TLMitchell
is dazed & confused
Greetin's all, been a while since I've been on any Forums. I see many of the usual Facebook suspects still hanging around. Retired bliss doesn't seem to leave much time for posting etc, I guess I used to be most active from work on midnight shifts. Tough duty 
Not much in the way of detailing to report, no need since I've got Opti Coat on all my vehicles. I've got some lined up around Daytona this winter... yeah, another winter in Florida. It really sucks to be me :lmfao
One of the projects that got put off for eons was turning the 3 1/2 car garage into the Garage Mahal I've envisioned since building my secret Lair in the Woods 18 years ago. Finally got a round tuit... got started at least. First step was the floor... moving 18 years of accumulated crap and finding places to put it was grueling. After looking at do-it-yourself coatings, tiles and professional applications I decided to go all-in and hire it done with no corners cut. This is something you *don't* ever want to have to do twice. I ended up stumbling across a local outfit called Ultimate Overlay that does all sorts of applications.
Ultimate Overlay, Inc.
Here's the before pic with the surface getting ground down:
After grinding they burn out any oil or solvent spots with a torch before cutting out cracks, patching, etching and pressure washing. Then they use an epoxy sealant before a full broadcast of the speckly stuff (technical term). Since they do a full broadcast leaving no under layer showing there was no color to the base. The top coat of clear epoxy gets an anti skid called Shark Grip added to it.
Here's the finished product:
No-slip when wet, oil solvents etc wipe right up and supposedly impervious to scratches or marring with a 10 year warranty. About $6 sq/ft done over 5 days while I was out of town on a bike trip. Leave a crappy floor and come back to a showroom. Nice!
When I return from basking in the warm sunshine in April it's time for cabinets. I shall think kind thoughts of those of you up to your eyelids in snow shoveling your butts off I can't believe I lived in that crap for 56 years!
TL
Not much in the way of detailing to report, no need since I've got Opti Coat on all my vehicles. I've got some lined up around Daytona this winter... yeah, another winter in Florida. It really sucks to be me :lmfao
One of the projects that got put off for eons was turning the 3 1/2 car garage into the Garage Mahal I've envisioned since building my secret Lair in the Woods 18 years ago. Finally got a round tuit... got started at least. First step was the floor... moving 18 years of accumulated crap and finding places to put it was grueling. After looking at do-it-yourself coatings, tiles and professional applications I decided to go all-in and hire it done with no corners cut. This is something you *don't* ever want to have to do twice. I ended up stumbling across a local outfit called Ultimate Overlay that does all sorts of applications.
Ultimate Overlay, Inc.
Here's the before pic with the surface getting ground down:
After grinding they burn out any oil or solvent spots with a torch before cutting out cracks, patching, etching and pressure washing. Then they use an epoxy sealant before a full broadcast of the speckly stuff (technical term). Since they do a full broadcast leaving no under layer showing there was no color to the base. The top coat of clear epoxy gets an anti skid called Shark Grip added to it.
Here's the finished product:
No-slip when wet, oil solvents etc wipe right up and supposedly impervious to scratches or marring with a 10 year warranty. About $6 sq/ft done over 5 days while I was out of town on a bike trip. Leave a crappy floor and come back to a showroom. Nice!
When I return from basking in the warm sunshine in April it's time for cabinets. I shall think kind thoughts of those of you up to your eyelids in snow shoveling your butts off
I can't believe I lived in that crap for 56 years! TL
