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Whatever pattern you decide upon you may wish to consider that tires will quickly leave a brown stain on VCT, real quickly if they are ultra-sticky high performance rubber. Its a ***** to remove as well. Design your flooring so that any area where rubber meets tile you have a darker coloured...

I got advice from an Armstrong Dealer as well as an independent (over 30 years in the flooring business) and both said to roll the floor at 90 degree patterns ensuring that the roller itself remain clean and free of any debris which might get flattened into the new surface. After 15 months I...

That is a lot of work! I use Armstrong S-480 Floor Polish applied with a sponge mop. I've applied it twice in 15 months, three coats each time. Depending on the ambient air temperature it usually takes about 30 minutes drying time between coats. I've never used a polishing machine. Next...

I used S-750 on my 15 year old concrete floor. Fourteen months later no lifting or any hint of it.

I have a rubber floor mat which I placed around my work bench so that anything nasty can be caught, metal filings, dropped tools, spilled stuff, etc. I have dropped wrenches and various car parts on my floor, including a brake rotor and alternator (arthritic hands). So far no cracks or serious...

I've had no problems with tiles lifting due to steering wheel use on my VCT floor. There are 3 cars in my 2 car garage so some tire twisting occurs on a fairly regular basis as we manoeuver the various vehicles. The same with lowering cars off a jack stand, no problem. As for gasoline spills...

Beware of small stones and other debris sticking to your adhesive as you are laying the tiles. Its amazing how much **** can be blown onto the concrete during this stage. After about a year these items begin to work their way up to the surface and potentially can pierce through the VCT. I had...

We don't usually get severe winters here. My garage is insulated but not heated. I monitored a thermometer in my garage this past winter because I too was curious as to what, if any , effect the colder temperatures were going to have on my VCT flooring. Temperatures seemed to bottom out...

When you spread the adhesive (with the correct trowel) it is milky in colour. After a few hours, depending on the ambient temperature, it turns clear. Only then do you lay the tiles. The adhesive has formed a chemical bonding with the concrete. I had chalk-lined my floor and you can see this...

Its been just over a year since I installed my VCT floor. Total area about 550 sq. ft., liquid polish has been applied twice with a sponge mop and left to dry. Overall, I'm very happy with the product. http://www.cardomain.com/ride/281382/14

Jason, I have previously posted photos of my garage so to save the rest of y'all from terminal boredom I'll include this link to my Cardomain site instead. http://www.cardomain.com/ride/281382/14 I was thinking of renting one of those professional buffing machines and go for that super-shine...

I have now experienced my first winter with a VCT garage floor. I live in the Pacific NW, the Okanagan Valley of British Columbia, Canada, unheated but insulated garage. On a real cold day you may notice a very slight contraction of the tiles, the seams are apart in a few areas where I probably...

My local Mazda dealer was going to pitch it so I offered to find it a good home. It must have been some sort of promo thing that Mazda Canada sent out to them. I have never seen that particular photo for sale commercially - sorry. The photo on the left of the AWR Racing MX-5 is available...

Armstrong VCT, approximately 550 sq. ft. For details see http://www.cardomain.com/ride/281382/14

After my VCT flooring was laid I rolled it and let it sit for 5 days (summertime day temps of 85+). After 5 days I washed it with Armstrong Cleaner, let it dry and then used a sponge mop to lay down 5 coats of Armstrong Floor Polish (about 30 minutes between applications). That's it. Then I...

Yes, most (all?) tires will eventually stain VCT so you can plan around this. One suggestion would be to have a design whereby solid dark tiles are laid directly under your car and then continue the checkerboard elsewhere. My wife and I have found that this darker outline is an easy target to...

The numerous tire compounds will react chemically with the vct. I don't know of any product that you can use on your tiles that will totally prevent this staining (other than a chunk of carpet under your tire patch). :) There are threads on this forum which detail the various steps you can...

I installed my VCT flooring last July. The garage is insulated but not heated. In the coldest time of the winter it never got below 5C in there. I just did a spring clean-up and carefully noted the condition of my floor. There is no sign of lifting. The 15 year old concrete floor has never...

Stan, I laid down 5 coats of Armstrong Shinekeeper Long Lasting Floor Polish with a sponge mop before moving all my stuff into the garage. That was last July. In the fall I did 2 more coats but then buffed them with an el cheapo floor polisher. The shine was better the second time but I'll...

rolling is not necessary with the S-750 I used S-750 and my supplier emphasized that I must roll the newly laid VCT its full length and width at least once. For your benefit I phoned him yesterday regarding S-230. He doesn't stock it, has never sold any in 15+ years and claims that it "may"...