Garage floor paint

[Glenn J]

Hello,
The floor in our garage was repainted before we moved in. It looks like there's a layer or two of paint under the current layer. The paint on my side seems to be holding up fine, but on my girlfriend's side of the garage, we're getting some peeling. It seems that her a/c condensor drips on the only spot on the whole floor that collects water! So, there's a spot where the paint is comming off the floor. Does anyone here know of a good paint I can put down over that area to prevent this? Also, what type of surface prep should I do to that area?

Thanks,
Glenn

[Brad B.]

You will need to get a bottle of muratic acid (hardware store) and "etch" and clean the area. Then use a quality concrete paint that is impervious to chemicals. Good products are available at local pro paint stores like Sherwin Williams, etc. Ask their advice.

These paints are not as durable as some professional eurethenes or epoxy paints but they will do the job for your patch.

[Glenn J]

Brad,
Thanks! Looks like I'll head to Home Depot at some point this weekend. Geez, not like we're there twice a week anyway! At some point, I'm going to redo the whole floor, but with the addition of "non skid" sand. How much of a job is it to strip the whole floor? If 99% of the paint is holding up nicely, could I just paint over it?

Glenn

[Brad B.]

I just had my floor professionally re-done after years of deterioriation of my own paint job. The removal of my old floor paint in prep for the new paint was a horrible job. It had to be sanded completely off and cost a fortune. The new floor is great but if your existing floor can be touched up to your satisfaction then do so as long as you can.

[Glenn J]

Geez Brad! Ever think of changing your sig from "the stable" to "The museum holds:". That is one sharp garage floor! Hell, you're whole garage looks great!

Anyway, I figured the stripping of the old paint would be a total PITA. I think when the time comes, I'll just paint over what's there. Or maybe I'll just get some black and white tiles...hmmmmmm.

Glenn

[SteveL]

Why are you going with the non-skid sand finish? I saw Brad's new floor yesterday and it not only looked great but we actualy did a skid test. Brad threw some water down and I thought it was actually better wet than dry. The initial impression is that it was slipery, but once you got all your weight on that foot, it's really stuck. This test was done with tennis shoes though, so if you or your girlfriend are in to high heels, the results may vary.:eeks

If I can ever get the guy to call me back, my floor will soon look just like Brad's. Now if I can just find the cash to buy the cars too!

[SteveL]

[Glenn J]

Well, my parents have it in their garage and I liked the way it "worked". Our floor gets rather slipper when it gets wet. Plus, there's really no way our floor will ever look like Brad's or yours! Ours is a nice industrial gray, semi gloss surface. The way Brad's floor shines, he probably has to keep the underside of his car clean too!

Glenn

[SteveL]

before he painted the floor!

[Glenn J]

Ha ha ha! He must be a busy guy!

Glenn