Question:
in an effort to clean up my garage, i had this great idea of whiting out the
entire garage. i painted the walls, the foundation brickwork, and even the
floor gloss white. http://7slotgrille.com/images/whiteout.jpg
everything looked good until i started actually rolling things across the
floor like my floor jack, the welder, the compressor, toolboxes, etc.
although the paint had cured for 48 hours, anytime i roll something across
it, it leaves gouges in the paint. a trip to lowes got some special epoxy
paint that is designed to stand up to garage floor usage, but i have to get
all the white off the concrete first. its almost funny how simply rolling
the jack across the floor will rip the paint up, but a wire wheel on a
10,000 rpm grinder seems to take forever.
so, i guess what im asking is whats the fastest way to remove paint off
concrete (aside from acid)?Can anyone help me please?
Answer:
Well I'm sure there are many chemicals out there that would work...but since
your paint seems to peel off pretty easily you might try renting a high
pressure (heated) power washer. I know it sounds strange but I've actually
removed baked on paint from metal with these things. I'm sure somebody here has
a better idea but I'd hate using flamable paint removers over a large area.
Once you get the paint off, consider staining/sealing the concrete
instead. You get a mottled look that is good for floors that get dirty a
lot. :) Seriously, if I was going to do anything to my garage floor, I
would stain it. The floors in my house are scored (18" squares) and then
stained and sealed. I get compliments all the time on it. I wouldn't do
the interior of the house myself, but I'd do the garage.
