Lurking for years. time to pull the trigger. Need everyone's input please!

[NSXNA1]

Hello All,

I have been lurking on this site for years now, I have enjoyed reading about members builds and the information available.

It's time for me to do my 2 car garage (my happy place) Last year I spent installing LED pot lights, ceiling fans, and speakers in the ceiling. Its time to do the floor.

I am looking to do epoxy to get that "able to eat off the floor" finish. I work in my garage and drag jacks and tools around the garage.

Can you please steer me in the right direction on what product and materials I should be using. I am going to be doing this job myself, I am not afraid to get my hands dirty.


I have read the forums for knowledge and information, I am looking for produce guidance and tips.

Looking forward to hearing from the members of The Garage Journal....

Thank you

 

[Armorpoxy]

Hi, congrats on moving ahead!
Generally speaking the most level, smooth and heaviest duty coating would be a 100% solids 3 layer system of primer, epoxy and protective topcoat similar to our

https://armorpoxy.com/armorclad-garage-basement-kits/

There are many thousands of happy GJ users of these types of systems, and several vendors who participate here, including us, who all offer quality products and excellent customer support.

For pricing, please email us directly for GJ discount. Thank you!

 

[Garage Flooring]

Hello All,

I have been lurking on this site for years now, I have enjoyed reading about members builds and the information available.

It's time for me to do my 2 car garage (my happy place) Last year I spent installing LED pot lights, ceiling fans, and speakers in the ceiling. Its time to do the floor.

I am looking to do epoxy to get that "able to eat off the floor" finish. I work in my garage and drag jacks and tools around the garage.

Can you please steer me in the right direction on what product and materials I should be using. I am going to be doing this job myself, I am not afraid to get my hands dirty.


I have read the forums for knowledge and information, I am looking for produce guidance and tips.

Looking forward to hearing from the members of The Garage Journal....

Thank you

Can you fill us in a little about what type of work. Jut wrenching or are you welding and grinding? If money and performance was not an issue, what would you want it to look like.... Epoxy... Tile.... ?

 

[NSXNA1]

Can you fill us in a little about what type of work. Jut wrenching or are you welding and grinding? If money and performance was not an issue, what would you want it to look like.... Epoxy... Tile.... ?

Thank you for the replies.

Mostly wrenching on ATV's and cars, nothing serious, just as a hobby. I am steering towards an epoxy floor that will stay clean, I was thinking of white or light gray, something with a gloss or "shine" to the topcoat.

I do not want the floor to chip if I were to drop a tool or part, so durability and easy of cleanup is important to me. I would like to avoid the floor from being slippery when wet.

Please let me know what you think..

 

[Garage Flooring]

Thank you for the replies.

Mostly wrenching on ATV's and cars, nothing serious, just as a hobby. I am steering towards an epoxy floor that will stay clean, I was thinking of white or light gray, something with a gloss or "shine" to the topcoat.

I do not want the floor to chip if I were to drop a tool or part, so durability and easy of cleanup is important to me. I would like to avoid the floor from being slippery when wet.

Please let me know what you think..

If this were my floor I would look at a good polyurea. You can find ours here https://www.garageflooringllc.com/polyurea-garage-floor-coating/ . For white I would do two coats of white and one clear.

Legacy has a Nohr S product which has also been highly reviewed.

The polyurea products mentioned give you a nice pot life, easier installation and a beautiful finish. I would suggest a tabular alumina anti wear anti skid in the final coat.

 

[LegacyIndustrial]

Thank you for the replies.

Mostly wrenching on ATV's and cars, nothing serious, just as a hobby. I am steering towards an epoxy floor that will stay clean, I was thinking of white or light gray, something with a gloss or "shine" to the topcoat.

I do not want the floor to chip if I were to drop a tool or part, so durability and easy of cleanup is important to me. I would like to avoid the floor from being slippery when wet.

Please let me know what you think..

Full Flake

 

[cash68]

I hate full flake. Can't find anything. Would be great for a showroom, but not a working garage.

 

[LegacyIndustrial]

I hate full flake. Can't find anything. Would be great for a showroom, but not a working garage.

Durability is greater than epoxy on its own.
It could be hard to find a screw unless you get down and look across the floor.

 

[FJ4FUN]

As has been noted by Scotty and many others, "full flake" or "broadcast to rejection" offers many benefits. The ability to mask inconsistencies in the underlying substrate, durability, added texture and the fact that it will help to camouflage imperfections in the final clear coat application such as debris and roller marks are probably the most notable.

With the Wolverine Coatings systems we recommend that a true "to rejection" DecoFlake installation should include an additional coat of our BondTite 1115 clear epoxy be applied over the flakes before the final EnduraShield 2254 clear coat. The heavy DecoFlake distribution will create large amounts of voids which need to be filled to avoid bubbles in the final coat. This could be accomplished with multiple coats of the EnduraShield but that's an expensive and time consuming proposition so we recommend filling the voids with the more economical BondTite 1115 which can be applied as thick as you want in one pass then following up with a 4-5mil coat of our awesome EnduraShield 2254.

Regarding the challenges of locating dropped carb jets, injector pills etc... If you want the benefits of a "full flake" without the hassle of loosing parts choose a single color DecoFlake or use two colors but distribute the 2nd contrast color separately and sparingly into the BondTite 1115 fill coat.

Except for a high build quartz aggregate floor the "full flake" epoxy is about as tough as it gets with epoxy and it looks fantastic as well!

 

[Garage Flooring]

I hate full flake. Can't find anything. Would be great for a showroom, but not a working garage.

Then you do single color full flake in a lighter color