Help! Newbie head spinning

[gflande1]

My head is spinning from all the research I have been doing. Its gotten to the point I can't make up my mind, too many options.

Heres my deal, I have a small garage, approx 450 square feet. About a foot of it protrudes under the garage door and butts up against our asphalt driveway. This area is exposed to the weather. We only park in the garage during the winter, which brings road salt onto the unprotected concrete. Last year we experienced some small wafer like chips "popping up", especially on the part that is exposed to the outside.

I would like to coat my garage floor to protect it from further damage. I started off going to my local Lowes and Sherwin Williams. I found three products between the two stores, Valspar, Rust-oleum, and H&C Shield Crete. All three are similar priced and likely quality. After doing some research, I feel that these three products would be good, but the results would be short lived.

I want something that will be inexpensive (budget around $500) but long lasting. After poking around on here and Allgaragefloors.com, I am flustered will all the options. Right now I am leaning toward grinding the floor (rental from Home Depot) then putting down Rust-Oleum 238466 Professional Floor Coating Kit followed by RUST-OLEUM 263997 Epoxy Shield Gallon Clear Professional Premium Floor Coating Kit.

Would this be a good solution? Is there a better one for the money? I don't mind spending more, just want to make sure I am getting the best value for my dollar. I don't know how interested I am in tile, not sure it would look right under the door and exposed to the outside.

Thank you
Glen

 

[gflande1]

Forgot two things, its likely I will have no help, doubt I can talk my wife into helping. Also, I would like to do the garage in two parts, I have a ton of stuff in the garage, leaving it outside for several days wouldn't be ideal.

 

[mustangmatt]

https://store.armorpoxy.com/mm5/mer...e=A&Product_Code=AC-KITTC&Category_Code=ACLAD

There is a discount on this right now... I am halfway through my own project... PM the guys they are all super helpful! I would powerwash only once or rinse really good then go straight to grinding, I would use some kind of emulsifier if you have oil spots. I used a acid/concrete cleaner, I can tell the extra prep is going to help on my own project.

This is my thread...

http://www.garagejournal.com/forum/showthread.php?t=301509

 

[Garage Flooring]

My head is spinning from all the research I have been doing. Its gotten to the point I can't make up my mind, too many options.

Heres my deal, I have a small garage, approx 450 square feet. About a foot of it protrudes under the garage door and butts up against our asphalt driveway. This area is exposed to the weather. We only park in the garage during the winter, which brings road salt onto the unprotected concrete. Last year we experienced some small wafer like chips "popping up", especially on the part that is exposed to the outside.

I would like to coat my garage floor to protect it from further damage. I started off going to my local Lowes and Sherwin Williams. I found three products between the two stores, Valspar, Rust-oleum, and H&C Shield Crete. All three are similar priced and likely quality. After doing some research, I feel that these three products would be good, but the results would be short lived.

I want something that will be inexpensive (budget around $500) but long lasting. After poking around on here and Allgaragefloors.com, I am flustered will all the options. Right now I am leaning toward grinding the floor (rental from Home Depot) then putting down Rust-Oleum 238466 Professional Floor Coating Kit followed by RUST-OLEUM 263997 Epoxy Shield Gallon Clear Professional Premium Floor Coating Kit.

Would this be a good solution? Is there a better one for the money? I don't mind spending more, just want to make sure I am getting the best value for my dollar. I don't know how interested I am in tile, not sure it would look right under the door and exposed to the outside.

Thank you
Glen

Glen,

If budget is your primary concern and your concrete is in relatively good condition, there are a ton of testimonials about the Rust Bullet for Concrete product, and for your project, two gallons and a quart would be under $300 or $475 f you do in fact need to grind first.

If you are going to grind, you should consider a good high solids epoxy. such as our high solids version of 707. Depending on your location that would run about $450 with primer and urethane top coat.

I would not extend either under the garage door, although many do. I would put an acrylic sealer or our new breathable urethane there.

 

[streetdaddy]

What are the advantages of epoxy over rust bullet? I would rather not have the hassle of diamond grinding if i didn't have to. But, if it is better product i would.

 

[Garage Flooring]

What are the advantages of epoxy over rust bullet? I would rather not have the hassle of diamond grinding if i didn't have to. But, if it is better product i would.

Rust Bullet is easier for the average guy to install correctly. It is a single component product that has been widely used and raved about on the forum. It requires less prep but does require a little attention to detail when rolling it out.

Epoxy is more difficult to use, but very doable. We have countless testimonials on both. What epoxy gives you is a thicker system that is better able to hide flaws and repairs in your existing floor.

From a chemical resistance and an abrasion resistance standpoint, I would give Rust Bullet an edge, but a lot of that depends on how the epoxy is top coated. Some of our customers are now using clear Rust Bullet to top coat their epoxy system.

 

[LegacyIndustrial]

Glen, many options. Most of the projects you see are one man jobs

Get your product from folks that know coatings because they use them, not just rational analysis from tech data sheets. Lol.


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[FEVERinc]

My head is spinning from all the research I have been doing. Its gotten to the point I can't make up my mind, too many options.

Heres my deal, I have a small garage, approx 450 square feet. About a foot of it protrudes under the garage door and butts up against our asphalt driveway. This area is exposed to the weather. We only park in the garage during the winter, which brings road salt onto the unprotected concrete. Last year we experienced some small wafer like chips "popping up", especially on the part that is exposed to the outside.

I would like to coat my garage floor to protect it from further damage. I started off going to my local Lowes and Sherwin Williams. I found three products between the two stores, Valspar, Rust-oleum, and H&C Shield Crete. All three are similar priced and likely quality. After doing some research, I feel that these three products would be good, but the results would be short lived.

I want something that will be inexpensive (budget around $500) but long lasting. After poking around on here and Allgaragefloors.com, I am flustered will all the options. Right now I am leaning toward grinding the floor (rental from Home Depot) then putting down Rust-Oleum 238466 Professional Floor Coating Kit followed by RUST-OLEUM 263997 Epoxy Shield Gallon Clear Professional Premium Floor Coating Kit.

Would this be a good solution? Is there a better one for the money? I don't mind spending more, just want to make sure I am getting the best value for my dollar. I don't know how interested I am in tile, not sure it would look right under the door and exposed to the outside.

Thank you
Glen

Glen,

I'm raising your thread up from the dead because I'm really interested to know what route you went and how it turned out. I am now at the same point you are with the research.

I've recently committed to a 4,000 square foot facility that is already way more than I need and can afford. Before I move in I'd really like to do something with the flooring and walls to make sure they are attractive from the start because I hope to be at the location a while as I grow into it. Doing floors and walls later would mean halting my business to move everything around but I do have a tight budget.

What makes matters worse is I have a large facebook following and youtube subscription base. We plan on doing more videos in the new shop so I really want something to look decent. Not huge on the "flake" look due to the added difficulty of finding dropped bolts/washers/nuts/tools. I'm not even set on color. All I want is to make sure its going to look decent and be resistant to vehicles driving on it along with tool carts and jacks being slid across it. What all do you do in your shop and how did everything play out?