New House need help with epoxy product and prep

[vias]

Hi everybody, I'm a newbie and need help to prep my 3 car garage choice of flooring.

I want to do epoxy on my garage. It's a new house. Just finished building this August.

My questions :
1. I'm torn between get the epoxy from legacy HD and epoxy-coating.
Any input will be greatly appreciated.

2. Since it's new car garage (still clean no car ever park in there), what prep do I need to do? (Should I still go with Acid prep and grinding still ?)

Thank you for your help!

 

[tncatadjuster]

Do your homework and come back with more specific questions. Search the site, read, read, read.
Photos are always helpful.

 

[Garage Flooring]

Hi everybody, I'm a newbie and need help to prep my 3 car garage choice of flooring.

I want to do epoxy on my garage. It's a new house. Just finished building this August.

My questions :
1. I'm torn between get the epoxy from legacy HD and epoxy-coating.
Any input will be greatly appreciated.

2. Since it's new car garage (still clean no car ever park in there), what prep do I need to do? (Should I still go with Acid prep and grinding still ?)

Thank you for your help!

As an active member on the forum, between those two vendors I would have to go with Legacy. They provide outstanding customer service and a good product. They can walk you through the process and can provide everything from beginning to end

 

[Shea]

Since it's new car garage (still clean no car ever park in there), what prep do I need to do? (Should I still go with Acid prep and grinding still ?)

Yes, you still need to prep. Acid etch at the minimum, but you don't do both. Here's an article that can help you decide whether to grind or acid etch your garage floor.

Do your homework and come back with more specific questions. Search the site, read, read, read.
Photos are always helpful.

Excellent advice - Once you learn the basics the more specific questions will be the most helpful to you.

 

[LegacyIndustrial]

As an active member on the forum, between those two vendors I would have to go with Legacy. They provide outstanding customer service and a good product. They can walk you through the process and can provide everything from beginning to end

Why thank you sir!! And back at you.

Op, Yes, whichever way you go, concentrate on preparation.


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[vias]

Do your homework and come back with more specific questions. Search the site, read, read, read.
Photos are always helpful.

Thank you for the suggestion. I did actually do plenty of research. Countless hours watching Youtube videos, reading from forums including Garage Journal.

From all of the reading that I did, none of them has an explanation about how to prep NEW concrete (clean and just cure slab). The popular questions are always about how to clean old concrete with oil stains or how to remove old epoxy, etc.

Since there is no thread or videos that deals with new concrete, I posted the question. Hoping that someone can answer.

I know that Legacy product and Garage Coating product are not water based (solid epoxy). What I want to know is if anyone has experience with these products and can share some advise (good/bad for each). That will help me choose between the two.

 

[Shea]

Since there is no thread or videos that deals with new concrete, I posted the question. Hoping that someone can answer.

Not sure if you are still looking for an answer or not - New or old, concrete still has to be prepped. The acid etch or grinding is profiling the floor by opening up the pores for the epoxy to adhere to.

 

[vias]

Not sure if you are still looking for an answer or not - New or old, concrete still has to be prepped. The acid etch or grinding is profiling the floor by opening up the pores for the epoxy to adhere to.

Grinding will be my choice then. Thank you ^_^

 

[LegacyIndustrial]

Diamabrush rental from the Home Depot is a good method.


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