Hello,I was looking forward to painting the garage door over the winter vacation, because it keeps peeling and cracking. However, I was wondering how I should paint the floor this time because the last time i did, the paint peeled very quickly. Also, is the temperature too cold to paint? (i am ok painting in freezing temperatures, however will it kill the paint?)Thanks
If you use paint its going to peel. The epoxy coating (sold at home depot / lowes) will work great but i think the floor has to be above 50 degrees or so. Check with manufacturer.
Hey, I just painted my garage floor and used the epox they have at home depot. It comes in a box set (epox, starter, acid to clean floor, flakes for extra color) and has a dvd on how to get the best results. It costs about 60 bucks. I did exactly what the dvd told me and really I have a nice garage floor. I can highly recommend it. I think the temperature has to be above 45 or 50 degrees though. Plus you can't park your car in your garage for at least a week. Good luck
usually the paint peels because there is something on the floor that pervents the paint from adhering to the floor...Need to clean it with a good floor cleaner and let competely dry...as for temp...you shouldn't paint below 45 anyways...if the paint freeze before it cures then it will peel again...heat of the floor with some how....I would use a room heater to bring the temp up
Not sure where you live, but, surface temp has to be at least 50 degress in most situations. With concrete floor coatings, prep is the key. An acid solution is imperative to cleaning the floor and it will not harm any existing paint that may be there, it will only attact exposed concrete. A pressure washer is not needed for this application. The floor must dry for about a week. Follow instructions for whatever product that you use. Remember, the acid cleaning has to happen whether you use a latex, oil, epoxy or any other type floor paint. Wait until next summer, perfect months would be april, may, and august, september. good luck.
