I think it depends where you live and how you use your garage.
I live in the Northeast. I have a large garage and it is used all year around. I even keep a plow truck in it. The racedeck or similiar flooring would never work for me. The crud and muck that falls off the floor would just pack under that floor. Looke like hell and be a royoal PIA to clean. Also, if you work in your garage (floor jacks, welding etc. etc).. The racedeck type option is a nogo in my opinion. All depends on where you live and how you use your garage.
I have industrial two part epoxy floor that has quarts sand mixed in (there is over a 1/2 ton of sand in the floor). It was done in three coats. Base coat, slurry mix troweled on and top coat. It's been 10 years and it has held up 100%. Some soap, a brush and a pressure washer and it looks 99% as good as the day it went down. A couple of small stains from hard use. No chipping anywhere.
Prep is key (mechanical scarring of the surface is best) AND you need to perform the proper moisture test. If you have moisture migrating up from below the floor there is NO possibility that ANY expoxy coating will work long term.
Don't go cheap on product. Hot tire rubber will reactive the cheap coatings and they will come up in strips when you drive in.
Good luck with whatever you do.
I live in the Northeast. I have a large garage and it is used all year around. I even keep a plow truck in it. The racedeck or similiar flooring would never work for me. The crud and muck that falls off the floor would just pack under that floor. Looke like hell and be a royoal PIA to clean. Also, if you work in your garage (floor jacks, welding etc. etc).. The racedeck type option is a nogo in my opinion. All depends on where you live and how you use your garage.
I have industrial two part epoxy floor that has quarts sand mixed in (there is over a 1/2 ton of sand in the floor). It was done in three coats. Base coat, slurry mix troweled on and top coat. It's been 10 years and it has held up 100%. Some soap, a brush and a pressure washer and it looks 99% as good as the day it went down. A couple of small stains from hard use. No chipping anywhere.
Prep is key (mechanical scarring of the surface is best) AND you need to perform the proper moisture test. If you have moisture migrating up from below the floor there is NO possibility that ANY expoxy coating will work long term.
Don't go cheap on product. Hot tire rubber will reactive the cheap coatings and they will come up in strips when you drive in.
Good luck with whatever you do.
