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Paint recommendation for shop floor and walls... which option is better IYO?

Paint recommendation for shop floor and walls... which option is better IYO?

Paint recommendation for shop floor and walls... which option is better IYO?

(OP)
looking for advice on wall and floor paint for our shop... its a maintenance shop and gets dirt/grease/foot traffic/ and towmotor traffic

option 1
Sherwin Williams Macropoxy 646 for walls
Devoe 100% solids epoxy on floors

option 2
Glidden Ultrahide 150 for walls
Sherwin Williams 3745 pigmented epoxy for floors

sorry I dont know much about paint... one might be way better than the other... I just dont know. Thanks and have a Merry Xmas

RE: Paint recommendation for shop floor and walls... which option is better IYO?

(OP)
hoping to find out which will last longer and be easier to clean

RE: Paint recommendation for shop floor and walls... which option is better IYO?

For a heavy machine-shop environment, I would go with 2-part epoxy on both the floor and walls. I would also use epoxy from the same manufacturer on both floor and walls (not necessarily the same epoxy, just the same manufacturer) - the floor coating will have friction/traction requirements and need to be more heavy-duty than the wall coating, especially with motorized traffic. It should be specifically marketed as a floor epoxy.

The SW 3745 is marketed as a flooring epoxy. Haven't seen it used, the data sheet looks fine.

The SW Macropoxy 646 is a pretty widely used industrial epoxy.

I don't know what Devoe 100% solids epoxy you're being offered.

The Glidden Ultrahide is just a latex. Possibly a nice latex, but basically indoor housepaint. Not durable enough for a shop, IMO.

RE: Paint recommendation for shop floor and walls... which option is better IYO?

For the shop floor we went with the Stonhard line of two-part coatings. There is a Stonhard, Stonflex, Stonclad, and Stonkote product for different severities to handle lift truck, oil & grease, steel and wood pallets. The old floor has to be ground down to the concrete base prior to application. The end result is excellent, especially considering my facility is over 60 years old. Stonhard is in New Jersey.

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