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lkirchner

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:rocker: I posted early on when this forum first started about this product. I have it in my garage, the green coin pattern. It will expand and contract with temp changes but that is not a big deal especially if you have a heated garage. I live in Sacramento, CA where the lowest temp we have seen this winter was in the high 30's and there was contraction. In the summer we get into the 100's fairly regularly and there is expansion. One thing that has disappointed me is that the tires will stain the vinyl and I have not found anything that will remove it. Again not a big deal unless you are as **** as I am. I have used a floor jack on it without any problems as well as jack stands. Overall I do like it; easy to clean, spills such as gas or oil wipe right off , simple to install and best of all it does look great.

Lou K
 

lkirchner

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:D The reason I did not go with the black is that it shows every mark: footprints, tire tracks, dust, water spots,etc. Not any different than a black car. In addition the stain that is left by the tires is not totally black but a brownish black that would probably be noticeable even on black. As I said I am overly picky and when the cars are in the garage you cannot see the marks.

Lou K
 

ZRWON

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Lou, Thanks for the info I am thinking of gray with the lines instead of with coins. Probably be another month or so before I order. I need to finish some other items in the shop before I get into flooring.
 

lkirchner

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ZRWON said:
Lou, Thanks for the info I am thinking of gray with the lines instead of with coins. Probably be another month or so before I order. I need to finish some other items in the shop before I get into flooring.

:thumbup: I also considered the lined material but there were 2 things that kept me away from it. The first was that the weight and thickness were much lighter than the coin pattern. I was concerned that it might shift much more than the coin pattern. The second was the ease of sweeping it clean. I had, in a previous home, a pad in front of my work bench that was lined or ribbed and it was a bear to sweep; you had to sweep with the lines. Going accross the lines only made the stuff you were tring to clean fly into the air and land back down into the surface. With the coin you can go in any direction without a problem.

Lou K
 

casaleenie

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Lou K,

Those were the same concerns that I had. Also, the water drainage was a consideration. I figured the line would hold the water if the fabric was run the length of the garage. The coin pattern seems non-directional.

any other thought?
 

Rex Ruby

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For what it's worth I used U Coat It on my garage floor. I followed the instructions to the letter. The coating almost immediately lifted at the tires, one of the problems they say won't happen with their product. When I approached them they said they'd send a patch kit. I said that was not acceptable, if it lifted once a patch will lift too. I called them on their satisfaction guarantee and they said they could only send a patch kit. They did offer to sell me enough to redo the whole garage at half price. I'm dealing with it by using cheap door mats for the tires. The coating has been on for 3 years and last week I pulled the wife's car in the garage not parking on a mat because I was squeezing her car in and where the tires hit the U Coat It it lifted. I'm done with U Coat It, why would I want more **** that will just lift at the tires? I also wasn't happy with the coverage, they say 2 coats will be suffient. IMHO a third would have provided the finish I was looking for. I'd like to find a coating that could go over the U Coat that would be a quality product with no lifting. Any suggestions???
 
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Luckydevil

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RexRuby- my best advice would be to pull it up. Whatever you put on top will not seal to the floor unless the Ucoat-it is gone. I highly recommend the Rustoleum Industrial floor epoxy. Zero lifting, even after parking cars on it in the hot *** summer.

You will have to etch the floor with acid for prep, but this stuff is heavy duty and will not lift if installed correctly.

If you would, please make a post in the Product Reviews section so other people know about this.
 

JohnHenrys48

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I second the Rustoleum epoxy idea. I coated my garage last summer and see no signs of lifting. I regularly park my Suburban on it which weighs 7000 pounds. I did go through a tedious cleaning process of degreasing, scrubbing, rinsing, power-washing with a 2500 psi washer, acid etching, scrubbing, more scrubbing and rinsing with plenty water. I let it dry for about a week before coating, then used two coats. Rustoleum customer service said it could be re-coated within 24 hours without scuffing the surface. I live in AZ where there is not much of a chance of water seeping up and causing hydrostatic lift. I've been working on it and parking on it since August with no signs of lift. I am able to scratch the surface by dragging heavy objects across it. It's very slippery when covered with saw dust. I also went as far as filling the control joints with a latex concrete crack filler. That makes rolling creepers and workbenches across the joints almost un-noticeable. I used 4 single kits on a 20X24 garage and got a nice heavy coat.

Edit for spelling...
 

lkirchner

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casaleenie said:
Lou K,

Those were the same concerns that I had. Also, the water drainage was a consideration. I figured the line would hold the water if the fabric was run the length of the garage. The coin pattern seems non-directional.

any other thought?

You are correct in that regard. For the difference in price the coin is thw ay to go.
 

dabucsfan

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First Post!

Thought I'd bring this back up to the top for a question.

Has anyone else installed the coin pattern mat flooring?

I'm having a new home built here in FL and was wondering how everyone liked this type of flooring treatment, pros/cons.

Thanks and great forum!
 

ZRWON

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dabucsfan said:
First Post! Thought I'd bring this back up to the top for a question. Has anyone else installed the coin pattern mat flooring? I'm having a new home built here in FL and was wondering how everyone liked this type of flooring treatment, pros/cons. Thanks and great forum!

ALSO, Lou, or anyone installed installed the BLT floor protection products yet? I'm getting close to being ready to get to the floor and still feel their rubber mats are a good way to go vs. the hassel of Epoxy.
FEED BACK ANYONE, PLEASE?? Tks, Bill
 

jorober5

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Luckydevil said:
I have the Industrial version of Rustoleum's Epoxy Shield. I decided to stay with epoxy and not tiles because I get alot of motorcycle traffic in my garage with kickstands. What does everyone else prefer for their flooring?

Floor looks nice. How easily does it clean up? I currently have an exoxy with urethane top and it wipes up very nicely.

I'm moving and trying to figure out what to do next and was curious how the stand-alone epoxy cleans up.

Thanks in advance!
 

katoom400exc

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Tile looks great, this 750' garage took me 1 day of my time and $700 in material.
 

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workman14

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Does anyone know of a garage flooring that is more forgiving? I work on concrete and my joints hurt from it. I looked into a company called Sport Court and also a company called RubberCal. If anyone knows anything about the products they offer please let me know. Thanks.
 
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