Best garage floor paint ? Best way to do it

[phib]

So having seen some of the fantastic garages on here it has moved me to do something about the floor in mine ( currently concrete. I want to paint it to seal it and then tile half of it ( plastic tiles) so what is the best paint to use and what is the best method ? Roller brush etc

Garage is circa 80m2

Thanks

Phib

[kambites]

That's a biiig garage

[Garvin]

The most important thing to get right is the preparation of the concrete floor before painting. My method is as follows:-

1. Sweep floor.
2. Vacuum clean floor (yes, 'hoover' it).
3. Wash floor - mild detergent.
4. Allow floor to dry.
5. Seal floor with proprietary sealant (available at DIY stores).
6. Paint floor (lots of proprietary floor paints available) - roller is OK for 'mass' coverage but will need to fill in with brush where necessary.

Have done 2 garage floors like this with good results but wet car tyres eventually lift the paint where the car is parked so tiles are a good idea.

[Funkycoldribena]

Make sure you paint the outside edges and keep working inwards towards the middle.It'll make the job much easier,trust me.

[NiceCupOfTea]

Sweep out the worst of the dust, give it a vac, seal with pva/water or garage floor sealer (roller it on), once dry roller on some garage floor paint.

I used International stuff (well that's a lie, I did the first bit (sealed with International stuff) and then decided to put down floor tiles!

In fact, if you are local to me and want to buy a cheap can of grey International floor paint, drop me a message

[robinessex]

As above, but. You can seal it with a mix of PVA glue and water 50/50. However, if you want a bullet proof floor, one you can drag an engine across and not damage it, it got to be epoxy sealed. Probably the best know is WATCO. http://www.watco.co.uk/ If you happen to have a contact in the building trade, you'll probably be able to get it a bit cheaper, or someone who works in a maintenance department of a building.

[Mermaid]

And after you have painted the garage, do not park you car in there for a week or 10 days - tyres will lift the paint. if you have to, suggest putting a thick matt where the tyres will rest.

[kambites]

Another, perhaps better, option is to polish it instead. More work and probably more expensive, but gives a more resilient (and probably better looking) finish.

[phib]

Thanks for info, am going to have ton half at a time mainly due to amount of stuff in garage, plan was to do 75% tiles and the other 25% leave painted as it has a car coon over the top of it anyway.

Noe colour choice

Thanks

Phib

[Jonty355]

What about a vinyl floor? I used a heavy duty vinly for my garage with a tile effect. Works quite well. Just make sure you put some wood down before using anything like a jack or axle stands!

[B17NNS]

robinessex said:

www.watco.co.uk

Their epoxy self level looks good.