SwissTrax - VinylTrax
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RaceDeck1
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it's not a new product,but newly marketed.
We have been manufacturing laminate topped modular flooring for over 30 years and it is not suitable for the garage enviroment for many reasons, some including durability against petroleum products, expansion issues, warping, staining, and delaming if direct sunlight is on for some time.
here is one example of a laminate engineered for sports use http://www.snapsports.com/athletic-surface-classic-xl.php?cType=commercial
We have been manufacturing laminate topped modular flooring for over 30 years and it is not suitable for the garage enviroment for many reasons, some including durability against petroleum products, expansion issues, warping, staining, and delaming if direct sunlight is on for some time.
here is one example of a laminate engineered for sports use http://www.snapsports.com/athletic-surface-classic-xl.php?cType=commercial
Swissfloors
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Hello Andover,
Since Race Deck is allowed to comment on behalf of the market i took the liberty to make a comment as well. Thank you for your order BTW. We launched these tiles at the last Barrett-Jackson auction with great success. With over 35 million sq. ft. of modular floors sold worldwide we stand behind every floor we sell. Just ask our licensed partners (Ford Motor Co., John Deere, Dodge, Shelby America, Barrett-Jackson).John Deere recently used 10,000 sq. ft. of our Vinyltrax flooring at their Parts Expo in Austin, TX. We saw tractors weighing over 70,000 lbs. on our product. We can supply pictures to back this up.
Good luck with your project.
Since Race Deck is allowed to comment on behalf of the market i took the liberty to make a comment as well. Thank you for your order BTW. We launched these tiles at the last Barrett-Jackson auction with great success. With over 35 million sq. ft. of modular floors sold worldwide we stand behind every floor we sell. Just ask our licensed partners (Ford Motor Co., John Deere, Dodge, Shelby America, Barrett-Jackson).John Deere recently used 10,000 sq. ft. of our Vinyltrax flooring at their Parts Expo in Austin, TX. We saw tractors weighing over 70,000 lbs. on our product. We can supply pictures to back this up.
Good luck with your project.
Thank you Swisstrax
In the spirit of full transparency to the forum, the " order" was only for full size samples.
This is to be used for color and usage evaluation in my garage project.
No full order has been made.
However, I will comment that working with your customer service rep has been very helpful.
Thank you
In the spirit of full transparency to the forum, the " order" was only for full size samples.
This is to be used for color and usage evaluation in my garage project.
No full order has been made.
However, I will comment that working with your customer service rep has been very helpful.
Thank you
RaceDeck1
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I was under the impression that you were considering a modular laminate topped product for your garage, not for display flooring... which is an entirely different application and one we have been manufacturing for since the early 1990's.
Yes, our laminates are of commercial grade and specifically engineered for our modular floor tiles and used for automotive display, equipment displays, retail displays, permanent residential & commercial indoor flooring, event floors and our sports floors are used in very demanding environments that have to meet the strict demands of orginizations like NBA 3x, AAU basketball, AAU Volleyball, US Futsal, International inline hockey where we are the Official Court Made right here in our ISO quality certified factory are backed by a 15 year warranty.
Yes, our laminates are of commercial grade and specifically engineered for our modular floor tiles and used for automotive display, equipment displays, retail displays, permanent residential & commercial indoor flooring, event floors and our sports floors are used in very demanding environments that have to meet the strict demands of orginizations like NBA 3x, AAU basketball, AAU Volleyball, US Futsal, International inline hockey where we are the Official Court Made right here in our ISO quality certified factory are backed by a 15 year warranty.
starckie
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I'm also interested in the VinylTrax - since my garage is used more for woodworking than auto repair or detailing (although I do that too) the wood look tiles appeal to me.
Are you saying that these tiles are for display purposes and will not hold up to light duty garage use?
Are you saying that these tiles are for display purposes and will not hold up to light duty garage use?
RaceDeck1
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I can only tell you about our patented laminate top modular flooring products, which would work in a wood shop as well as 100's of other applications other than a true garage enivroment.
When I am speaking of a 'garage environment', we always engineer for the extremes of exposure to chemicals, petroleum products, thermal expansion, reaction to tires, high heat from low riding performance vehicles, garage doors open all day with sun exposure, etc, which our RaceDeck garage floor line is designed for.
Our laminate surfaces have the highest wear layers in the industry and are of very high quality. We have more styles of wood look modular floors than any other company world wide, both in styles and sizes ( which range from 12'x12" , 18"x18" and a 36"x36" panel coming in styles such as Maple, Teak, Cedar, Oak and other wood color tints as well) .
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Hi,
Our www.supratile.com Design Series is a beautiful designer type interlocking tile. Industrial grade, 25 year warranty. Used in major retailers and supermarkets for their flooring.
http://supratile.com/product-range/design-series/
Our www.supratile.com Design Series is a beautiful designer type interlocking tile. Industrial grade, 25 year warranty. Used in major retailers and supermarkets for their flooring.
http://supratile.com/product-range/design-series/
Got some full size amples of Vinyltrax to look and work around with on the garage floor.
Did some testing of certain liquids on a sample. Pix below. Liquids were individually poured on, left on for a few hrs. then rubbed off.
Sample was then placed next to a full size tile.
Did some testing of certain liquids on a sample. Pix below. Liquids were individually poured on, left on for a few hrs. then rubbed off.
Sample was then placed next to a full size tile.
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RaceDeck1
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Re:modular laminate surfaces
I am not singling out any particular brand or style, another good test for any garage floor, including our SnapLock flooring, is how it will hold up to acetone, brake fluid, hydraulic fluid, transmission fluid and gasoline poured over it and let sit for days - also if it is hot where you live, leave outside in the sun ( or heat up) and see how adhesives hold if that is the type of flooring your considering.
The real world test however, is how it holds up over time. In our labs, we have UV weatherometer, rolling load tester, impact testers, chemical resistance testing, flame testing, etc.. where our floors must meet the criteria for intended applications. Based on our tests and 30+ years of manufacturing, we do not recommend out laminate surfaces for a daily use automotive garage. It's ideal for retail display, vehicle displays, basement floors, sports flooring, event floors, workout rooms, hobby rooms, etc..
here are a couple of our wood look laminates, we have over 6 styles and shades of wood look
3'x3' panel Dark Maple Pro
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3'x3' panel Maple Pro
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12"x12" tile Maple
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I am not singling out any particular brand or style, another good test for any garage floor, including our SnapLock flooring, is how it will hold up to acetone, brake fluid, hydraulic fluid, transmission fluid and gasoline poured over it and let sit for days - also if it is hot where you live, leave outside in the sun ( or heat up) and see how adhesives hold if that is the type of flooring your considering.
The real world test however, is how it holds up over time. In our labs, we have UV weatherometer, rolling load tester, impact testers, chemical resistance testing, flame testing, etc.. where our floors must meet the criteria for intended applications. Based on our tests and 30+ years of manufacturing, we do not recommend out laminate surfaces for a daily use automotive garage. It's ideal for retail display, vehicle displays, basement floors, sports flooring, event floors, workout rooms, hobby rooms, etc..
here are a couple of our wood look laminates, we have over 6 styles and shades of wood look
3'x3' panel Dark Maple Pro
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image12"x12" tile Maple
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There's a rather large thickness difference, is it relevant?
SwissTrax @ 3/4''
Supratile @ 5/16
SwissTrax @ 3/4''
Supratile @ 5/16
starckie
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Isn't there a difference in construction between your snaplock laminates and the VinylTrax?
The VinylTrax appear to be a 'luxury vinyl tile' (similar to the peel and stick type at the home center) mounted to a ribtrax tile, whereas I would assume being called laminate yours are based on a layer of mdf/hdf wood or composite.
Not saying one is necessarily better than the other, obviously I'd rather play basketball or dance on the SnapLock floor, but maybe the removable Vinyl tile has an advantage in the garage?
The VinylTrax appear to be a 'luxury vinyl tile' (similar to the peel and stick type at the home center) mounted to a ribtrax tile, whereas I would assume being called laminate yours are based on a layer of mdf/hdf wood or composite.
Not saying one is necessarily better than the other, obviously I'd rather play basketball or dance on the SnapLock floor, but maybe the removable Vinyl tile has an advantage in the garage?
RaceDeck1
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I really have no idea what or how others source their vinyl tops, or how the apply them.
Ours are of commercial grade and are proprietary to our specs for competitive sports play, high traffic temporary flooring, display floors, recreation rooms, etc. They are all 100% waterproof
here is a Gym with our flooring
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a home basement area
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Ours are of commercial grade and are proprietary to our specs for competitive sports play, high traffic temporary flooring, display floors, recreation rooms, etc. They are all 100% waterproof
here is a Gym with our flooring
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Swissfloors
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Hello Everyone. I have followed these threads and wanted to answer a few questions. I am having trouble understanding why Race Deck keeps answering questions on Swisstrax products but i guess that is the way it is when you sponsor a site.
Starckie, our product is a commercial grade vinyl or LVT which is not the same as a typical (Cheaper) peel-n-stick grade vinyl that is sold in some DIY stores. Our products come with up to a 1mm wear layer which is quite thick to give you the protection you need in a difficult environment such as a garage.
We just sold our Vinyltrax to the Ford Driving School in Utah which is proof that we know what we are doing.
Starckie, our product is a commercial grade vinyl or LVT which is not the same as a typical (Cheaper) peel-n-stick grade vinyl that is sold in some DIY stores. Our products come with up to a 1mm wear layer which is quite thick to give you the protection you need in a difficult environment such as a garage.
We just sold our Vinyltrax to the Ford Driving School in Utah which is proof that we know what we are doing.
It's kind of a **** move.
We see this a lot on car forums as well, distributors and manufacturers getting into **** measuring contests.
Just ignore it and keep above it, they only make themselves look desperate.
vettex2
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I agree
The race deck guy wants a pizzing contest on every flooring thread.
Are you "two" supporting vendors on this site ?
Swissfloors
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This is a great site but we do not have a sponsorship. We have a limited number of total posts as you will see. If we can help anyone please go to our website and contact us since this site should be for people wanting information from others of the same passion.
Race Deck has a really small sponsor spot on the site. And that has nothing to do with the rules they follow on the forums. In fact, they have to follow the same rules as you.
Frankly, you insinuating I give them preferential treatment is offensive.
Why is is that the flooring companies are always having ******* matches with each other? It's been a consistent theme for years... and it's annoying. It really makes all sides look bad in my opinion.
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