Originally Posted By NickCW
Originally Posted By GaB
I had a bad experience with garage floor paint.
I did as it said on the tin and left it for a week before parking Archie on it.
The next time I took him out, the tyres sucked the paint off the floor where the tyres had been (only the back tyres fortunately).
I currently have carpet covering the bald patches. Grr!


Unfortunately this is the case with any water based store bought paint, you really need an epoxy based paint that you get online - must more expensive but durable and won't come off. Same stuff professional garages will be using.

Only issue is I doubt it will adhere to the old paint as well as bare concrete, but as you are only having issues where the tyres are then it could do the trick.

Otherwise cheat - and buy 4 x grey carpet tiles from B&Q and put those where the tyres sit.


I wouldn't use an epoxy paint/sealant over the top of the existing floor paint. The reason your existing paint is lifting is because calcium sulfate leaches out of all concrete as a loose powdery residue. The concrete needs acid-etching to neutralise the surface layer, but you can't (easily or cheaply) do this because of the existing paint - so catch 22. Use tiles as suggested, or a bonded continuous vinyl roll product.

Stuart
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