Garage floor coating

[GreenFish]

What did you all used to coat your garage floors? 

I am looking at "Epoxy Coat" as I believe it is better than UcoatIt.  My garage is brand new and unsealed now. I need to get something on it soon so I can park the Cuda and the Ducati in there.  any input?

thanks
Joe

[cowboy]

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If you got a brand new concrete floor, - don't do anything for a long time, - moisture keeps coming..

[whitesatinmopar]

  When the concrete was poured hopefully they first put a moisture barrier down then poured the concrete. But otherwise moisture like Cowboy said will continue to rise, it will take quite a while for the concrete to totally cure out. Well this of course depends on your winter season climate, the freeze/thaw sequence. Ever pick up say a bucket off a concrete floor and see the outline of the bucket? That of course is moisture coming to the top and that vapor/moisture barrier beneath the concrete will prevent this. But as far as floor coverings, depends what you will be doing in it. In ours I have just garage floor paint, vinyl interlocking tile, and carpet, each of course covering different sections.

[Mike70]

If you do it yourself, put very little if any of the anti-slip stuff in it. It makes the surface look bad and it's like laying on 60 grit sandpaper. It really is anti-slip though.

I've thought about renting a floor sander, sanding it down, and recoating. I hate it that bad!

[Migmaster]

Ok, this is a subject I know a little about! I work for a contractor that builds and upfits commercial structures (extremely large). We use a product made by Devoe called "Tru-Glaze 4508" its an epoxy coating that can be used on floors or walls and its tougher than anything i've ever seen. we buy it in 55 gal drums but its available in 1 gal cans thru ICI-Dulux distributors. its expensive (about $70 for 2 gallons, 1 gal activator and 1 gallon product) but its alot better than the retail products. We've put it on floors aged as little as 6-8 weeks and the moisture doesn't harm it at all due to its extreme "bite" Talk to your local ICI distributor for specific recommendations since we always have a moisture barrier under our floors. Its tintable and NOTHING will harm it including solvents. We've tried a variety of coatings and this is the one we've used for the last two years. This stuff is on the floors of many manufacturing plants that build the cars built today. Warning! its very stinky when applying so make sure you have ventilation and don't apply when the floor or air temp is above 80 because once mixed the pot life is only about an hour. If you want anti-slip you can control the grittiness by putting it in only the last or first coat depending how gritty you want the surface. We put it only in the first coat if desired but we rarely use the pumice in our coatings since this stuff is so glossy and beautiful when cured. My 2 cents!!
http://www.duspec.com/DuSpec2/product/ProductDocumentSearchController.htm?documentFormat=pdf&systemSetId=13&productCode=4508&documentType=datasheet&submit=Get+Document

[matt63]

I put the Behr 2 part epoxy on a new floor about a year ago.  So far so good.  I used too much grit I think.

['Cuda Hunter]

Wow, that DeVoe Tru Glaze 4508 looks to be indestructible !
I used quick rete brand and have had no chipping or scaling.
Just make sure the concrete is spotless.
I powerwashed mine, twice.
Then etched the concrete with acid.

The grit stuff on the floors sucks.  Sucks for anything with casters, engine stands, lifts, chairs,etc.

Next time, I will definitely use the DeVoe product, thanks  Migmaster.