Best garage floor paint

[Fabnosh]

Hi all

My garage floor continually offers up dust and it's now stating to annoy me. Can anyone recommend a paint to seal it? I've looked on line and the epoxy variants seem the way to go but any personal insights, product recommendations and pitfalls to avoid would be gratefully received.

Thanks in advance

FN

 

[BE Precision]

Epoxy Resin Flooring, Floor Paints & Repair Products - Resincoat

Resincoat are the #1 UK manufacturer of epoxy resin flooring products including floor paints, concrete repair, resin driveways and more.

www.resincoat.co.uk

i used this, with the deep penetrating primer, i dint acid etch. no complaints and coverage exactly as described

 

[Fabnosh]

What primer did you use?

FN

 

[BE Precision]

Deep Penetrating Epoxy Primer | Floor Sealing | Resincoat

Resincoat Deep Penetrating Epoxy Primer is suitable for sealing and strengthening damaged or frail concrete floors before applying floor paints.

www.resincoat.co.uk

 

[paul o']

I use this : Everest Trade - Quick Drying Ultimate Floor Paint - High Build - Anti-Slip - Available in 20 & 5 Litre.
But my workshop only has foot travel not motors so unsure if thats what your going to do.

 

[Yorkie]

Hi.
I will through this idea in just a suggestion. No painting and no dust. Link is just an example of the type of product.

BiGDUG Essentials Interlocking Vinyl Floor Tiles

Insulate & protect almost any floor with our durable PVC interlocking floor tiles. Tiles slot together like a jigsaw for long-lasting use in Garages, Workshops & Factories. Hardwearing recycled PVC tiles Easy to clean, maintain, lay & replace Interlocking floor tiles resistant to moisture...

www.bigdug.co.uk

 

[Fabnosh]

It's certainly not a heavy use or vehicle use area. Perhaps epoxy might be overkill.

Thanks for the responses so far - good food for thought.

FN

 

[kes]

The tiles are £4 each without adhesive. Resincoat for my workshop, 10X5m would take 2 tins which I am about to order - epoxy primer not necessary - cheapest solution methinks.

 

[Norfolk Horn]

If you just want to stop the dust gets some cheap pva and dilute it 50 :50 then put it on with a soft swiping brush.
Cheap as chips

 

[gixer1]

I use this : Everest Trade - Quick Drying Ultimate Floor Paint - High Build - Anti-Slip - Available in 20 & 5 Litre.
But my workshop only has foot travel not motors so unsure if thats what your going to do.

I would recommend you don’t use this - I have had nothing but trouble with the Everest paints and the company that supply it - paint coming off when water sits on it. I had to have a whole floor ground back due to this shambles!

Regards,
Gixer

 

[paul o']

Pity that I used it for some time even painted my work bench tops its been fine

 

[BE Precision]

The tiles are £4 each without adhesive. Resincoat for my workshop, 10X5m would take 2 tins which I am about to order - epoxy primer not necessary - cheapest solution methinks.

i think you will need a primer to get a good coverage. if you try and do one coat without primer its likely to be patchy and very thin, the 2 coats (primer and top coat) have given a very thick coat and its well worth it. saying that you can just add a second top coat if you are not happy with the first coat. there didn't appear to be much difference between the products. i spent very little time preparing mine, just a quick vacuum and sweep, i i were doing it again i would prep a little better and chip off some lumps and bumps and sand/grind away any real bad bits.

 

[kes]

i think you will need a primer to get a good coverage. if you try and do one coat without primer its likely to be patchy and very thin, the 2 coats (primer and top coat) have given a very thick coat and its well worth it. saying that you can just add a second top coat if you are not happy with the first coat. there didn't appear to be much difference between the products. i spent very little time preparing mine, just a quick vacuum and sweep, i i were doing it again i would prep a little better and chip off some lumps and bumps and sand/grind away any real bad bits.

Thanks for the helpful tips - will do mine this year as soon as I can work out where to store all my stuff until the floor is done!
Did you really vacuum it ? I was just going to brush it a bit.

 

[Jh1986]

Tiles all the way.

 

[BE Precision]

Thanks for the helpful tips - will do mine this year as soon as I can work out where to store all my stuff until the floor is done!
Did you really vacuum it ? I was just going to brush it a bit.

I got as much loose dirt and debris off as possible, and still wish i had done more - might give it a sand down in the summer and a further coat now that the machines are in

 

[paul o']

Vac it, seal it, paint it and fix the leaking roofs ! dry dust free is best. I always do or re-do mine when there's a dry hot spell .

 

[gixer1]

Pity that I used it for some time even painted my work bench tops its been fine

This was the result - peeling paint after 12 hours on the floor - tried to say it wasn’t etched - absolute rubbish - fought back and forwards and they eventually refunded as they sent a primer batch that was bad - I used the correct stuff they sent and it still peels of water is sitting in a place and you rub it.

Had to have the whole floor ground back by a company that takes the paint/coatings off or rig/ship decks.

 

[paul o']

Mines fine but its just foot traffic welding grinding and loading its fine ! You must have done something wrong in prep!

 

[gixer1]

Mines fine but its just foot traffic welding grinding and loading its fine ! You must have done something wrong in prep!

Nope, was independently tested - it was a bad batch of primer - and although they would not admit it - the fact they gave me a full refund and sent another batch showed it was a correct assessment.

It’s sh*t paint for any heavy duty use. But hey, it’s the OP’s money if they want to risk it!

Also odd that the provider of Everest paint has so few reviews, if you look into that you may find some oddities.

 

[splash]

As a flooring contractor prep is always the most important.
PVA as suggested is not a good idea it’s water soluble and will not seal any thing .
Floor paint will usually seal any moisture inside the concrete and can cause problems as the moisture goes somewhere usually up to walls unless it’s a semi permeable Paint