What kind/brand of paint for garage?

[C. Charles Hahn]

If I had mine to do over, I'd go with full gloss white on the ceiling and use indirect lighting, but I just went with a water-based semigloss that seems to do just fine for direct-lighting situations. I think the stuff I used was sears brand.

 

[sinbad]

If your garage is not heated and is subject to harsh winters, I would suggest Behr exterior semi-gloss paint. Exterior paint is more flexible that interior and doesn't crack with temperature changes. I painted my garage about 4 years ago and can srub the walls when needed. It has held pretty well.

 

[Spilchy]

A lot depends on the roller cylinders you use. I used the no-name brand from HD and they sucked, left nibs everywhere. I switched to Purdy and they were 10 times better!

You hit the nail on the head :xyxthumbs



My brother spends a fortune on top quality roller heads and brushes. His collection of Purdy brushes rocks.



Like with any craft, the accessories / tools you use for applications make or break a quality, professional finish.



But I'm preaching to choir here

 

[medic]

You hit the nail on the head :xyxthumbs



My brother spends a fortune on top quality roller heads and brushes. His collection of Purdy brushes rocks.



Like with any craft, the accessories / tools you use for applications make or break a quality, professional finish.



But I'm preaching to choir here

Interesting...I was told by one of the reps at Home depot when I painted my apartment in college to just get the cheapest thinnest roller to avoid wasting paint. He said thicker/expensive rollers just absorb the paint and make you waste more product without improved results.



I took him for his word since it help me feel happy about saving a few $$ for painting a place I lived in for only a few months.

 

[Glossequation]

Interesting...I was told by one of the reps at Home depot when I painted my apartment in college to just get the cheapest thinnest roller to avoid wasting paint. He said thicker/expensive rollers just absorb the paint and make you waste more product without improved results.



I took him for his word since it help me feel happy about saving a few $$ for painting a place I lived in for only a few months.

Uhh yeah, that guy was wrong. For a college apt I'd do the same, but on the premise of wasting paint?? Where can the paint be absorbed? There's no place for it to go but on the wall. I actually get more painted area when using a purdy roller because they seem to hold more paint and spread it more evenly. Eventually, the paint has to go somewhere, it can't just hide in the roller or in the nap. As you apply more pressure, you are getting the last of the paint on the roller. I never thought I'd get this much into a paint roller discussion, but I just painted about 1100 Sq feet of wall space in my house.



The Purdy rollers are also much softer to the touch.

 

[crobinso]

Behr is garbage - Ditto that. It lifts under heat & moisture. It took me 20+ hours to completely remove the stuff from my garage floor and I'll NEVER use it again. I'm laying down an epoxy from U-Coat-It this spring. Helped do my bosses 3 car garage last year, and U-Coat-It seems to be bullet proof. No lifting or staining after a year of abuse. Water, hot tires, etc... don't cause any lifting. You can drop a wrench on it and not have to worry about chipping. It's about $400 for a standard 20 x 20 garage and IMO worth every penny.

Um, I'm sorry your experience with paint on a floor was so bad. I thought the OP was talking about painting the WALLS of his garage. In my garage renovation thread, I was referring to painting my garage walls.



Here's a pic:

For the FLOOR, I used AZRock - a 12" vinyl tile product.



Charles