Sealing workshop floor

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31 May 2015 at 07:52 #191772
capnahab
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When I can summon the energy to find the garage floor it needs sealing- it is concrete , sound but dusty. I just want a clear sealant if possible , but an effective one. I have used a clear 2 part epoxy product in the past but it was expensive.

Any recommendations chaps ?.

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31 May 2015 at 07:52 #7643
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31 May 2015 at 09:00 #191780
Bob Brown 1
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I did find this site **LINK** which has a lot of information well worth a read.

Bob
31 May 2015 at 09:32 #191783
Dusty
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Garage floor paint from your local DIY superstore, relatively cheap and easily applied, if it gets damaged open the tin and touch it up. It's what is on my garage floor. A mop and a bucket is all that is needed to clean it, if that is your bag.
31 May 2015 at 10:19 #191799
Vic
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Floor paint. The screwfix stuff gets good reviews and is cheap as chips.
31 May 2015 at 11:05 #191807
IanT
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Just looked for it on the Screwfix site Vic – for some reason searching for "Floor Paint" didn't get any me any useful results (maybe it's the way I type it?).

Found it after scrolling through just the "Paint" selection but it will come up immediately if you search for:

"Leyland Trade Heavy Duty Floor Paint"

IanT
31 May 2015 at 11:07 #191808
OuBallie
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Here's what I used in the driveway after finishing the Carport:

Result:

Don't remember who I bought it from, but did spend days/weeks researching/searching.

The price of 2-pack put me off.

This is my hobby, not some of the manufacturing facilities that make me drool.

Geoff – No more oil/grease stains and concrete dust.
31 May 2015 at 11:46 #191817
Ian S C
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Successfully painted a workshop floor with epoxy floor paint in the 60sQuite a large area. The tins got emptied into a large can, then someone asked "what's the pot life", to which the answer was 20minutes, so we grabed a broom each(about 3 ft wide), tipped some paint on the floor, and went for it. Read the instructions.

Ian S C
31 May 2015 at 12:48 #191829
Douglas Johnston
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Floor paint is also excellent for floors made of flooring grade chipboard. I did this some 8 years ago and it is still looking good. It really is tough and sweeps clean very easily, although the Screwfix stuff I used had the most horrid smell during application.

Doug
31 May 2015 at 16:09 #191844
Boiler Bri
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I used floor paint , but before i applied it i sealed the floor with a solution of 20%PVA to water.

Works a treat.

Brian
1 June 2015 at 19:06 #192012
Jon
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Painted mine some years back with a decent brand whilst most machines were out, it didn't last a day after being left for 3 days. Should have sealed floor first.

Better still just lay thin 3mm or thicker rubber matting stops a lot of the cold coming through and beneficial when got the dropsies.
2 June 2015 at 19:20 #192141
mechman48
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I coated mine with a specific garage floor paint that had a built in sealer (water based PVA ? ) then gave it a couple of extra coats using all the paint from the tin. let it dry overnight, now have got a lot of those foam tiles from Mach. Mart ( usual disclaimer ) to keep the cold from rising through the concrete, much easier on he feet too.

George.
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