Oil Resistant Sealer

[02vito]

Newby here so please bear with me.

I tried a sealer product that is touted as being suitable for auto-shop floors, and it turns out that this product is NOT oil-stain resistant. I don't understand how a product that is not oil-stain resistant can be recommended for an auto shop.

The untreated portion of my shop floor is about 1300 square feet of pretty much virgin, 5-year-old, machine-troweled concrete.

My main goal is to make the floor oil-stain resistant. I am good about wiping up spills and drips, so stain resistance to protracted contact is not a major issue. I am not particularly concerned with the appearance.

In my former shop I used a two-part epoxy paint and I loved the look and the stain resistance but I was not satisfied with the wear resistance to foot traffic. Also, recoating was problematic due to poor adhesion of the recoat.

So this time out I want to try sealing the floor.

Any recommendations, particularly based on first-hand experience, would be welcomed.

Thanks.

 

[barnee]

I just put down Ghostshield 4500 densifier followed by Ghostshield 8505 sealer which is supposed to be oil resistant.

Water beads up nice. Haven't poured oil on the floor yet but dirt, etc wipes right up.

 

[Garage Flooring]

I just put down Ghostshield 4500 densifier followed by Ghostshield 8505 sealer which is supposed to be oil resistant.

Water beads up nice. Haven't poured oil on the floor yet but dirt, etc wipes right up.

8505 or 8510 over a densifier all day. Great solution

 

[LegacyIndustrial]

Anything breathable will allow oil to penetrate eventually. Choose a non-breathable sealer, like epoxy, polyurea, etc....

 

[02vito]

>Anything breathable will allow oil to penetrate eventually.

By this do you mean if the oil is left on the floor long enough? Or does the oil-stain resistance decrease over time?

Thanks.

 

[02vito]

I just put down Ghostshield 4500 densifier followed by Ghostshield 8505 sealer which is supposed to be oil resistant.

Water beads up nice. Haven't poured oil on the floor yet but dirt, etc wipes right up.

Thanks barnee. Please let us know re the oil-stain resistance, particularly if you can the resistance to dirty motor oil.

 

[barnee]

Thanks barnee. Please let us know re the oil-stain resistance, particularly if you can the resistance to dirty motor oil.

If I had some balls I would dump some oil on the slab, wait five minutes, wipe it up and report on how it went, but I just cant.

Its like the first scratch on a new car.

 

[RPH]

I used the Ghostshield 4500 along with the 8505. Son was doing a cv axle and pulled. ATF streamed out of the ******. He finished everything up and cleaned up the mess. It was down a while but no sign of it on the concrete. I did acid stain in a random spray pattern for color but also if something stains it will help hide it. Nothing else has stained it over the last year. We are in the process of rebuilding one tractor engine and some hydraulic work on another and still have no stains from either project.

 

[Ed Devinney]

I've left very dirty oil on my 8505-coated floor for hours (drain pan leaked after I put it away) and it left no mark that a paper towel with some simple green couldn't completely pick up.

 

[Garage Flooring]

8505 and 8510 work and work well. Been proven time after time

 

[Walter_TA]

I put Rust Bullet for concrete down for this. It is silver. It has done a good job so far.

 

[Garage Flooring]

I put Rust Bullet for concrete down for this. It is silver. It has done a good job so far.

Rust Bullet is great for that when you want a coating as opposed to a sealer

 

[02vito]

I put Rust Bullet for concrete down for this. It is silver. It has done a good job so far.

Thanks. How long is it down, what type of service, and how is the wear resistance?

 

[Armorpoxy]

Ghost Shield 4500 densifier and 8500 or 8510 sealer will work great. We carry this, please email us directly for pricing.

 

[02vito]

I decided to try GS 4500 densifier followed by GS 8510 sealer on a test section of the untreated floor. I will advise how it worked out. Thanks to all who took the time to respond.

 

[RPH]

You will love the results. Just follow the directions and clean it well.

 

[Armorpoxy]

See our recent post on Ghostshield 8505 vs. 8510.

 

[diiulio]

02vito, any update?