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Bob C (aka q1ap) [ View ] [ Email ] [ Car Ads ] [ Blogs ] St. Augustine, Florida

My son just finished adding an additional 3 car garage. He has 2 muscle cars 1 complete and 1 a work in progress, dosen't do body work or paint, but is mechanical. My question is floor covering, he's leaning towards an epoxy paint to make it easier on clean ups. Any advice, Thanks, Bob.

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Posted by dzaborow  -  09/26/2005 02:46 PM I found a good product that gave me many different options to customize my floor the way I wanted. You can view their site at http://www.originalcolorchips.com/ or http://www.floorchips.com/ It has held up great for me. You also can view some photos if you go to this address http://www.originalcolorchips.com/photogallery.html. Good luck with your project! dzaborow [ View ] [ Email ] [ Blogs ] [ Car Ads ] Brighton, Michigan   Posted by team5150  -  09/28/2005 08:33 PM Ii used Castrol Super Clean at almost full strength to clean the floor. The tiles stick really good - so good infact that if I damage one I have to use a propane torch to heat it up and a paint scrapper to scrape it off. My concrete floor was slippery so the tiles are not much different. team5150 [ View ] [ Email ] [ Blogs ] [ Car Ads ] Corona, California   Posted by sloper38  -  02/08/2005 10:42 PM I had a big piece of carpet in front of my bench for ages , not by plan, just left it there while doing something else and it stayed. Was real good til it got too full of crud and got tossed. I'm X38 on any other sites. [ View ] [ Email ] [ Blogs ] [ Car Ads ] Sydney, Australia   Posted by crash12888  -  09/26/2005 10:37 PM Team, Did you have to do anything special to the floor other than clean it real good before you put the tiles down? Any kind of sealer or anything? crash12888 [ View ] [ Email ] [ Blogs ] [ Car Ads ] Chesterfield, Virginia   Posted by more or les  -  09/27/2005 01:51 AM Yeah, be careful of slippery floors. An old friend of the family had a nice garage floor years ago. He slipped on the wet floor. Broke his hip, then he died of a heart attack in the hospital. Morbid, but wouldn't want it to happen to someone else. more or les [ View ] [ Email ] [ Blogs ] [ Car Ads ] DEARBORN, Michigan   Posted by jbergman  -  09/26/2005 06:24 PM There is an anti-slip coating that is available at your local Sherwin Williams store that is said to be the same cost as ordinary floor paint. I have not used it just read an article about it over the wekend. It is made by American Safety Technologies Inc. It is has been used by theU.S. Navy on carrier decks. jbergman [ View ] [ Email ] [ Blogs ] [ Car Ads ] Waterloo, Illinois   Posted by artie  -  02/06/2005 08:21 PM Where did you get the big wrench ? I need one for my wall. artie [ View ] [ Email ] [ Blogs ] [ Car Ads ] ozark, Missouri   Posted by BigAlBre  -  02/06/2005 10:45 PM That looks like one of Shine's special tools on the wall... Big Al sittin back in paradise. [ View ] [ Email ] [ Blogs ] [ Car Ads ] St Pete Beach, Florida Charter Member since June 1999   Posted by Rods & Customs by Leon  -  02/08/2005 09:12 PM I like the Carpet Idea..... Rods & Customs by Leon [ View ] [ Email ] [ Blogs ] [ Car Ads ] Highlands, Texas Charter Member since May 2004   Posted by Rods & Customs by Leon  -  02/06/2005 10:31 PM Nice Garage....Where did you get the 39, I chopped a 40 like that a while back but I kept the quarter windows, Now that was a job....I guess if you want a garage that nice you have to put something cool in it......I like the rides, Very nice Rods & Customs by Leon [ View ] [ Email ] [ Blogs ] [ Car Ads ] Highlands, Texas Charter Member since May 2004   Posted by storm  -  02/06/2005 11:28 AM I have had the ucoat it floor in my garage for almost 4 years. it is holding up excellent with just a little gloss wear around my workbench area where I do a lot of grinding and welding. I put their gloss top coat on my floor and it does get a little slick when wet. storm [ View ] [ Email ] [ Blogs ] [ Car Ads ] Lafayette, New Jersey   Posted by team5150  -  02/06/2005 01:08 PM I put down the black & white peel & stick ones from Home Depot. These have been on my floor for 4 1/2 years and been through two engine changes for the Chevelle, trans swap, front end rebuild, and many other types of mechanical tortures. I have rolled engine stands and engine pickers around and it hasn't torn up any of them. I did have top replace a few when the jack moved back letting the car down and the wheel wouldn't rotate but that was easy - just pull up the munched one and replace it. That the real beauty of these squares - if you munch one you just replace the one that's damaged. I mop the floor with some diluted Super Clean a couple of times a year and it looks great. team5150 [ View ] [ Email ] [ Blogs ] [ Car Ads ] Corona, California   Posted by brian41chevy  -  02/06/2005 10:20 AM Bob I just put down a u-coat it floor in december at work. So far it's been great. Easy to clean, not effected by brake fluid, you can walk on it when it's wet without slipping and it looks good. Check out their web site. u-coatit.com There is a fine line between hobby and mental illness [ View ] [ Email ] [ Blogs ] [ Car Ads ] New Lenox, Illinois Charter Member since November 2004   Posted by 100646  -  02/06/2005 05:53 PM Team; nice looking garage 100646 [ View ] [ Email ] [ Blogs ] [ Car Ads ] Middletown, Indiana Charter Member since December 2003   Posted by q1ap  -  02/07/2005 09:31 AM Thanks for the feedback, the u-coat-it sounds and looks like a nice product. Always nice to come here for advice, it makes those decisions a lot easier. My "kid" he's 38 has some odd stuff he's saved over the years and plans on mounting on the walls when the garage is finished. One item is an old oil can display that he backed over at a gas station when he was learning how to drive and his "customized" dash from a 62 chevy that looks like somthing from a Buck Rodgers movie. When he gets them up I'll post some pictures. What's some of the weirdest stuff hanging on your garage walls?? q1ap [ View ] [ Email ] [ Blogs ] [ Car Ads ] St. Augustine, Florida   Posted by team5150  -  02/07/2005 12:29 PM I got the wrench off of eBay for $9. It turned out the guy who made them lived 2 blocks from me. He has moved since then. You might try eBay and see if he is still on there. I got the 39 from a guy in Texas. It was built by Jack Ellison at North Texas Rod & Customs. I didn't want to buy a local one because all I'd hear at shows and cruises is " Hey, that's Bob's old car !" This way no one out here has ever seen it and it is unique being a Phantom 39 with a split window in the back instead of a 37. As far as I know there were only 3 of these bodies made and 1 is in pieces in Tulsa - the other one is MIA. team5150 [ View ] [ Email ] [ Blogs ] [ Car Ads ] Corona, California   Posted by more or les  -  02/07/2005 05:20 PM TEAM5150, THANKS FOR THE TIP ON THE BLACK AND WHITE TILES! I WILL LOOK INTO THAT! I LIVED AT AN ADDRESS OF 5150 FOR 31 YEARS! LOL! more or les [ View ] [ Email ] [ Blogs ] [ Car Ads ] DEARBORN, Michigan   Posted by BigAlBre  -  02/06/2005 12:09 PM The correct url is www.ucoatit.com al Big Al sittin back in paradise. [ View ] [ Email ] [ Blogs ] [ Car Ads ] St Pete Beach, Florida Charter Member since June 1999   Posted by artie  -  02/06/2005 09:34 PM shine your full of sh_ _ you have a good garage I have seen some pics artie [ View ] [ Email ] [ Blogs ] [ Car Ads ] ozark, Missouri   Posted by Willys33  -  02/06/2005 10:49 PM One thing you may want to concider is how slippery a new surface is. I had a broom finish put on my garage floor. It's a little harder to clean and the creeper doesn't run too smooth but I have not slipped once on the floor. A little oil or water or other liquid and you will look like Homer Simpson 'till you hit the back wall. Get off the trailer and drive [ View ] [ Email ] [ Blogs ] [ Car Ads ] Alamogordo, New Mexico   Posted by orphans2  -  02/08/2005 10:18 AM I got tired of standing on cold concrete so I carpeted my garage every place except under the cars. Carpet came from the house as new carpet was installed. When it gets to soiled out it goes. If I need to make a big mess, I move the car outside. Creeper rolls just find on the carpet. Like the plasiic tiles seen in California Car Cover ads but just too damn expensive for my needs. orphans2 [ View ] [ Email ] [ Blogs ] [ Car Ads ] Stewartstown, Pennsylvannia Charter Member since November 2001

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