DetroitAutoArt
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Hello all. I've really enjoyed going through all these posts on this forum. Seems like a great community and its been very helpful so far in my research. Hopefully you all can help guide me through selecting which Racedeck product to use for my garage.
All summer, I have been rebuilding my garage into my modest "dream garage". It's a detached 2.5 car garage I've designed to be the ultimate 1-car garage.
The concept is "all black er'thang." Ceiling, OSB walls, and yes, even the floors. No checkerboard here. ALL BLACK TILES. The goal is to aim for a very modern design feel, showcasing my white car and serve as a gallery space for my automotive artwork I do on the side.
I've settled on the idea of scrapping epoxy, and using Racedeck. They seem to be the best quality product and have the best reviews. But the question is... which one?! DIAMOND or TUFFSHIELD??? I have samples of both, but I'm still torn.
My concern is that in some of the pictures I've seen online, the regular black Diamond tiles can appear quite dull after some use. Almost like rubber. Yet I've seen others where it looks like they have a nice semi-gloss reflection. I've read mixed reviews on here as well, with some people commenting that they were shinier than expected. Can anyone chime in on this?
I'm after a good reflection, but it doesn't have to be like a mirror. I just want to see my white car reflect into the black floor a bit.
The Tuffshield on the other hand, while showing great reflections, almost looks cheaper in quality from the sample I have. Being an injection molded glossy part, you can see the sink marks, and veining in the plastic part much more than the standard tile. Or maybe I just got a bad sample.
(For cars, this is why we paint all glossy parts, to hide the natural defects from the plastic manufacturing process.)When seeing pictures of them installed, it also appears to show the "X" effect in each tile more. I'm also concerned that they may be scratched and scuffed much easier. I daily drive my car through even the roughest winters, so these tiles will see a fair amount of salt and slush. I don't do any tough mechanical work, just change my wheels twice a year, detailing, and various cosmetic things.
Can anyone comment on any of these concerns? OR perhaps provide pictures of 1-color installations instead of the typical checkerboard? Any advice would be greatly appreciated. Looking to pull the trigger in the next week or so. Thanks in advance!
All summer, I have been rebuilding my garage into my modest "dream garage". It's a detached 2.5 car garage I've designed to be the ultimate 1-car garage.
The concept is "all black er'thang." Ceiling, OSB walls, and yes, even the floors. No checkerboard here. ALL BLACK TILES. The goal is to aim for a very modern design feel, showcasing my white car and serve as a gallery space for my automotive artwork I do on the side.
I've settled on the idea of scrapping epoxy, and using Racedeck. They seem to be the best quality product and have the best reviews. But the question is... which one?! DIAMOND or TUFFSHIELD??? I have samples of both, but I'm still torn.
My concern is that in some of the pictures I've seen online, the regular black Diamond tiles can appear quite dull after some use. Almost like rubber. Yet I've seen others where it looks like they have a nice semi-gloss reflection. I've read mixed reviews on here as well, with some people commenting that they were shinier than expected. Can anyone chime in on this?
I'm after a good reflection, but it doesn't have to be like a mirror. I just want to see my white car reflect into the black floor a bit.
The Tuffshield on the other hand, while showing great reflections, almost looks cheaper in quality from the sample I have. Being an injection molded glossy part, you can see the sink marks, and veining in the plastic part much more than the standard tile. Or maybe I just got a bad sample.
(For cars, this is why we paint all glossy parts, to hide the natural defects from the plastic manufacturing process.)When seeing pictures of them installed, it also appears to show the "X" effect in each tile more. I'm also concerned that they may be scratched and scuffed much easier. I daily drive my car through even the roughest winters, so these tiles will see a fair amount of salt and slush. I don't do any tough mechanical work, just change my wheels twice a year, detailing, and various cosmetic things.
Can anyone comment on any of these concerns? OR perhaps provide pictures of 1-color installations instead of the typical checkerboard? Any advice would be greatly appreciated. Looking to pull the trigger in the next week or so. Thanks in advance!
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