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March / April 2016 35 floor. From the constant weight of cars on the floor to hot tires, to snow & road salt, the garage floor takes a beating", Slicker says. The days of allowing a garage floor to deteriorate and reflect poorly on autos parked in this space or on the remainder of a home are gone. High-end auto owners and homeowners now have any option to install an industrial-quality, epoxy-based flooring system that provides a durable, long-lasting, and cosmetically appealing coating as an al- ternative to the dreary garages of the past. Choosing the appropriate means to install an industrial-quality, garage flooring system is crucial to the floor's longevity, durability, and aesthetics. Slicker explains the unique aspect of a professionally installed ap- proach. "We specifically focus on the prepa- ration of the garage floor using an industrial diamond grinding process to remove all pre- vious coatings and stains in order to get the floor porous, profiled (scratched) and me- chanically clean, which maximizes the ad- hesion of the coating system to the concrete. The floor preparation is paramount as we guarantee against hot-tire peeling from the highest-end sports cars, which is the num- ber one failure that most people experience when attempting to have a coating applied to their garage floor. After extensive prep, our proprietary system utilizes commercial grade product. We then add different colors of decorative polymer flakes and a UV-Sta- ble (100% UV-Resistant) top coat to create the look of granite depending on the home- owner's chosen finish." Once completed, the new flooring system installed in a Garage will provide the home- owner with an "interior feel" in an area that has traditionally been treated like an exte- rior space. The durability of the Granite Ga- rage Floors Epoxy Flooring System should last customer decades while also protecting the concrete. Traditionally, one of the most neglected areas in many homes, the Garage can now serve as a beautiful entrance that a home owner who owns high-end autos will promote when welcoming visitors while in- creasing the value and perception of the en- tire home…. and its contents as well. - GREG "FROM NEGLECT TO RESPECT – Your Garage Floor's Plea for TLC"