RedShirtGuy
28th August 2011, 09:23 PM
I've scored myself a shipping container in great nick (not refrigerated) and before I move all my gear into it I'd like to put a finish on the floor boards to give them a little protection, mostly from wet boots and mud and to make sweeping it out a little easier.
I realise that anything I put down is not going to survive a lot of machine movement etc but figure something is better than nothing. Most of my gear is on wheels already and once in position in the container I don't forsee the machinery being moved much. I *might* chuck a bit of loose lino under the table saw as I tend to wiggle that around a bit, but that'd be about it. Infront of the work bench I plan to chuck a bit of rubber matting or lino down for comfort and to keep the wear down in the highest trafficed area.
Anyway...they are dark boards and kinda nice looking so it would be a shame to cover them over with a garage/workshop paint, although if that's my best bet, so be it. Being dark, they might have a bearing on the light reflectivity too.
What I've seen in the big green warehouse of imported junk that I think would do the job is a cheap ($80) light grey, grippy garage polyurethane alca(something) paint that sounds good on the can and is suitable for timber. Or there are clear marine grade satin finishes going at around $120 but I don't know about how grippy it is. On their website they also have some Dulux garage paint kits for about the same $120 price. (Prices are for the 4lt I'll need for 1 priming coat and 1 top coat) It seems the paints don't require much work to touch up later on in life (just slap some more down in the damaged spot) but I've seen concrete garages where the paint has gone in sodding great chunks (which may just have been from a poor finish on the concrete) I guess ultimately repairing it in the future isn't that big a deal, but it's something I'm keeping in mind "just in case".
One thing I'm not sure about is how each finish would handle spills of turps, paint, oils, dye etc...blood? :wink:
Are any of those options good enough? Is maybe one better than the rest? Or is it more a personal preference thing as they're all just as good/bad as each other?
Ta muchly.
I realise that anything I put down is not going to survive a lot of machine movement etc but figure something is better than nothing. Most of my gear is on wheels already and once in position in the container I don't forsee the machinery being moved much. I *might* chuck a bit of loose lino under the table saw as I tend to wiggle that around a bit, but that'd be about it. Infront of the work bench I plan to chuck a bit of rubber matting or lino down for comfort and to keep the wear down in the highest trafficed area.
Anyway...they are dark boards and kinda nice looking so it would be a shame to cover them over with a garage/workshop paint, although if that's my best bet, so be it. Being dark, they might have a bearing on the light reflectivity too.
What I've seen in the big green warehouse of imported junk that I think would do the job is a cheap ($80) light grey, grippy garage polyurethane alca(something) paint that sounds good on the can and is suitable for timber. Or there are clear marine grade satin finishes going at around $120 but I don't know about how grippy it is. On their website they also have some Dulux garage paint kits for about the same $120 price. (Prices are for the 4lt I'll need for 1 priming coat and 1 top coat) It seems the paints don't require much work to touch up later on in life (just slap some more down in the damaged spot) but I've seen concrete garages where the paint has gone in sodding great chunks (which may just have been from a poor finish on the concrete) I guess ultimately repairing it in the future isn't that big a deal, but it's something I'm keeping in mind "just in case".
One thing I'm not sure about is how each finish would handle spills of turps, paint, oils, dye etc...blood? :wink:
Are any of those options good enough? Is maybe one better than the rest? Or is it more a personal preference thing as they're all just as good/bad as each other?
Ta muchly.