Mights be moving into a town home, that has a two car garage:biggrin:. So i know i will be working on my car there all the time, but i know that i am going to spill oil and other crap on the floor and i dont what to ruin the floor and have gunk everywhere. I know there garage floor protectors that are sold online, but i was thinking if anyone knows about any companies that sell them and install it locally. Thanks, Taras
I don't know if its the same stuff, but I know auto parts stores and maybe Home Depot/ Lowes sell garage floor kits. It usually ends up like a base color with other colors speckled through it. It usually says that it makes clean-up easier and makes the floors less slippery. I've always wondered if it works, but don't have a garage floor of my own to try it on. Taras, why don't you try it and let us all know what you think about it.
Home Depot sells garage floor paint. It covers thick like liquid latex. Like somebody said just sprinkle some sand into the mixture and roll it on the floor. My dad used it in every garage he had.
That G-Floor stuff is not super expensive actually. 7.5' W x 17' L will cost $ 286.00 how wide and long is a wrx? http://www.elite-xpressions.com/flooring_garage_diamondtread.htm
I used the premium epoxy coating from Menards and I had pretty good luck with it, I don't really like adding sand because it seems to make it harder to clean. the downside is that it sometimes gets a little slippery when wet.
What about floor jacks and jack stands? Won't they chip that stuff off? Don't you have to acid etch the floor first?
Home Depot sells some decent stuff. Dont think just throwing some sand in the mix is a good idea. Follow the instructions, its about 150 bucks for a 2 car garage. The best advice I can give is make sure you prep the garage floor WELL, make sure it is VERY clean and FOLLOW the instructions.
I suggested some sand over the top of it... not liberally but some... not putting it in teh mix.. roller it on the floor then sprinkle some sand for grip... seen it done.. it works...
Get card board... LOL good insulator and if it gets dirty... find some more boxes and replace it... also maybe look into epoxy floors.
Leave it bareback and get a nice creeper. If you get a greasy stain on it, soak it with gas and light it on fire! Save your money for a Jorge-tune.
I have the stuff from Homedepot. Listen very VERY carefully.... You must clean the floor EXTREMELY well before putting it down. My suggestion to you would be to get some VERY mild soap. Get a plastic bristled push broom. Start at the back of the garage and work to the driveway doing small sections. Pour some of your soapy water down, then scrub the hell out of it with your broom. Do this to the ENTIRE FLOOR. Then, rinse the broom with water and then go over the entire floor again with clean water to flush the soap out...use the broom to scrub it off the floor as you go. Then go over the floor again with the clean water and simply rinse it out. Then let it dry. Don't park on it, don't step on it. Just let it dry. Then use the stuff that comes with the epoxy kit. Scrub that into the floor, then rinse. Now you can paint it. MAKE SURE YOU WAIT FOR THE PAINT TO CURE. It may take 3 days. Just because it is dry to the touch does NOT mean it is cured. You would be wise to wait till summer or late spring to do this, as it is entirely too cold right now to do that. Another option would be to go buy some cheap fake turf from Menards. It's 33 cents per square foot I believe. It would suck to clean though, so that is a downside.
If your going to go to the trouble of doing the floors, you might as well finish the walls. Mud them, sand them and paint them a nice bright washable white. It really helps when you are working on the car. The garage is much brighter.
I just use Thompsons water seal on the concrete. It soaks in and helps prevent oil spills, etc from staining the floor. I usually add another coat every other year. Otherwise, yeah, just put cardboard under your car when you're working on it, it's softer and warmer to lay on than concrete and it'll catch anything you spill. And I usually have a supply of sawdust in my garage to soak up anything that does get spilled. And when I built my garage I finished all the drywall and painted it bright white. The ceiling is drywalled and painted too (I even put a knock-down texture on it, practice before doing the rest of the house). It makes for a very bright garage.
get some of those big giant floor tiles made for garages. all you have to do is glue them down and you're set. ucoat is nice but really expensive.
