Epoxy floor

[turbotim2]

The Bronco looks so much better on the new epoxy!

 

[Master Chief]

Looks great Tim. Liquid Floors in Gardiner did the same color in our new American Legion post.

Roger

 

[turbotim2]

Thanks! Really like it, I am sure it's going to be an awesome floor at the Legion too!

 

[nvrstuk]

The Bronco looks so much better on the new epoxy!

They sweep up so easy too! Looks great. I epoxy coated my shop floor back b4 we moved into it in '80 so it would be easier to clean. Sears two part epoxy. Yeah, I'm older than dirt! lol

It's a little thin now but that's been almost half a century since I poured it and painted it. DANG, that was a loooooong time ago.

 

[Broncobowsher]

Sure makes wiping up spills nice. Looks great. I've lost so many little parts into my flake finish that I have to sweep the floor and dig through the dust to find them again. Never had that issue with bare concrete, but that stained even when sealed.

 

[dmoses42]

Are you guys using DIY kits to do this or hiring it out to a company? This place I bought has a 5 stall garage that I would like to get the floor coated on and since I haven't installed anything permanent in it yet, now would be the time to do it. The man who originally built this garage owned the local funeral home. He sold the garage and a barn to the man I bought the house from, and he told me that the guy who built it had it built just to store coffins in. It doesn't even have power in it yet.

 

[nvrstuk]

DIY

Like all painting applications it's prep, Prep and mor PREP!

Follow instructions to the lette & you'll have a great floor coating

 

[Yeller]

for those that may want a less expensive option, with less prep, but does require more maintenance later, acrylic floor sealers work well. They work extremely well on a used floor, if you have oil soaked into the concrete sometimes even with perfect prep epoxy will still come loose. I use Zep from HD or Lowes, it is a 4 step process, follow that and it will last a long time. The good part is it needs repaired or refreshened, it can be done just where it is needed, winter road brine is hard on it, but leaks, drips, spills and floor sweeping are a breeze to clean up.

 

[turbotim2]

They sweep up so easy too! Looks great. I epoxy coated my shop floor back b4 we moved into it in '80 so it would be easier to clean. Sears two part epoxy. Yeah, I'm older than dirt! lol

It's a little thin now but that's been almost half a century since I poured it and painted it. DANG, that was a loooooong time ago.

Good to hear yours has lasted so long!

 

[turbotim2]

I did it myself with Armorpoxy. Lots of prep but worth it. My floor is 14 years old and I had lots of stains from the bronco plus dripped glue, paint, polyurethane, stain, etc over the years so grinding was required. Also, salt from the cars had roughened the concrete in those bays.
I started by using a poultice on the heavy oil stains then pressure washing and scrubbing using purple power. I bought a diamond grinder for my angle grinder to get edges and prep cracks for repair. I used an epoxy Crack repair that worked really well. I then rented a diamond grinder from Sunbelt to do the whole floor. It was very slow but came out well.
Next was vacuuming and laying down primer, then epoxy and then topcoat. I would plan on a week if you need to do each of these steps.

 

[BOBS 2 68S]

I used a 2 part epoxy from Sherwin Williams. I didn't use the flakes as I think they make the floor look dirty. It has held up very well even with welding and gas cutting.

 

[hyghlndr]

We spent days and days getting our area prepped and used Rust-Oleum RockSolid.

It appears to be much better than the cheaper versions we've used in the past, very happy overall. Ended up buying off of facebook marketplace and saved about forty dollars a kit.

 

[.94 OR]

I used a 2 part epoxy from Sherwin Williams. I didn't use the flakes as I think they make the floor look dirty. It has held up very well even with welding and gas cutting.

I was concerned about getting the flakes distributed evenly, figured it would look worse if they were clumped and thin.

 

[turbotim2]

The flakes are pretty easy, surprisingly. Not that mine came out perfect but pretty good.

 

[PCB 4x4]

Just got ours done today, went with the polyurethane over the Epoxy. It's a lot more durable and drys a lot faster

 

[Broncobowsher]

Lately the thing is concrete polishing. They are doing this in stores and garages now. Looks shiny. You would think it would be slick, it isn't. If you look at the surface of concrete as a bunch of tiny mountains, the coating fill the valleys and make a smooth surface, also slick. The polishing shaves off the peaks and leaves the valleys. Looks all glossy, but has grip. They are pulling tiles out of stores and polishing to reduce the slip and fall. Looks like terrazzo, as it is a form of it.

If you have ever slid across a wet epoxy floor you can appreciate it.

 

[Yeller]

Not being slick is one of the benefits of the acrylic. I have it throughout my house. Raw, smooth finish concrete is the flooring surface.

 

[PCB 4x4]

Solid concrete floors are to hard on my back and feet. We just did a complete make over in our house and removed all the carpet and replaced with planking and tile. I have to wear slippers now

 

[Shimmy]

Solid concrete floors are to hard on my back and feet. We just did a complete make over in our house and removed all the carpet and replaced with planking and tile. I have to wear slippers now

but it looks nice right?! haha! i can relate. we redid our downstairs in all hardwood with exception to the "great room." now i have to wear slippers everywhere

 

[hyghlndr]

I was concerned about getting the flakes distributed evenly, figured it would look worse if they were clumped and thin.

We bought a ton of extra flakes and put it on super heavy to eliminate the blotchy look turned out much better.