Refinishing shop floor

[HardyBoysSpeedShop]

Hey y'all got a couple questions for ya! My father has a garage and about 5 years ago he refinished it with a store bought epoxy covering, but in time it has worn out and just plain doesn't look good. We are planning a 100 year barn party / reception for my sister and would like to redo the floor for our get together. The big thing is we just the garage as a shop working on old cars, trucks, and racecars and we park our vehicles in it in winter time. Anybody got any ideas?

 

[Falcon67]

No, you empty the building and grind the floor. No other way around it IMHO if you want the new coating to stick. As for coating, you can refer to the Flooring threads for advice. A fresh prepped floor with 100% epoxy will be the longest lasting type of treatment IMHO. If you don't mind doing it again later, there are industrial coatings that have to ability to be overcoated under certain conditions. You can find info about those at a professional paint store like Kelly-Moore and such, not going to find that knowledge at the home center.

 

[HardyBoysSpeedShop]

Thank you for the advice! This was what i was afraid of but unfortunately that may be the only option!

 

[Eslader]

Plan on being out of your garage for over a week if you go that way (which I agree is the only really good way to go), so don't leave the job until just before the party.

 

[jfitz]

Just like Falcon67 says, grind it! I did mine this way to get the old 20yr epoxy off. The new floor looks great. I did this in 2015