looking at getting a lift for my garage. floor is done in epoxy. any part of the lift / operation mess up the finish ? tks
My ramps have dug into the surface at the leading edge (while I drive the car on/off). Unavoidable I would assume.
can u take a picture for me when u get a chance ? i'd hate to F up my new floor. wonder if i could either retrofit a rubber pad or a piece of plywood to go underneath
Experienced a learning curve with new floor and new lift. Scrapes from removable ramps on new epoxy can happen. I have a few scrapes from the legs of the lift when I had it up on the caster wheels to move it around. Just be careful until epoxy has had some time to cure a while. Am having large areas of lifting of paint now due to prep of old concrete floor, but that is not related to lift, just time.
Henry. Even though my floor is not coated, the ramp edges do mark up(scuff) the cement. Now, I suspect that's just because they are sharp edges that can move a bit. (The slot they slide into on the ramp ends do have a small amount of room on either side to move). I would think that some sort of rounded-edge-ends would solve that. One thing to consider. Mine (for example) is NOT bolted down so I can move it if needed. Being a 4-Post it is still extremely stable and safe. The downside would also be that when your car enters the ramp, when you apply the brakes or the tires hit whatever stopping block you use, the car weight can slide the lift a minimal amount. (Itty-bitty) Mine is a Eagle Equipment SS7000 that I have had since 2004. (And has been flawless)
I have epoxy and have had the marring of the surface from lifts. I am not sure how to avoid it, the removable ramps and the ramps both create metal to concrete contact. I thought about changing to a stained/polished surface, but that doesn't solve the marring problem. I considered looking through the Grainger catalog and finding some channel rubber for the bottom of the ramps, but haven't done anything yet. Curious who has solved this problem. right now I just do patch repair with the epoxy occassionally to keep it looking good. Image Unavailable, Please Login
I have four post lifts over epoxy and I went to Home Depot and purchased rubber to put under the posts and the ramps. They sell it by the foot off of a big role. It is thin, ribbed on one side and easy to cut but thick enough to take some abuse.
have pics ? so you put this rubber under the post feet ? someone sent me a link to a place that sells all sorts of rubber feet you can put on the bottom of the ramps
The material I used is ribbed rubber matting that is cut from large rolls. They have in the carpet area of the Home Depot. I bought about 10 feet of the stuff and then just used regular scissors to cut squares the approx. size of the posts on the lifts. You really need to look to see the material under the posts because I only made it about 1" larger than the size of the post bottoms. The excess left over I cut to size for the ends of the ramps when they are down in use. I still have some of the matting left and it has come in handy for several other projects over the past few years.
I solved it but using speckled material between the epoxy coats. You'll never again see any scratches. Or, as it turns out, any small nuts and bolts you happen to drop on the floor. Basic Epoxy Floor Colors - Garage and Storage Plus
