come on guys

what do i want to use

 

We got these guys doing the floor in my work, proper industrial hard stuff I will ask them what they use ??
If its just for a garage at home I used standard garage floor paint from B&Q I think ?? red stuff, its hard wearing and looks good just make sure the floor is clean before you paint .
Use a roller works a treat and its worth doing a few good coats.

 

yeh just home garage i just want something hard wearing

 

I just used wickes paint at home, and its gone on pretty well and seems hard wearing so far, i'd say you need 3 coats though so buy about 50% more than the tub says it will cover as the coverage seems to be based on two coats from how mine went down.

 

2 part epoxy floor paint, expensive but mega

 

He's in naval rented accomodation so that might be a bit over the top for him, but definately a good way to go for someone looking very long term

 

looks quite cheap to me unless im missing something

http://www.decoratingdirect.co.uk/viewprod/t/TOREPXFP/

 

Go to B&Q mate I painted my old garage floor which was a large single garage.
One coat applied with a roller and i still had 1/4 tin left. Very gloopy stuff sod doing loads of coats!!!!

They sell blue, light grey or red paint it was around Ł40-50 quid also.

Stayed stuck too and very hard wearing.

BUT if you have any oil patchs make sure you degrease it well or paint will lift.

 

Bargain, thats less than half what I was expecting from when I last saw it.

Typical garage is about 5 meters by 3 metres I guess, so you'd be getting 3 coats off that one tub, ideal

 

if only!! just had guy round at work last week selling floor paint, comes every year 20l for Ł20 red or green we do ours every couple of years works a treat!! if id have known it was Ł40 a tin id of baught some more!!

 

we have had our garage done with epoxy stuff and its excellent, dont know how expensive it is tho as we got it done for nothing

 

after first coat, another 2 were added as the floor was so uneven

 

I used some grey heavy duty floor paint from ebay http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Mid-Grey-HEAVY...item2ea702c943


Brian

 

go down to eurocarparts we have a sale on the stuff at the moment

 

aint you suppose to seal the floor first?

 

The married patch and the Defence Housing Executive! Joy of fucking joys

At least they usually good for garages and such like.

 

Got carpet in my garage

Steve

 

Yeah i done this with pva.

 

we were getting the pikeys in the work selling floor paint they,ve be coming in for years with it 20 or 25 litre tins of grey industrial floor paint for Ł20 stuff was ideal

 

carpet for me too, hmm nice and warm to lie on in the winter!!

 

My garage floor paint lifted where you park the car (with warm tyres). When we build our new garage, the floor will be acid etched first. Makes a BIG difference.

I think its either a case of using cheap paint and recoating regularly, or proper paint, then preparing it properly (or else its a waste of money).

 

At least im not the only tart lol

Steve

 

haha, has to be done mate, get some strange looks though when im seen hoovering my garage floor. haha

 

Done that a few times as well

Steve

 

Markk's right it's got to be two part not like the international stuff I got from B&Q. I drove my cabriolet on it 4 times before the paint started sticking to my tyres. they said I didn't prepare the floor right but I cleaned it, let it dry out and then applied. And it isn't coming up anywhere else. Anyway, I'll send you photos of this stuff coming up if you want sophieroebuck@hotmail.com.

From experience you have to go online for the 2 part paint but there's plently of places if you do an internet search...decoratingdirect, www.vubasupplies.co.uk, acml.co.uk.

There's another thread on this subject with a photo of sikafloor which looks really nice so that may be the way to go. I ended up using vuba but so long as its two part your ok...i've heard no complaints.