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Well, first a fair warning, reading up on concrete floor coatings can lead to paralysis by analysis :) I went down that rabbit hole a couple weeks ago because there are so many choices and opinions out there and every project has its unique priorities. With that said, let me give you a short...

Great news! Looks like you picked the right contractor. Now the waiting begins for the concrete to fully cure. My project is slightly ahead of yours. I finished coating the pit with a single-stage Polyurea coating last week and set my lift into the pit yesterday. Now it's time to shim it and...

When I had my concrete pit done recently, I talked to three different concrete contractors and all of them stopped by to check it out in person. I also got some good tips from them but none of them had an issue with the specs I used for my pit (8" bottom slab and 8" walls all around). All three...

I got a recommendation for a local hydraulic hose & fitting shop that sells Parker hoses & fittings which seem to have a good reputation. I'll probably stop by there next week and have them figure out what type fitting is on the lift. I'll post a follow up once I have that info. I read up on...

Making some nice progress there, jtb! Btw, are your hydraulic lines long enough for the location of your control cabinet? Mine are not (I knew that going in) and I'm looking at getting custom ones made but haven't gotten confirmation of what type fitting is used on the FM9SL. I read in one of...

That sounds like a good option for the side walls, could I still do the acid etching on the pit floor to cut down on the amount of grinding? What type grinding disc should I use for this particular application? I haven't done concrete grinding before but got experience with metal grinding...

Thanks for your response Shea. I spent a lot of time reading up on your website the last few days, great info. I just want to treat the new concrete at this point. The main purpose is to prevent any oils and chemicals from staining the concrete and to make cleanup easy. Some of the new concrete...

The rest of the garage floor is 64 years old and pretty stained from various fluids. I'm not planning on coating the existing garage floor at this time, that might be a project 2 years down the road.

Hey all, I just completed the concrete pit in my garage that my new in-ground scissor lift will occupy. While I'm waiting for the concrete to fully cure (4 weeks total, 1.5 more to go), I started researching what type of concrete paint/sealer/coating I should use to protect the new concrete...

Just remembered another issue from the concrete pour. Make sure to hang plastic sheeting from the ceiling all the way around the work area. It's amazing how far concrete splatters when they pour it into the pit! I had most walls covered but one only up to 6' and still had some small concrete...

Every project is unique with it's own limitations and the considerations that come along with that. Originally I was going to go for two separate pits like you but than a few factors changed my mind and I went with a single pit ... and eventually a platform in the center. I'll try to put up my...

I used 1.5" x 1.5" x 3/16" steel angle iron for the frame. I was going to use 1/4" thick but that would have been too stiff. The 3/16" feels just right and was flexible enough to get all 4 corners at the correct elevation to match the existing concrete floor elevation (it's slightly uneven). I...

Excellent work there jtbinvalrico! I was following your project closely and just got my concrete pit poured last week. Same as you, I did everything (saw cutting, digging, rebar, tunneling the 3" pipe) myself but hired out the concrete work. Here are some thoughts after just finishing that part...

Nice setup, thanks for sharing the photos!

That's also a good option but I've limited space where my lift control panel is going to be located and those airbrush compressors are a lot smaller than a five gallon air tank. I do have a 20 gallon upright air compressor on the opposite site of the garage but just like the OP, I don't want to...

I'm about to buy the same Harbor Freight airbrush compressor to use on my scissor lift but was wondering how you connected the hose that comes with the air compressor to the tubing for the lift safety solenoids. Did you use a special fitting? EDIT: just bought that compressor and it comes with...

Just filed a dispute w/ AMEX, the deadline is 60 days from the charge and I'm within one week of that. BBB, Yelp, ... will follow once the dust has settled.

I'm looking into the deadlines right now. thanks.

I haven't disputed the credit card charge yet, that would be my next step. I have a feeling that the local warehouse manager is trying to hide this fiasco from his manager so I'd like to resolve this with management first if possible, if not then it will be the credit card charge dispute. Thanks!

I recently bought an Atlas FM9SL scissor lift from GSE and went to pick it up myself from their California warehouse. Problem is their forklift driver dropped one of the platforms from a height of about 2.5' rendering it damaged and useless. They shipped a replacement platform from Florida that...