Looking to paint floor, but not epoxy- advice?

[clydesdale]

This is a two car garage. It is heated. It will see only very light work. It is mostly just to park the cars. One of the cars is a winter garage queen, the other will see NY road salt. We learned we needed to paint the floor when we turned the new garage heater on and it kicked up a ton of dust. So, I am looking for a decent gray paint to paint the floor. Thoughts?

 

[clydesdale]

Hmm, maybe polyurea is the idea. Thoughts on this vs regular paint vs epoxy?

 

[Shea]

Paint is going to peel - period. It's just a matter of time. Also, paint doesn't seal concrete, so chemicals from the road salt, deicing fluids and etc. will eventually find it's way to the concrete. If you still want to paint, then I would recommend DryLoc E1. It's a 1-part epoxy paint that tends to hold up better than others.

Do you have a particular aversion to a coating? Polyurea is a coating just as epoxy is. Coatings seal the concrete and depending on what you put down, you will not experience hot tire pickup, peeling and etc. Coatings can last years longer than paint.

 

[benwah]

Paint is going to peel - period. It's just a matter of time. Also, paint doesn't seal concrete, so chemicals from the road salt, deicing fluids and etc. will eventually find it's way to the concrete. If you still want to paint, then I would recommend DryLoc E1. It's a 1-part epoxy paint that tends to hold up better than others.

Do you have a particular aversion to a coating? Polyurea is a coating just as epoxy is. Coatings seal the concrete and depending on what you put down, you will not experience hot tire pickup, peeling and etc. Coatings can last years longer than paint.

Agree 100%. I don't recommend using any generic "paint". Prep the floor properly if you want it to last and use an epoxy or poly- product.

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[thammel]

I've painted my basement workshop floor with a one part Home Depot garage floor"epoxy" paint. It calls for a primer first. It has held up pretty well and the advantage is that it can easily be repainted. Of course, it's no where near as durable as a real epoxy paint. It is Behr Premium concrete and garage floor paint.

Tom