Epoxy garage floor coatings durability?

I'm planning a new garage and considering one of the epoxy coatings on the new slab. My concern is for the durability as my garage is well used. Creepers, engine stands, engine hoists..... the hoists and stands have steel casters. Will the epoxy hold up or will it chip and scratch with the heavy use?

Epoxy garage floor coatings durability?
The national guard armory where I work was epoxied, but it was done professionally not by using that cheap roll on crap from home improvement stores. The concrete was ground down using diamond grinding systems and then thoroughly cleaned by mopping and vacuuming several times. After it was dry the epoxy was applied. It makes the floor shine, plus by looking at it you would think it would be very slick to walk on but it is actually the exact opposite. You can't even slide a table across the floor very easily. It holds up really well. If you spill oil on it you can simply wipe it up with a cloth, and it doesn't stain the floor like unprotected concrete would. I love the epoxied floor simply because of its ability to withstand oil spills, driving on it with no problems, and cleans really easily.
Reply:don't paint the floor... epoxy is not bullet proof and it looks like you are going to use the dickens outta that garage and have stuff and tools and engines and parts all over the place. you will be throwing good money away if you paint it.
Reply:There's a Chevy garage in Vegas, I used to clean it, they had epoxy floors there, every night, that floor was like oiled glass, totally beautiful and, not slippery. Ace now sells an epoxy for floors but, it's spendy, about $101.00 a gallon. Enough for a room maybe.
Reply:I've always wondered about the durability of epoxies as well. Check our www.durafloor.com, they state they make epoxy for residential/commercial applications that are chemical and micro-scratch resistant. I am in the beginning stages of building my own home, and I intend to epoxy my garage floor, keeps the stains out, and looks nicer and feels nicer. That website I mentioned had some cool looking pics of floors that were painted and then epoxied over.
Reply:The epoxy would be your best bet, although I wouldn't recommend it. I epoxied my first garage with the sand coated stuff and it was really hard to keep clean, the coarseness of the floor made it hard to get stuff up. I epoxied the floor in the garage of the new house and it made it very slick. My detached garage will just remain concrete cause its easy to clean and not real slick. I may put down the coined rubber matting, but its kinda expensive.

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