On 7 Jun 2005 22:20:05 GMT, Rod wrote:

Dave wrote in news:f60ba15mg93evdnu7bv9mf3cvoipcfs6q0@
4ax.com:

Hi

About to move into yet another new house, its always been a problem
that the concrete garage floor with new properties, however many
times I sweep/wash them, shed white dust (which I promptly tread into
my wifes new carpets).

I intended to paint the new garage floor with "floor paint" to avoid
this problem, however my mate tells be to beware as he has used floor
paint in his garage and finds that, especially when wet, the car
suffers wheel spin getting into/out of the garage.

Anybody else confirm this ?

I have just bought 5L of PVA to try and seal the floor as an
alternative to the paint.


I have used Bourneseal on concrete. Many years ago, under instruction to do
so. I was quite surprised at how effectively it did the job.

I would definitely not use PVA for this purpose.

Thanks all for the info, I can go and get some stuff from B&Q then.
I'm sure the instructions on the tin recomended sealing the floor
with PVA prior to applying the paint ?, will have another look.

Thanks