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24th February 2008, 12:25 PM #1
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concrete floor
hi guys,i have just about finished my new garage,i am now ready to pour conrete inside,i just dont know the right finish to use,i was originally going to get colourthrou concrete and get it sanded and polished,but i was told it my be very slippery, is there any othere coloured surfuses that can be used?i know painting is an option but that would need painting every couple of years.
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24th February 2008, 08:54 PM #2
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not if you use a proper w/shop flooring paint. that is usually a two pack paint so it hardens slowly & hard. have seen cars in a proffesional workshop over a two year period not damage it. or the other option is just to colour the new concrette & that would be a permanet option
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24th February 2008, 10:03 PM #3
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remember..... It's workshop........isn't ordinary concrete coulour just fine
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29th February 2008, 05:22 PM #4
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some concrete companies sell an inbuilt colour. ring them or see their website
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29th February 2008, 06:39 PM #5
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I have used this company before - they are very good at that sort of thing.
http://www.abilityproducts.com.au/
Think you'll find the red/brown is cheapest, then green, and if you want blue... well, you're up for an arm and a leg!
The polish would be the part that makes it slick, not the colour. Still - unless it's polished (and with colour) perhaps the marks become more obvious?? Not sure - but I can tell you the guys from Ability would be great to talk to - they gave me heaps of very usefull advice.
Good luck,
Andy
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29th February 2008, 07:49 PM #6
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um... how about just not sanding and polishing it?
my back patio had colour ochre sprinkled over it before the trowelling stage then it jsut gets trowelled into the top couple of mm and you jsut finish like any other concrete.____________________________
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