Gentlemen, after reading the heartbreak about the Race Deck, I want to offer a suggestion.
My frim has built a number of car dealerships - Ford, Nissan, Volkswagon, Infinity, Porsche, Acura, Mini, Audi, Land Rover, etc. In the service areas, we never use anything like paint or any sort of surface-applied coating. Invariably, surface coatings wear out quickly and chip and peel excessively. Once you paint a floor, the only way to get it off is to bead blast it - expensive.
Modern dealerships WANT customers to see the shop - every one of 'em has windows into the service areas where customers can see the techs working. They can't afford to have a crappy looking floor.
We have done a number of shop floors with this sealer: Ashford Formula It looks good at first, but it gets better every time it's mopped or buffed. We pay about $0.50/sf installed, although I'm sure it would cost more for an individual's garage - small area. It can be done by an individual, though - it's not rocket science. Pre-cleaning is the biggest PITA.
There are other products out there that do the same thing - Sonneborn, Paul Wolff Co, Master Builders and Euclid all make similar stuff.
Similar products can also be gotten in color, or the concrete can be stained before the sealer is applied (this looks VERY cool - often used in fancy lobbies). Staining costs me about $1/sf to have done. Again, it can be done by an individual.
A sealee concrete floor will repel moisture, oil, grease, solvents, etc. It isn't a surface treatment, but a chemical change to the concrete.
Any construction supply house will sell one of these products, most often the Sonneborn stuff.
All the best,
Tag
My frim has built a number of car dealerships - Ford, Nissan, Volkswagon, Infinity, Porsche, Acura, Mini, Audi, Land Rover, etc. In the service areas, we never use anything like paint or any sort of surface-applied coating. Invariably, surface coatings wear out quickly and chip and peel excessively. Once you paint a floor, the only way to get it off is to bead blast it - expensive.
Modern dealerships WANT customers to see the shop - every one of 'em has windows into the service areas where customers can see the techs working. They can't afford to have a crappy looking floor.
We have done a number of shop floors with this sealer: Ashford Formula It looks good at first, but it gets better every time it's mopped or buffed. We pay about $0.50/sf installed, although I'm sure it would cost more for an individual's garage - small area. It can be done by an individual, though - it's not rocket science. Pre-cleaning is the biggest PITA.
There are other products out there that do the same thing - Sonneborn, Paul Wolff Co, Master Builders and Euclid all make similar stuff.
Similar products can also be gotten in color, or the concrete can be stained before the sealer is applied (this looks VERY cool - often used in fancy lobbies). Staining costs me about $1/sf to have done. Again, it can be done by an individual.
A sealee concrete floor will repel moisture, oil, grease, solvents, etc. It isn't a surface treatment, but a chemical change to the concrete.
Any construction supply house will sell one of these products, most often the Sonneborn stuff.
All the best,
Tag