Question:
About to move into yet another new house, its always been a problem
that the concrete garage floor with new properties, however many
times I sweep/wash them, shed white dust (which I promptly tread into
my wifes new carpets). I intended to paint the new garage floor with "floor paint" to avoid
this problem, however my mate tells be to beware as he has used floor
paint in his garage and finds that, especially when wet, the car
suffers wheel spin getting into/out of the garage.
Anybody else confirm this ?
Answer:
I painted my garage floor with a proprietary Concrete Floor
paint (can't remember the name or the maker, but I bought it in a
reputable builder's merchant, and it cost me over 20 pounds then, which
I thought was pretty jolly expensive).
I also bought and applied the recommended primer, which seals the
concrete.
The floor is only _just_ beginning to show signs of wear, at parts where
the car's weight sits (i.e. its tyres), and even then it's not
consistent -- probably where I lost concentration, painting.
I poured the paint out of the tin in half-pints, then spread it out,
then brushed it in properly, criss-cross fashion
I used "garage floor paint" (proper stuff, the oil-resistant "garage"
version, not just floor paint) bought from B&Q to paint on fresh concrete 4
years ago and it's still in excellent condition, the only damage is from
where I've dropped large heavy lumps of metal which has also damaged the
concrete surface below!
I believe the brand I used was International, and I used 2 coats as
reccomended and sealed prior with the reccomended concrete sealer.
No problems from car tyres so far.
