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    Man cave fit out....

    Stage one.... looking at painted workshop floor.

    anyone used this stuff, bunnings have it http://www.rustoleum.com/product-cat...or-coating-kit
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    ...it's from Bunnings...it's sure to be top quality...

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    Doesn't look like it'd be rated for burnouts...
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    In our last house the builder had applied something similar to what you've mentioned. Didn't cope with much before wearing thru and breaking up from there on. Dunno about quality of application of the coating.

    Current house has garage carpet, must say this is a much preferred option for me.

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    get the shit acid washed, and get the mekke shit. the brand escapes me but if it's cheap it's not mekke.

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    My garage is coated with something. Appears very durable as I have laid a couple of darkies on it and not worn through the paint. (burnouts Akzle - not coloured people.......)

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    Use garage carpet. Just put a flat object under your side or main stand to stop the stand from marking the carpet.

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    Dunno about that exact product but Rustolium generally make good stuff.

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    Carpet?!!

    Shit I dunno if the bare concrete of my garage was ever coated. But I'll tell you this for nothing: it'll never rust with the amount of oil spilt on it.

    Also how can you risk welding??!?! - and vacuuming after using the lathe or grinder? Sheesh, what a bunch of metro sexuals.
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    My partners place has carpet not a fan for a variety of reasons, let alone fire risk mentioned above. Be like having a giant oil soaked rag there waiting for a grinder spRK.....

    Think it would be flea factory as you'd never geta round to vacumning it properly often enough.
    Like the idea of paint for light reflectivity and seeing stuff dropped on floor easier.

    Yes axle prep is key, apparently concrete grind smooth and the acid etch wash...
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    Quote Originally Posted by R650R View Post
    My partners place has carpet not a fan for a variety of reasons, let alone fire risk mentioned above. Be like having a giant oil soaked rag there waiting for a grinder spRK......
    I guess it depends on how you treat your garage. Mine is basically a spare room I park my bike in.

    I don't own a pre-74 Triumph, so oil loss isn't an issue.

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    Quote Originally Posted by R650R View Post
    My partners place has carpet not a fan for a variety of reasons, let alone fire risk mentioned above. Be like having a giant oil soaked rag there waiting for a grinder spRK.....

    Think it would be flea factory as you'd never geta round to vacumning it properly often enough.
    Like the idea of paint for light reflectivity and seeing stuff dropped on floor easier.

    Yes axle prep is key, apparently concrete grind smooth and the acid etch wash...
    don't know about the smooth bit but definitely acid wash. we did the woodworkshop at work about 4yr ago and it gets forklift over it and people walking round all the time and the coating is only just starting to in the odd place now, we used the resene floor paint. the concrete we coated was probably laid in the early 70's.

    prep was, sweep then vacuum.
    acid wash then hose out, allow to dry, (doesn't need to be bone dry)
    then coat using roller (did first thing in morning or last thing before knock off)
    then second coat at other end of day/night

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    Do you oil the chain or do any maintenance Rastus? Oh. Right. BMW owner. No chain and always back at the dealer for recalls so best not touch it.
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    Quote Originally Posted by F5 Dave View Post
    Carpet?!!

    Shit I dunno if the bare concrete of my garage was ever coated. But I'll tell you this for nothing: it'll never rust with the amount of oil spilt on it.

    Also how can you risk welding??!?! - and vacuuming after using the lathe or grinder? Sheesh, what a bunch of metro sexuals.
    +1. Carpet in garage... WTF? I'd love to have a coated garage floor someday though, something pale so it bounces light upwards.

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    And easier to clean if one drops ones decaff half strength almond latte.
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