Paint Garage Floor ( a failure project )

Paint Garage Floor ( ~ 550 SF for 2 car garage )


I choose home depot for paint since paint's price is cheaper. total cost is ~150.

• Behr Floor cleaner(1 bottle)
• Behr Concrete bonding (optional, 2 gallons), and
• Behr 1-part epoxy paint ( silver grey, 2 gallons) from home depot

Steps and Hours spent

1. ( 1.5 hour ) Clean up and wash the floor generally. the pressure washer does not work when you use water vault from heating tank, so It takes time and uses more water to wash the floor
2. ( 1 hour ) Clean up floor with Behr Cleaner, 1 bottle cleaner dilutes with 5 gallons of water. the cleaner apply to floor for 10-20 minute
   
3. ( 0.5 hour ) Rinse the floor
   
4. ( 2 hours ) Dry up. I use fan to accelerate drying process
   
5. ( 1.5 hours ) Apply Concrete bonding adherence. Although I used it, I would not use in next time since it is optional; even worse, I ruined part of it by stepping on it ( it is very sticky, DO NOT step directly on it, you can apply 1-part epoxy paint on it, then step on the paint to protect the bonding)
   
6. ( 8 hours ) Dry up over night.
   
7. ( 2 hours ) Apply first coat of 1-part epoxy paint. ( please wash the roller and other tools for later use
   
8. ( 1 hour ) Apply second coat of 1-part epoxy paint. since I found the pain is too THIN in some area, or some paint are cracked
9. ( 3 days ) Dry up before heavy traffic
10. ( so far 2 weeks ) still dry up .....

After having painted walls and the ceiling, you will felt it is easy job to paint the floor, However, any minor mistake will unbearable Since we heavily use floor daily than walls and the ceiling.

Q&A
1. Does contractor do better Job ? maybe, but it will cost ~1000USD.
2. Alternative products? http://ucoatit.com/pgs/main.htm maybe do better job ; I am interested in COSTCO's garage flooring tile, 2 dollars per squre feet, cost ~1000USD.