canalsiderenovation Posted December 16, 2023 Share Posted December 16, 2023 I've been given some QAD garage floor paint. Our garage has a concrete floor that has had some levelling applied. It'd been over a month and I want to paint it. Should I mix the QAD paint with some white spirit for a first initial thin coat? Had planned to do this today but I'm getting mixed messages on whether I should thin down the first coat (dad says yes, stepdad says no)! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andehh Posted December 16, 2023 Share Posted December 16, 2023 Does QAD have a tech support line? They usually do! Is it water based? I would expect to thin the first coat down a bit. I am using a 2 pack epoxy paint for our garage when I get it tidied up. Never had an issue of warm tyres peeling it up like normal single pack paint. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
canalsiderenovation Posted December 16, 2023 Author Share Posted December 16, 2023 No idea! I'm thinking thinning down the first coat with some white spirit won't do any harm? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
canalsiderenovation Posted December 16, 2023 Author Share Posted December 16, 2023 No idea! I'm thinking thinning down the first coat with some white spirit won't do any harm? Tried ringing regal paints but they not answering Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andehh Posted December 16, 2023 Share Posted December 16, 2023 Have you got a close up of the label? The tin looks pretty ropey. If you intend to park your car in the garage, I would buy some proper decent stuff. Once you've put paint down, if it does lift you're in a world of headaches!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
canalsiderenovation Posted December 16, 2023 Author Share Posted December 16, 2023 This is as good as it gets Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marvin Posted December 16, 2023 Share Posted December 16, 2023 Looks like the can is 12 years old... date on side....06/07/2011 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
joe90 Posted December 16, 2023 Share Posted December 16, 2023 (edited) I had some garage floor paint that was 6 years old and despite stirring lots it had lumps and didn’t leave a decent surface (tried on a small area) I binned it and bought some new stuff, glad I did. Give it a try on a small area.(no I didn’t thin it and gave it two coats),. Edited December 16, 2023 by joe90 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
saveasteading Posted December 16, 2023 Share Posted December 16, 2023 2 hours ago, canalsiderenovation said: dad says yes, stepdad says no)! And the instructions say what? I'm a fan of single part floor paint. Even in heavily trafficked areas it wears well , and just needs a touch-up occasionally. Never had complaints from commercial garages or earehpuse clients, but they loved the saving and the diy maintenance. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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