Garage flooring - paint, self stick tile or interlocking tiles?

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Originally Posted by JoeT

I just helped my neighbor do racedeck in his two car garage last weekend. it took 2 of us about 2 hours. Looked great, and I know that they are a supporting business here. . .

BUT

when we were putting his cabinets back I dropped a drill and it hit "just right" and stuck into the floor. Brand new floor with a 3/8" hole in it. The tile was easy enough to remove (with a putty knife) and replace. but it was enough that I won't be putting racedeck in my garage.

His is more for show, but I actually work in mine. If every time I drop something, I have to worry about putting a hole in the floor it's not very practical. Nevermind having to keep extra tiles to replace the ones that get damaged. It really is a shame, because it was very easy to work with and looked fantastic

I work in mine all the time. I have extra tiles and if there was ever any damage (really it would have to be some sort of extreme puncture event like you described above, as it is pretty tough) I'd just replace the tile. Really not that big a deal. I'd rather change out a tile and have it look perfect again than deal with chips and scratches.