Took the day off to repair the repair shop

[CarER]

So me and my team took today off to do some repairs on the repair shop. We did not accept any appointments, took all of the equipment out including a lift, (usually sits next to the two post lift) and coated the floor with an epoxy coating.

 

It definitely lightens up the shop, the semi-gloss finish definitely reflects the sky lights much better. Now I'll be filtering everything that comes back into the shop to try and keep it this clean. Attached are a few pictures of the before and after. All opinions and suggestions welcome.

 

Let me know if anyone has any questions about the application, or anything for that matter.

 

Cheers!

[carolinahigear]

Congratulations!!

 

This job really looks great!! It sure brightened up the shop and makes it look twenty years newer! A good move to close shop in order to get it done!

 

Hi-Gear

[ATSAutomotive]

That right there is AWESOME!!!!!!

[bstewart]

It looks amazing. When I get my shop, that's one of the first things I have planned to do.

The surgical clean look goes a long way to rid yourself of the "grease monkey" mindset of some customers.

Plus, a bright work environment is great for your morale, employee happiness and productivity.

We don't employ grease monkeys or mechanics anymore, they are highly trained Auto Service Techs! Don't ever forget that!

[mspecperformance]

Very nice I'm surprised u got it all done in 1 day!

[xrac]

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[ncautoshop]

We just finished one of ours as well.

Your floor looks great! What kit did you use? Did you use a clear coat or antiskid?

 

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[HarrytheCarGeek]

Really nice! Yes, I also want to know what did you use for your floor? Great Job, indeed!

[CarER]

Thank you everyone for the kind words!

 

mspecperfomance, To be honest, I was surprised we got it done in one day but we started promptly at 8 and finished at 4:50 so it turned out perfect!

 

The floor coating I used was Rustoleum Epoxy-Shield Professional Series in silver grey semi-gloss (they also have garage series made for less vehicle traffic)

We also used their crack filler to fill any dips and cracks in the concrete, let that dry for 8 hours. Then we rented a floor sander, sanded the entire floor (mainly to remove and old stains that would affect adhesion) washed it, acid washed it, squeegeed it all out, let it dry and applied it. It was really easy to use but I guess the real test will be starting tomorrow.

 

ncautoshop, your shop looks fantastic as well!

[CarER]

bstewart, that is what I'm hoping for I've been really getting on my guys to keep it clean for a while now so now I think they're ready for coated floors

[ncautoshop]

Thank you everyone for the kind words!

 

mspecperfomance, To be honest, I was surprised we got it done in one day but we started promptly at 8 and finished at 4:50 so it turned out perfect!

 

The floor coating I used was Rustoleum Epoxy-Shield Professional Series in silver grey semi-gloss (they also have garage series made for less vehicle traffic)

We also used their crack filler to fill any dips and cracks in the concrete, let that dry for 8 hours. Then we rented a floor sander, sanded the entire floor (mainly to remove and old stains that would affect adhesion) washed it, acid washed it, squeegeed it all out, let it dry and applied it. It was really easy to use but I guess the real test will be starting tomorrow.

 

ncautoshop, your shop looks fantastic as well!

I hope you see this before you drive on it - it will not hold up to our type of use and abuse, that's what I used. If you can make it happen go to a sherwin williams and pickup a product called rexthane, it's a clear coat that's extremely hard. You should do 1 or 2 coats. When we completed ours you could easily scrape areas that's were well prepped up. The rexthane is much harder and much more chemical resistant.

 

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[CarER]

ncautoshop, Thanks so much for letting me know! That's definitely something I need to look in to. So far it's been holding up great. We'll see how it goes...

[alfredauto]

I've been wanting to do my floors for a few years. Honestly the biggest hang up is removing everything from the floor. I've got junk piled under every bench and in every corner that needs to be dealt with (probably tossed into the scrap bin) but I'm not ready to let go yet.

[CarER]

Alfredauto,

 

I got pretty lucky as far as that goes. My next door neighbors (an A/C and Heating Shop) have a forklift that they let us use to take out all of our equipment. So it didn't take us very long to move all of our stuff.

[phynny]

Looks fantasic, definitly looks more professional