Paint to cover self level compound in garage floor?
Paint to cover self level compound in garage floor?
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Mark Lewis

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137 posts

18 months

Thursday 20th February
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My garage/barn has just had a cement based self levelling compound applied across it. This is now dry and all good. On top will be going 20 mm rubber gym tiles.

The original plan was to lay these directly onto the grey self levelling compound surface-however, if I get 20 cm from the floor and look at the gaps between the tiles from a very specific angle, I can occasionally see about 1 mm of the underlying floor between the rubber tiles where the corners meet.

This is sending my autism spectrum disorder into hyperdrive so it needs fixing!

What is the simplest type of paint I can slap on that self levelling compound so that the floor is entirely black and no bit of grey will show through from above? Doesn’t need to be hard wearing because it is going to be immediately covered. Just needs to be something that could be applied to a fresh self level compound without too much/any prep.

mart 63

2,219 posts

260 months

Thursday 20th February
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PVA the floor, then concrete floor paint. I would use non slip if your putting tiles on top.

Mark Lewis

Original Poster:

137 posts

18 months

Thursday 20th February
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Not got any PVA to hand, but lots of SBR. That would do the job, I guess?