New shop. Lift help/garage coating help

[porkyzilla]

Hey guys, after a very very long struggle im finally getting a commercial warehouse to setup my new auto shop. The concrete is old has some cracks peeling paint and bs so im going to do a new epoxy coating. I was thinking the rustoleum epoxy shield professional with a clear is this a good choice for daily auto shop use? also selecting a lift is becoming quite difficult. I need one very versatile. One to use from a lowered camaro/corvette to european bmw/benz all the way up to a ford F350 Diesel. I am only going to have one lift. the info on this bend pack XPR-10A-LP is confusing. Im thinking the low pro arms with the optional column extension. single roll up door, shop size is 30'x50' with a 13'x15' office. in shop bathroom. its insulated but is coming apart thinking of just using like brown shipping heavy paper and stapling it over the insulation make it look nice thoughts?

well let me know what you guys think. Ill definitely post pics of the transition and move in.

 

[porkyzilla]

I decided to go with this one. without the low profile arms. I guess its only a .5" difference. and you loose the 3 stage arms. so ill keep the regular arms.

http://www.bendpak.com/car-lifts/two-post-lifts/xpr-10a-168.aspx

figuring from bestbuyautoequipment.com

 

[wssix99]

I was thinking the rustoleum epoxy shield professional with a clear is this a good choice for daily auto shop use?

How long will you be in this space? A professional two part industrial epoxy will hold up much better. You should be able to search and see horrible examples of where this stuff comes up.

I went with a flake finish (flakes embedded in the epoxy) on the advice of my epoxy company and am glad I did. (This is 100% flake coverage and not the sprinkles that RustOleum provides.) The floor gets dirty and takes abuse. The full flake hides dings/scrapes and dirt incredibly well.

Like all finishes, prep is the key. If you paint anything on the surface, there is a good chance it will come up. The surface of the floor should really be roughed up first.

If you have a professional come in, they can fill/prep the cracks for you, shot blast the concrete, and put a commercial epoxy down which should all last you decades. You can even have the control and expansion joints hidden, if properly prepped.

You should be able to get the commercial coating put in for $3.50 - $5 per sqft.

 

[MattN03]

You should be able to get the commercial coating put in for $3.50 - $5 per sqft.

Wow, that's a lot I'm planning a 40' x 50' and that would be $7000-$10000 for just a coating... Looks I might just have to have bare concrete.

 

[wssix99]

Wow, that's a lot I'm planning a 40' x 50' and that would be $7000-$10000 for just a coating...

How many airplanes are you going to park in that thing. Once you put in the hangar doors, $10K for the floor should seem like nothing!

Looks I might just have to have bare concrete.

That price was for full flake and included the epoxy, flake, and shot blasting. I would not recommend skipping the shot blasting, but you could probably get down to $2-$2.50 sq. foot if you went with a plain epoxy with no flake.

For a 2000 sq. foot shop/hangar, you could also do a hardened/industrial floor with a nice polished surface.