Garage floor coating

[88v8]

My ersatz Period garage is at last nearing the point of occupation - ribbon, cake, champagne - and one of the final tasks will be to paint the concrete floor so it doesn't dust and break up.
It's 33 years since last I did this with some sort of two-pack that's doubtless been deemed daaaangerous! I went to a local builders' merchants this morning where I could find nothing better than bog-standard floor paint and nothing to remove the oil which has already dripped onto the floor from the cars that I've parked in there.

Any recommendations for a durable coating?

The surface is trowelled slab, no screed.

Ivor

 

[plasticpigeon]

I'm sure at my workplace we use some kind of epoxy paint is used on the floor.

This company might be good, they certainly have a good tatse in music.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6MepY8VkWsI

 

[livias]

We've just had a concrete garage floor laid. They sprayed it with some liquid out of a 'garden' sprayer to seal it. Looked remarkably quick and easy and I know it works cos this is the second garage floor that they have done

 

[a twig]

I sometimes hang out at the MIG welding forums, a handy thread on some options can be found here:

http://www.mig-welding.co.uk/forum/threads/painting-sealing-a-workshop-floor.30364/

In short - polyurethane based paint seems to be the best bang for your buck.