"Jimi" wrote in message
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Hello,

I'm about to build a double wide garage that will be heated. What I
plan
on doing to the floor is painting it in a checkerboard pattern (black and
white) and parking a collector vehicle on it. I am looking for anyone that
has done this sort of thing. I am looking for a very high gloss , shiney
finish.. I'm wondering if I should use an epoxy cement paint to start,
then
use any durable paint to go over it? Thanks in advance from help from
someone that has experienced doing this. Jim



Check with your local floor covering company. They used to make sheet vinyl
with black and white checkerboard. I saw this once at a car dealership and
it looked real nice. Depending on how you do things you could also roll
this up if you wanted to do some major work like changing out an engine or
something.

Another option would be commercial tile, the 1 foot squares. To get a true
black and white you would need the solid vinyl but that is awfully soft if
you could stand the almost black and almost white, the vinyl comp tiles are
cheap and easy to maintain with a little wax and a buffing.

As Mr. Meehan mentioned the rubber is an option, but a very pricey option.

The paint IMO would be a pain. Too much masking and to easy to get a lousy
looking job.

--
Roger Shoaf
If you are not part of the solution, you are not dissolved in the solvent.