Painting Garage Floor

Steedie

Steedie

Steedie

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Hi all,

I'm going to be painting my garage soon, walls are easy enough and I've got the correct masonry paint for that. But I'd like some advice for sorting the floor

It's your typical rough concrete garage floor. Can I just apply heavy duty floor paint to it straight away, or should I apply something first to smooth off the surface?

Google seems to suggest having to level it off first, but then when I read more it sounds like the garage floors are in a much worse state than mine. Others say you can paint directly

It doesn't have to be a perfect finish, it's ultimately a gym in there with lots of machines and a couple of racks so it's not like I need a showroom finish

Thanks
 
I'd be worried that weights + equipment would easily damage and lift your average floor paint.

I'm part way through epoxying mine currently which requires - acid etch, crack filling, epoxy primer + 2 coats of high built epoxy paint
all in ~£350 for ~30sqm
This will provide a very durable surface that will take much more punishment
 
Trust me from experience and as with most paint work - Prep is 9/10ths of the law.

Unless you don't particularly care about a poor result, I would degrease (if necessary), wash, brush/hoover (shop vac), and seal it. Or the paint may peel off like it did with mine in places. In an ideal situation you'd epoxy or use garage floor tiles.

Incidentally we have a gym in part of our garage and we put "cow mats" down, albeit over the painted floor.
 
Gaijin said:
Incidentally we have a gym in part of our garage and we put "cow mats" down, albeit over the painted floor.
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As above. If you are going to put a gym in, invest in some decent rubber mats to go over whatever flooring you choose, invaluable.

Dad did his workshop a year or two back with high grip workshop tiles. I was dubious, but they are superb and have transformed the place!
 
Have you thought about using interlocking floor tiles? I'm sure it was this forum that there have been a few threads with really nice examples. Might also be a better option if using gym kit as it adds a degree of protection with a bit of padding.

first google result so no idea about the company but gives an idea of how it could look and costs involved.
https://www.garagepride.co.uk/garage-flooring-tiles-interlocking.html
 
I used Layland heavy duty floor paint on mine and then more recently covered it with cheap interlocking floor tiles. Very happy with the results and the tiles mean the garage stays warmer during winter.
 
I used this stuff in my current garage, worked really well and can't tell the difference vs the £1400 that was supposedly paid to epoxy paint my last double garage.

https://paintersworld.co.uk/epoxysh...MI8Yvht4uD6AIVE0TTCh30jAnzEAQYAyABEgJgMfD_BwE

When applying I washed / swept / degreased / swept then painted. My car is constantly in/out with hot tyres etc and there's been no lifting of the paint at all.
 
I just used some Regal industrial floor paint, was pretty cheap off eBay i think maybe £70 from memory for a large double garage to do 2 coats.

Mine was a fresh slab so i let it cure for a good 9 months before painting and just made sure it was washed and swept several times so it was free from any dust, it's not a really smooth finish on my slab which i think helped a lot with adhesion as the almost polished finishes seem to have trouble binding to the paint.

It's been down about 18 months now and so far it's really good, the wife has some weight lifting stuff in one corner which i've got a big rug underneath but it's dealt well with trolley jacks and axle stands so far. I've had a car sat for ages on one spot and the paint hasn't seemed to lift with the tyres last time i checked.

For the price difference between other stuff i'd be happy to repaint every 5 years on the high use parts for £50
 
I used the Leyland floor paint as mentioned above and it’s been great. Two coats and it came out grand, Frigate Grey I recall.
 
I went through this a few years ago. The concrete floor in the garage was very dusty, oil had dripped on it etc.
I swept and hosed it down, swept it again. Used sealer, then painted it.
It still wasn't great, so i then put tiles down. Worth every penny, transformed the place!

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They are very tough, fine to drive a car on.

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Although a bit of cardboard under the feet of an axle stand just stops it digging in and leaving indentation.

plastiles is the name of the company.
 
i used resin coat last year. looks great but one bit of advice is to make sure the floor is as even as possible. i skipped this part and really wish i didn't as the dips,cracks, damage from before is very obvious now and ruins the perfect shiny smooth finish you can achieve. the dips also now become a place for dirt to hide. not the end of the world as it is still for us as a standard garage space, just a shame when it could have looked better.
 
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