Paint for Garage Interiors

[TomoHawk]

I would like to paint the inside of the garage; specifically, things like the doors, woodwork, and anything you might touch with dirty or oily hands, besides the workbench and plastered walls.  Sometimes I even get soot on the garage door if I start the car before opening the door. I would like opinions or experiences with paint that can be cleaned with household cleaner, ("awesome" cleaners, dilute SimpleGreen, etc.)  My preference is satin or gloss white, as the place is brighter at night.

I considered washable latex, floor/patio paint, and even epoxy garage floor paint. 

[Bonzi Lon]

With what you are wanting, easiest and cheapest would be 'kitchen enamel'.  Nice thick coat it dries super hard, all of the above cleaners will not hurt it, easily wipes off, but it smells terrible putting it on, but you get used to it.  If its made for grease in the kitchen, it should work for a few hand prints in the shop.

 

Bonzi Lon

[siteunseen]

I sold Pittsburg paint for four or five years, running a small hardware and paint store.  The industrial gloss oil we sold was the same paint as the exterior floor/deck paint.  When someone wanted to paint an old deck or cement floor I would put cleaned and screened play sand for grip.  It was extremely slippery when it was wet.  If you can still find any, exterior gloss oil floor and deck enamel, Super White.  Interior white oil always seemed to yellow over a few years where the exterior oil wouldn't.  Guys that painted for a living always used the exterior oil inside.  This was in the early 90s though, now a gallon of exterior oil would be $30 plus.  I would also recommend a paint store, not a big box hardware supply, the guy at the paint store will now what you need.  The guy at Home Depot will say "an enamel will work".  Enamel is a finish not a paint type.  

[Patcon]

I would use an oil paint. Some interior oils will yellow with age (like Site said)  but the better ones tend to do it less. It is really a function of UV exposure. I would expect a gallon of oil is $60 or more. If you're going to do this in a confined space, lots of ventilation and a respirator or you will be high as a kite...

[TomoHawk]

It gives a new mean to a "painting party",,,,,

[siteunseen]

1 hour ago, Patcon said:

 you will be high as a kite...

Why do think I was working there??  

[TomoHawk]

That explains a few things about you now, also...

Edited June 6, 2016 by TomoHawk

[siteunseen]

5 hours ago, TomoHawk said:

That explains few thing about you now, also...

Glad I could help.