Let's see your garages!

Nora,
I have another boot(trunk) lid with no spoiler on it that was painted at the same time as the car, so they can be interchanged at will. Here is a picture of the front, it used to have a large heavy rubber bumper on it. The car was painted 4 months ago BC/CC and was just detailed for the first time using P21s PWC and then P21s wax, both applied by hand.
 
PRS,
Oh, my goodness, that is just beautiful!!!
My Dad had a red '67 B when I was a teenager, and before that a BRG '65 Midget. They were his "babies", and nobody else was allowed to drive them!!
I can still remember the feel of the 'B when he'd drop it a gear and shoot on by some fool in a land barge!!
Thanks for the wonderful memories!!
Norah
 
Well, I decided to go with the 2 car. I used the Behr Garage Floor coating system. It turned out great, but the color is a bit off from the walls, so I'll just buy some generic base white paint and do everything. Because of the light color of the epoxy, I had to do 2 coats, but the overall result was worth the extra effort. Here are some before pics (after all the cleaning, acid etching, and primer):
 
Woob,
I think the total (with paint roller, pole, and scrubbing brush) was $125. You could probably cut it down to $110 or so if you got by with only one coat.

As far as time goes, I started by doing the cleaner/degreaser 2 Saturdays ago. It took about 30 minutes to apply and rinse off. The acid etch took about the same time. Then I put on the concrete bonding primer coat which took 45 min. I think. The curing time for it is 7-8 hours. I woke up Sunday morning and put on the first epoxy coat which took about an hour. Since I did a fairly light color (it's just about white), I went ahead and bought a second can of it for a 2nd coat. I forgot what the directions said about time before adding a 2nd coat, but I did it last weekend. They say to wait 3 days before putting stuff on it and 7 days for it to fully cure and be able to handle automotive tires.

So it wasn't that long of a wait, and it was definitely easy. It was pretty impressive to see what one guy could do in 2 weekends while only sustaining some mild blisters. ;)
 
Porkanbeans, That floor looks great!!!!!!!!! Could you of chosen a different color if wanted too?? I noticed in the before pics you had cracks in your concrete. Did you repair the cracks at all or did the epoxy fill them in because in the after pics it looks like they are gone?? I would like to know because my brother’s garage floor at his house is in the same condition and he wants to take care of it.

Thanks, :beer
Mark

P.S. Do you have anymore pics to show of the before and after.
 
I'm still working on my garage. We finally have just about everything out that doesn't belong there. I guess I'll just play with it over the winter and have good pictures to show in the spring.

The pics have been posted somewhere around here before, so I'll just link them. I am loving being able to park both cars in the garage. I think people with big garages should have to park in a single car garage for awhile so they can really appreciate what they have. lol

Pic 1
Pic 2
Pic 3

Porkandbeans... how much did it cost to do a garage that size? That looks awesome!
 
Jngr,
Thanks for the compliment. It cost me about $120 (give or take $5) for everything except for the squeege (I couldn't find one). I needed a second coat, so that was an extra $10 or so. From the looks of your GARGANTUAN :drool garage, you'll need a second coat. I didn't have a whole lot of paint left after either coat, so you might want to pick a color as close to your concrete as you can and apply pretty thin coats. Behr doesn't suggest that you put on more than 2 coats (bonding issue? :dunno).

Limited-Liberty,
Sorry I didn't reply to your question sooner, but I didn't fill the cracks in the concrete. They were pretty minor, so I reckoned that all the coats of stuff would hide most of it. For the most part, they're invisible at first glance, which was good enough for me. I think the patching compound is relatively cheap and doesn't take too much time to apply and dry, though.

By the way, when this surface gets dirty, just get some soap and water and scrub it off with a push broom. All the crud that's on it will fly right off! :)
 
Porkanbeans said:
I didn't fill the cracks in the concrete. They were pretty minor, so I reckoned that all the coats of stuff would hide most of it. For the most part, they're invisible at first glance, which was good enough for me. I think the patching compound is relatively cheap and doesn't take too much time to apply and dry, though.

By the way, when this surface gets dirty, just get some soap and water and scrub it off with a push broom. All the crud that's on it will fly right off! :)
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I want to use the epoxy concrete paint on my garage floor, too. Tell me, is the floor slippery when wet? I don't want to get out of the car on a rainy day and fall on my face.

Thanks,
Charles
 
For about $5 you can buy a package of anti-skid granuals. Tell the worker who's mixing your epoxy up to put it in while he's shaking the can and you're good to go. You can just mix it in with a paint stick if you don't. So far I haven't slipped on it when it's wet.
 
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