Best flooring options? New slab

[Xkylescorex]

Ok. Ive been reading this forum for months but I am just as confused as day one. What are your suggestions for flooring in my new garage.

20 x 20 brand new slab
Located in the south so no frost
I mainly work on motorcycles / mopeds
I do some welding
Would like a flooring that would fancy up the place a bit so colors or sprinkles maybe
Epoxy? Ballistix? Whats the best bang for my buck?
Mainly a workshop I **** around in but since Im building from scratch I want to do it right.
I work for a flooring distributor so can maybe find some altetnatives cheap. Apparently we carry stauff epoxy but its **** water based.

 

[LegacyIndustrial]

We have supplied HellFire to a bunch of scooter shops.
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Good luck.

 

[FJ4FUN]

For a commercial grade high-build epoxy system we would recommend:
1.5gal BondTite 1101 - 100% solids primer
3.0gal LiquaTile 1184 - 100% solids semi-ceramic body coat
1.25gal EnduraShield 2254 - hybrid urethane clear coat
2-20lbs DecoFlake
That would get you around 23mil of coating goodness that would make your shop pop

 

[juddspaintballs]

I'm likely going to tile my garage floor in the house I'm building with porcelain tile. I don't expect to weld in there much, but that seems to be the best at holding up to weld spatter unless you stick to raw concrete. Porcelain isn't porous so it can handle fluids without staining and it adds strength to the concrete. IF you manage to break a tile, you can replace a single one without having to strip the entire floor like a failed epoxy solution.

That's just what I'm gonna do. You might wanna look into that too.

 

[inphx]

me too .. 2k sq ft of PEI 5 tile

 

[Poppypop04]

So OP would you decide? I am looking to do something similar to my 4 month old concrete. Im starting to get some oil drops and such on the concrete and would like to do something before it gets to messy. Was looking at the cheap rustoleum epoxy kits but doubt ill go that route but also not looking to spend alot either.

 

[Andy Smith Jr.]

Hellfire from Legacy Industrial is a great bang for your buck product. It's cost effective and still a high performing system.

 

[Armorpoxy]

Thousands of happy GJ users of our www.armorcladepoxy.com 100% solids kits. For a lower price point our SPGX one-party Polyurea also works great, but not as thick.