Shop Floors Epoxy vs Staining - Lateral-g Forums

**clill** · #1 10-12-2017, 10:48 AM

There are a ton of them out there. There are also smaller ones you walk behind. Sprays soapy water on the floor, scrubs and then vacuums it up. Not dust like when you are sweeping.

Panteracer · #2 10-12-2017, 12:53 PM

Funny... a few years back I was visiting Reggie Jackson's
shop and he was mopping his floors ... 69 z28's
parked all over the place... he said the place was a mess
I guess he could have used one of Charlie's machines

Bob

SSLance · #3 01-06-2018, 07:36 AM

The more epoxy floor covering quotes I get, the better polished concrete floors look to me...

**GregWeld** · #4 01-06-2018, 10:05 AM

I think I can see where the Lotus was parked in Charlies shop.....

A couple things to think about Lance ---- With "coated" floors -- if you drag anything on them -- you know what happens - if you do any metal cutting or welding -- they get burn marks....

They still look better if you do AT LEAST two coats of clear..... That's what I did in my shop and in my home garages (5 car).

In a "working shop environment" -- go with Charlies polisher.... you'll be happier.

**camcojb** · #5 01-06-2018, 10:17 AM

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Originally Posted by GregWeld

I think I can see where the Lotus was parked in Charlies shop.....

A couple things to think about Lance ---- With "coated" floors -- if you drag anything on them -- you know what happens - if you do any metal cutting or welding -- they get burn marks....

They still look better if you do AT LEAST two coats of clear..... That's what I did in my shop and in my home garages (5 car).

In a "working shop environment" -- go with Charlies polisher.... you'll be happier.

Yep.

SSLance · #6 01-17-2018, 01:30 PM

So Charlie, who did you have polish your floors for the first time?

At the home show last weekend I asked every epoxy floor guy there if they polish concrete also and only one said he did...then quoted me $3.00 a foot which was more than a couple of the epoxy quotes I got.

Upon further review, he was quoting polishing the floor, then putting a clear coat sealer on top of it. I asked him about leaving the sealer off and he mumbled and said he'd have to ask his boss or something... So I walked away.

RaceMan · #7 01-17-2018, 05:37 PM

I use Armor Garage and been happy with it , I do re coat some with just the top coat once a year or so . Some of it gets more than just a car parked on it and for the $$ I like it. I think it was like $800-$900 for a kit to do 500 sqft , you can get it cheaper without the kit ( roller,acid,mixer ,base,top coat and misc.)
Forgot to say it's a two part Epoxy and the prep. is the hardest part .