RE: Paint / Garage Floor

the U Coat it stuff is water based, and some friends here are waiting for
the winter to find out how it holds up to ice/snow/salt mush.

i have used a 2 part Sherwin Williams epoxy on my floors ( 2 coats) with a
clear urethane top coat with clear silica mixed in for non skid protection.
on one house it held up flawlessly for 6 yrs ,new house just done..but same
guy who did it the first time did it for me again. no chemical has ever
eaten thru the epoxy coating, or left a mark on it. wipes right up.

the real key with any of the products is the PREP, floor must be prepped
properly. my guy uses bb's and bead blasts it first..either new or old
floors.

the pros here get from $3 to $4 per square foot to prep/install and
materials. more costly than do it yourself by a long shot, but then how many
folks have a guarantee and have a bb shot blasting machine to ensure the
best prep available ? i have seen many other jobs have their floor lift
within 1 yr...sometimes ya get what ya pay for.....bill, motown
-----Original Message-----
From: ORLMUST@aol.com [mailto:ORLMUST@aol.com]
Sent: Wednesday, November 02, 2005 10:45 AM
To: DLen1261@aol.com; ShelbyMustang@carmemories.com
Subject: Paint / Garage Floor


Shelby Group,

We recently painted the floor of our new ( 3200 sq ft) storage facility.
After asking
advise: We chose PPG AquaPon Expoxy products.

It cost about $ 700 for the 2 part paint and thinners. We ended up
putting two coats
with a total product of 22 gallons applied.

The material has a gloss, so all the imperfections are obvious. The plus
side, is the
adhesion is rated high. The resistance to gas, oil, brake fluid is superb.

Ask me in about two years for the wear and reliability factors. It sure
costs a lot
more then the old "concrete stain" sold through Home Depot or Lowes.

Has anyone had experience with the "U Coat It" Systems. I know this is
VERY
expensive. It is reccommended to apply only over bare concrete.

Pete Geisler
www.OrlandoMustang.com
407 688 1966

My experience with "paint on" garage floor protectors is not good. We followed all the steps: acid etch, careful preparation, etc. The paint started to lift after one cold winter. Talked to the supplier and he said "I'm gonna stop selling this stuff. Some concrete simply will not etch properly and therefore the paint refuses to bond." Ended up putting vinyl garage flooring down and it is perfect.
Ron
----- Original Message -----
From: Bill Wells
To: ORLMUST@aol.com ; DLen1261@aol.com ; ShelbyMustang@carmemories.com
Sent: Wednesday, November 02, 2005 7:51 PM
Subject: RE: Paint / Garage Floor


the U Coat it stuff is water based, and some friends here are waiting for the winter to find out how it holds up to ice/snow/salt mush.

i have used a 2 part Sherwin Williams epoxy on my floors ( 2 coats) with a clear urethane top coat with clear silica mixed in for non skid protection. on one house it held up flawlessly for 6 yrs ,new house just done..but same guy who did it the first time did it for me again. no chemical has ever eaten thru the epoxy coating, or left a mark on it. wipes right up.

the real key with any of the products is the PREP, floor must be prepped properly. my guy uses bb's and bead blasts it first..either new or old floors.

the pros here get from $3 to $4 per square foot to prep/install and materials. more costly than do it yourself by a long shot, but then how many folks have a guarantee and have a bb shot blasting machine to ensure the best prep available ? i have seen many other jobs have their floor lift within 1 yr...sometimes ya get what ya pay for.....bill, motown
-----Original Message-----
From: ORLMUST@aol.com [mailto:ORLMUST@aol.com]
Sent: Wednesday, November 02, 2005 10:45 AM
To: DLen1261@aol.com; ShelbyMustang@carmemories.com
Subject: Paint / Garage Floor


Shelby Group,

We recently painted the floor of our new ( 3200 sq ft) storage facility. After asking
advise: We chose PPG AquaPon Expoxy products.

It cost about $ 700 for the 2 part paint and thinners. We ended up putting two coats
with a total product of 22 gallons applied.

The material has a gloss, so all the imperfections are obvious. The plus side, is the
adhesion is rated high. The resistance to gas, oil, brake fluid is superb.

Ask me in about two years for the wear and reliability factors. It sure costs a lot
more then the old "concrete stain" sold through Home Depot or Lowes.

Has anyone had experience with the "U Coat It" Systems. I know this is VERY
expensive. It is reccommended to apply only over bare concrete.

Pete Geisler
www.OrlandoMustang.com
407 688 1966