search for the "Unicorn" shop floor coating

[kentkallsen]

I have poured through the posts here as I plan to protect a 4 month old 2700 square foot slab for a personal workshop. Every time I feel like I have found the answer, I read another post or think of another aspect and my head spins, too many options, large swing in costs, limitations of some coatings that should not be ignored. Clearly I am searching for a Unicorn. I really like that there are "experts" that participate in the forum and from what I can tell do so very professionally. As a thought exercise I figured I would list out the primary factors I am considering and see what crowdsourcing yields (while I may want a Unicorn, I'm not expecting one)

Application - 2700 square feet of a working shop primarily used for building race cars and maintaining personal cars. I will be throwing sparks from metal fabrication, grinding and Mig welding. Plasma cutting will be limited to a cnc table with water trap

Traffic - primarily a 1 to 2 individuals, 3 to 6 days a week

Slab - 4000 psi fiber re-enforced was power troweled and concrete contractor used Euclid Diamond Clear Cure and Seal. Contractors erecting the building had some "leaky" equipment inside so some engine oil and/or hydraulic fluid spots will need to be dealt with.

Finish - I tend to like a nice clean and smooth grey floor over flakes, and definitely not a fan of bumpy flake floors that probably needed more topcoat

I have a couple small shrinkage cracks that it would be great if they disappeared as part of the finishing

This will be a DIY job that I will likely do solo so open time should be generous (I am willing to rent a grinder and do a diamond grind in prep)

Not against spending money on decent materials, just don't want to fall in the trap of "its expensive it must be good for my application"

Thoughts?

 

[Garage Flooring]

Lots of excellent coatings here. I would suggest our 3-coat Polyurea system or our full broadcast polyurea system. Legacy and Armorpoxy have very similar products as well.

Our system focuses on more material for a better build. and Polyurea all the way through.

 

[P0234]

2700 sq feet is a lot to spend and find out you don't like something. I'd find two different systems and order some samples.

 

[FJ4FUN]

This is the environment that our full ceramic CFLC System is designed for... keeping in mind that in a true work environment over time chit happens and at some point re-coating or repairs may be desirable, this two coat system is super easy to touch up or re-coat as there is no clear coat to mess with. It also cuts down the application time significantly. Shoot me a DM for more info.

 

[Andy Smith Jr.]

I'd recommend a system with epoxy (generally a primer + intermediate coat, followed by a finish coat of 2 part urethane which is extremely durable. Something like this : https://armorpoxy.com/armorultra/

 

[Armorpoxy]

We have easy solution for this, we would recommend our Armorpoxy II, 2 layer Job on Pallet kit. This is what the Coast Guard specifies in many of their hangars.