Winter projects so far

[Conrad]

Conrad its a work in progress ( have a bunch of the GF's stuff in it right now ) but I'm thinking of a 42" and cable in there next?   

There you go!

[JJFLASH]

Phoneman ya after I got the epoxy floor down it stays pretty shiny. Ya Jim  even us new old guys are doing some wrenching. 

Sorry to hijack your thread....

I love the epoxy floor.  Is it slippery when wet?  I've been considering just painting the floor rather than using epoxy because I am afraid I'll drop a bike

[Stubby]

JJ yes it is slippery when its wet but then so is paint. I did my own epoxy floor at another house ( just a 1 bay ) for bikes and it turned out good so I decided to do it again when I moved ( to a smaller house but a bigger garage  ).
You can get flakes in the floors now that might make it less slippery I liked it shiny so I did not do them. No matter what you chose its important to do a good job with the prep of the concrete if not either one will flake up and you have a mess but over all the epoxy will last longer if done right.

[Conrad]

Some of those epoxy floor kits suggest adding sand to the paint in order to minimize the slipperdyness.

[tweeter55]

slipperdyness. I learnt a new word today. Thanks, Conrad.

[Stubby]

Ya I've seen that too. I know with the chips you can get you just sprinkle them out on the floor while the epoxy is wet ( think throwing bird seed in a way ) and after it sets you have little ridges from the chips that give you a little grip.
I like it slick for one thing it's easier to clean up with a mop.... yes at times I mop the garage floor 

Again if you do it yourself the prep work will make it or break it.

[VirginiaJim]

slipperdyness. I learnt a new word today. Thanks, Conrad.

Thanks, indeed, C.  Word of the day.  Slipperdyness.

[Conrad]

slipperdyness. I learnt a new word today. Thanks, Conrad.

Thanks, indeed, C.  Word of the day.  Slipperdyness.

My work here is done for the day.   

[VirginiaJim]

Start thinking of another one for tomorrow.

[Rhino]

Too cold to work even in the garage.

[maxtog]

I love the epoxy floor.  Is it slippery when wet?  I've been considering just painting the floor rather than using epoxy because I am afraid I'll drop a bike

Wow- talk about thread drift!

About 10 years ago I spent a lot of time cleaning my garage floor and prepping it and using an epoxy paint kit I bought from Within a year it failed where the the wheels on the car sit. 

Everywhere else it looked good for years, although there are other places it failed some too.  It is a bit slippery when wet.