Speaking of garage floor paint...

[GRB]

I was sold on U-Coat-It but I have heard the Lowes Rustoleum epoxy and prep does a great job too. And the Lowes system cost about 50% less than the U-Coat-It. Anybody had any experience with either? Got to do a work room to for a total of about 1,000 sq. ft.
I will prep it right!

[Belair62]

10 years ago I did my floor in Rustoleum 2 part epoxy...prep is the key...it still looks decent...tires or grease or ...nothing seems to affect it except for carbide snow mobile studs !!! Got rid of those long ago....you may gaet a small chip if you drop a heavy tool on it ....its as tough as steel though...

[JK396]

any additional suggestions on prep? besides instrutions on rustoleum booklet. thanks johnny katt

[Belair62]

That was the worst part...make sure it is very very clean and degreased...especially an old floor...I had to use Muriatic acid...careful....and rinse the living crap out of it and let it gas off a few days or a week...any pores with acid in them will create a small bubble during epoxy cure...I put mine on real smooth with a squeegee...don't get trapped in a corner !

[JK396]

NEW FLOOR,HADN'T HAD A CHANCE TO EVEN FINISH WIRING THE BUILDING

[Belair62]

Let the concrete CURE and keep it CLEAN for a good while and you should wind up with a perfect floor...but let the concrete cook itself out...

[70-SS/RS-L78]

I had a problem with a floor that was pored in the winter. They added Calcium to keep the concrete from
freezing. The finish started blistering a few months later. If your floor was poured in the winter it will have
to sealed before coating it. I am finding this out the Hard Way….

[GRB]

I think Rustoleum makes a sealer. I was planning on using it just in case. I'm thinking about a fairly light color and putting some of the colored flecks in it. I would like to do a dark color but they just don't reflect enough like when you are under a car. Do they?
My garage floor has been poured for about two months and I won't have it painted until May. I'll give it plenty of time before putting a car on it. I'm putting in two lifts and I'm thinking about painting it before installing the lifts. Or maybe I should put the lifts in first??

[Belair62]

Just be careful slididn the lifts around or throwing around the steel when it gets installed. Did you happen to use the fiber re-inforced concrete ?? That would stop the problems with spalling that 70 L78 is having...

[Seattle Sam]

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I'm putting in two lifts and I'm thinking about painting it before installing the lifts. Or maybe I should put the lifts in first??

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If you are getting your basic four post lifts, most come with wheels to roll them around for positioning. As long as your driveway is level, you can assemble them in the driveway and then roll them into position. I would finish the floor before putting in the lifts, and roll them in over some cardboard to their final resting place.

[shor]

I have used ucoat it on three different occasions.
Blue, red and gray. all with the urethane top coat.

the most important thing is prep.
if it is new concrete it must be cured for at least 30 days they say....i think 90 is better, or even a year.
any oil or grease stains must be removed first.
then you must etch the slab with muriatic acid.

one had anti slip(aluminum oxide), the other had u-flecks, and the third had no additive.
i didnt like the aluminum oxide....it made sweeping to difficult.
the u flecks were better.

it isnt too slippery wet with the uflecks or anti slip, but if you have snow on your boots you WILL slip regardless. that is the only thing i dont like, the snow.
other than that it looks great...
my dogs paws and nails leave what looks like swirl marks on the top coat though...maybe i didnt let it cure enough..

[GRB]

Shor, do you think ucoatit is better than Rustoleum? What color did you use?

[Pantera]

When you use Muriatic acid you can use soda ash to neturalize it. It is a powder and easy to use. Still rinse like crazy and wait to or three days for the concrete to dry in the pores.

Pantera