Sealing/Painting Garage Floor - Options?

[Rich]

Moving into my new house within the next week. Keen to seal/paint the garage floor straight away. Have seen some kits at bunnings and Im sure there are many different types available. Looking for recommendations from anyone thats done it, good products, bad products, places to buy etc.

Cheers

[Azrian]

I have two large cans of Burger concrete paint i was going to use on my garage floor but never got around to it and not CBF. You can have it cheap.

Its this stuff.
http://berger.com.au/jetdry/products.asp

Cant remember if its Gloss or Heavy Duty.

[Fukushima]

Mine is tiled, but true ballers carpet

[vk-308]

Dont use the White Knight shit they sell......I etched mine and high pressure cleaned etc before painting and still comes off if tyre in one spot for a long time or if you drop/drag something.

[Gt-Four]

Have used the dulux kit with my dad on a customers garage floor, turned out mint. Unsure of how it's fairing now though a couple of years on. It comes with etcher, paint, flakes (for the marble looking effect), and a sealer. Really easy to do, it just takes a few days as each step needs to be done after a day of drying.

[cplagz]

Or you can polish it and seal it

[LostInTheWoods]

I'm using this stuff. http://www.flexicowa.com.au/citadel-floors/

I am buying it to do at Christmas time. Epoxy takes too long to cure - especially in this weather. And is not as durable as the above stuff. Its about $220 for 23m^2. You can grind the floor before hand if you want it polished, and acid clean it with bunnings product before hand. I'm just going straight over concrete - don't need slippery surfaces with oil on it!

I wouldn't touch paint for the garage floor unless I wanted to redo it all the time. Just my opinion.

R.

[Riggs]

A good epoxy or polyurethane designed for garage/warehouse floors. Everything else will turn to shit. Make sure you acid wash the floor prior.

[ASSASIN]

http://www.concretefloor.net.au/gallery/?album=1&gallery=2

[wormbo2]

^^^ that is a really nice garage!! Haha

Would there be any issues with polyurethane or epoxies that would arise if you spilled a copious amount of coolant? Or old oils?
I've always been informed that especially old oil can be quite harsh on surfaces.

[ASSASIN]

The old man swears by polyurethane and he has been laying concrete for many years now, they have put all sorts of weird shit in the concrete from broken glass and river stones to old cash registers and tools then put down a clear poly and it is tough as nails.

[esky]

I have two large cans of Burger concrete paint i was going to use on my garage floor but never got around to it and not CBF. You can have it cheap.

Its this stuff.
http://berger.com.au/jetdry/products.asp



Cant remember if its Gloss or Heavy Duty.

Fucking terrible product.

[sensei_]

The old man swears by polyurethane and he has been laying concrete for many years now, they have put all sorts of weird shit in the concrete from broken glass and river stones to old cash registers and tools then put down a clear poly and it is tough as nails.

would polishing concrete work? i think they call it terrazzo or something like that? i had a neighbour do it, and create a really nice gloss look for it in their units to sell. i can imagine oils, jack stands, and what not shouldnt affect it too much.

[ASSASIN]

They usually grind the concrete back and then put a sealer on it which is polyurethane. The concrete will always look dull unless you put a clear over the top of it.

[wormbo2]

I suppose it doesn't necessarily need to be a mirror, just a good strong covering to resist spills and gouges.