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Mean Green



Member Since: 15 Sep 2011
Location: South Ayrshire
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Paint for Garage floor
I have recently completed my garage build and now need to paint the floor before I start to use it.

Unfortunately I have completely blown my budget and have very little left to spend. I had originally intended to use a 2 pack type paint - but at somewhere around £70 per tin and I would need 6 or 7 tins I just don't have the budget for it.

So any other cheaper alternative recomendations?
Post #717989 16th Jul 2018 9:21am
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AMBxx



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United Kingdom 2015 Defender 110 Puma 2.2 XS CSW Orkney Grey
I just left mine unfinished, brush it out every couple of years. I wouldn't want to roll around on it, but have plenty of cardboard when needed.
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discomog



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United Kingdom 2015 Defender 90 Puma 2.2 XS CSW Santorini Black
PVA can be used as a concrete floor sealant. It is normally used watered down at a ratio of 3:1. It works out a lot cheaper than paint. PVA containers normally have instructions on how to apply PVA. Defender 90XS SW
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Post #718014 16th Jul 2018 12:18pm
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gilarion



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Most good quality floor paint will do either just the basic or anti-slip, you do not need two pack it’s not as if you are a commercial garage with heavy traffic all day. I do not know what meterage your floor is but five litres was enough to cover my garage floor. Something like Ronseal Diamond Steel Satin Garage Floor Paint about £40.00 5ltr from B&Q or a bit more specialised Floorsaver anti-slip garage floor paint at about the same price from here: https://www.floorsaver.co.uk/collections/paint/anti-slip For those who like Welsh Mountains and narrow boats have a look at my videos and photos at..

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jomara



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Scotland 2014 Defender 110 Puma 2.2 XS CSW Santorini Black
Hi Mean Green

Have you looked at Gumtree? There’s someone in Linwood area selling 20L tins of polyurethane floor paint for £37.50ea various colours available

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languedoc



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Having a 5000m2 warehouse that’s a car showroom and garage in my family I can tell you that they have used every variety of paint from cheap to outrageous speciality stuff.

They swear by the no nonsense brand of floor paint from screwfix
Post #718057 16th Jul 2018 4:02pm
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Grouse



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Why paint - I have just done an extremely large Agricultural workshop and shed floor with this :1x Everbuild 403 CONCRETE HARDENER & DUSTPROOFER Building Products Surface Treatments - 25L https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B00AHUR0CO/ref...tBbSQX4YVT
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Andrew james



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United Kingdom 2015 Defender 110 Puma 2.2 USW Indus Silver
I thought about floor paint, and epoxy resin for my garage, but in the end I went for something like these, warmer, and softer to lie on when tinkering!
http://www.bigdug.co.uk/mats-flooring-c402...les-p14434

Easy to put down, my 6 year old did most of it Very Happy
Seems hard wearing, easy to clean, and withstands the Defender being parked on them.
Post #718109 16th Jul 2018 8:34pm
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Mean Green



Member Since: 15 Sep 2011
Location: South Ayrshire
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jomara wrote:
Hi Mean Green

Have you looked at Gumtree? There’s someone in Linwood area selling 20L tins of polyurethane floor paint for £37.50ea various colours available

Hope this helps Thumbs Up


I will have a look.. cheers for that.
Post #718136 16th Jul 2018 10:28pm
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