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Goose 
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 Topic: Garage floor epoxy or RockSolid?
Posted: 03 Aug 2022 at 9:54pm |
I am finishing up with rebuilding my garage after it was destroyed by a tornado on Dec. 15.
As long as I have the opportunity, I want to paint the concrete floor with something that will hold up under vehicle traffic and me dropping things.
I was looking at three different levels: floor paint, epoxy paint, and RockSolid. I know Rocksolid is expensive, but it claims to be 20 times stronger than epoxy.
Has anyone used RockSolid and is it worth the extra money?
What is everyone using and would you recommend it?
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DaveKamp
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Posted: 04 Aug 2022 at 9:09pm |
I haven't used RockSolid. i've used floor paints and epoxies.
Vehicle traffic will wear paint off. Dropped tools will chip both off. Battery acid, brake fluid, and other automotive-type chemicals will damage epoxy.
BOTH will yield a very slippery surface when wet, and deadly slippery when you get a little anti-freeze on it.
With epoxy, you can add in, or sprinkle on sand to give it some traction 'grit'.
If you want a nice floor that'll do all you identify, though, just have it worked fairly flat and lightly troweled (no need to go crazy), and then call in a guy with a grinder/polisher unit to grind the surface smooth... it will not be slippery, it'll look like marble, and wear like iron.
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steve(ill)
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Posted: 04 Aug 2022 at 9:32pm |
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There are "clear sealers" that soak in and seal out spills, and dont set on the surface to chip when things are dropped... Son did his outside patio with that.. Worked OK.
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200Tom1
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Posted: 05 Aug 2022 at 12:06am |
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Goose, when my wife passed away with covid, I had to rent a grinder, looks like a floor buffer, from Home Depot and grind the surface off of the state and federal and state government inspected commercial kitchen. I had to resurface the floor with Epoxy garage floor coating. They would not allow me to use the 5 gallon of clear floor sealer I had in my building. If you rent a floor grinder from Home Depot make sure they give you a good grinding disk. The one they have me was 99% worn out. Make sure you understand the rental agreement. I was told 1 price + deposit. I cleaned the machine up better than I recieved it. I never got my damage deposit back. Epoxy was the only thing they would pass the inspection. I got it from Menards. I also got the color flakes to put in it, I put it down with a short 9" roller.
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Clay
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Posted: 05 Aug 2022 at 3:37pm |
All epoxies are NOT created equal. ARCOR Epoxy Technology and Belzona make very tough epoxies. Both companies make excellent products which will are chemical resistant. They are very tough and superior to the majority of products available from the big box stores. Both ARCOR and Belzona provide good technical assistance.
A word of caution......floor finishes get can get slick, when liquids are spilled. Broadcast some non-skid onto the surface, before the finish is solid.
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DMiller
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Posted: 05 Aug 2022 at 4:02pm |
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The painters at the nuke I worked put epoxy paint on the floors. Had bags of small hard paint chips of all colors where while wearing golf shoes with spikes on the soles would broadcast chips while paint was wet. More or less non slip and looked good.
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Posted: 11 Aug 2022 at 10:03pm |
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will any off them hold up to spilled gasoline ?
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jaybmiller
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Posted: 12 Aug 2022 at 6:18am |
epoxy will used lots of it making cl/RC airplanes. The BIG issues ares PROPER prep of the floor AND staying off it for 2 days past the 'cured-OK to use' time they list !!!
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RingGeneral
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Posted: 06 Jul 2025 at 10:31pm |
Epoxy was solid but after seeing some reviews on RockSolid, the extra cost made sense for heavy use. One time, dropped a toolbox on my floor and the epoxy cracked, so a stronger option seems worth it. By the way, while shopping online, spotted a good patio furniture sale—sometimes those outdoor spots have unexpected garage floor deals too!
Edited by RingGeneral - 08 Jul 2025 at 9:53am
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