Paint booth concrete floor

[warren57]

any suggestions on a floor pair/coating to use on a concrete paint booth floor?
Or, is it better to just leave the concrete unfinished?

 

[fnieto]

Nothing too fancy, I would consider a solvent type sealer to keep "dusting" out. I would still roll out a heavy mill paper prior to painting. Its cheap compared to paint materials.

 

[Denwood]

I've been wondering on this myself as my shop is used for both painting and welding. So far, grinding the floor followed by a densifier/sealer looks to be the best option to reduce dust, and seal the floor. My floor will see salt water (parking/melt) from time to time, so one of the local concrete specialists is steering me towards a sealer with Silane.

 

[fnieto]

Denwood, do you mean Xylene? This is what I used. Some states won't sell it. I was able to use it with excellent results. The hot work area seems to be holing up fine. Its nice to wipe up oil with zero breakdown. I have had a drop of break fluid break it down. Its not a miracle solution but over all good. If it is "Silane" I apologize in advance.

 

[benwah]

Denwood is correct with Silane. There are many Silane/Siloxane based sealers and water repellents. Xylene is a solvent.

 

[creativecars]

When I had a booth I painted the floor bright white with a cheap enamel about every 6 months. It reflects the light and makes seeing the rocker panels that much easier. Washed out the booth with brooms and Dawn for prep before painting and left the floor wet to keep dust down and keep new over spray from sticking. After about 6 months of overspray, drips, spills, etc... it was time to redo.

I think it was worth while.

 

[hh76]

a friend, who owns an body shop, simply rolls out and tapes down house wrap. The white paper used as moisture barrier on new construction. Nice bright white color, and easy to change out.

 

[fnieto]

I was curious, as I used a solvent (xylene) base sealer. As I mentioned prior many states will not sell solvent base. I'm not sold on water base floor sealers.
Thanks for clearing it up benwah.

 

[benwah]

That's what I like about Arizona. We can apply nearly any paint/coatings here. Even though Maricopa County is becoming much more strict, the rest of the state has little to no regulations.

 

[warren57]

I'll take a look at the products you mentioned.
One question, how slippery does the sealer make it (later) when wet? I had the concrete smooth finished as not to have a rough finish to give overspay something to grab on to.
Thanks