Well, a few weeks ago I finally started finishing up my three car garage. It originally came from the builder with drywall and mud. The floor was never that "blemish-free", thanks to painters spilling paint during construction, a few oil leaks here and there, spilled fluids, etc.
I investigated getting it professionally epoxied, but at close to $3.00 per square foot it was more than I wanted to spend on a 640 square foot garage. With so many horror stories and personally seeing the results of DIY epoxy systems, I decided to opt out of epoxy's. The Racedeck tiles are great, but are equally expensive.
So, I decided to go with the BLT Garage Flooring Mat System (
http://www.bltllc.com/g-floor_main.htm). These mats come in a number of patterns--we decided on the new diamond pattern, which is similar to the metal diamond plate pattern on many tool chests--and are easy to install. Unfortunately, many of the stock sizes require three mats to be used in a three car garage. Thankfully, there are a few resellers that accept custom length orders. We decided to get (2) 10 x 33 ft mats to fit in our 20 x 32 ft garage. It took about 4 weeks to get the mats, which were delivered on a semi-truck in as two 275lb rolls. This arrangement cost a little over $2 per square foot.
After placing the order and waiting on delivery, I rented an airless sprayer from Home Depot and ended up spraying 10 gallons worth of primer and 5 gallons worth of paint on the walls, reorganized the garage, and installed a few shelves and a cabinet.
Once the mats arrived, it didn't take too much time to lay them out, cut them to shape, and bring everything back in the garage.
I also installed flourescent overhead lighting. I used two 4 bulb 4-foot units with cold weather ballasts. The cold weather ballasts ensure that the lights will light even when it gets cold this winter. However, .....
In the coming weeks, I plan on installing a natural gas 30,000 BTU heater (
http://www.northerntool.com/webapp/w...9783&langId=-1) and a couple more pictures on the walls. This should keep the garage at about 50 degrees or more during the winter to allow for some winter detailing and maintenance.
I'm pretty happy with the results. It certainly isn't one of those incredible garages that I've seen on the web, but it is a good compromise and should resist all fluid spills, dirt, and grime.
Here are a few before and afters (IF THE PICTURES BELOW DON'T SHOW UP, THEN VISIT THIS GALLERY http://www.pbase.com/jlsphoto/garage_before_after):
But for now, the heater is the next (and pressing) upgrade. 
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