Bescol Motors

Solutions: Demarcation Lines
Floor Coatings

Background

Bescol Motors is a family run garage which has more than 40 years of experience as independent specialists servicing Fiats and Ssangyongs as well as specialising in 4×4 repairs and improvements.

From routine maintenance to annual MOT tests, breakdown recovery to speciality modifications, they are a trusted provider of quick and reliable work.

Overview

Garage flooring and MOT bays is one of the many installation services which Prep-Rite UK supply.  They often get painted by the owners two or three times a year to keep them looking clean.  With the high use of these floors, they soon become dirty and chipped because of the lack of preparation and the overbuild of paint.  Our client needed an easy to clean, tough and durable finish to their workshop.

Prep-Rite UK were recommended to Bescol Motors by another client.

“Could not be happier with the work and the service from Alan and the boys at Preprite. Our floor was in a terrible state, 25 years of neglect had left the concrete full of oil, grit and other contaminants. Cracks ran between the slabs and the surface looked like a ww1 battlefield complete with trenches and craters. Alan came in but wasn’t phased, gave us a quote that was much cheaper than I expected and we agreed there and then to have the work done. It was set to take 4 days (Monday-Thursday) while we did other maintenance on the workshop. A month later they turned up in their distinctive vans and set about grinding the surface down. As others have said there was a surprisingly small amount of dust despite the fact that 7 industrial bin bags full of grit were vacuumed out. The worst was taken off with the skim and the cracks and craters were filled in quickly after. The first coat of resin went down the next day and transformed the place and as the next several coats went on it just got better. Line marking and warning chevrons went down next and as promised they were finished with time to spare on the 4th day and the workshop was transformed, but not for long. Disaster struck when one of the sales staff proceeded to walk directly through the yellow paint leaving footprints down the grey side of the shop. After much swearing we gave Alan a ring and he went above and beyond, getting the guys back to re-coat the damaged side the next day. It was back to looking the best it has in several decades and the doors were barricaded to stop dozy salesmen walking in. A week later and its performing well and wowing curious customers who keep peering in through the MOT viewing window. I would not hesitate to recommend Alan and the guys to anyone and we have already had the manager of the garage next-door over to take a look. 5/5 *****”

Michael Chapman, General Manager, Bescol Motors Consett

Approach

The workshop and MOT bay were in a terrible state.

Firstly, the old painted floor needed to be removed. This was accomplished by dust controlled diamond grinding back to clean, sound concrete to remove all old paints (about 20 years’ worth!). We then vacuum cleaned the area of 220m2 and installed a two-coat system of Prep-Rite Shield SF High Build Epoxy.

We added Safety Yellow demarcation lines around the lifts and Black and Yellow chevrons around the MOT bay and brake roller areas.

Results

Our client ended up with a superbly smooth, easy to clean floor with a life expectancy of 3-4 years with an advised 3 yearly re-coat.

The project was completed over a Friday and weekend period to ensure as little disruption as possible.

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