches.

I'd use a color other than black for the garage though. Maybe... RED!

 

[bry@n]

My neighbor got involved with some sort of Bedliner company. Very similar to rhino linings. He sprayed his garage floor and it's held up for over 6 years.

Myself, I prefer Linex.

 

[bdamico]

still haven't seen any pics or specs of spray on liner floor. anyone got some detailed info?

 

[Cruzin90]

still haven't seen any pics or specs of spray on liner floor. anyone got some detailed info?

Do-it-yourself or professional?

 

[bdamico]

look up grizzlygrip.com
theyhave a page about spraying floors.

Interestingly, I see it being rolled on and not sprayed (perhaps I'm missing it)--cool stuff nonetheless

 

[bdamico]

Do-it-yourself or professional?

Professional -- I ask because I've seen many threads about linex and rhino -- they seem to immediately draw comments that bedliner will or won't do well as a garage floor -- yet, when I look at these sites it seems to me that Linex uses a polyurea with chips and rhino uses a polyaspartic -- and neither is sprayed, nor is the op's floor. It would be interesting to me to understand how this relates to bedliner. If I'm wrong, then I learned something. If I'm right, then it would be useful to flesh this out a bit since there seem to be some ambiguity on this forum about what these products are.

 

[jmlcolorado]

Do-it-yourself or professional?

I'd say completely disregard do-it-yourself.
NEVER have I seen a do-it-yourself jobber look 10% the quality of professional.

Edit: then again, there are a lot of things in this world I haven't yet seen.

 

[htchevyii]

Isn't line-x a two part liquid (not sure of the actual blend) that is sprayed thru a heated gun? The roll on would seem to be a different product. My Jeep Comanche is sprayed with a DIY SEM product.

 

[Cruzin90]

Both LINE-X and Rhino have garage floor coatings that are either epoxy or polyaspartic polyurea. You can also choose the spray-on elastomers. These are either 100% polyurethane, 100% polyurea, or a hybrid. In addition, some are armomatic and some are aliphatic. Their technical specs also vary.

All of the LINE-X spray elastomers are sprayed using heat and high pressure. Rhino has low and high pressure products. But, heat and high pressure is better for many reasons. Yes, there are two chemicals that mix.

LINE-X:

 

[Cruzin90]

The roll on would seem to be a different product. My Jeep Comanche is sprayed with a DIY SEM product.

Most of the DIY products are a bit of a rip-off. Typically, they are about 50% solvents by volume. The solvents evaporate away. So, for every gallon you buy, you're really only getting 1/2 gallon of solids. Also, DIY products don't come near the durability of professional products. By "durability", I mean tear strength, tensile strength, and taber abrasion.