speedyxjs
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| posted on 20/6/10 at 08:38 AM |
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Workshop floor protection
My new garage workshop just has a concrete floor at the moment and i would like to protect it with something to avoid oil/dirt stains and to make it
look smarter.
We have had a quote for some epoxy resin stuff to be put down for £1500 but was wondering if anyone could reccomend anything else?
How long can i resist the temptation to drop a V8 in?
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Benzine
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| posted on 20/6/10 at 08:41 AM |
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quote:
Originally posted by speedyxjs
My new garage workshop just has a concrete floor at the moment and i would like leave it this way, any oil stains will just be manly reminders of how
awesome I am and will save me $$$
fix'd 
The mental gymnastics a landlord will employ to justify immoral actions is clinically fascinating. Just because something is legal doesn't make
it moral.
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scudderfish
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| posted on 20/6/10 at 08:42 AM |
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Look at it this way, if your car is in the garage, it will cover up most of the stains, and if it is out, you're having too much fun to care
about them 
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iank
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| posted on 20/6/10 at 08:59 AM |
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I think it's a business rather than a home garage.
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Never argue with an idiot. They drag you down to their level, then beat you with experience.
Anonymous
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franky
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| posted on 20/6/10 at 09:03 AM |
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Seal and paint?
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jossey
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| posted on 20/6/10 at 09:46 AM |
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i would get that red paint stuff they use in car garages. i have it in mine. it was done when i moved in and i can just mop up mess and leaves nothin
behind.
http://www.screwfix.com/prods/19015/Paint/Floor-Paints/No-Nonsense-Floor-Paint-2-5Ltr-Red?cm_re=SEARCHPROMO-_-FLOOR%20PAINT-_-19015
dave
[Edited on 20/6/10 by jossey]
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speedyxjs
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| posted on 20/6/10 at 11:04 AM |
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Yeah, should've said its for business use Iv been told that paint will only last a few months.
[Edited on 20-6-10 by speedyxjs]
How long can i resist the temptation to drop a V8 in?
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BenB
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| posted on 20/6/10 at 11:28 AM |
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I've used screwfix own concrete floor paint. Smells rather evil (heavy solvent content) and of course you can't walk / drive /leave
anything on it whilst it's drying (48 hours in a rather cold autumn) but it's lasting quite nicely. A bit scuffed in a few places but
better than plain old concrete.
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Badger_McLetcher
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| posted on 20/6/10 at 11:50 AM |
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A second for the paint, put it down a couple of years ago and seems to be lasting quite well!
If disfunction is a function, then I must be some kind of genius.
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Davegtst
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| posted on 20/6/10 at 11:57 AM |
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I used Ronseals dimond hard floor paint. It hasn't been down long so i can't say how long it lasts but it looks really good. I PVAed the
floor with a few coats first though, apparently this will make it last alot longer.
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snapper
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| posted on 20/6/10 at 02:04 PM |
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GAVINC has put carpet down in our barn
I would recomend clear concrete sealer followed by Floor paint
I eat to survive
I drink to forget
I breath to pi55 my ex wife off (and now my ex partner)
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designer
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| posted on 20/6/10 at 02:31 PM |
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Seal with diluited PVA. Cheap and works.
Paint if you want.
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Bluemoon
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| posted on 20/6/10 at 03:43 PM |
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Yes used floor paint cheap works well. Currently have a damp problem so just put down some ribbed rubber (Machine mart where the cheapest..) smells
odd though!..
Dan
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iank
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| posted on 20/6/10 at 07:59 PM |
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I doubt the floor paints you can buy over the counter are up to day to day use in a garage business - at least if you don't want to be patch
re-coating it weekly.
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Never argue with an idiot. They drag you down to their level, then beat you with experience.
Anonymous
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grusks2
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| posted on 21/6/10 at 07:05 AM |
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Carpet on mine, and i just give it a hoover now and then.
http://mac1worxbuild.wordpress.com/
forgot my old password so another username doh
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