| Kybol |
I have a 600ish sq ft garage ad it is just cement, I need to coat it soon. What woiuld you guys reccomend using and where can I get it? I check out ucoatit.com, and it seems like a nice setup, anyone one know of a dealer in edmonton? Anyone else use a different brand they liked, any pics?
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| Markis |
Someone reply to this - I'm interested too ;)
Preferably someone who has had a coating on for 3+ years. |
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| sparkycivic |
| home depot sells a kit with epoxy coating for garage floors. can't say i've tried it, though. it comes with a cleaner for pre-treating the floor and all that jazz. I don't remember the brand name. |
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| 95EagleAWD |
| Go with the always classy checkered flag tiles pattern! :D |
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| Dan_s_young |
Can't say i've ever tryed it, but damn does it ever look sweet when they advertise it on tv. (but you never know without hearing first hand reviews)
http://www.ucoatit.com/ |
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| flatboy |
| Con Spec on 51 ave. |
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| Kybol |
bump
anyone try this stuff, or anything similar? |
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| BananaBoy |
It's to cold to do anything now. Most poducts need the slab to be at least +10 for it to dry or cure properly.
I painted my basment floor with just a "no mix" epoxy floor paint I got from Rona. I didn't want to finish my basment but I hated the bare floor. I picked a light blue and it turned out really nice. I've dragged funiture and large rubber bin across it and it hasent shown any damage.
It's really easy to do, but lots of work. Because of the drying time between steps, it takes a few days. First vacuum floor, mop floor and wait over night to dry, acid etch floor and wait overnight to dry, prime floor and wait to dry, and finally paint.
I skipped the acid etch for my basment but I will do it when I do my garage next summer. You also need to clean of any oil stains or the primer and paint will not stick.
I want to know if anybody used that $100 "2 can" epoxy kit that sparkycivic mentioned, it think it's from Behr Paints. |
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| kevjs |
I picked up an industrial epoxy for coating my floor from Cloverdale Paint in Edmonton. Its called ClovaMastic and is made for coating surfaces including floors in industrial environments and is tested to withstand a range of chemical and abrasive tests.
I will be applying it in a couple of weeks and will comment on it at that time. Price was ~220 for 600 sq/ft and tinting it was free. |
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| flatboy |
If anybody is at millwoods town center go inside to the art gallery that is by the enterance to safeway. Check out their floor. We did close to the same at work but with no speckles or pictures.
A guy did his garage floor the same but was grey then sprinkled speckles on top then placed car picutues on the floor then put the clear over top. Fuckin way cool. The other side of his garage he is goina bring one of the trucks he built home and do a bit of a burn out, then clear over top.
Con spec 437-6136
9755-51 ave.
The stuff is very affortable:thumbup:
Shayne |
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| nissanz32 |
It may cost a bit more but I would go with something along the lines of Race Deck tiles over epoxy.
http://www.racedeck.com/
Gives the garage a nicer look and is great for cleaning up spills |
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| Inzane |
quote:
Originally posted by nissanz32
It may cost a bit more but I would go with something along the lines of Race Deck tiles over epoxy.
http://www.racedeck.com/
Gives the garage a nicer look and is great for cleaning up spills
I looked at those at Powerama this year, assuming that is the same product that JB's was displaying over in their section.
A white & black checkered pattern would be neat but I would think that for the stalls where winter driven daily drivers park, the white tiles would get absolutely filthy and impossible to keep white. By the end of the winter, even washed, I would think they'd still LOOK dirty, IMO. But I could be wrong.. |
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| nissanz32 |
| I know of a few people with these in their garages and none have had a problem with staining.You do have to clean it every now and then in order for it to maintain the look though. |
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| flatboy |
The plastic tile looks good but dam its expensive. to do my 20 x 22' garage was like 2000$ or something.
Con spec |
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| BananaBoy |
Hey Saleen
That was the Epoxy stuff we were talking about. You can get the Garage Floor kit from Rona for $100. Its the premiem and pro stuff that's hard to find.
So has any one used this kit? How bad does it smell? |
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| flatboy |
Our GM at work is right now in the process of putting the Rona stuff on his floor. 1/2 of the garage is done right now. Looks awesome, not smelly, but can't put a car on it for like a week or something.
God dam has anybody been into Con Spec? They got the premo shit! |
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| Saleen880549 |
quote:
Originally posted by BananaBoy
Hey Saleen
That was the Epoxy stuff we were talking about. You can get the Garage Floor kit from Rona for $100. Its the premiem and pro stuff that's hard to find.
So has any one used this kit? How bad does it smell?
Cool, thanks. I will check it out at Rona.
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| flatboy |
So the floor is done at the GM house (rustilium stuff) from rona and ya its nice and tough. Then he is goina put the clear on from Con spec called e100. It rolls on to about the thickness of a dime. It costs about 250$ for 3 gallons which does 480 sq feet. 2 part epoxy.
Before he puts the clear on he is goina put down some stickers and stuff then clear over top of it. |
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| Inzane |
quote:
Originally posted by flatboy
Before he puts the clear on he is goina put down some stickers and stuff then clear over top of it.
He's going to rice out his garage floor?? :D |
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| flatboy |
quote:
Originally posted by Inzane
He's going to rice out his garage floor?? :D
Stickers on the garage floor has some serious HP potential for engines being built in the garage.:blue: |
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| Inzane |
quote:
Originally posted by nissanz32
It may cost a bit more but I would go with something along the lines of Race Deck tiles over epoxy.
http://www.racedeck.com/
Gives the garage a nicer look and is great for cleaning up spills
Just to bump an old topic, is there anyone on this forum that has personally gone the interlocking tile route for their garage floor rather than coatings?
I noticed costco sells something that is very similar to the "Racedeck" tiles, and is described as a "copolymer" and is packaged and sold in the same dimensions. (could they be from the same supplier even?)
I'm trying to decide if I want to:
1) waste my time with a DIY epoxy-based coating (I say waste time, because most people I've known say that route just doesn't last.. even with proper prep). This is likely the cheapest route.
2) spend the $$ for a professional advanced polymer coating (like Garage Strategies sells).
3) go with the tiles or vinyl rolls or similar. |
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| TrevorK |
quote:
Originally posted by Inzane
Just to bump an old topic, is there anyone on this forum that has personally gone the interlocking tile route for their garage floor rather than coatings?
I noticed costco sells something that is very similar to the "Racedeck" tiles, and is described as a "copolymer" and is packaged and sold in the same dimensions. (could they be from the same supplier even?)
I'm trying to decide if I want to:
1) waste my time with a DIY epoxy-based coating (I say waste time, because most people I've known say that route just doesn't last.. even with proper prep). This is likely the cheapest route.
2) spend the $$ for a professional advanced polymer coating (like Garage Strategies sells).
3) go with the tiles or vinyl rolls or similar.
When I did the research on the GFloor I came across the Costco brand - it is the same as Racedeck tiles, there are multiple people who ordered the end pieces, and were referred straight to Racedeck for more.
I was going to buy the G Floor (the vinyl roll) but Costco seems to have stopped carrying it.
I know with tiles some people have problems with jacks/jack stands. When I got my SFCs welded on the guy had a ton of the tiles and said he stopped using them because they just dented with the jack/jack stands, and it was too much work to have to put plywood down every time. |
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| Inzane |
quote:
Originally posted by TrevorK
When I did the research on the GFloor I came across the Costco brand - it is the same as Racedeck tiles, there are multiple people who ordered the end pieces, and were referred straight to Racedeck for more.
Good to know, thanks.
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I know with tiles some people have problems with jacks/jack stands. When I got my SFCs welded on the guy had a ton of the tiles and said he stopped using them because they just dented with the jack/jack stands, and it was too much work to have to put plywood down every time.
I can understand how jackstands could be a problem. Perhaps an alternative to laying down plywood would be to design a little "cradle" (for lack of a better term) out of wood, that your jackstand could sit in. One for each stand.
But floorjacks were causing problems too? Too much weight concentrated on the wheels? I wonder if a sheet of cardboard between the jack and the floor would be enough to protect against that. |
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| Hijacker |
I would suggest trying National Concrete or Northland Construction. My company (Sika) supplies them with floor seal.
I am not sure how much they would charge you though. There prices are probably 30-40% of ours.
If you get quotes lemme know i mite be able to arrange something to save you some $$.
Unfortunately were only a supplier, but i mite be able to pull some string and get you stuff at cost. |
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| Inzane |
quote:
Originally posted by Hijacker
I would suggest trying National Concrete or Northland Construction. My company (Sika) supplies them with floor seal.
I am not sure how much they would charge you though. There prices are probably 30-40% of ours.
If you get quotes lemme know i mite be able to arrange something to save you some $$.
Unfortunately were only a supplier, but i mite be able to pull some string and get you stuff at cost.
Thanks for the offer. Can you clarify. Are you referring to getting a deal on the cost of supplies on a conventional epoxy-style coating that you DIY? Or a deal on a supplies & possibly labour for one of those advanced fast-curing polymers? Thx. |
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| silvse-r |
quote:
Originally posted by Inzane
Just to bump an old topic, is there anyone on this forum that has personally gone the interlocking tile route for their garage floor rather than coatings?
I noticed costco sells something that is very similar to the "Racedeck" tiles, and is described as a "copolymer" and is packaged and sold in the same dimensions. (could they be from the same supplier even?)
I'm trying to decide if I want to:
1) waste my time with a DIY epoxy-based coating (I say waste time, because most people I've known say that route just doesn't last.. even with proper prep). This is likely the cheapest route.
2) spend the $$ for a professional advanced polymer coating (like Garage Strategies sells).
3) go with the tiles or vinyl rolls or similar.
I was planning to using epoxy until I read some of the comments here about epoxy cracking and peeling after a few years. I've since decided to go with tiles. And portability is a plus. |
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| kevjs |
| Id say stay away from 'DIY' floor coating but the more professional stuff works very well. We coated a floor that used to be covered in grease from deep fryers. Pressure washed it with a degrease and etched it with muriatic (sp) acid. The only place the coating has come off is where we did something stupid like drag a heavy object with a sharp edge on it across the floor. |
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| Inzane |
quote:
Originally posted by silvse-r
I've since decided to go with tiles.
Do you have tiles now? (Racedeck?) Or are you still in the planning stage? |
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| silvse-r |
| I have not bought or installed tiles, my intent was to describe to you why I decided that I will install tiles instead of epoxy. I'm done the planning stage I just need to go out there and pick a make and buy them, and also looking out for any good deal. |
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| Saleen880549 |
quote:
Originally posted by silvse-r
I have not bought or installed tiles, my intent was to describe to you why I decided that I will install tiles instead of epoxy. I'm done the planning stage I just need to go out there and pick a make and buy them, and also looking out for any good deal.
I did black and white tiles but they are in the back part of the garage, no cars drive on them. The garage is heated too. 1+ year and no issues with them.
I have the costco roll out stuff under my cars and I like it. I have used a floor jack and no issues, but not used floor jacks.
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| TrevorK |
quote:
Originally posted by Inzane
But floorjacks were causing problems too? Too much weight concentrated on the wheels? I wonder if a sheet of cardboard between the jack and the floor would be enough to protect against that.
Yup - the guy said it was leaving indentations with the jack on the wheels.
Granted he builds suspension/chassis for trucks and whatnot, but he was pretty unhappy with them.
If you're interested Costco usually has their tiles on sale once a year (Last sale I saw was $50 off a pack). But who knows when the next will be, if there will even be a next. |
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| Inzane |
quote:
Originally posted by TrevorK
If you're interested Costco usually has their tiles on sale once a year (Last sale I saw was $50 off a pack). But who knows when the next will be, if there will even be a next.
I'll definitely keep my eye out. Thanks. I think their supply of colors is limited, but if I go that route I could certainly source some from them to save some $$.
PS - was the sale in-store, or on their website, or both? (sometimes product available online is not available in the stores and vice versa) |
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| TrevorK |
quote:
Originally posted by Inzane
PS - was the sale in-store, or on their website, or both? (sometimes product available online is not available in the stores and vice versa)
Website - I've never actually seen them in the store. But I'm sure they could be "special ordered" in the store. |
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| Inzane |
quote:
Originally posted by TrevorK
Website - I've never actually seen them in the store. But I'm sure they could be "special ordered" in the store.
Well there's no point doing that as shipping is included in the price on the website. I've ordered a few things online from costco before and their shipping is quite fast too. :thumbup:
The only thing I discovered recently is according to the hardcore garage forum guys (like garagejournal.com) the costco motofloor tiles while made by the same company as Racedeck are not exactly the same. They'll connect together fine but apparently the costco ones are a bit thinner. So that might affect my plan if I want to go with different colors, etc. I may have to stick with either just costco or just racedeck brand for the whole floor. |
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| TrevorK |
quote:
Originally posted by Inzane
The only thing I discovered recently is according to the hardcore garage forum guys (like garagejournal.com) the costco motofloor tiles while made by the same company as Racedeck are not exactly the same. They'll connect together fine but apparently the costco ones are a bit thinner. So that might affect my plan if I want to go with different colors, etc. I may have to stick with either just costco or just racedeck brand for the whole floor.
Good to know, it makes sense there may be a slight difference because of the large price difference.
Either way, possibly consider picking up a single tile to see how it holds up to jacks/jackstands (if that's a concern of yours). |
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| Ravendarat |
| I need to get my entire shop done but I need a crew to come in and do it, Im not gonna waste my time doing it when the company is paying for it. It is gonna have to be something that cures fast because I cant have my shop shut down for too long esspecially at this time of year. Any advice on who to call in the city? |
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| Inzane |
quote:
Originally posted by Ravendarat
I need to get my entire shop done but I need a crew to come in and do it, Im not gonna waste my time doing it when the company is paying for it. It is gonna have to be something that cures fast because I cant have my shop shut down for too long esspecially at this time of year. Any advice on who to call in the city?
Garage Strategies. Sounds like you want the polyaspartic coating (cures in 24hr), but it's like $4/sq ft. |
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| Inzane |
quote:
Originally posted by Inzane
Garage Strategies. Sounds like you want the polyaspartic coating (cures in 24hr), but it's like $4/sq ft.
Wowzers, was I ever wrong. I stopped by Garage Strategies last night and it turns out the pricing on their polyaspartic floor coating is actually $6.50/sq ft!! :eek:
Also disappointing was pretty much all there in store items were priced higher than their website (parking aids like mats, wall strips for door protection, etc.). When I asked they said refer to our disclaimer on the website, which says they reserve the right to change their pricing whenever they feel like it. :mad: (What's the point of having a website if you're not going to maintain it?)
Another observation of the store. They must not be too anxious to sell their racedeck tile as all their in-store display areas were dirty. How can you as a retailer expect to sell something that's suppose to sell on its LOOKS merit, when you don't appear to give a damn how it looks in your own store? :blink: I at least learned from the visit that I definitely do not want white, if I go with tiles. It shows dirt way too easily and I'm not convinced you could keep the white tiles gleaming clean over the long run. |
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