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Garage
floor paint
The
garage is a place, which gets smelly and dirty very fast, as a
result of constant repairs, activities and materials like grease,
oil based products used for these activities. Thus a garage needs
to be constantly touched up with paint, especially the floor,
because the floor space is utilized the maximum. There are many
types of garage paints that are available in the market, these
days. Following are some types –
Garage
floor paint types
Following are some types that you are likely to come across -
• Garage floor paint coats – These
are the latest trend. They have become very popular because they
are environmentally friendly. They give a shiny and a sparkling
clean appearance to the floor and they are durable, primarily
because they are resistant to the damage caused by materials like
oil, grease, dirt, alcohol, brake fluids etc. Also it is very
easy to apply them to the floor.
• Garage floor paints – Apart from
the above-mentioned coating paint, normal garage paints are also
available in a number of colors. These are solvent or water based
epoxies and penetrate well, primarily because they have 40-50
percent solid base
How
to do it? – Tips for painting your garage
Follow the steps given, below and you will have a spotlessly clean
new looking garage, painted by yourself. This will save you the
cost of hiring a painter, which by the way is frightfully expensive.
Before starting the job get hold of the following materials –
1. Paint roller
2. Rubber mixers
3. Paint/Coat
4. Paint brushes
5. Paint stirrer and basecoat mixer
6. A watering can, and a cloth
Once
you have these, entire sweep and mop the floor clean and remove
the stains. Pour the contents; paint and leave to dry overnight.
Give the floor a thick shiny coat, with a color of your choice.
There are more than a thousand color combination possibilities,
available in the market.
Cost
The cost depends upon the brand that you use, but generally it
will be 200-300 dollars for 2 epoxy coats. If you have a 500 sq
ft garage, you will need roughly 2 gallons per coat of paint.
There
are many more garage articles in our garage
section. There is more specific information in the links at
the beginning of this article. They can guide you where you need
to go.
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