I stained my garage floor. I have no personal experience with the epoxies/urethanes, etc. After 4 years of use, for me at least, I'm going to go with sealer only in my next shop. See http://www.garagejournal.com/forum/showthread.php?t=9501
Returning to this topic after 4 years of use of the garage. I would not do the stain again. I also would not do any epoxy/poly/whatever fancy coating. I will just seal the floor in my next shop.
I have large rubber mats under the lift and in the bays to protect the floor. At which point...
About the questions of durability. I also did the acid stain in my 4 car bay shop. I can only say what the durability has been after about 1 year old and mild mechanical repairs/mods. I hope to do some fab and welding at some point so ask me again how it's holding up in 4 or 5 years.
The...
My post #1. I've been reading the !@#! large number of posts regarding flooring for my daily use garage. I did do the concrete stain in my hobby garage; usual light tinkering, maintenance. The final floor has aquamarine accents put in the squares where the bands of dark brown meet...