You will have to make sure you strip any paint or coating before applying a true epoxy coat. Otherwise it wont last long. You may have to acid or grind it off. Oil needs to be removed too. Also dont cheap out on the epoxy. The hardware store kits for just over 100 dollars are very little epoxy and will last a short time before you have to fix them. Get 100 percent solids epoxy. Its much more expensive but will last and not peel.

 

Pretty much what Blizzard said. Under pretty much all circumstances you would want to bring the concrete to an original type condition (if possible) and open the "pores" of the concrete so that there is something more for the covering to grip to. Ideally you'd want to coat new concrete that has had enough time to fully cure.

The stain I brought up earlier is a solvent based stain and sticks/soaks-in very well. It's also highly protective against things like salt. It does require 4 to 7 days to fully cure though but you can recoat after a day. It's not horrible on price either and you can get it in probably any colors to match or contrast walls. It's not particularly fun to work with and I'd just roll it on with several throw-away rollers unless you feel like cleaning the roller and covers with a solvent.

 

A pit has always been my dream But, sigh, it will go unfulfilled. As far as coatings go, I have an epoxy coating, but made the mistake of not getting roughing material installed with it. It is extremely slippery and you need to be careful when walking on it. I made the mistake, one time only, of hurrying from my car into the house when I forgot something, and boom, I went down.

Lou

 

Nice! She got a sister??

-Mike

 

I have high ceilings in the garage too. No lift. Just dealership service. Its too damn hot to work on a car in AZ anyway LOL

 

It's been too damn hot for that around here lately, too.. I know that car thermometers tend to read a bit high, but this was moving along on the freeway, not sitting in a hot parking lot!

-Mike

 

Congrats Peleg! The garage looks awesome. I'm very happy for you! The epoxy came out looking really good!

 

Appreciate it man!

 

Love the floor! I'm really thinking of doing this in my garage. Nice tankless water heater too.......yes I'm a plumber lol

 

I had my massive old type replaced last year and they wanted to do a tankless set up but I told him to just replace what's there . He looked at me like I was crazy . She is the largest you can get I think . BIG *** HOUSE lol
Also added some pics of my garage too

 

^^^^^
Not enough ceiling height there for a lift.

Nice pictures, though.

 

I'm trying to bank of the referral program, 2 of the neighbors already expressed interest in this setup.

Definitely worth the $2300.

 

Hey, for the lifter how many PSI was your concrete floor? I'm currently building my home and I'm planning on putting a few lifters

 

6" min. slab depth required for 2 post type.

 

yeah, but what about the psi rating of the slab?