Interesting floor paint jobs?

[Number22]

I've decided to paint my shop floor with some cheap Rustoleum paint...I can always touch it up later if need be. I was thinking about a wall to wall light grey color, for light reflection...but that's pretty damn boring.

Anybody have an interesting paint job on their floor? I was thinking maybe I could add a stripe around the outside or something...I don't know. Maybe some kind of logo painted in the center?

I need to paint the walls too, maybe I could use the same sort of design as the floor...

 

[e-tek]

Not sure what you're into, but I was thinking of painting my floor to look exactly like a one of those garage floors you see in everyone else's homes. Might be hard to get the details just right, but I think if I'm careful - and just lay it out in even strokes - it should look OK. I want it to look like one of those garages that guys park their cars in....maybe store some garden equipment, snow shovels, extra boxes...

hahaha - just kidding!

 

[sgrammel]

I think it is way easier to get interesting designs with stuff like RaceDeck.

 

[Number22]

I think it is way easier to get interesting designs with stuff like RaceDeck.

But at something like $4/foot I could do black and white marble/granite floor tiles for that much. I'm thinking more like $0.25/ft.

 

[sgrammel]

You can get RD for $2.69 if you tell them you are a GJ member...At $0.25/sq ft, are you not planning on any prep? Painting/epoxy takes lots of prep, time and material if you want it to last. Even more time if you want some fancy pattern

 

[lazyazz]

I'm with ya, 22. I am in the process of painting my floor with standard, everyday Behr garage floor paint. Though i did acid/prime and tomorow I'm gonna paint it. Notime/patience for the epoxy and it sounds like I'll just brutalize epoxy anyway.
As for a design I was thinking silver-gray around the edges about 8 inches wide, then silver-gray for a 2 foot strip, and then just paint the centre silver-gray to keep the pattern consistent.
Before "cheap paint"

I'll post an after. you'll love the design!!

 

[Number22]

You can get RD for $2.69 if you tell them you are a GJ member...At $0.25/sq ft, are you not planning on any prep? Painting/epoxy takes lots of prep, time and material if you want it to last. Even more time if you want some fancy pattern

$2.69 is still way more than I want to pay. I'll use some kind of stripper/etcher first, and some pressure washing. I don't expect cheap paint to last forever, but the thing about it is I can keep an extra gallon already color matched for touch ups. I'm going to beat up the floor no matter what it's made out of...

 

[djjsr]

This is my sawdust room. The floor was not in real good shape after many patches. I knew if I painted it all one color, the visible flaws would drive me nuts, so I sort of camouflaged it. Touch-ups are easy too.