Whether your home garage floors or commercial concrete flooring needs a refresh, our easy-to-follow guide shows you how to protect and renew your interior floor area from oil stains, dust and much more.
Why choose garage floor paint?
We know that painting garage floors can be a daunting job, and ensuring that it stays durable in heavy-traffic areas, is very important. That's why determining which type of floor paint is suitable for the surface and prepping the surface beforehand is key.
When painting any garage or commercial floor area, the paint must be hard-wearing and able to withstand vehicles and foot traffic. It is also important to ensure that the temperature is above 10°C when applying to maintain the paint's texture and guarantee a smooth finish.
Polar Garage Floor Paint is designed for interior concrete and stone floors, in garages, wet rooms, utility rooms, corridors, warehouses and walkways. As a tough and durable choice, it will lift and restore a tired concrete garage floor so it stays resistant to industrial chemicals, dust, moisture and frequent washing with water.
Concrete floor surface preparation
Once you have cleared your bare concrete floor of any furniture, tools, equipment etc, you need to clean it thoroughly to remove any dust or dirt – if left on the surface, contaminants may affect the final finish of the paint.
To remove dust and dirt from your pre-painted surface, you can use a vacuum cleaner, pressure washer or firm wire brush and leave to dry. These are usually effective in getting the surface clean.
A step-by-step guide to painting your concrete floor
- Ventilation – for your health and safety, ensure the area is well-ventilated, (this will also improve drying time).
- Make sure the surface is dry and clean by removing any dust or dirt. This will provide a better, long-lasting finish for the paint to be applied.
- Once the surface is clean, dry and free from dust or dirt, you are ready to apply the paint.
- Make sure the paint is stirred well before use and applied with either a paintbrush or solvent-resistant roller, evenly across the surface. Just one coat won't provide the full coverage, gloss finish. Apply two coats for a superior-quality finish.
- For your first coat, dilute with up to 10% white spirit and allow to dry between 16-24 hours. After this time, you can apply a second coat.
- After painting, allow 7 days before exposing to vehicle traffic.
Key things to remember:
- Clean all equipment with white spirit immediately after use to help preserve and maintain the quality of brushes, rollers etc.
- Two coats are advised to ensure a long-lasting finish, with a minimum over-coating time of around 16-24 hours.
- When applying the paint, we advise that the temperature should be above 10°C.
- Allow new concrete to mature for a minimum of 6 months before applying garage floor paint.
FAQ's
Can paint for garage floor be used outside?
Our garage floor paint is for interior use only. While it can be used in wet rooms and withstand accidents like oil spills, exposing our paint to harsh weather conditions like severe rain and temperature fluctuations will ruin the glossy finish.
Is Polar Garage Floor paint non-slip?
Our garage floor paint contains anti-slip properties, however, for additional slip resistance, we also have an anti-slip version available in light grey.
How much Polar Garage Floor paint would I need to cover 30m²?
2.5 litres will cover up to 30m². 1 Litre covers up to 12m²
If you have a double garage or large concrete floor space, we recommend buying more garage floor paint than you think, to ensure every corner can be covered.
What colours are available?
Polar Garage Floor Paint comes in White, Light Grey, Black, Yellow, and Sea Blue - every shade for a neutral yet elevated flooring.
