[DeTomaso] NPC: Painting Garage Floors

[Ed Pike]

My experiece with a painted garage floor.... Tires will eventually pull the
paint up and discolor the floor. usually under where the tires sit. I would
only paint the floor if the floor is in sad shape to begin with then it is
an improvement. If you do paint try to put mats under the tires. Helps keep
the paint in better shape. Old floor mats or carpet squares would work.

Ed..
On Apr 1, 2012 12:25 PM, "Mike Thomas" <mbefthomas at comcast.net> wrote:

> I'm starting to research painting my garage floor as the final step in a
> "garage-ma-hall" project to give the Pantera and her stablemates a proper
> environment to rest in.
>
> I'd like to know what experience the collective has regarding types of
> floor
> treatments, doing it yourself vs. hiring somebody, etc.
>
> I have a three-bay garage with about 8' of extra shop/space across the
> back.
> Looking at most of the DIY offerings, were I to do it myself, I would
> probably not try to do all three bays at once as there is just too much
> stuff to find another home for, short of renting a portable storage pod to
> put in the driveway and finding another garage to put the Pantera in during
> the process.  However, I'm not sure I want one of my cars in there during
> the drying process for the various treatments it has to go through should
> something be hanging in the air that would settle on the paint and do a
> number on it (obviously, ventilation is a must, and I've got that covered).
>
>  It looks like up to a week between the start of the cleaning and final
> painting, given all the drying time required in-between, and just the labor
> to do it.
>
> There are also a vast number of available products and coating systems to
> wade through.  Also, I'm fairly certain there is some sort of concrete
> sealer on my existing floor, which would make surface prep more of a
> challenge.  The floor is about 25 years old, few if any cracks, plenty of
> stains but not terrible ones.
>
> Thanks in advance for any and all input.
>
> Mike Thomas
> Panteras Northwest
> Yellow '74 L #6328
>
>
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