Ok, so the new house has got a double garage (woohoo!!) but it's the standard dusty concrete. I want to either seal/paint/both the floor but as you guys are the wealth of all knowledge and quite a few of you will already have done it I'm after some recommendations.
Needs to be able to reduce the amount of dust in there, wipe clean in case of the guaranteed spill and hardwearing as I dont want it chipping off whenever I drop a spanner.

We've discussed this about 20 times mate.... there's a lovely search button!

Cheers,
James

have a look at the last time we spoke about it.

i like the checkered look....

http://locostbuilders.co.uk/viewthread.php?tid=143609

dave

I got mine on ebay, and still have 3 x 2.5 ltr tins left over !!

I dont think i can post them

steve

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Originally posted by James
We've discussed this about 20 times mate.... there's a lovely search button!

Cheers,
James

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This is the company i bought mine from.

Light Grey HEAVY DUTY Garage Floor Paint 20 litres on eBay (end time 18-Dec-10 03:37:39 GMT)e

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Originally posted by James
We've discussed this about 20 times mate.... there's a lovely search button!

Cheers,
James

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There is, but it's returns are rubbish anything with garage and paint comes up. You then spend the next hour looking through posts about what colour bonnet would look best with ali side panels lol

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Screw Fix do a "budget" one - Went on well

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try google then linky

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Lol I'm not going through the humiliation of clicking a lmgtfy link

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Try searching using % instead of spaces.

was thinking of doing mine at some point steve..... might have to reimburse you for some leftovers.......

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Screw Fix do a "budget" one - Went on well

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i want the kind of finish you get in factory floors

Some tips on how to, or not to do it !!

The floor must be spotlessly clean, and dust free, and dry
it does need to be a well established floor, so no brand new concrete

I used a sqeegee instead of a paint brush/roller as it settles into all the holes/cracks etc

i did two coats, and they took about 3 days to go off, and that was in July with the garage empty.

If you get the floor wet, it is very slipery, but all things considered, i believe it to be a nicer enviroment and cleaner to work on,

Pekwah1,
your welcome to one of the spare pots, ive only got it in grey, so dont go and ask for yellow, like your car !!
I dont know how you will do your garage when the car lives in there, i suppose jacking it up and painting around it would surfice, but at this timeof year i dont know how long it will take to dry ??

Thankfully I've got a small advantage that we're moving house and keeping my current single garage with the rental property so I can get the garage floor done before I transport all the contents

An empty void to paint will make life so much easier, but will still need ventalation, as the stuff i used stunk rotten !!

I used this stuff http://www.rustoleum.co.uk/colourselect/5/28
It is expensive, but because it is 2 part, it doesn't need to air dry for several days. Comes with an acid etch to prepare the floor 1st. I have a single garage and used less than half a tin. Gives a really professional finish. It doesn't make me build any quicker though....

Another good point if there is a lot of open floor space, is that the light is reflected off the floor, so in this current period of doomy gloom british weather, it make the garage brighter

Steve