floor paint/epoxy

[Jeff Teuton]

We are currently redoing our race car facility completely. If you have raw cement, clean, etch, and apply epoxy. We use Carboline brand. Many colors, splatter available, add walnut shells for traction, and we are going to clear the Mopar Blue color for the floors. If you have an epoxy that is down (or some other hard coat), use a commercial sander and grind the top, clean and apply the epoxy. On raw cement, the etching is very important. Doesn't take long, just use a hand sprayer and wash. The floors we are redoing are 17 years old, and have had lots of abuse. In our dyno building, the floors are 14 years old and not subject to much abuse. Building is mostly closed, little or no traffic (human or car) and the floors still look excellent and need nothing, except for my desire for Mopar Blue floors with big "M's" in them. Carboline is a commercial coating and probably a little more expensive, but is really hard. The commercial floor grinder we rented was no match for the 17 year old stuff.