Pabs Posted October 23, 2007 Share Posted October 23, 2007 Hey All, I'm on t'internet at work, so must be quick. I want to sort out my new garage floor. Currently it's concrete, and very dusty, so dust gets in the car, on the car, and on everything else as well. I was thinking of some of the garage flooring stuff you can get (like a big jigsaw - pvc type stuff) but now been told that there is some garage floor paint that is "self-levelling" meaning that you actually get quite a smooth finish. Anyone use any of this, or have pics? Is it used just like normal paint, or is it much thicker? Cheers peeps Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ady Posted October 23, 2007 Share Posted October 23, 2007 The self leveling is a compound that you put down before paint - you pour it on and it finds its own levels - It dose not work wanders, so dont bother if you have a 45 degree slope!!! Also it costs a FORTUNE!! You can get some pretty hard wearing, druable , water resisting concrete paints out there. Id suggest BnQ or Stermart and stick to the concrete paint. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pabs Posted October 23, 2007 Author Share Posted October 23, 2007 ah ok - I was mislead then..... The pvc flooring looks like it could be quite a good solution - I only have a garage in a block right next to my house - and suprisingly 1/2 of the roof has already been insulated and boarded, so was going to tidy the whole place a bit, and finish it off nicely. Already got power in the garage, so got a florescent light installed and will have a heater in there too Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bob Posted October 23, 2007 Share Posted October 23, 2007 I bought my garage floor paint from screwfix really cheap. 2 coats of it and it's lasted nearly 3 years so far of my garage tinkering Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SimonB Posted October 23, 2007 Share Posted October 23, 2007 I've just painted mine with International garage floor paint. Certainly much better than before, there's no dust now. PITA doing it though, I had a lounge full of tools out of the garage for a week while I painted it and waited for it to dry! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
b_have Posted October 23, 2007 Share Posted October 23, 2007 I used a 2 pack resin paint (can't remember the name) gives a nice 'feel' to the floor and very tough. Think it cost around £160 for 120 sqm Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kev.O Posted October 23, 2007 Share Posted October 23, 2007 The problem with most 'standard' floor paint is it peels after time. When my dad done ours he even unibonded the floor first, but it's still peeling in places. Mainly where the tyres sit. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RICHARDA Posted October 23, 2007 Share Posted October 23, 2007 Same here, got mine free from work though:) starts to lift where the tyres sit. Even got the wife to paint it for me while I was away with the car at CW's. Must be love. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Angarak Posted October 23, 2007 Share Posted October 23, 2007 Also be weary with painted floors that are wet - slippy as hell! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mike M Posted October 23, 2007 Share Posted October 23, 2007 I used B&Q's own stuff in grey and its been ok, nothing special but got rid of all the dust at least. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
edd_t Posted October 23, 2007 Share Posted October 23, 2007 i was thinking of getting self leveling acrylic paint that they use for outdoor tennis courts. its very hard wearing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
snake Posted October 23, 2007 Share Posted October 23, 2007 degrease floor first (important) when dry cut in edges with paint brush 2" or 3" .Then use floor roller sleeve,same as emulsion sleeve with a different pile. 5 litres of dulux floorshield (different colours available) will be more than enough to do two or three coats on the floor of a normal garage. you will need to wait for it to dry between coats,so just put the roller submersed in water.To re-use roll it out on a piece off wood to remove water and off you go. it will take longer to degrease it than paint it . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
movistar Posted October 23, 2007 Share Posted October 23, 2007 Put a sealer on the concrete first before you paint this stops the paint getting sucked into the concrete and then the paint will go further! and over all it should cost less. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pabs Posted October 25, 2007 Author Share Posted October 25, 2007 So everyone is pro-paint then, and not the other flooring stuff? E.g This stuff: http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/GARAGE-WORKSHOP-FLOOR-MATS-UTILITY-ROOM-SHED-IN-OUTDOOR_W0QQitemZ120174320279QQihZ002QQcategoryZ30928QQssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pabs Posted October 26, 2007 Author Share Posted October 26, 2007 well that flooring I linked to is a bad example I suppose - it's nearly an inch thick foam stuff, which I think may wear very quickly. The other stuff works out much more expensive. I have a large source of carpet tiles at work which I can have, but then I think even though it's hard wearing and short-pile stuff, the water etc that comes off a wet car will rot it soon enough. So looks like I'm down to the self-levelling paint/compound stuff or a large sheet of vinyl to lay over the top. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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