Epoxy coat garage floor
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I also used Rustoleum professional grade 9 years ago. Grey with anti slip specks. Still holding up well an would definitely use the product again.
Rustoleum also offers a standard garage and basement product which is complete garbage. I used it in my shop office and it is NOT durable. It is supposedly a 2 part epoxy but is not solvent resistant. Make sure you get the right one.
https://www.rustoleum.com/product-c...te-floor-coatings/professional-floor-coating/
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I have severe shop envy.Here's my present shop. For this I used Wolverine brand. It's 100% solids and done in 3 steps. Primer, color and urethane clear, it is 25 mils thick total. That's about 5 times thicker than the UCoat-it system or other water based epoxy coatings.
I also have a single stall in my shop I use for a prep and paint room. I also do welding in there and have been hard on the floor. In this room I used a 15 mil thick coating of Epoxy-coat gray and no clear:
I did mine 5 years ago with epoxy from a local shop here in Ontario who sells industrial epoxy. Garage is 32x25, 2 coats of grey, then flake thrown down, 1 coat clear with silica sand mixed in for a non slip surface. You can't see the silica sand at all, it's held up great, and not slippery in the winter with boots & snow. One thing is when welding the little balls melt into the floor sometime. I now use a welding blanket or sheet of ply where I'm welding.
Here's my present shop. For this I used Wolverine brand. It's 100% solids and done in 3 steps. Primer, color and urethane clear, it is 25 mils thick total. That's about 5 times thicker than the UCoat-it system or other water based epoxy coatings.
I also have a single stall in my shop I use for a prep and paint room. I also do welding in there and have been hard on the floor. In this room I used a 15 mil thick coating of Epoxy-coat gray and no clear:
Ive seen your thread on garage journal. Thats an amazing garage. Once my two projects are finished I plan on using Wolverine or something similar in my garage. High solids are the key. Before I started taking stuff apart my little shop was always clean. Now it looks like a bomb went off inside. LOL
The only thing I need to figure out is what I can put on the floor during the snow season. I have to use chains on my little JD when I plow.
The problem with silica in the clear is while it provides traction, it also catches dirt so it makes it harder to keep the floor clean. Catch 22
Het Tuffregal83; I have done this a few times and will say go with a known brand non water based epoxy system { dunn edwards on sale thru april 30}. I used rustoleum system. I had the good fortune of dealing with a professional painter for my supplies. He gave printed directions which I have long since thrown away but I do recall some specifics. 1st If your floor has seen use pressure wash it with a good floor solvent/cleaner. 2nd Acid wash it with muriatic acid in a diluted solution, this opens the concrete pours. 3rd I was instructed to reduce the 2 part epoxy mix about 10% with a urethane paint reducer. This allows the 1st coat to adhere in the pours better and is easier to roll and brush the crevices. Then wait the recommended time for the second coat mix it as manufacturer recommends [no reducer] and Rock and Roll. I did my floor 15+ years ago and no peeling or cracking yet. Hope this helps
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