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   bones | Nov 26, 2006 08:56am | #1

   I did the rustoleum and I liked it.  The pics are here somewhere in knots. It took two kits to do a two car garage. Sweeping was not a problem. I sold that house and I have a three car garage now, and will be doing this one as well.  If its hot, the cure time is greatly increased. Read the directions and you can't go wrong.  It makes the floor look like a million bucks. The best part was when you spill something, you just wipe it up with a rag, no stains.  One note, clean the floor! It comes with a cleaner, and it will prepare the floor to take the paint.  Seal any cracks and you are ready to go.  Do a search on rustoleum, and you will find several reviews. Good luck. 

   
   

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   Jfrostjr | Nov 26, 2006 05:10pm | #2

   I second the Rustoleum recommendation. I've used it in my shop and the garage.

   Sweeping is not a problem - the little specs are for aesthetic purposes, not non-skid. IMO

   One caveat - if the concrete floor has had a 'sealer' applied in the past, the epoxy WILL NOT stick. I had sealed some areas of the garage floor and now have blank spots. The shop is doing fine.

   Frosty

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   tinkerer2 | Nov 26, 2006 10:34pm | #5

   Is there anything one can put on the sealer to make the epoxy stick

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   Jfrostjr | Nov 27, 2006 04:25pm | #7

   I don't know if there is a solution to the sealer problem. The next post refers to 'bead blasting'. That may work, but I am not familiar with the process. Good LuckFrosty

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   user-57596 | Nov 28, 2006 03:37am | #8

   Thanks everyone for the information.

   I'll post some photos when its done.

   dave

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   [email protected] | Nov 28, 2006 06:14am | #9

   Just put two coats of two part epoxy on both a wood and concrete floor. I used ICA Paint's two part epoxy (1 set= 1 gallon of tint base + catalizer). Mix thoroughly and let it sit for 20 minutes. Used a roller to apply. It is a great shop floor finish. Durable, easy to clean and looks great. I couldn't be more pleased. I plan to do my garage floor next spring.George

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   BilljustBill | Nov 26, 2006 09:27pm | #3

       Dave,

       I added a 12'X33' addition to the workshop to store lumber, supplies, and to air dry Red Oak and Pecan.

      I wanted to seal the concrete floor to help control my water vapor concern while air drying the Oak and Pecan.  As I waited for the new bare concrete to cure, over the months, I collected 5 gallons of Behr's Single Part Epoxy ($28.00 a gallon) and 2 gallons of the clear primer required.  As "Oops Paint", six of them only cost $5 a gallon and the one new can of primer cost about $15.... 

       Pouring the concrete myself, my addition's floor is rather rough, which took two gallons of the primer and two coats of color took the 5 gallons of colored epoxy.  The paint doesn't appear to be as hard as Rustoleum's two-part epoxy.  The rougher the surface, the more paint it takes to cover it, so be prepared to use more epoxy than the can's directions say.  For the $45 I spent on this 398 sq. ft of lightly traveled zone, I'm happy with it, but I wouldn't use it on garage, basement, or workshop areas.

   Here's a shot of the finished storage shelves and floor.

       Bill

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   douglas2cats | Nov 26, 2006 10:07pm | #4

   I wanted a white epoxy paint to brighten the GaShop up and had to look around for it a bit more. I ended up going with Sherwin-Williams Shield-Crete and put it on this past summer. So far, no problems and wish I'd done it sooner. Ditto what someone else said about warm temps shortening the cure time. I bought an 18" stick mounted roller and had a helper to cut in the edges with a brush and small roller. So it was going on pretty quick. But things were definitely getting tacky by the time I got to the end of each kit. I did find that for speed of putting it down that what seemed to work best for me was having my helper pour the paint straight from the can onto the floor. He'd lay down a bead about 1" wide which I'd then roll out. I was covering about an 18" wide swath at a time with this method.

   Sweeping has never been easier and I put the non-skid additive in.

   If you build it he will come.

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   EdHeydron | Nov 27, 2006 03:41am | #6

   Hello Dave

   You might check the web site for epoxy-coat.com. I used the two-part epoxy on our condo storage/shop. I did not use the texturing. The floor is very hard and shiny. Extremely easy to clean. I was happy enough that I did the garage in our house. My wife now uses that for a sewing room. The floor in the shop was sealed. It needed to be bead blasted before the epoxy installation. I was not able to get the coverage estimate of 400 sq ft per kit as listed on the web site. Probably my own lack of knowledge. I got about 300 sq ft per kit. Good luck.

   Ed