How to Paint Concrete Floors

Choosing a Paint

• There are many options for concrete floor paint on the market today. Whether you’re painting your garage floor, basement floor or even your front stoop, it’s good to know what paint to buy.
• Drylok Concrete Floor Paint works well for basement floors. This latex-based paint is durable enough for high-traffic areas. There’s no need for a primer coat, and you can paint over previously painted floors. This paint dries fast with low odor and cleans up with soap and water. Available in various colors and white base for custom tinting.
• Rust-Oleum’s Epoxy Shield Basement Floor Coating Kit can help change your basement into a living space. This two-part water-based epoxy applies in one coat with no primer needed. The kit includes two cans (one quart activator and one gallon base paint) with decorative chips for texture.
• Kilz Concrete & Garage Floor Paint is a one-part interior/exterior water-based floor paint. Suitable for high traffic areas like sidewalks and garage floors, it applies in one coat to concrete, masonry, stone and brick. Dries to touch in two hours. Recoat in four hours.