Spring is typically the time when homeowners get in the mood to clean out their garages and purge old stuff. For many men, their garage is their sanctuary, and they want to treat it as such. After cleaning out the junk, organizing the tools, and finding a place for everything, a stained, oily garage floor makes the area look unfinished.
Imagine the transformation of your garage space. We recommend adding a colorful, shiny epoxy floor coating that will make you feel like you’re driving into a showroom every time you pull into your driveway. Epoxy tops off the pro look and resists oil stains, beads water, and wipes clean like a kitchen counter. Color chips and custom paint colors hide imperfections in the concrete, and antiskid additives give you the grip you need on a rainy day. This is not just a floor, it’s a whole new experience.
A Three Brothers Painting garage floor job will typically go like this:
- We start with a pressure wash with muriatic acid, which breaks down oil, rubber, and skid marks that may have been left over time.
- After drying. if you choose concrete floor stain, it is applied like a regular paint job. We first cut the edges around the area and then roll the floor, making sure to maintain a wet edge (no part dries before moving onto another section. Otherwise, it doesn’t look even.) After 24 hours of drying, we apply a second coat. After about 5 days, your new floor is ready.
- For the epoxy finish, the first part of the process is the same. We pressure wash the floors with muriatic acid. For the epoxy floors, two parts need to be combined to form a solid color, and then the edges of the floor need to be cut and rolled. During the drying process, the paint chips are broadcasted before the epoxy base dries. Depending on the homeowner’s preference, this can look speckled or very concentrated. After allowing 24 hours to dry, we apply a clear coat topcoat sealer to give a stronger, more durable finish with a high sheen. The top coat must dry for five days before stepping or driving on the surface. This finish is not just beautiful, it’s built to last.
Both Sherwin Williams and Porter Paints are our products of choice for painting garage floors. Sherwin Williams’ H&C Concrete Stain is what we recommend for stained floors, and Porter Paints’ DTR epoxy as a base with Pitthane topcoat sealer will give your garage floors a long-lasting showroom finish.
If you’re interested in finishing off your garage floors with either a concrete stain or epoxy-painted floor, don’t hesitate to give our team of trusted painters a call.