Any Rescuing an Epoxy Floor?

[dmw16]

When I moved into my house (it was new construction) I put down the Rustoleum Epoxy and it's given me 3 years of pretty good service other than one bit that a warm sticky tire pulled up.

But, with 3 years of oil changes, brake jobs, and now half way thru a race car build it's looking pretty tired.

Are there options on ways to refresh it and bring back some shine to it? I don't think I can just go over it. I thought about tile but that's a major undertaking and race deck is pretty pricey.

Just wondering if others have dealt with this?

Thanks.

 

[A_Pmech]

I go over my epoxy floor every once in a while with my floor scrubber and a green pad. Good as new!

 

[bdamico]

You haven't really identified the specifics of any problem

 

[LegacyIndustrial]

I go over my epoxy floor every once in a while with my floor scrubber and a green pad. Good as new!

. Good idea!


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[dmw16]

You haven't really identified the specifics of any problem

Sorry, you're right. It really just looks tired and some sports have pulled up. Really just lacking that nice shine it had when I put it down.

I go over my epoxy floor every once in a while with my floor scrubber and a green pad. Good as new!

I'll give that more of a go. I've tried rags and simple green, but that didn't really help.

Regular floor paint.
easy to fix and tools fine.
20 minutes a year in touch up and it's always perfect.

Almost no prep for repairs.
almost no smell.
almost no talent
almost never a catastrophic failure.

Can I paint over the epoxy I have down already?

 

[dmw16]

That's exactly what I did. I used an electric floor scrubber with a cleaning pad and thoroughly cleaned the floor. Then I went back over it with a stiff brush on the floor scrubber. Once clean I wend back over it with the same Rustoleum Epoxy. I used Bear metallic chips instead of the colored chips that came in the kit. I think it looks great.

Cool, thanks. I'll check out those chips too. I never was a fan of how the blue and white colored chips looked.

 

[bdamico]

Sorry, you're right. It really just looks tired and some sports have pulled up. Really just lacking that nice shine it had when I put it down.

Again, you need to think about this a little better. The reason I asked is because: if the epoxy is properly adhered to concrete, then you probably sand the epoxy and recoat. If the epoxy is not adhered well, then you should probably remove it before coating. So, think about whether you just have a few bad spots or the whole floor is ****. And all this assumes you really can't just clean it up.