Looking for Epoxy Recommendations

[Bullitt4113]

Hey all, just joined up and I think I've found my new favorite forum! My wife and I will be closing on our new house next month, and we're planning on doing the floors in the garage before we move in. The garage is 3 bays wide, and the 3rd bay is 2 cars deep - not sure the actual sq. footage yet as I didn't measure.

2 of the bays will be used more or less for storing our dailys, normal foot traffic, and storage shelving. The 3rd bay will be my shop space that'll see some abuse working on the cars, metal work, welding, etc.

I applied a Muscle Gloss epoxy floor in my dad's garage 5-6 years ago, and we had great results, and we beat the **** out of it. I'd purchase their product for my own house, but it looks like they are out of stock of literally everything on their site, and I haven't seen much about their brand in the reading I've done on this site.

I'm looking for recommendations on a 100% solids epoxy floor that'll hold up well. Before anyone says "use the search function", I've been reading on this site all weekend collecting info. Looks like Armorpoxy is a great product and my current frontrunner. If there's anything else I should be looking at, please let me know!

 

[FJ4FUN]

I'd be happy to provide you with a quote for Wolverine Coatings but will need square footage. Send me an Email.

 

[Garage Flooring]

Hey all, just joined up and I think I've found my new favorite forum! My wife and I will be closing on our new house next month, and we're planning on doing the floors in the garage before we move in. The garage is 3 bays wide, and the 3rd bay is 2 cars deep - not sure the actual sq. footage yet as I didn't measure.

2 of the bays will be used more or less for storing our dailys, normal foot traffic, and storage shelving. The 3rd bay will be my shop space that'll see some abuse working on the cars, metal work, welding, etc.

I applied a Muscle Gloss epoxy floor in my dad's garage 5-6 years ago, and we had great results, and we beat the **** out of it. I'd purchase their product for my own house, but it looks like they are out of stock of literally everything on their site, and I haven't seen much about their brand in the reading I've done on this site.

I'm looking for recommendations on a 100% solids epoxy floor that'll hold up well. Before anyone says "use the search function", I've been reading on this site all weekend collecting info. Looks like Armorpoxy is a great product and my current frontrunner. If there's anything else I should be looking at, please let me know!

You will find a wealth of knowledge and good products here. Legacy Industrial, Alpha Garage, Armorpoxy, and of course my company all offer outstanding products and support.

If it was me, I would epoxy or better yet Polyurea 2 out of three bays first. Then I would do a densifier and Ghostshield 8510 on the third pay. Coatings don't do well with weld slag.

Here is a link to many of our garage floor coatings

Also here is a link to some coatings projects https://www.garageflooringllc.com/category/garage-floor-coatings/

 

[Bullitt4113]

FJ4Fun -

Once I have the square footage, I will certainly do so, thanks!

Garage Flooring -

I guess I should've given a few more details/stipulations off the bat - my bad!

There won't be any weld spatter as I only tig weld. If I was to start using a mig down the road, I'd 100% get welding blankets...way too OCD to have spatter everywhere. As for the floor finish, I'm not super keen on the densifier or Ghostsheild as I really don't want the raw concrete look. From what it looks like, it does an incredible job of sealing the floor, but doesn't have a finished look like epoxy or polyurea does. Am I incorrect?

Clearly I'm out of the loop as when we did my old man's garage, polyurea didn't seem nearly as mainstream. At that time, his 100% solids floor seemed like the only sensible option. I like most of the attributes the polyurea coating provides, only downside is that it looks to be 50% more costly. Does this seem about correct? Am I crazy to think I can get a durable garage floor for a "4 car" garage for $1000-1200?

Again, thanks for all of your thoughts!

Side note, sorry for not quoting the posts - looks like I need 5 posts first; I'm not used to this!

 

[FJ4FUN]

Bullitt4113, "Am I crazy to think I can get a durable garage floor for a "4 car" garage for $1000-1200?"

Depends on the size of your cars....

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Kidding.... kind of.... ;-)

 

[Garage Flooring]

FJ4Fun -

Once I have the square footage, I will certainly do so, thanks!

Garage Flooring -

I guess I should've given a few more details/stipulations off the bat - my bad!

There won't be any weld spatter as I only tig weld. If I was to start using a mig down the road, I'd 100% get welding blankets...way too OCD to have spatter everywhere. As for the floor finish, I'm not super keen on the densifier or Ghostsheild as I really don't want the raw concrete look. From what it looks like, it does an incredible job of sealing the floor, but doesn't have a finished look like epoxy or polyurea does. Am I incorrect?

Clearly I'm out of the loop as when we did my old man's garage, polyurea didn't seem nearly as mainstream. At that time, his 100% solids floor seemed like the only sensible option. I like most of the attributes the polyurea coating provides, only downside is that it looks to be 50% more costly. Does this seem about correct? Am I crazy to think I can get a durable garage floor for a "4 car" garage for $1000-1200?

Again, thanks for all of your thoughts!

Side note, sorry for not quoting the posts - looks like I need 5 posts first; I'm not used to this!

100% solids is a great product. Polyurea is easier to work with and has some other benefits as well. Once we have an idea as to the actual dimensions we can help you with an overview of pricing

 

[Bullitt4113]

FJ4Fun - Hahah I guess that is a valid question. I would GUESS the 2 bay section is 20' x 20', and the third bay is probably 12' wide and 35' - 40' deep, totaling 880 sq ft.

Garage Flooring - I am trying to get into the house this weekend to take measurements, so I will keep this thread updated. My guess is I would need between 900-1000 sq ft worth of either product, based on the dimensions I listed above.

 

[Armorpoxy]

Our most popular coating systems to GJ Members are our www.armorcladepoxy.com and our SPGX one part polyurea.

Tons of info on our website along with pricing. 15% discount to GJ Members.

 

[Garage Flooring]

FJ4Fun - Hahah I guess that is a valid question. I would GUESS the 2 bay section is 20' x 20', and the third bay is probably 12' wide and 35' - 40' deep, totaling 880 sq ft.

Garage Flooring - I am trying to get into the house this weekend to take measurements, so I will keep this thread updated. My guess is I would need between 900-1000 sq ft worth of either product, based on the dimensions I listed above.

If you end up needing a specific quote just drop me a PM or an email. Always happy to help

 

[Bullitt4113]

Armorpoxy - Thanks, will do!

 

[Bullitt4113]

Garage Flooring - Thanks, I will do so!

 

[Bullitt4113]

Does anyone ave experience with this product:

https://coloredepoxies.com/products/colored-epoxy-resin-kit-new-images?variant=12644003250261

My old man sent it over, and it looks like a good product that's very cost effective.