Best Garage Floor Coating For A Garage Floor (Epoxy Garage Floor)
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In this video I'm going to show you what I feel is the best type of paint to use for a garage floor. If you want to paint a concrete floor in a garage, the best paint to use is a 2 - part polyaspartic concrete coating.
This kind of concrete paint is more durable, more chemical & scratch resistant, bonds extremely well to concrete, and doesn't peel up under hot tires.
I'll show you the best way to prep the concrete before applying the polyaspartic coating, how to mix it properly, how to roll it on the concrete and how to add decorative flakes to the floor. Then I'll show you how to apply the clear polyaspartic top coat to finish the floor.
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You can purchase product to roll down a solid color or do a flake floor like I did in the video.
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Hi how to keep from chipping we took all steps went to rinse out 1 month later it chipped a bit
On new concrete, do you do anything other than clean/etch?
You are exactly the type of educational professional I was looking for. Thank you for such a conscientious effort in spreading your very valuable knowledge.
You are very welcome
Hi Mike,
After small delay, finish the project following steps you suggested. Come out very good. Thank you very much for excellent instructions and you real compassion and pride to you work.
Excellent. I have watched many of this kind of video recently, as I am planning to do my garage floor soon. THIS IS THE BEST PRESENTATION I have seen so far. THANK YOU. Subscribed!
Best Concrete Videos, so informative and full of clear knowledge. Thanks Dave.
I had a brand new house built 3 years ago. This was the first project that I did on my concrete garage floor. I bought Rust-Oleum Rock Solid garage floor paint. I followed their instructions and it came out fantastic! I used 2 kits at about $95 a kit. Only problem with that product is, you must roll it within 10 minutes after you mix it, or it will turn into taffy!!
One of the best videos that provides excellent instruction along with desired product information. Very helpful thanks. Unable to find someone locally so will be using this to complete my garage project.
I’m down with that. I use Epoxy Resin on desks, window sills, different projects & I was just recently talking with my wife about doing the garage floor. I’m really glad for your videos, very interesting. I’ve done hardwood floors but I haven’t tackled a garage floor yet. I’m sure it’s going to turn out beautiful, much thanx
You can do it Richard. Let me know how it comes out!
Great tutorial. i will follow your excellent instructions when i do my garage floor. Thank you for your expertise and time
Thanks Bill!!
Great video Mike. I plan on doing my own garage floor on my new house that is under construction. Thank you for the links for the right products.
Your videos are so thorough in your detailed explanations that I feel I could have the confidence to tackle these jobs myself. Such a quality channel. Great video.
Thank you Kenneth!!
Nice video, I’m planning to do my garage floor and this answered many questions. Thanks
Thanks for the video and recommendations. I would like to do my garage floor someday myself. This gives me some encouragement.
Thank you for making this video & recommending products that are not sponsored. I think I can do this but will probably wait till we’re past summer, my garage gets really hot!
Great video! I pressure washed my entire garage and got to work! Thank you! Really really nice 😉
Mike
You make it look so easy by keeping it simple and that is easy to do as long as you follow the step by step video. Mark Dutka
Thanks Mike...great video. I plan to do my own garage floors next summer using the tips you've provided. Much appreciated!
great video, I have a 24 x 42 floor I've been wanting to paint. This helped so much, Thanks
Planning on doing my garage floor myself , thanks for the help
great job Mike !!
I’ve been wanting to do this as a side gig for a while. Thanks for the video
I thinking about doing my own garage, good video thank you for cheering
Great instructions. I plan on doing it on my new Garage
Thanks for the simple explanation
Dom
another great video mike great explanation as always
Love your videos Mike. I am going to be doing my own work on my new 4 car garage I am building myself. The concrete is new so I will be just renting a diamond sander from HD then applying products you are recommending. The floor measures 24x48 so I will be breaking the job up into manageable sections to keep the product fresh. I can’t wait to get started!
Thank you. you really helped me make my choice for my garage floor.
Great video Mike!!!
Great job !! Planning on doing my garage soon.
Mike another excellent job and description.
I am doing a DIY tomorrow. Best wishes from NJ.
Thanks for sharing your experience, a lot of work by you! Hot tires even stain untreated concrete, but I am in Texas so heat is 9-months of the year.
Very informative and well done!
I own a small business and I’ve done a bunch of epoxy over the years. I’ve had to learn the hard way in som cases as we do lol. Thank you so much for a really comprehensive well done video breaking this down so many people are going to save so much time after watching this. I just bought a house with a two car garage and a beautiful untouched floor, so I am watching videos to come up with my ideal floor 🫡
Thank you for the detailed video.
H & C concrete color sealer from Sherwin Williams.paint and sealer all in one.awesome stuff!
Best video on garage floor finishing
I'm going to try it. The supplier in my area sells a system which includes an epoxy prime coat, polyurea base, flake and clear urethane top and 2nd top coat. Sounds complicated.
Planning on doing my garage soon. Great video.
Great, hope this video helps!
I found your garage floor paint, too now! Our cars can leak some oil and liquids so hope this will help! And after watching this, I hope I can do it. Thanks!
good video very helpful
Definitley want to try this.
Planning to do my garage floor this summer:))
Also used H&C cement paint for my driveway. Amazing stuff. Handles tire torque very well. Conflex is best for foot traffic not driveways. Thanks again
Great video, Mike. I've been hesitant to use the big box, Rustoleum brand as it seems to be hit or miss. However, the main goal looks to be prep prep prep and I like what you did here. I'll be noting these brands you used for my garage floor. We own a driveway sealing company and it's basically the same mechanics for a concrete floor. Nicely done.
Great products - great how to. Beautiful work Mike. One suggestion from the peanut gallery is I would really like to see a few more after shots. I really wanted to see the texture and distribution of the flakes and the surface texture after the finish coat. Thanks very much for the knowledge Much appreciated!
Great job. I want to do this to my crappy floor
Michael, you are the master!
Thank you!
I used HC coating for our garage floor. Product application went well and we did not park on the garage floor for about three weeks. Within six months the rubber from the vehicle burned into the top coat in several locations…..disappointing. I used Goof Off, a scraper and commercial detergent to get the rubber off. Haven’t had any issues since. Plan on using Polyaspartics on the next garage project. Thanks.
I really like to learn to apply expopy floors thank you.
Thank you Mike for your videos 👍
Thank you!
Bloody hell Mike if we only had tradesman like you in Australia it would be a good day for the customer 👍🏻
Nice job Thanks!
I'm a DIY woman and this job is on my list as well as your sidewalk repair.
I did a 3 car garage about 10 yrs ago. Going to do another 3 car garage soon.
I like the body support you used while sanding. Nice video.
Yea, that thing is awesome.
@@MikeDayConcrete where do you get something like that? thanks
Awesome thanks
We're considering coating a concrete floor but have not decided on what to use. I've used epoxy on tile floors (indoors) successfully. Thanks for suggesting the use of polyaspartic coatings!
Glad to help!
Hey Mike I have done two garage floors now. First one I just bought the rust oleum 2 gallon epoxy kit....only comes with enough flake to speckle the gray epoxy nowhere near as much as you are applying. Second time I went with simple gray floor and porch paint, broadcast some flakes onto the wet base coat and then went over it with clear epoxy with silica mixed in for traction. I did it without cleats so I screwed up a few spots but no one can tell. Next time I do it, I going to use a lot more flake
..looks much more professional. Oh and I didnt grind either floor just pressure washed with strong degreaser and then etched, then I finished prepping with a coat of white concrete primer which makes the actual paint spread out much better. Concrete seems to drink up that first coat of paint if you don't primer it. I spent about 300 bucks the second time
Nice work Mike
Thank you!!
Mike nice job. On the todo list !
Get er done.
Great tips Mike. Much obliged
Thank you!
@@MikeDayConcrete keep up the good work guys and gals
Mike, very good tips. My garage floor has never been epoxy/paint. I have a crack that you recommended the filler for. All I need to do now is empty the garage of 20 years worth of stuff...Oh!
Good luck with that Mike, sounds like a lot of stuff. This is how we fix a crack before coating the floor: th-cam.com/video/5C7otrHKNgA/w-d-xo.html
We really want to do this to ourselves!
I have been wanting to do this for awhile
Ya I want'a do my garage floor.... I like this product it looks real good... does it come in many colours?.. my floor has a sealant over it that lifted in spots not long after it was put down...I guess I'd certainly have to diamond cut it in the prep for sure...
Mike, having new house built and learning a lot from your videos. Have a question, my garage floor has been poured for 6 months. It is not a smooth finish job so I have something to bite on with either of these products. Two days ago, sub spilled oil on it and let it stand for 2 days before degreasing and scrubbing. There is still a stain there about 12” diameter. I was planning on just deck scrubbing the floor and allowing a day or two to dry before the oil spill. What would you do for prep? I was trying not to rent a grinder since floor was triled rough. Thanks so much!
Nice Job! Prep is key and you guys seem to do an excellent job on that front but just a heads up to DIY'ers -- it's easy to get "fatigued" during the prep as it is a lot of work, takes patience and confidence, and a little thinking about the science going on here to get a great bond. Certainly, don't hesitate to buy the right tools as well. Mike - I really like your videos as you have a great cadence to your narrations. I am always looking for close up shots of the finished work you do so I hope you can add that to your videos in the future. Thanks so much and keep up the great work!
Thanks Bryan!
I’m thinking about doing that
Thanks Mike! I was thinking about coating my new 30x40 shop floor (which we poured ourselves thanks to you) just this morning and here's your video 😁 Question, how long should the floor cure before coating it?
It's gotta cure for 30 days then you're good. :)
This is a great video and really explains the process well. I had a question about the products you are using. You put down one coat, then the flakes, then a second clear coat. Are the products that you recommend that have 2 containers, is that the product for the first coat, the second coat or for both coats? It is for both, are you mixing them together for the first (to get the color) but not the second (to get the clear)
I am getting my exterior covered porches done soon. I hope they turn our as good as yours.
Thank you so much
Wanting to do my own concrete basement floor. Been painted before, paint is peeling, needs some patching in some places too. Very interested in your videos so I can figure out how to do this.
💥 Nice ✅ Work💥
Eager to do asap
Mike, excellent video. My garage has a 4 inch concrete ledge at the base of each wall. Do I prep and coat it the same as the floor?? I’d like cover it with something since the walls are white and the floor will be beige.
Thank you for the very informative channel. I am in Canada and my 25 year old 24x24 garage floor was never sealed or painted. It needs to have cracks filled and also levelled prior to using any coating. I would like to do this myself but not sure and don’t want to waste my time or money making critical mistakes. Can you walk me through crack filling and levelling? Thank you
42’ X 36’ shop. I would like to put the most durable floor cover know to man. (No redo in 2 years) workshop with cars and rolling tools with steel wheels.
Good video and I subscribed . Just wondering why no close up at the end ? Ya never really see the finish product
Been interested in this for a few years! Thanks!
Time to do it Don :)
Hey Mike…I work concrete myself, mostly industrial formwork, and my best advice comes from you. I’m in the process of prep for a slab in my own garage…which is set on a 5’ frost wall. I’m debating placing foam under the slab, poly for sure. Should I do a separation between the slab and wall?
Sawcut and caulk? The slab is 24x26.
Also…what thickness would you recommend, and should I use wire mesh/ rebar? It’s mostly going to be used as a woodworking shop. And…how long should I wait before coating?
Great video Mike. I have a brand new 30X48 pole barn. Just poured concrete and I made sure that the cure sealer was not applied. I'm having a local contractor out to give me an estimate so I can estimate the cost difference. I live outside of Columbus Ohio. Warren
Awesome Warren, good luck.
Going to do my own floor
Hi there
I like your video the way how you demonstrate it. I just have a basement concrete to paint or coat, sealing I'm not exactly sure what the term is but I want to do it on my own and my kids can play free of dust. Can you please help with what should I use and if you can suggest a product, please and thank you? Basement is just two months old
Great vid but how does it hold up to the concrete around a in ground pool have you done any with this stuff? Also what do you recommend for encapsulate asbestos VCT tiles or can I use a cheaper paint I will be installing vinyl plank flooring over it.
Great info I will try the better paint you recommend. Cement paint never lasts long. I will get back you (in a few years) Let you know how well it lasts.
that my challenge is going to be a Garage Condo 25' x 40' to store our RV in. I'm also concerned about the weight factor as the GCWR is 15,250 lbs. Basically, I
ll need something similar what's used in aircraft hanger coatings
Another great video. How would you finish a new slab in preparation for polyasparic coating? Would you still power trowel if you will sand it later? Thanks in advance. Your videos give us confidence to tackle larger projects than we thought we could handle as DIY.
Sorry this may be a dumb question and I may have missed it but I went back on the video a few times.
So I went to the E2U website and found a clear top coat like you lastly used. But I can’t seem to find a base coat. What’s the base coat you used just before the flake? I’m also assuming the base coat is still wet when you add the flake. What if I’m doing a 1200sqft area alone? Do I do a patch and then flake, scrape clean and do it again? Or can I get get it all done at one time?
Big thanks to who ever gets back to me 🙏🏼🙏🏼
I want to cover my garage floor soon. I have been in my house for 20 years wanting to do this. I have seen some disaster coatings and some crazy expensive coatings. After watching this I think I can do this myself and do a good job. Is there something I can do to fill the control joints? I prefer to have a full flat floor. Thank you.
We use this same crack repair material to fill expansion joints. th-cam.com/video/J21TImyZL98/w-d-xo.html
A1 caulking then paint over it
Do yourself a favor and have a pro do the job.
Hello Mike! Thanks for the video! So the first coat you applied was a tinted polyaspartic? Like E2U's Polyaspartic 85? Then after flake, the top coat is the same product without the tint? Thanks!
Would love to do my garage, but the thought of pulling 8 storage cabinets, rolling toolbox, work bench, etc, etc out of the garage BEFORE I even start prepping, is a huge deterrent.
I had a situation where I used Polycoats polyaspartic on a concrete floor , a 5 car garage. I’m 40 years in the business as a painting contractor and floor coatings specialist doing floors like urethane membranes over new plywood exterior decks with ground up rubber granules broadcast into self leveling urethane rubber is what I started doing. The granules penetrated into the rubber until it wouldn’t take anymore and then we swept off the excess and then put a pigmented top coat of urethane over the granules, so everything was very flexible as well as the top coat of urethane . But when I used this Polyaspartic I didnt have much help , it was very hard to put it down at the right Mil thickness so I wouldn’t get too much material buildup. My helper rolled the basecoat too heavy. By doing this , by the time you would broadcast the paint chips and as fine as they were ,they would pile up higher where the basecoat was put on heavier and they created peaks and valleys.The pot life or the grey base as well as the clear only gave me 15 min working time, I tried to roll it out like your video example keeping a wet edge. To look at it the next day especially with the garage doors open when the light hit the floor the roller marks were in all directions and very uneven very messy and looked very bad because the valleys excepted more clear as a puddle , and where the texture was heavier ,where the flakes piled up and dried up in the heavier base material that showed more text texture and less gloss. So I had high gloss and lower sheen all over the place as the light hit the floor . I ended up sanding the texture down to even out the floor where there were slick spots and where it looked too glossy . So the floor actually became smoother without the heavier texture of the piled flakes ,then I took an airless sprayer with a lower sheen Polyaspartic clear , and misted it over the floor in circular spray patterns to get rid of all the roller mark patterns It came out even finally, but with a matte sheen.
Polycoats material is way too quick setting for the roller marks to self level. If you dont have 5 men working in unison, you cant get a uniform finish. I finally looked into some Polyaspartic that I was told had longer pot life and a longer working time. I never end up doing any more floors with such a difficult material . Please tell me what you think about this and what material companies may have a better product ,so one man could work alone ,especially on a single car garage. These products are such a bullet proof material nothing would compare to it
Thanks for any ideas
Hello
Thank you for making this video.
I have a new 30x30 shop with a slick finish...I want to go with flakes and a dark green,gray or black...any guidance would be appreciated!
Thank you
Zach
I’m planning on doing a two car garage. Then I will do a 35’ * 20 covered patio
How much prep on new concrete floor and how long should I wait until I coat after concrete hardens
With the E2U , you have to add your own pigment to the clear correct ? Have you ever used any of the metallic pigment ? If so, how does it come out ? Thanks
I'm planning to do this project next summer but i don't plan to use the flake and go straight to clear coat, I'm assuming that is ok ?. Thanks again for the video.
I'll be doing my own
Awesome Rick, let me know how it comes out.
hello mike, if i just scratched prepped a new concrete floor could i use a polyaspartic top coat right over it or over a prime coat...if i was going for concrete looking finish instead of a flake or painted look? thanks, looking into doing one for a good customer in a small garage where NO CARS will be going in and out