Warning on epoxy floors

As an alternative to epoxies, if you are looking for a coating that has a solid warranty, then look for a company in your neighbourhood that applies "Flexmar" it comes with a 15 year warranty on peeling, flaking and chipping. Its an amazing product... now it does cost a pile more then epoxy... but 15 years is a lot of peace of mind.



Cheers,

Quentin

TotalGarage.ca
 
If it's pulling up, then something went wrong in the install. Did you etch your concrete with muratic acid first? That puts pores in the surface of the concreate for the expoxy to bond to. It also has to be BONE dry.



Mine is over 4 years old now, and I can drag a heavy piece of steel across it and it doesn't damage. The cars don't effect it at all. My father-in-laws (who helped me put mine down and is an industrial coatings specialist) has had his down for almost 20 years and after mopping looks like the day it went down.



I'd grind it off and try it again. Don't use really cheap stuff, though. In situations where it'll need to last a long time, splurge for the good stuff. The rust-oleum stuff is what my father in law and I used. It's under $200.



-Tom
 
qadsan said:
There are water-based sealers that are proven to work well. You want one that says it reacts with hydrated lime (calcium hydroxide) and alkali. A product like this will penetrate into the concrete filling the voids and bonding all the particles into a solid mass. The sealer basically becomes a permanent part of the concrete and forms a permanent moisture barrier/seal.
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Any brand names, product names, links?
 
None of my previous posts are showing up, lets try again:



The Garage Journal has a section regarding flooring finishes like epoxy, etc. Very much worth the read if you are thinking of doing your garage floors.





Stonecipher



Well, what do you know, this one showed up!
 
QuentinJS said:
As an alternative to epoxies, if you are looking for a coating that has a solid warranty, then look for a company in your neighbourhood that applies "Flexmar" it comes with a 15 year warranty on peeling, flaking and chipping. Its an amazing product... now it does cost a pile more then epoxy... but 15 years is a lot of peace of mind.



Cheers,

Quentin

TotalGarage.ca
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Is this the stuff you are talking about ?Garage Flooring, Garage Floors, Garage Floor Coatings

looks pretty cool but what stops this product from lifting ?I am having a hard time finding FLEXMAR,but I did find ARMORPOXY which states it has a lifetime warranty but I still worry about the moisture and salt.
 
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