skim coating a garage floor????
TomM in NY
off our vehicles. I am wondering if there is a way I can put a thin coat that
would fill in these pits without raising the level of the floor.
Any suggestions or ideas would be greatly appreciated.
tom
Leinie
concrete. Probably cheaper to hammer out the whole floor and replace it
though. They told me $ 1800 for my 2 car garage!
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>I live in the north and my garage floor is pitted from all the salt dripping
>off our vehicles. I am wondering if there is a way I can put a thin coat that
>would fill in these pits without raising the level of the floor.
>Any suggestions or ideas would be greatly appreciated.
>tom
There are many concrete paints on the market that you can use. The
important thing is to get the floor absolutely clean and dry before
you start and that means wire brushing the pits to get all the loose
stuff out. Vacuum the floor carefully, then apply the floor paint
with a paint roller, letting it lie quite thick in the pits. Give it
several days to dry before you drive over it. You don't need to do
the whole floor at one time. You can do one car space at a time or
even half a car space. A second and third coat will help fill in the
pits and the painted surface will resist future salt damage much
better than before.
When wet, some of the floor paints give a somewhat slippery finish.
You might want to use one with a non-slip additive in it or just add
some fine silica sand to the paint before application. Keep it
stirred well while in use. Alternatively, you can sprinkle sand on
the freshly painted floor and sweep off the excess when the paint is
fully hard.
david neave
TomM in NY <tomm...@aol.com> wrote in message
news:19990414203243...@ng144.aol.com...
> I live in the north and my garage floor is pitted from all the salt
dripping
> off our vehicles. I am wondering if there is a way I can put a thin coat
that
> would fill in these pits without raising the level of the floor.
> Any suggestions or ideas would be greatly appreciated.
> tom
we ceramic tiled our floor and never worry about it any more it will
probably last forever. paint always comes off one day
dave
<da...@visionstudio.freeserve.co.uk> wrote:
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>TomM in NY <tomm...@aol.com> wrote in message
>news:19990414203243...@ng144.aol.com...
>> I live in the north and my garage floor is pitted from all the salt
>>dripping off our vehicles. I am wondering if there is a way I can
>>put a thin coat that would fill in these pits without raising the level of the floor.
>> Any suggestions or ideas would be greatly appreciated.
>> tom
just got this cardpac in the mail, and one of the cards was for a
product called dura-coat that claims to seal just about anything
and fill cracks, holes, and pitted areas on cement, metal, or wood.
i think it is some kind of epoxy-cured paint or something similar.
anyway, it is offered by Central State Supply at 1-800-656-3276.
fyi.
-dave
>
>
even though they used it in cook-offs at the state fair,
spam sucks, and i don't like it in email either.
you can reach me at ddog...@trailx.com
by nuking the x.
Paul Evola
experience "paint" is not suitable for a garage floor. You need something
that will be chemical resistant. Filling pits with a coating that has less
than 80% solids will shrink and more than likely crack in much the same way
mud will after a puddle dries up. Most paints and even many solvent based
epoxies have less than a 50% solid content. There are epoxy fillers on the
market however they are expensive and difficult to use. Most of the cement
type products will not be strong enough to hold. I have seen "bondo" auto
body filler used with some success. If you don't have too many pits you may
try that. You may be surprised at how inexpensively you can have the
concrete in your garage removed and repoured. This will probably result in
a nicer finish and give a new uncontaminated slab to apply a coating to
which will help prevent further salt damage.
Leinie wrote in message ...
> Check out drfloorcoat.com The beadblast, epoxy fill and epoxy coat
>concrete. Probably cheaper to hammer out the whole floor and replace it
>though. They told me $ 1800 for my 2 car garage!
>TomM in NY wrote in message
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rebeka...@gmail.com
> I live in the north and my garage floor is pitted from all the salt dripping
> off our vehicles. I am wondering if there is a way I can put a thin coat that
> would fill in these pits without raising the level of the floor.
> Any suggestions or ideas would be greatly appreciated.
> tom
http://www.garageenhancements.ca/why-is-salt-corroding-my-concrete-floor.htm
And the benefits of using an epoxy to restore your garage.
http://www.garageenhancements.ca/the-benefits-of-using-epoxy-coatings-to-coat-your-garage-floor.htm