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Garage Floor Paint/Coating - what's best ??
Ricky Bobby wrote:
"bob haller" wrote in message ... On Mar 23, 2:08?pm, Joe wrote: On Mar 23, 10:32?am, "__ B?b __" wrote: I need to cover about 500' sq. of concrete that's in really good shape, but it's getting stained & nasty looking. What's the best product to use on this application ?? ? Epoxy ?? Yes. Joe no matter what you use it will age detoriate and require future maintence. garage floors are meant to be oily till its time to sell, then use epoxy or whatever to dress it up You got that right-- only a twinkle-toed wuss has a clean, shiny garage floor. An epoxy garage floor is a sign you have too much money. Yeah, they are pretty, but I think I could always find something keener to spend money on around the house. Having said that, based on what I have heard from people in real life and on here, I'd only be inclined to epoxy virgin concrete after it has cured for at least a month. Degreasing and etching old concrete is nasty, expensive, and usually not perfect. -- aem sends... |
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Garage Floor Paint/Coating - what's best ??
aemeijers wrote:
Having said that, based on what I have heard from people in real life and on here, I'd only be inclined to epoxy virgin concrete after it has cured for at least a month. Degreasing and etching old concrete is nasty, expensive, and usually not perfect. That's true - although I've done epoxy on new and old concrete with good results. Even with new concrete (30 days or more cure), you are supposed to acid etch with muratic acid to get the best adhesion. Nasty stuff, but that's why prep is 90% of the job. An alternative to acid etching is shot peening or sand blasting the finish - but they require rental equipment and I've never tried them. A relative with an older garage floor had a company do a non-epoxy coating that looks very similar to epoxy , but was much thicker. That turned out really well and the thicker coating filled in the cracks completely without any gap or dip afterwards. Not sure how long it will look good - but the company claimed wear & heat resistance (tire lift) similar to epoxy.Took a full day with a crew of 3 or 4 to do a double bay garage. Much faster than the multiple days epoxy takes. |
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