MFX Posted 24September, 2014 Report Share Posted 24September, 2014 Hi guys, I am new around here, and although I don't have a P car yet, I have permission from the boss to start looking for one. But first things first was to get a garage sorted out for my toys. We recently moved into this house with an intention to stay (for a few years at least), and I thought if I am going to put in a garage, I am going to do it properly. We are on over a half an acre in the Southern Highlands, but the block is on a fair slope so with a bit of creative designing I managed to put in a garage which is 7m x 12m. So it is effectively an oversized 4 car garage. My plan is to have room to actually park the 2 daily drivers under cover, so hopefully no more scraping ice off the windscreens in the very cold winter mornings. That will leave room for a workshop with a hoist in one back corner and the other back corner will be a "dirty room". The dirty room being part paint booth/ welding room/ woodworking room, basically a place where I can make a mess with dust extraction, so the cars don't get covered in paint/ dust, etc. So I have now had the garage for about 6 weeks but I haven't been able to use it because first things first, I need to paint the floor and that required the new slab to cure properly first. I did a bit of research of what paint to use, and in the end I decided the most durable would be a 2 pack epoxy industrial quality paint. The paint I used was Dulux Durabuild STE. Before I could paint the floor has to be cleaned and prepped. I gave it a good clean with a high pressure washer. The floor then needed to be etched. They recommend to use a diamond grinder to grind back the surface, but as it was a brand new slab (and I could be bothered) I opted for the next best thing which is using a a concrete etch powder. The powder is just mixed with water and then broomed over the floor. It looks like soda water when it is pushed around and after 20mins I washed it all off. I could see that it took the top layer off of the concrete and made it porous. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MFX Posted 24September, 2014 Author Report Share Posted 24September, 2014 So once the floor was clean and I left it for a day to dry, I mixed the hardener into the paint ready to finally start painting. I cut in first around the poles and at the doorways with a brush, then I went through with a roller and did the rest. The paint is quite thick, and heavy to work. It took me about 2 hours to do the first coat. Much longer than I expected, but it looked good. After 24 hours I went back through and did the second coat, this time it was much quicker, but it still took me about an hour to do. Now I am up to the long 7 day wait before I can drive on it and start setting it all up. Considering I first ordered the shed and applied to council back in December it has been a very long wait and it is great to see the end is near. Hopefully this is useful to someone as i did some searches for peoples experiences with doing this and there was not much out there. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
911barber Posted 24September, 2014 Report Share Posted 24September, 2014 I left mine cure for 3 weeks mate, the heat off the tires might make some paint lift, just my 2 cents worth Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Carrera28 Posted 24September, 2014 Report Share Posted 24September, 2014 I left mine cure for 3 weeks mate, the heat off the tires might make some paint lift, just my 2 cents worth I agree a mate had problems with his peeling, so 3 weeks would be prudent Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MFX Posted 24September, 2014 Author Report Share Posted 24September, 2014 Was that with a 2 pack epoxy or a straight out of the tin type paint? It is going to kill me if I have to wait, but at least I can start moving in shelves and tools. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MFX Posted 25September, 2014 Author Report Share Posted 25September, 2014 All finished. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mike D'Silva Posted 21October, 2014 Report Share Posted 21October, 2014 Holy cow.. i want that shed! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
au-yt Posted 8November, 2014 Report Share Posted 8November, 2014 Interesting insight about the cure time, as I plan to paint my next garage floor, nice size shed, I always remember the insightfull words of a good friend, "son there was never a garage built big enough" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
997 Kid Posted 1January, 2015 Report Share Posted 1January, 2015 I painted the centre panels of my floor in white. I used the Race Deck for the rest. I will Post a few photos. Yes the paint needs to be hard - cured - prior to driving on or using roller tool boxes and creepers. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MFX Posted 3January, 2015 Author Report Share Posted 3January, 2015 Well I have been using the garage now for a few months and the floor has been fantastic. Easy to clean, and super tough. I did put the cars in there after about 10 days but I parked outside until the tyres cooled down up till around the 3 week mark. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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