Building Project.

[Diplomat_Wagon]

Looks great! Now its time to organize

Benches and shelving are next as the pad is too cold to coat right now.

 

[Fishy]

Getting closer and closer to having a car in there all torn apart to make the garage complete!

 

[71ChargerRT]

How does the concrete need to cure before coating? Yes, I can see your point building/adding benches & shelving before organizing

 

[Diplomat_Wagon]

How does the concrete need to cure before coating? Yes, I can see your point building/adding benches & shelving before organizing

It's not that it needs to cure it's just I thought the pad was too cold temperature wise to coat but I talked to the guy at the concrete place and I have the go ahead and I will be coating it the week after Christmas.

Will be coating it with an acrylic chemical resistant high gloss top coat which will add shine and beauty to the floor of any man cave.

Got all my electrical finished tonight so the floor is the only thing left other then shelves and the bench. :giggedy:

 

[71ChargerRT]

Sweet! I found an epoxy I want to use on mine, but i have to sand/grind the floor first, and its freaking expensive...

 

[Dr.Jass]

If you can find a former bowling alley that's being changed into something else, an 8' section of bowling lane is the finest benchtop I've ever experienced... and they generally let it go inexpensively, since used bowling lanes don't have a lot of purpose outside the bowling world. A friend has two benches made out of that stuff, and it's amazing the abuse it takes.

 

[69.5CUDA]

what brand are you useing on the floor?.....i just want to make sure its not the same GARBAGE that was used up on the 40......its tough and fairly resistant but chip it and it comes up like semi soft latex...and gas eats it right off...like you cant wipe the floor fast enuf before its allready destroyed

 

[Diplomat_Wagon]

what brand are you useing on the floor?.....i just want to make sure its not the same GARBAGE that was used up on the 40......its tough and fairly resistant but chip it and it comes up like semi soft latex...and gas eats it right off...like you cant wipe the floor fast enuf before its allready destroyed

I can't remeber the brand name but it's the best coating this place sells, a 5gal pail was $200.

 

[71ChargerRT]

The stuff I want to get is a 2 part epoxy, its like $1200 for enough to do about 650 sqft, but its oil and chemical resistant. We used it in the parts room for a private airline. Its holding up great so far and its been a couple years.

 

[Diplomat_Wagon]

The stuff I want to get is a 2 part epoxy, its like $1200 for enough to do about 650 sqft, but its oil and chemical resistant. We used it in the parts room for a private airline. Its holding up great so far and its been a couple years.

They advised against an epoxy because I want to to it myself and it's not an easy process, this is just two coats and your done. If the need to patch fix it arises you just coat some over the damaged area and it actually melts into the existing surface leaving no seam.

 

[Dr.Jass]

I coated my garage floor, but I used grease, oil, rust and sand. Beer cans were in the mix too, but most of those are gone now.

 

[69.5CUDA]

ugh that sounds like the same crap we used..5g can ..a blue can at that..i dont have the name infront of me...but the stuff is GARBAGE..even the priice sounds the same

id go with epoxy..you can do it yourself its just a PITA....but id rather have a floor be a PITA to go on and last a life time

 

[Diplomat_Wagon]

ugh that sounds like the same crap we used..5g can ..a blue can at that..i dont have the name infront of me...but the stuff is GARBAGE..even the priice sounds the same

id go with epoxy..you can do it yourself its just a PITA....but id rather have a floor be a PITA to go on and last a life time

This stuff comes in a black pail, it apparently burns into the concrete and has excellent adhesion to new concrete and dries to a rock hard finish.

 

[68R/T]

I don't think you would want to do an epoxy in the winter unless you have a respirator. :dgt:

Most epoxies give off toxic fumes. [smilie=f:

 

[69.5CUDA]

well lemmy know how it holds up...we have another slab still to pour next year......

 

[Dr.Jass]

Get that slab nice and warm before you coat it, and leave the heat high while it's curing. I'd probably leave the thermostat around 70° for a few days before and after.

 

[Diplomat_Wagon]

I don't think you would want to do an epoxy in the winter unless you have a respirator. :dgt:

Most epoxies give off toxic fumes. [smilie=f:[/QUOTE]


This is an acrylic coating but fumy none the less.

I have a very nice charcoal respirator and I intend to use it, I also have that vent fan in the wall that I will be running.

I will have the heat up in there while I wash the floor and leave it up until it's dry and ready to coat.

 

[dodgechargerfan]

Vent fan?

Electric motors and fumes = potential boom boom.

Is it a sealed motor?
Or is it belt driven and the motor is out the way of the flow?

It's a long shot, but......

 

[Diplomat_Wagon]

Vent fan?

Electric motors and fumes = potential boom boom.

Is it a sealed motor?
Or is it belt driven and the motor is out the way of the flow?

It's a long shot, but......

It's a sealed fan.

Forced air furnace on the other hand is not so it will probably be turned off for a lil bit.

 

[Diplomat_Wagon]

Well I've got the floor coated, that was about as fun as it could be. :doh: NASTY fumes from that stuff.

Left a very nice finish though.

Got the shelf built this past week and almost have the bench finished.

Here's the bench, it's about 80% finished.