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Charles Hamilton
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 Posted: Thu Jul 03, 2008 1:07 am Post subject: Painting garage floor. |
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I'm in the process of building a wood garage for my 1948 Vauxhall 14 and had
the raft power floated to get a nice smooth surface. I intend doing the
floor with floor paint but after googling "Floor Paint" I find that the
majority of manufacturers don't recommend using paint on a power floated
floor without etching it first. Can anyone give me the benefit of their
experience before I proceed. |
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Jim Warren
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| Posted: Thu Jul 03, 2008 1:25 am Post subject: Re: Painting garage floor. |
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Charles Hamilton wrote:
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I'm in the process of building a wood garage for my 1948 Vauxhall 14 and had
the raft power floated to get a nice smooth surface. I intend doing the
floor with floor paint but after googling "Floor Paint" I find that the
majority of manufacturers don't recommend using paint on a power floated
floor without etching it first. Can anyone give me the benefit of their
experience before I proceed.
This firm has several products: http://www.non-slip-paint.com . I |
haven't studied what they have, but certainly on the home page there is
no mention of etching before use. The might be worth a look
Jim |
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Rob.
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| Posted: Thu Jul 03, 2008 3:54 am Post subject: Re: Painting garage floor. |
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Jim Warren wrote:
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Charles Hamilton wrote:
I'm in the process of building a wood garage for my 1948 Vauxhall 14
and had the raft power floated to get a nice smooth surface. I intend
doing the floor with floor paint but after googling "Floor Paint" I
find that the majority of manufacturers don't recommend using paint on
a power floated floor without etching it first. Can anyone give me the
benefit of their experience before I proceed.
This firm has several products: http://www.non-slip-paint.com . I
haven't studied what they have, but certainly on the home page there is
no mention of etching before use. The might be worth a look
Jim
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Etching is mainly for older dirty floors, to get them clean. |
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Dean Dark
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| Posted: Thu Jul 03, 2008 4:43 am Post subject: Re: Painting garage floor. |
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On Thu, 03 Jul 2008 08:54:28 +1000, "Rob." <mesa@mine.com.> wrote:
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Jim Warren wrote:
Charles Hamilton wrote:
I'm in the process of building a wood garage for my 1948 Vauxhall 14
and had the raft power floated to get a nice smooth surface. I intend
doing the floor with floor paint but after googling "Floor Paint" I
find that the majority of manufacturers don't recommend using paint on
a power floated floor without etching it first. Can anyone give me the
benefit of their experience before I proceed.
This firm has several products: http://www.non-slip-paint.com . I
haven't studied what they have, but certainly on the home page there is
no mention of etching before use. The might be worth a look
Etching is mainly for older dirty floors, to get them clean.
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Etching is necessary on a new concrete floor if you're going to epoxy
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Rob
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| Posted: Thu Jul 03, 2008 5:07 pm Post subject: Re: Painting garage floor. |
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Charles Hamilton wrote:
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I'm in the process of building a wood garage for my 1948 Vauxhall 14 and
had the raft power floated to get a nice smooth surface. I intend doing
the floor with floor paint but after googling "Floor Paint" I find that
the majority of manufacturers don't recommend using paint on a power
floated floor without etching it first. Can anyone give me the benefit
of their experience before I proceed.
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There is a paint for such its a clear sealer, can't think of the name,
something like rock????, this will seal the floor and stop the oil from
getting into the concrete.
Floor paint tends get damaged and needs repainting. |
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Badger
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| Posted: Thu Jul 03, 2008 9:01 pm Post subject: Re: Painting garage floor. |
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"Dean Dark" <ddrake@comcast.notthis.net> wrote in message
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On Thu, 03 Jul 2008 08:54:28 +1000, "Rob." <mesa@mine.com.> wrote:
Etching is mainly for older dirty floors, to get them clean.
Etching is necessary on a new concrete floor if you're going to epoxy
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Easy method for a new floor is to thin the epoxy with the correct thinners
about 60% and apply with an exterior grade roller. Making it this fluid
allows it to seep into the porous concrete surface and key properly. I did
this when my workshop was built 3 years ago and it's been fine ever since,
with roughly 20 car movements a week.
Badger. |
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Ian
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| Posted: Fri Jul 04, 2008 10:04 am Post subject: Re: Painting garage floor. |
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On 2 Jul, 21:07, "Charles Hamilton" <dyolfk...@btinternet.com> wrote:
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I'm in the process of building a wood garage for my 1948 Vauxhall 14 and had
the raft power floated to get a nice smooth surface. I intend doing the
floor with floor paint but after googling "Floor Paint" I find that the
majority of manufacturers don't recommend using paint on a power floated
floor without etching it first. Can anyone give me the benefit of their
experience before I proceed.
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I painted my garage floor when it was newly laid - well, about 6
months after it was newly laid - 8 years ago. A coat of sealer, as I
recall, then two coats of nice green floor paint from the local
builders' merchant. It has held up perfectly ever since, with no
damage or deterioration anywhere.
Ian |
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