Tips for garages used as a workshop, bike room or place to work on the car. Call or text a few photos of the floor, and the estimate is free.
Fitchburg borders Madison to the south and has about 30,000 people, all in Dane County. If your garage doubles as a workshop, it takes different abuse than a plain parking spot. Dropped tools, jack stands and spilled fluids all matter when you pick a coating and a finish.
A busy flake blend hides dust and wear. The downside is that a dropped screw or washer can vanish into the pattern. If you do a lot of small-parts work, a lighter solid color or a lighter flake blend makes things easier to spot.
Brake fluid, gas, solvents and battery acid can mark or soften some coatings if they sit. Ask to see the coating's chemical chart. Resistance to brake fluid, gas, solvents and battery acid varies by product. Either way, wipe spills up soon instead of letting them dry on the floor.
Steel jack stands and floor jack wheels put a lot of weight on a small spot, and they can dent or scratch a coating. A square of plywood under each stand spreads the load. Rolling tool chests are fine on most coatings, but clear grit out of the casters so they do not drag it across the floor.
Garage Floor Coating · Polyaspartic Floor Coating · Basement Floor Coating · Concrete Repair & Crack Filling · Commercial & Industrial Floor Coating · Decorative Flake & Metallic Coating
Prices for each are on the cost guide.
53711, 53713, 53719, 53575
A smooth solid color with fine grit in the topcoat sweeps and mops easily. A heavy flake texture grips better but holds more sawdust and metal shavings.
Hot sparks and slag can burn small marks into a coating. Lay a welding blanket or a sheet of steel under the work area first.
Any smooth floor gets slick with oil on it. Grit mixed into the topcoat, or a flake finish, gives more grip. Soak up spills with an absorbent right away.
