I agree with everything mike says. I had mine professionally done and it is wonderful. The chips are key. I epoxied my dads about ten years ago without chips and it WAS slippery when wet.
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I agree with everything mike says. I had mine professionally done and it is wonderful. The chips are key. I epoxied my dads about ten years ago without chips and it WAS slippery when wet.
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If it's done right,it's very nice. I do think it's a process outside the DIY category, unless your Jason Roehl.
I've watched them epoxy coat the floors at work for thirty years. I work in a 3 reactor nuclear power site. Temperature seems to be a key factor. They keep track of ambient temps and humidity and have a temp probe in the epoxy also. It's a BIG job from beginning to end. Each step takes at least 24 hours after the old floor coating is ground off.
Last edited by Mike Cutler; 09-02-2018 at 8:57 AM.
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I had a friend do it to the floor of a huge pole building.
When he poured the concrete he ran just short of the moisture barrier underneath. The back half the width of the barn and about 2 foot from the back wall.
That is the only place it has peeled off.
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I've painted, not epoxied, 2 garage floors. Both were cleaned and etched with muriatic acid. The last one was over 20 years ago and I don't know what kind of paint I used but I was happy with both. I added some ground walnuts shells to the second one for non-skid. Is paint too old-school to consider?
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