You have just finished restoring your 1963 Austin Healy and are ready to park that beautiful timeless classic in your garage; keeping it clean and out of the harsh weather. However; being a do it your self type person, you did most of the restoration work in that garage and after looking at the ratty old concrete garage flooring you decided that filthy nasty floor is not a proper place to display your pride and joy.
Thinking of the long term benefits you go shopping for a not just a floor coating but the best commercial grade coating you can find. The main reason you chose to go that route is, given as much time and money as you have put into that car, it is only Meade and right that she get a brand new floor surface to showcase her distinct lines as well as keep her much cleaner and more dust free than any normal un-coated garage floor could.
Garage floor coatings are a great way to give your workshop a professional finished look. At the same time making it much easier to get the floor clean and dust free and keep it that way. These types of durable enamel surface finishes are very easy to apply and when done properly will give your floors that beautiful custom car shop appearance for years to come.
There are several manufactures that make floor coatings specifically designed for use by the average homeowner. These coatings can be purchased in any color one can think of. It is possible these days to paint your show case floor with a color that will match exactly the color you choose to paint your classic car.
It is even possible to paint a reproduction of your Austin Healy’s winged logo right into the floor paint itself. Imagine how it will be when you see your mates jaws drop in disbelieve as they view that beautiful steel blue Austin Healy set off against a smooth creamy enamel background with the winged badge logo displayed right up front.
An option for protecting the garage floor with a durable surface is with an epoxy paint that provides the most hard-wearing surfaces imaginable yet still looks good. Epoxy can be bought in kit form along with the application equipment and can be applied yourself. The epoxy can be applied to any thickness you require with the usual depth starting at around 5mm thick but giving you the option to apply it much thicker, up to 23mm thick if you choose.
Industrial grade epoxy surfaces can be applied at the thicker end of the scale with curing time taking from between 12-24 hours. The surface you get is abrasion resistant that is incredibly hard yet the surface is still an attractive high-gloss finish. Epoxy floors are the type of floors that you will find in some military installations that sees the heavy duty traffic of aircraft and other heavy machinery.
The kinds of resistance an epoxy floor will give you includes water resistance, stain resistance, high impact resistance, hot tire proof, industrial acid resistant.
If this type of floor can withstand the high traffic of a military installation it should definitely be able to handle the daily routine of you in your workshop. While this is not the standard way of affecting your home design it is definitely going to improve its appearance and functionality.