Specialty Service
What an Automotive Floor Needs
An automotive floor coating is a resin system, typically a polyaspartic build over a prepared slab, engineered to resist hot-tire pickup, petroleum and solvent staining, and point loading from jacks and lifts. Done right it stays bonded where cheap garage paint lifts in curls the first time a hot tire parks on it.
A shop or garage floor fails in specific ways, and the coating has to answer each. Hot-tire pickup is the big one: a tire heats up on the road, parks on the floor, and a weakly bonded coating or paint releases and sticks to the tire in curls. A properly prepped polyaspartic bonds tightly enough that it does not. The floor also has to resist motor oil, gasoline, brake and transmission fluid, antifreeze and solvents that would stain or soften a lesser finish, and it has to take point loads from floor jacks, jack stands and two-post lifts without cracking. We add a non-slip aggregate where oil and water make a smooth floor dangerous.
The System We Install and How Long It Takes
We build a polyaspartic system, usually a broadcast flake or a solid color, because polyaspartic bonds hard, resists hot-tire pickup and chemicals, and cures fast. It is our own Duralast system. Typical film build runs 20 to 40 mils. The floor walks in about 24 hours and takes vehicle traffic in about 72 hours, so your bay is down for about three days, not a week like a slow epoxy.
Every floor gets the same six-step process: we grind the slab to a CSP 1 to 3 profile, patch cracks and spalls, moisture-test and prime the concrete, apply the base coat, broadcast the chips and seal it with a clear topcoat.
Built for Indiana Winters
A service bay by the overhead door, and any unheated bay, sees the same freeze-thaw and road-salt brine dripping off vehicles all winter that an outdoor slab does. We spec those zones for the cold and chloride so the coating does not scale where the salt collects, and the seamless surface means the salt washes off instead of pitting the concrete.
What It Costs
We price every floor in person with a free on-site estimate. The cost depends on the square footage, the slab's condition and moisture, the coating system and build, and any off-hours scheduling. You get a straight, written price before any work starts.
Where We Work
We install automotive floor coating across Fort Wayne, Northeast Indiana and adjacent Northwest Ohio, including Fort Wayne, New Haven, Huntertown, Auburn and the surrounding communities. (See all service areas)
Our General Manager Is on Every Job
Founded in 2014, Duration keeps general manager Dan Diven on-site for every job, with a crew of 10 and 4,500 projects across Fort Wayne and Northeast Indiana, holding a 5.0 rating from 102 Google reviews. This service is part of our commercial floor coating work.
