What is the best way to paint a concrete floor so the waint won't chip off easily?

Question

My apartment has a concrete floor. last time I painted it, within a year the paint had started to chip and peel off. Is there a special type of paint or some form of sealant I can put on top of the paint to slow this from happening?

Answer 1

Certainly there are "garage" and concrete paints available,,,perhaps in limited colors however. There is alos epoxy paints, likely in a wider color range. Then yes sealers are available, and the finish might be as you see in a warehouse type Home store.

The issue is still the fact that it's a FLOOR though, and is subject to more use and wear than a wall. It will be something you'll have to maintain.

I scrape around the peeling areas until I get to a place where the scraper kinda feathers the finish, then sand that until it's as flush as possible, then paint. You may need multiple applications to hide raw areas.

Rev. Steven

Answer 2

Do not use a latex or even an enamel based paint. Both will flake off. Given that you have already used this type of paint you may be out of luck, unless you can remove most of this paint. In the future, I recommend an epozy based paint. This type of paint is what is used to mark streets and highways. I used this in my garage and it has not chipped after 10 years of use.....and we do park our cars in the garage. I did a yahoo search and found that Home Depot carries this type of paint. I've enclosed a link below, which shows a picture of a garage floor painted with epoxy paint. Be sure to thoroughly clean the concrete so that it is free of oil and dust.

http://www3.homedepot.com/webapp/wcs/stores/servlet/ContentView?storeId=10001&pn=HDCOM/InstallationServices/GarageFloorCoating/GarageFloorCoatingLanding&cm_ven=ahs_over&cm_cat=Search&cm_pla=GF&cm_ite=bid10346228-epoxy_paints-GF

Answer 3

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Answer 4

I would go a totally different route. strip the paint and then strip the concrete with myric acid the hardware store knows what it is. then get a concrete stain and apply to the stripped concrete for a permanant solution.

Answer 5

They have paint made to paint concrete...even has speckles you drop over the wet paint to make it look like tile.

Answer 6

cant beat epoxy paint. stinx & takes week todry. check paint store 4 details.

Answer 7

Use a polyurethane to seal it.

Answer 8

http://www.florock.net/?OVRAW=epoxy%20concrete%20paint&OVKEY=concrete%20epoxy%20paint&OVMTC=standard