epoxy on garage floor
taraotani
4 years ago
My painter epoxied our garage floor but thought we wanted it to end at the driveway so now the epoxy is visible from outside the garage when garage doors are closed. I do not like the look especially since there are sprinkles in the epoxy.
They said they only solution would be to paint that exposed strip. I asked if it could be stripped back to its original state and they said no since they could potentially ruin the new driveway.
Anyone have any ideas???? If I were to paint what color should I use? Match the driveway? White?
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Epoxy for Garage Floor
Comments (2)I personally like the epoxy paint on garage floors, looks nice, easy to clean, etc. The negative is the same as with other paints, hot tires will remove the epoxy paint same as other paints. Best to put something under each tire to avoid removing paint....See MoreRustoleum epoxy garage flooring
Comments (14)To answer the original question, $2 seems very suspicious. Get 3-4 estimates, dump the lowballer, check references, see a finished job and make sure they can provide you with a Certificate of Insurance. A legitimate business would provide one. Remember, you'll get what you pay for. As for any DIY's, please don't skimp on surface preperation. You can use $150 a gallon material and without a properly prepped surface, it will fail. Most pros arrive with at least 15k worth of prep equipment to a jobsite. If we thought a $5 bottle of muriatic acid could do the job, the multimillion dollor surface prep indusrty would go belly up. Rent a diamond grinder or shot blaster and you get guarranteed results. Acid is very inconsistant and not gaugable. You are taking a huge risk on the main foundation of your flooring system. As for DIY kits, understand that they are usually watered down systems made to be easy to use for the non pro end user. They are usually 50% solids or so. This means that the other half is either water or solvent. What this also means is when it cures, half of what you just put down will completely evaporate and leave you with half the product on your floor. Your 1 gallon of epoxy is really 1/2 gallon. The end result is a paper thin product that will not cover minor flaws and detirioration and one that will eventually wear dependant on usage. In this business, you really get what you pay for....See MoreBest epoxy paint for garage floor?
Comments (1)I used Quikrete 2 part epoxy for the wide "step" on two sides of my garage. Will do the rest of the floor sometime later. Key is prep, prep, prep. For lots of info on floor coating check out The Garage Journal Flooring discussion group. See the link below. Here is a link that might be useful: Garage Journal forums...See MoreEpoxy Garage Floor Scratch - Advice?
Comments (8)Yes, it’s a garage floor. And it has not received a single blemish, chip, stain, peel, or scratch in five years. There’s a reason as to why that is. I paid a lot of money to have an Epoxy coating on it for protection. Scratches are very, very uncommon. The guy was actually surprised that it happened at all. Obviously, not surprised enough to fix it for free - but surprised nonetheless. I consulted with a few companies and they all said the same thing. Full sand down and roll a fresh clear coat. Most people would just deal with it - but my OCD says no. The floor installers also managed to scratch two ”scratch resistant” planks of the laminate flooring they installed by also dragging equipment. But thankfully, they will replace those for free....See More
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