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My guy spread it with a squeegee and then back rolled it to get all the air out. He did it in 4 sections (it a 2 car garage) After squeegeeing (notched squeegee) it out, it sat for a few minutes, then he back rolled it and lastly broadcast the shark grip. Repeated for the balance 25% each time. The whole process went so much faster than it did when I did the work myself the first time many years ago. I used water borne urethane and it is not a thick and durable as the 100% epoxy.

So far I am very happy, If I did it again, I would do the same thing just add slight more grip.

The grip kills the shine a bit, but when walking in with snow on my boots, it can be slippery.

Setec Astronomy said:
That clear is spray-applied?
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I had never heard of polyaspartic so I was reading about it and I thought it said it had to be spray-applied, oh well.
 
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From what I recall the pollyaspartic is just a clear urethane that is UV protective to keep the epoxy from yellowing. The floor, unlike my waterbore previous floor was rather dull looking compared to this one. It was also less slippery. Had it not been fo rthe hurricane and the ensuing flood and the fact the garage was turned into a construction zone for months, the old floor would still be very presentable.

The best place to get info on epoxy floors and ask all your questions is on the Garagejournal.com

That is where I got a lot of info on fixing my home. Its the Autopia for Homecare LOL





Setec Astronomy said:
I had never heard of polyaspartic so I was reading about it and I thought it said it had to be spray-applied, oh well.
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Thanks, I had found a local guy a couple of years ago but he told me up front his top coat would yellow from the sun. I found a listing of a few companies that make polyaspartic coatings, I'll see what they give me for local contractors.
 
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My garage.
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got my wall cabinets mounted above the tool box. got 3 different brand names but they all seem to mesh well together. think i`m done with cabinets!
 
It`s alive, now I can get in here. I have been on a garage kick for last 2 years. Cant wait to see others and share mine.
 
Works ! By the way my floor are having issues. Warranty from epoxy professionals useless. Local person out of business and franchise owner in Michigan. Promised a fix, never showed. Promised a guy from Connecticut would come never did. Asked for guys name in CT never got it. Last he promised to send something I can apply on top to fix. Never showed up. Guy jerked me around for weeks. Guy Daniel is an bad business man. Epoxy needs a vapor barrier always. I did not know that then and I do now. It`s because there maybe zero moisture the day of install but in 2 years there maybe. Daniel told me his expoxy is 100% and that seals the floor enough to eliminate the need for a vapor barrier.

Lesson learned.
 
I have been hearing a lot problems with Epoxy floor coatings, from bad installers to pooping or flaking do to moisture to wear from tires. It seems like its hard to get a good install of the right product that lasts 10-20 years everyone I hear 3-5 years it starts to go to heck. That`s the reason I am going porcelain tile, its more $$$ but we have a good installer we know personally that will be fair and does amazing work. Also tile is easier to repair if there is a problem you just got get a few extra boxes of tile and hide them away just in case.
 
trashmanssd said:
I have been hearing a lot problems with Epoxy floor coatings, from bad installers to pooping or flaking do to moisture to wear from tires. It seems like its hard to get a good install of the right product that lasts 10-20 years everyone I hear 3-5 years it starts to go to heck. That`s the reason I am going porcelain tile, its more $$$ but we have a good installer we know personally that will be fair and does amazing work. Also tile is easier to repair if there is a problem you just got get a few extra boxes of tile and hide them away just in case.
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I did my own floors and have a few sections whee it is now flaking off. About a week after it was done these areas blistered and you could push on them and tell there was uncured coating below. I believe it was due to being applied too thick in those areas as my wife says she remember those area being thicker when she was rolling it out, but no way to know for sure (I poured it on the floor and squeegeed it while she rolled it out). The other sections are fine but the coating is also getting scuffed up way too easily from my creeper chair. I`m going to redo the floors this summer and based on feedback from the experts on the garage journal forum I`ll be using a polyurea coating that has a better scratch resistance this time and I`ll just pay to have it done, hoping to avoid the issue I have meow. :/







 
JSFM35X said:
Works ! By the way my floor are having issues. Warranty from epoxy professionals useless. Local person out of business and franchise owner in Michigan. Promised a fix, never showed. Promised a guy from Connecticut would come never did. Asked for guys name in CT never got it. Last he promised to send something I can apply on top to fix. Never showed up. Guy jerked me around for weeks. Guy Daniel is an bad business man. Epoxy needs a vapor barrier always. I did not know that then and I do now. It`s because there maybe zero moisture the day of install but in 2 years there maybe. Daniel told me his expoxy is 100% and that seals the floor enough to eliminate the need for a vapor barrier.

Lesson learned.
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Where are you located ? My dad does floors in CT and has been doing it for 10+ years now, shoot me a PM. A lot of times the doors fail due to moisture coming up underneath or poor prep. The DIY kits are ok but your not grinding the concrete before applying the coating.


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A pic of a detailers floor he did.
 
Here`s a few shots of my storage garage/detailing shop/beer tasting room:

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The bar:

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Unorganized product cabinet:

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Detailing lighting:

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Car storage:

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You get the idea LOL . Visitors who like beer, blues music, old cars and old gas station stuff are always welcome!
 
BadgerRivFan said:
Here`s a few shots of my storage garage/detailing shop/beer tasting room:
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Nice set up you have there! Mind if I ask where you got the red cabinets? I`m trying to decide what to go with or if I should just build some. Not wanting to spend a ton but want something clean looking.
 
RaskyR1 said:
Nice set up you have there! Mind if I ask where you got the red cabinets? I`m trying to decide what to go with or if I should just build some. Not wanting to spend a ton but want something clean looking.
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I got the cabinets from an outfit called "premier garage." They are a division of one of those custom closet companies. Had a designer come out to measure and do a CAD drawing to fit my space and requirements. They were not inexpensive unfortunately...
 
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