On Sun, 11 Apr 2010 12:54:39 -0400, the infamous Joseph Gwinn
scrawled the following:

In article ,
Larry Jaques wrote:

On Sat, 10 Apr 2010 17:37:03 -0400, the infamous Joseph Gwinn
scrawled the following:

I had my basement floor painted with gray latex deck paint, so oil wouldn't
soak in and I could wash it. Didn't quite work, and paint was not the problem.
The concrete itself wore away to dust wherever I habitually stood, like in front
of the machines. The concrete probably didn't have enough cement in it, and so
wasn't strong enough.

One of the liquid/low viscosity epoxies might have helped, or even
just a sealer.

I don't see how paint can solve such a problem - the concrete itself is
crumbling from foot traffic alone, and not a lot of that, but it would be
difficult to get enough penetration to make up a thick enough layer of epoxy
concrete.

In that case, drill some holes knock out some chunks, clean it out,
vacuum it, spray it with water, and float a layer of real crete on
top. 5,000psi with strands might work in a woodworking shop with
lighter machines, but you'll need a whole new floor for the big,
heavy, metalworking machines.

Get Fresh workers at Home Despot!

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