Advice with small square to paint.

[scratchedup]

I live in Georgie and the garage floor is 20 years old. It has typical oil stains.

My idea is to paint a ~ 8' x 8' shinny white square on the floor in yellow'd area in picture.

This is a huge forum topic area. With out spending hours pouring over threads can I get some advice on what procedure (cleaning) and what product (epoxy) to seal and paint here.



THX

 

[LegacyIndustrial]

Degrease using a powerful citrus or other green degreaser.
Abrade surface using a diamond cup wheel or diamabrush hand tool.

Coat using a good epoxy coating.

Here is the caveat....

Coating a box with no natural seam/joint will leave the edges prone to scraping and eventual failure. Be a good idea to cut a very, very shallow saw cut into the concrete and drop the coating into it. IMO

 

[theoldwizard1]

I like either Grease Lightning or Drive up cleaner, straight, not diluted. Let dry over night. Hose off. Let dry and repeat.

I would still do a light grind.

 

[scratchedup]

THX I'm just trying to keep this simple. One of my objectives it to have light reflected upward from a white paint…dont really care if it chips.

Looks like I my be stuck with it as is or a plastic like interlocking tiles….

 

[tncatadjuster]

Would, 2 - 4'X8' galvanized sheet metal secured at corners work?

Caution, slick.

 

[scratchedup]

Would, 2 - 4'X8' galvanized sheet metal secured at corners work?

Caution, slick.

Cool idea…where would one purchase this?

 

[tncatadjuster]

Heating AC supply houses have it is sheets, cheap and very thin but will do for your application. look up HVAC Supply less that 20 a sheet.