Flooring help

[Rlyman1]

Hello, First post here but have been lurking for a while.

I am currently in the middle of renovating my attached 2 car garage. Insulation/lighting/ new sheet rock etc... and am stuck on what to do with my floor.

I have a poured smooth slab concrete floor that has been painted at least once. Surprisingly the coating is in very good condition with no peeling paint or chipping. There are a few places where the coating has worn through due to foot traffic and car tires.

I am looking for an simple option to coat this floor without having to grind the existing paint off the floor.

thanks in advance

 

[benwah]

Hello, First post here but have been lurking for a while.



I am currently in the middle of renovating my attached 2 car garage. Insulation/lighting/ new sheet rock etc... and am stuck on what to do with my floor.



I have a poured smooth slab concrete floor that has been painted at least once. Surprisingly the coating is in very good condition with no peeling paint or chipping. There are a few places where the coating has worn through due to foot traffic and car tires.



I am looking for an simple option to coat this floor without having to grind the existing paint off the floor.



thanks in advance

If what you have down is working and you are happy with it you could scuff the entire floor, give it a solvent wipe, and roll on another coat or two of your preferred "paint".

 

[Rlyman1]

Thanks unfortunately I am not sure what type of paint was on there as I just acquired this house. My guess is its some type acrylic/latex

 

[jdub63]

Based on your concern / posting here . I think you would be more happy if you bit the bullet and just spend a day grinding the old "paint" off and then determine what kind of coating you want to put down. HD has the buffer and diamond grinder for rent (~$150 per day in my area)

 

[Garage Flooring]

If you don't know what is there:

(1) Grind it off (always best)
(2) Prep it as suggested by BENWAH and test a small area. APplication is at your own risk
(3) Go with a different type of product like a mat or tile

 

[Armorpoxy]

Hi, any coating can only stick to what is under it so if you have an acrylic or latex best to remove it by grinding and put down a proper coating such as epoxy or polyurea. We also carry our www.supratile.com which can go right over an existing floor. More expensive, but zero chance of failure.