Just a question on garage floor mats.

[rapter]

Hello a newbie on this site. I have a question on garage floor mats where you can park your car or truck on. I have a two car garage while the floor was painted by the previous owner. Overtime, there is tire pick up along with some auto fluid stains on the now aged floor paint. I want to purchase a garage floor mat because I am going to repaint the whole floor and want to protect the new paint job. A single mat for one car. I have seen on auto anything about a mat that has raised lips to contain fluids it looked good. The paint I am buying sells at Lowes.

What is your thought on this? Any suggestions would be appreciated. Thank you.

 

[Shocker]

Should be fine for your application.

 

[RaceDeck1]

That would work fine for your temporary application, Over long term not suspended rubber & vinyl mats can get mold and mildew issues.
We also offer a parking pad that allows liquids to flow through keeping your parking area always clean and neat. It is our FreeFlow garage flooring.

 

[rapter]

Thanks for that, I just painted the ceiling and walls my floor will be last.

 

[bd8134]

You might want to follow this thread.

 

[purpony]

I have the Park Smart mat in one of my bays. It works well at containing the water. To empty it i just open the garage door and sweep it out with a broom.

This is the first season i have used it though. I made my own last winter with a large tarp and wood sides, This also worked well but i got a great deal on the Smart Park on ebay. My only concern with it is taking it apart for the summer and storing it and then setting it back up. I keep thinking of maybe ordering of of the full rubber ribbed mats for my other bay and seeing which one works best. The nice thing about the large rubber ribbed pad is in the summer months i could just roll it up and put it away. This is, the ribs will prevent the water from moving side to side, but not flowing out the ends.