Floor Paint

[Sister Sledge]

OK everyone I had some awesome feedback with my last request (shed/house vac - I bought a Titan in the end.. I'll update the thread in a mo) and hopefully I'll get some good answers again..

I'm making my shed mostly fireproof but best of all it's clutter free. Problem is I can see the floor now and it's bugging me!
I want to paint the floor and I've never painted concrete floor before. This is untouched but old concrete and in good shape.

Questions:
Name me some suitable paints. eBay shows so many different types and I'm lost!
It's not a massive space. I want to paint around 15 sq m.
It includes 3 concrete steps - do I use the same paint on them?
The shed is not heated - is that a problem for floor paint?
The shed only sees me walking/standing on it and the bike being wheeled in and out over it.
The floor always stays dry.
Are there colours to avoid?
Makes of paint to avoid?
Floor painting pitfalls I might encounter?

I'd use another covering for the floor but potentially it will see the odd hot spark falling onto it and I don't want to risk it smouldering.

Anyone?
____________________
CCM 404 DS

[Polarbear]

I've no idea what's good or bad. I'd just choose a colour from whatever Screwfix or Toolstation have and try that.

One thing I learnt at sea when painting enginerooms and workshops. You need light coloured paint but not bright. So no whites. Light grey and red seem the popular colours with paint manufacturers.I wouldn't go red myself but I suppose it depends what you like.

Too bright and it causes eye strain, to dark, well it's just too dark. It will make the place dismal. Satin finish for the same reasons as well as being easier to keep clean than a matt finish.

I would quite happily give Screwfixes cheapest a go. It's got good reviews and there should be enough in one tub for 2 coats and still have some left for touching up in the future.



https://www.screwfix.com/p/no-nonsense-trade-floor-paint-grey-2-5ltr/74591#product_additional_details_container
____________________
Triumph Trophy Launch Edition

[ThatDippyTwat]

[Sister Sledge]

Yup I've spotted the epoxy products and thought them to be overkill too. Better suited to floors of busy factories etc.

Light grey is indeed what I was wanting. Red is common and too dark - once this floor is done it will brighten things no end.
Unfortunately the walls are white! Bright yes but it was laid around and found during the clearout. Better to use something than throw it lol.
____________________
CCM 404 DS

[arry]

I used this stuff:

https://images-na.ssl-images-amazon.com/images/I/71oylp-gqWL._SY450_.jpg

I can tell you that it's not diamond hard and, therefore, does not do exactly what it says on the tin. In fact, the only way it could do that is if the tin said it just came off in clumps when you rolled a vehicle over it. Might be alright with just light motorbikes but with a car in the garage as well it fared really badly. 2/10 - would not recommend.

[linuxyeti]

[MarJay]

I've just bought a house with an unsealed concrete floor in the garage. I would also like to know what the best paint to use is, because I really want to make it a nice place to work and store bikes.

The garage is quite dusty so I'm a bit worried about making sure it's 'dust free' before starting, as sweeping will tend to break up the concrete surface. I'm lucky in that my current garage has already had the floor painted, and I just needed to paint the walls with a white emulsion paint.

I will also be limited in time as I'll have to move the bikes into the new garage quite rapidly after we get the keys to the new house.

I've seen places that offer a resin coat but I think that might be overkill...
____________________
British beauty: Triumph Street Triple R; Loony stroker: KR1S; Track fun: GSXR750 L1; Commuter Missile: GSX-S1000F; Cheap project: CBR900RR FireBlade
Remember kids, bikes aren't like lego. You can't easily take a part from one bike and then fit it to another.

[wr6133]

[Freddyfruitba...]

Beware of the dust thing... Prior to painting it, my own concrete workshop floor was very dusty, albeit clean and undamaged as it had been protected with an old carpet ever since it was laid. However, it still shed a lot of dust despite extensive hoovering - I suspect a dodgy screed mix was originally used TBH. I painted the whole floor with a concrete stabiliser before applyoing two coats of floor paint (bog-standard Toolstation IIRC) and it looked fab for about a week, before it all started flaking off. Under no more duress than my foot traffic either. Looks utterly shit now and I don't really know (and CBA) what to do with it.
____________________
KC100->CB100N->CB250RS--------->DL650AL2->R1200RS->R1250RS

[MCN]

I hate raining on any kunts parade but is there a DPM under the concleete floor?
If not then moisture will migrate from the ground to the top so if you seal with paint it may probably blister or just flake off.

You can still paint the hoowur but it may be a job to do each year.
You can try and see.

The issue is when you try paint then it's kind of permanent.
____________________
Disclaimer: The comments above may be predicted text and not necessarily the opinion of MCN.

[MCN]

[woo]

I just used masonry white paint on the floor and walls.
The floor has rubbed in parts and is dull after 10 years but when i can be arsed ill just repaint with the same paint again
____________________
Elen sila lummen omentielvo!

[BigTim]

how about those plastic? garage floor tiles that click together?

seen em on screw fix and other sites

supposed to make floor better for walking on etc

but maybe not good with a centre stand on em

anybody tried them?

[Sister Sledge]

Loads of awesome input

With the Ronseal I do not trust the name. I used to, not now though because it's like everything with a name - it's bought out by corporations and used as a front for poor quality products not related to the originals at all.
It does sound like I dodged a bullet with it!

This floor is dry, has a membrane and does have some dust. I was literally going to get onto my knees with a vacuum cleaner and a hand wire brush and try to remove as much as possible before placing any layers down.

I'm still very tempted by the Screwfix no nonsense mentioned at the start of the chat. Busy today but if I get done early enough this evening I'll call by and get some.
Floor needs doing soon because most of the equipment has arrived.

Actual floor coverings are a no go unfortunately BigTim. I'll be doing welding in this space and fear that a stray spark or piece of flying slag will drop and ignite the floor when I'm not there.
I was originally considering hard rubber like that used in horse boxes or simple kitchen floor tiles stuck down with bitumen. They will burn though..
____________________
CCM 404 DS

[JackButler]

Painting an established concrete floor is seldom successful for any length of time, regardless of how good the prep or paint.

Watch a few youtoobs of really high end workshops, they all seem to favour ceramic floor tiling.
____________________
I clean my guns with the tears of the snivelling, left wing scum.

[MarJay]

It's one of the problems of buying a house. I saw the garage floor once during a viewing, and I couldn't tell you much detal on the state of the floor. I kind of need to know before making a decision. If it's really bad I might pay one of those places to do a resin floor, but it's extraordinarily expensive. I've no doubt it'll be worth it as it will last forever and not flake off etc but if I can get a nearly as good finish with Epoxy that I do myself or similar then I would do that.

These people have a 5-6 week lead time, so it's not something that is an easy decision.
____________________
British beauty: Triumph Street Triple R; Loony stroker: KR1S; Track fun: GSXR750 L1; Commuter Missile: GSX-S1000F; Cheap project: CBR900RR FireBlade
Remember kids, bikes aren't like lego. You can't easily take a part from one bike and then fit it to another.

[MCN]

[doggone]

I have these, you probably need a fairly level floor.
Been down about five years now and spare ones are great to kneel on elsewhere.
https://www.halfords.com/workshop-tools/garage-equipment/garage-essentials/rolson-6-piece-floor-mat-set-120-x-180cm

[BTTD]

[Freddyfruitba...]

[MCN]