Need some help on floor paint.

gmctrucks · 10-26-2009, 06:16 AM

My brothers shop is almost done well he wants to get the floor painted anybody have any suggestions on what to use something that's tuff and will last. He was telling me about this paint that has speckles/dots in it.
Thanks! GMC

PS-I hope all of you have a GREAT week! Were getting rain again today we only have 100% chance today.

bradrhale · 10-26-2009, 09:47 AM

been raining here the last few hours with no hopes of it stopping.
R&B used that stuff in one of their shops last year and it has been coming up. very good possibility that they didnt prep worth a flip but it did look good when they first put it down.

BernieB · 10-26-2009, 11:54 AM

Those two part epoxy coatings are sold at Home Depot and other such places, and they are very durable and look great, but doing the proper prep work is an absolute MUST if you want it to stick. Any little thing, like an oil spot, moisture in the slab, concrete that's not old enough, anything, will make it peel like an albino after a day at the beach with no sunscreen.

Really, you can't scrimp even a tiny bit on the prep work if you want it to work. I can't stress that part enough.

bradrhale · 10-26-2009, 11:59 AM

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Originally Posted by BernieB

make it peel like an albino after a day at the beach with no sunscreen.

i bet you came up with that all by yourself didnt you??

BernieB · 10-26-2009, 12:30 PM

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Originally Posted by bradrhale

i bet you came up with that all by yourself didnt you??

Nah, I cribbed it from page 241 of the "Big Book of Really Descriptive Expressions" that I found on the floor in the break room near the lockers. I think it fell out of somebody's locker. Maybe Mud's... Or HotRods... Coulda been Crabs even...

crabtruck · 10-26-2009, 08:15 PM

Nope not me, I still have my copy.
Have you seen the drawings on page 69 ?
They're reversable.

BernieB · 10-26-2009, 10:18 PM

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Originally Posted by crabtruck

Nope not me, I still have my copy.
Have you seen the drawings on page 69 ?
They're reversable.

Try holding 'em up to the light!

mudseeker · 10-27-2009, 06:41 AM

i hate painted floors in a shop, slippery as ****, even with work boots. are oil stains that bad to look at?

leolkfrm · 10-27-2009, 06:55 AM

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Originally Posted by gmctrucks

My brothers shop is almost done well he wants to get the floor painted anybody have any suggestions on what to use something that's tuff and will last. He was telling me about this paint that has speckles/dots in it.
Thanks! GMC

PS-I hope all of you have a GREAT week! Were getting rain again today we only have 100% chance today.

if it is new put the color in the concrete....if not cleaning sanding and epoxy works!

lukasmcdukas · 10-27-2009, 10:01 AM

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Originally Posted by mudseeker

i hate painted floors in a shop, slippery as ****, even with work boots. are oil stains that bad to look at?

i agree. what about those rubberized diamond plate mats that fit together like a puzzle?

10-26-2009, 06:16 AM	#1
gmctrucks Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Houston,Texas Posts: 4,030	Need some help on floor paint. My brothers shop is almost done well he wants to get the floor painted anybody have any suggestions on what to use something that's tuff and will last. He was telling me about this paint that has speckles/dots in it. Thanks! GMC PS-I hope all of you have a GREAT week! Were getting rain again today we only have 100% chance today.

10-26-2009, 11:54 AM	#3
BernieB Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: Fredericksburg, VA Posts: 1,901	Those two part epoxy coatings are sold at Home Depot and other such places, and they are very durable and look great, but doing the proper prep work is an absolute MUST if you want it to stick. Any little thing, like an oil spot, moisture in the slab, concrete that's not old enough, anything, will make it peel like an albino after a day at the beach with no sunscreen. Really, you can't scrimp even a tiny bit on the prep work if you want it to work. I can't stress that part enough. __________________ If the guys who design 'em had to take one home, use it every day for 2 years, and do all the maint and repairs themselves, cars would have a button on the dash to change the oil, filters & plugs.

10-27-2009, 06:41 AM	#8
mudseeker Senior Moderator Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: michigan Posts: 6,373	i hate painted floors in a shop, slippery as ****, even with work boots. are oil stains that bad to look at? __________________ i'd rather be hunting

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10-26-2009, 09:47 AM	#2
bradrhale Senior Moderator Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Texas Posts: 8,021	been raining here the last few hours with no hopes of it stopping. R&B used that stuff in one of their shops last year and it has been coming up. very good possibility that they didnt prep worth a flip but it did look good when they first put it down.

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crabtruck Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: on your 9 Posts: 3,364	Nope not me, I still have my copy. Have you seen the drawings on page 69 ? They're reversable.