Garage Epoxy Flooring

Garage epoxy flooring is a durable coating system designed to protect and enhance concrete garage floors. It creates a seamless, easy-to-clean surface resistant to vehicle traffic, oil stains, chemicals, and daily wear.

• Resistant to hot tyre pick-up
• Durable against vehicle traffic and heavy use
• Resistant to oil, fuel, and common garage chemicals
• Seamless, easy-to-clean surface
• Decorative flake and solid colour options available
• Suitable for DIY and professional installation

Yes. You can download our colour charts below:

Download Epoxy Warehouse Solid colour epoxy flooring color chart

Download Epoxy Warehouse Flake epoxy flooring color chart

Download Epoxy Warehouse Metallic epoxy flooring color chart

Yes, many garage epoxy kits are suitable for DIY installation. Proper surface preparation is important to ensure strong adhesion and long-lasting performance.

Preparation is 90% of a successful, long-lasting installation. Epoxy cannot bond to smooth, oily, or dusty concrete. Before applying your epoxy floor paint, the concrete slab must be mechanically diamond ground or thoroughly acid-etched to open up the pores. Any cracks or divots should also be repaired using an epoxy patching mortar before you roll out your primer coat.

While curing times vary based on temperature and the specific system used, a general rule of thumb is 24 hours for light foot traffic, 48 hours for moving light items back into the space, and a full 5 to 7 days before parking vehicles on the surface. Driving on the floor too early can disrupt the chemical curing process and cause permanent marking.

For residential garages, an epoxy full flake flooring system is highly recommended over solid colours. Flake flooring involves broadcasting decorative flakes into a tinted base coat and sealing it with a clear topcoat. This multi-layered system is exceptionally durable, provides natural slip resistance, and is incredibly forgiving—easily hiding concrete imperfections, dust, footprints, and minor scratches from everyday use.

It depends on the flooring system and the environment. For epoxy flake systems, a clear topcoat is absolutely required to lock in the decorative flakes and create a smooth, cleanable surface. However, if you are installing a single-colour epoxy floor in an enclosed, indoor garage, a premium 100% solids epoxy is incredibly durable on its own and does not require a clear topcoat. The only time a UV-stable clear coat (such as polyurethane or polyaspartic) is necessary over a solid colour is if the floor receives direct sunlight—like near windows or open garage doors - to prevent the epoxy from yellowing over time.

It depends on your chosen finish:

• Full Flake Epoxy: The flakes naturally create a textured, slip-resistant surface perfect for residential use.
• Solid Colour Epoxy: This cures to a smooth, glossy finish that can be slippery when wet. You can mix in our floating anti-slip additive for mild, everyday traction.
• Certified Slip Ratings: If your floor needs to pass official slip tests, neither of the above is enough on its own. You must broadcast a heavy-duty non-slip media (like aluminium oxide or boral sand) into the coating.

If your garage or commercial floor needs to meet certified Australian safety standards, you must broadcast the correct aggregate into the wet epoxy. Here is the recommended non-slip media for your target rating:

• P3 or R10: Boral 30/60 sand or 80-grit aluminium oxide
• P4 or R11: Boral 1mm sand or 46 or 30-grit aluminium oxide
• P5 or R12: Boral 1mm sand or 24-grit aluminium oxide
  
  

If your concrete slab is subject to rising damp or high hydrostatic pressure, standard epoxy will eventually bubble and peel. To permanently block moisture vapour transmission, you must apply our dedicated moisture barrier primer, Ultrakote Ultrabarrier. This heavy-duty primer adheres tightly to damp concrete, locking out moisture and protecting the integrity of your final flooring system.

Porous concrete absorbs standard coatings too quickly, which can lead to an uneven finish and weak adhesion. To properly seal the slab and create a solid foundation, you must use premium epoxy primer such as Ultrakote Ultra Primer, Sikafloor 161 epoxy primer. They are specifically engineered to penetrate deep into the pores of the concrete, ensuring maximum bonding for your high-build epoxy base coats.