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Whistler
Posted on Monday, September 17, 2012 - 12:46 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only) Ban Poster IP (Custodian/Admin only)

Any opinions of polished versus epoxy/or like coated concrete? The slab is new and smooth, very level. Will probably not add a stain. Garage and work/play space. Approximately 1200 square feet. Got a lot of info on floors recently but very much value what you Bad Webbers have to say on the subject. Thanks.
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Boogiman1981
Posted on Monday, September 17, 2012 - 06:06 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only) Ban Poster IP (Custodian/Admin only)

Mine is polished. I'd rather it have texture.... One of the girls slipped and fell yesterday with wet feet
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Syonyk
Posted on Monday, September 17, 2012 - 07:13 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only) Ban Poster IP (Custodian/Admin only)

Polished concrete is damned slick when wet.

A friend of mine has a textured epoxy coating that seems awesome - enough texture to grip, even when wet, but spills still wipe up.
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Strokizator
Posted on Monday, September 17, 2012 - 07:40 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only) Ban Poster IP (Custodian/Admin only)

Why polish a garage floor? I think that sealing it against the inevitable oil leaks, etc is a better way to go. I've got a professional epoxy coat with the colored plastic chips and clear coat that's at least 5 years old and looks like new.
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Ratbuell
Posted on Monday, September 17, 2012 - 10:41 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only) Ban Poster IP (Custodian/Admin only)

Seal it with something textured. Not "bumpy", making it hard to wipe spills, but more like sharkskin - grippy, but wipe-able.
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Danger_dave
Posted on Tuesday, September 18, 2012 - 04:50 am:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only) Ban Poster IP (Custodian/Admin only)

Previous owner put a urethane finish on mine. Even still can get pretty slippery in the wrong shoes when wet.

Plain polished would be a recipe for easily dropping a wet bike and rider I reckon.
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Mr_grumpy
Posted on Tuesday, September 18, 2012 - 04:54 am:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only) Ban Poster IP (Custodian/Admin only)

I like epoxy & sand for the garage.

Non slip, but smooth enough for my creeper board, trolley jack, & engine crane to roll smoothly on.

The down side of it is when the spanner slips and your knuckles drag over the floor, ouch!
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