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Auto Shop & Mechanic Shop Epoxy Flooring in FL, GA & SC

Oil-, Fluid- and Hot-Tire-Resistant Shop Floor Coating

A diamond-ground epoxy floor for service bays, parts rooms and showrooms. Oil and brake fluid wipe off, hot tires don't lift it, and a bright floor makes a dropped bolt easy to find.

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Shop Floor Pricing
Solid Epoxy$4
Flake Epoxy$6
Per sq ft, installed starting prices · free on-site assessment.
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Finished gray flake epoxy garage floor installed by Apex Garage concrete before the Apex flake epoxy install
Garage Floor · Apex Install
Gray flake epoxy
Quick Answer

What is the best flooring for a mechanic shop?

For most shops it's a diamond-ground epoxy system with a chemical-resistant polyaspartic topcoat. It keeps oil, brake fluid and coolant on the surface, resists hot-tire pickup and takes dropped tools and floor jacks. Flake adds grip and hides wear; solid color makes the bays brighter.

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Bare concrete soaks up every drip and never looks clean again. Paint and thin DIY epoxy lift under hot tires and peel where jacks roll. The prep is what separates a floor that lasts from one that peels in a year: every slab gets ground, cracks get repaired, and the concrete is tested for moisture before anything goes down.

Updated September 2026 • Written by the Apex Flooring editorial team • Reviewed by Apex install crew leads
Industries We Serve

More Commercial Floors We Coat

Whatever your floor takes all day, there's an Apex system for it. Hover any industry to see the fit.

Why Hire Apex for Your Commercial Epoxy Flooring

Four Reasons Auto Shops in FL, GA & SC Call Apex for Their Floors

  • 01

    Free Quote

    An itemized price at your estimate. The invoice matches it.

  • 02

    Diamond-Grind Prep

    Mechanical concrete profile on every job — the step DIY kits and cheap contractors skip.

  • 03

    Bay-by-Bay Install

    Walk on it in 4 hours. Drive on it in 24.

  • 04

    25-Year Warranty

    Transferable to the next owner and backed by the local Apex location that installed it.

500+Floors Coated

Installed across Florida, Georgia & South Carolina

4.8
Based on 207 Google reviews
Choose Your Epoxy Floor Coating System

Flake, Metallic, Quartz & Solid Epoxy Floor Systems

Every Apex floor is diamond-ground and backed by our warranty. Service bays usually get flake or solid epoxy; showrooms, flake or metallic.

3D Marbled Showpiece

Metallic Epoxy

Pigmented metallic epoxy swirled for depth and sealed under a clear polyaspartic topcoat. No two floors are alike — a high-impact showpiece for showrooms, retail, breweries, and lobbies.

  • Marbled 3D metallic look
  • One-of-a-kind showpiece floor
  • Custom pigment matching
Engineered Quartz Crystals

Quartz Epoxy

Quartz epoxy floor with superior grip and strength. Wet-zone ready. Ideal for restaurant kitchens, medical facilities, and high-traffic commercial spaces.

  • Textured, slip-resistant grip
  • Ideal for wet areas & kitchens
  • Food-service code compatible
Uniform Single-Color Coating

Solid Epoxy

Classic solid color epoxy floor finish. Shops, warehouses, and commercial spaces prioritizing a durable, professional look without flake or metallic detail.

  • Clean, uniform color
  • Fleet-ready & low maintenance
  • Chemical & abrasion resistant
Our Commercial Floor Coating Process

How We Build a Professionally Installed Commercial Epoxy Floor.

Most peeling epoxy floor installations don't fail at the topcoat — they fail at the prep or the bond. Here's what's actually in every Apex floor.

Build · Exploded View Cross-section of a professionally installed commercial floor coating: prepared concrete, epoxy basecoat, vinyl flake, and polyaspartic topcoat
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Every layer engineered for Florida heat, Southern humidity, and the demands of a working commercial floor.

01

Prepared Concrete Slab diamond-ground to CSP-2/3

Your existing slab, mechanically profiled to a Concrete Surface Profile of 2 to 3. Cracks patched. Moisture verified. Every layer above only lasts if this one is right.

02

Pigmented Epoxy Basecoat 100% solids, rolled edge-to-edge

A pigmented, self-leveling 100%-solids epoxy rolled wet-on-wet directly onto the diamond-ground slab. Delivers the color depth and the film thickness that separates a real floor from a paint job.

03

Vinyl Flake Broadcast hand-cast to full rejection

Vinyl chip flakes hand-broadcast into the wet basecoat until the surface refuses more. Scraped flat and vacuumed once it sets. Color, camouflage, and slip-grip in one.

04

Polyaspartic Topcoat UV-stable, chemical-resistant

What you walk on. This aliphatic polyaspartic floor coating seals the flake and shrugs off UV, road salt, brake fluid, and hot tires. 25-year warranty starts at this layer.

Commercial Epoxy Flooring Gallery

Recent Commercial Work Across Florida, Georgia & South Carolina

Real Apex commercial installs — from bare, worn slab to a finished, sealed floor. Drag the gold handle on any project to compare the before & after.

Finished epoxy floor after Apex commercial install — Pet Boarding Facility Bare concrete before Apex commercial epoxy install — Pet Boarding Facility
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Pet Boarding FacilityVETERINARY
Flake Epoxy·sanitary flake·drag to compare
Finished epoxy floor after Apex commercial install — Distribution Warehouse Bare concrete before Apex commercial epoxy install — Distribution Warehouse
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Distribution WarehouseINDUSTRIAL
Solid Epoxy·~10,000 sq ft·drag to compare
Finished epoxy floor after Apex commercial install — Commercial Kitchen Bare concrete before Apex commercial epoxy install — Commercial Kitchen
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Commercial KitchenFOOD SERVICE
Flake Epoxy·slip-resistant·drag to compare
Finished epoxy floor after Apex commercial install — Waterfront Walkway Bare concrete before Apex commercial epoxy install — Waterfront Walkway
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BEFORE AFTER
Waterfront WalkwayMULTI-UNIT
Flake Epoxy·UV-stable topcoat·drag to compare
Finished epoxy floor after Apex commercial install — Back-of-House Utility Bare concrete before Apex commercial epoxy install — Back-of-House Utility
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Back-of-House UtilityFACILITY
Flake Epoxy·one-day install·drag to compare
Finished epoxy floor after Apex commercial install — Stadium Concourse Bare concrete before Apex commercial epoxy install — Stadium Concourse
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Stadium ConcourseSPORTS VENUE
Flake Epoxy·high-traffic·drag to compare
Serving: Jacksonville· Fort Myers· Boca Raton· Hialeah· Port Charlotte· St. Petersburg· Atlanta· Savannah· Charleston
What Ruins a Shop Floor

Six Things a Shop Floor Takes Every Day, and the Fix for Each

Bare concrete and paint give out to these six. Slide through each one and the fix that goes into an Apex shop floor.

Free Estimate in About 24 Hours

Opening a Shop or Redoing Your Bays?

Get the floor priced before the next slow week. We measure, check the slab and give you one itemized number.

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Pricing

How Much Does an Apex Floor Actually Cost?

Service bays usually get flake or solid epoxy; showrooms often get flake or metallic. These are installed starting prices with example totals for a small shop and a larger one.

Finish Starting Price Small (~1,500 SF) Large (~5,000 SF) Best For
Solid Epoxy
$4per sq ft
~$6,000
~$20,000
Service bays — bright, clean single color
Quartz Epoxy
$6per sq ft
~$9,000
~$30,000
Wash bays — most slip resistance
Metallic Epoxy
$9per sq ft
~$13,500
~$45,000
Showrooms & waiting areas

Example totals assume ~1,500 SF and ~5,000 SF at our installed starting prices. Oil-soaked concrete, cracks, trench drains and working around lifts can change the number. Every shop gets a free on-site assessment and a firm itemized quote.

Local Teams in FL, GA & SC

Where We Install Auto Shop Floors

Nine Apex locations across Florida, Georgia and South Carolina. Pick yours for the local team, the local number and the towns it covers.

Florida

Jacksonville

Apex Epoxy Flooring of Jacksonville

Jacksonville, Orange Park, St. Augustine, Palm Coast, Jacksonville Beach, Atlantic Beach

Tampa Bay

Apex Epoxy Flooring of St. Petersburg

St. Petersburg, Tampa, Clearwater, Lakeland, Bradenton, Sarasota

Miami & Hialeah

Apex Epoxy Flooring of Hialeah

Hialeah, Miami, Hollywood, Pembroke Pines, Fort Lauderdale, Doral

Boca Raton & Palm Beach

Apex Epoxy Flooring of Boca Raton

Boca Raton, West Palm Beach, Pompano Beach, Port St. Lucie, Vero Beach, Delray Beach

Fort Myers & Cape Coral

Apex Epoxy Flooring of Fort Myers

Fort Myers, Cape Coral, Bonita Springs, Marco Island, Estero, Lehigh Acres

Port Charlotte & Punta Gorda

Apex Epoxy Flooring of Port Charlotte

Port Charlotte, Punta Gorda, North Port, Englewood, Rotonda West, Charlotte Harbor

Georgia

Atlanta

Apex Epoxy Flooring of Atlanta

Atlanta, Marietta, Smyrna, Kennesaw, Roswell, Alpharetta

Savannah

Apex Epoxy Flooring of Savannah

Savannah, Hilton Head Island, Pooler, Garden City, Port Wentworth, Rincon

South Carolina

Charleston

Apex Epoxy Flooring of Charleston

Charleston, North Charleston, Mount Pleasant, Summerville, Goose Creek, Hanahan

REVIEWS

Epoxy Flooring Reviews From Apex Customers

4.8
Based on 207 Google reviews
FAQ

Shop Floor QuestionsWe Get Asked Most.

Straight answers on cost, chemicals, hot tires and downtime.

Cost & Value

How much does it cost to epoxy a shop floor?‹

Solid epoxy starts at $4 per square foot installed and flake at $6. A 1,500 sq ft, three-bay shop starts around $6,000 to $9,000. Oil-soaked concrete, cracks and working around lifts are what move the number.

What is the best flooring for a mechanic shop?‹

A diamond-ground epoxy system with a polyaspartic topcoat. It resists fluids and hot tires and takes impact. Flake adds grip and hides wear; solid color keeps bays bright. Tile cracks under jacks, and paint lifts under hot tires.

Is it worth it for a busy shop?‹

A coated floor cleans in minutes and doesn't stain, and a clean shop tells customers the work is done right. A bright floor also makes dropped parts easier to find.

Chemicals & Tires

Will brake fluid or oil damage the floor?‹

The topcoat resists oil, ATF, coolant and brake fluid, and keeps them on the surface. Wipe spills the same day, since chemicals left standing aren't covered by the warranty.

Will hot tires lift the coating?‹

Not on a floor that's bonded right. Hot-tire pickup happens when a coating sits on a slick slab instead of keying into ground concrete. We grind every floor and finish with a polyaspartic topcoat that resists it.

Is an epoxy shop floor slippery?‹

Smooth, oily epoxy can be. We use flake for texture and add anti-slip aggregate to the topcoat in wash bays and work areas.

Install & Downtime

How long will my bays be out of service?‹

Most bays are walkable in about 4 hours and back to vehicles in 24. Larger shops are done a few bays at a time, so you keep working.

Can you coat around vehicle lifts?‹

Tell us where your lifts are at the estimate. Coating before a lift goes in is simplest; with lifts in place, we plan the job around them.

What prep does the slab get?‹

Diamond grinding to a CSP 2-3 profile, degreasing where oil has soaked in, crack repair and a moisture test. If the slab reads high, a moisture-mitigation primer goes down first.

Care & Warranty

How do we keep it clean?‹

Sweep, then mop or scrub with a degreaser. Hose it down where you have drains. No waxing or sealing.

What does the warranty cover?‹

It covers the installed system: bond failure, peeling and delamination, which are the things prep decides. It doesn't cover impact gouges, chemicals left standing, or damage from work done on the floor after install. It runs 25 years and transfers with the building.

What about the showroom and waiting room?‹

Front of house can match the bays or go more decorative. Flake hides wear; metallic gives a high-end finish. Same prep and topcoat as the shop floor.

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