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Originally Posted by MikeWinLDS
So pretty much water, oil, and chemical proofing?
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I did my floor about three and a half years ago with a high solids, industrial two- part epoxy flooring made by a local company in my area. This stuff has proven to be pretty bullet proof.
Over the past few years I had a brake line rot through on my F350 while I was away on vacation. Had brake fluid (maybe a 6 inch puddle) sitting on the floor for over three weeks by the time I returned and actually used the truck. I wiped up the brake fluid and it didn't even leave a stain in the paint -- nada, nothing.
I also had a battery charging on my bench over night. My charger was old and malfunctioned. Over charged the batttery sending acid EVERYWHERE. A huge puddle. Ruined my benchtop, bench frame and one of my cabinets. I had a huge puddle of battery acid on the epoxy flooring for about 24 hours. I neutralized it with lots of baking soda and water and then washed the floor. It discolored the epoxy where the acid sat but the integrity of the finish was fine and it didn't eat through it.
If you use a quality product geared towards commercial/industrial you will have good results. As said before, prep is 110% of the job.
I was going to recoat my floor recently but I decided to step it up a notch. I had the floor diamond grinded to the bare concrete (that epoxy was tough -- took two men 9 hours of continuous grinding) and then had a four layer quartz aggregate two part expoxy flooring system installed. It is unbelievable. The coating is probably 3/16"+ thick. Cost a kings randsom but looks very nice.
Stay away from the retail warehouse epoxy. Most of it is junk. A lot depends on prep and how you use your garage but if you want something to last look at the commericial/industrial products. You will have to search online or using your phone book. These places don't advertise and usually don't deal directly with retail consumers (but most will if you find them -- they will often guide you through the process or recommend professionals that use their products).