Recent content by cgallery

I think this is excellent advice.

I recently did my basement floor which was 12x12 vinyl tiles on concrete. I tried everything to remove the adhesive. Every chemical product under the sun. They were clearly going to require substantial elbow grease in order to work, and then they'd leave stuff in pits and cracks behind...

I'm not an ID, but I'd sure prefer matching floor from one room to another.

I used Drylok on my basement walls. Then I painted with a quality latex paint over the top of that to get the color I wanted. Some of the Drylok products can be tinted, but I don't know how close they could get to the floor color.

I would image a quality paint would also make painting a wall much easier and less stressful.

Seeing as the stain is penetrating, and there is nothing liquid on the tires, I wonder if the problem isn't some sort of chemical reaction between the floor and the tires. Perhaps hot tires make it worse? Have you contacted the manufacturer of the tiles?

How long ago was it poured, and show us a picture of the screwdriver damage to it.

There is a [tasteless] joke in there somewhere.

Those repairs do look very impressive to me. A job well done, if you ask me.

Just chiming in to let you know that I'm currently doing my basement floor with Drylok E1 "one-part epoxy." It is a product that I think it similar to Rustoleum's product you mention. I think it is even closer (identical) to Seal-Krete's Epoxy-Seal (another one-part epoxy paint). THESE ARE...

Quikcrete makes a single-part epoxy floor covering here: http://www.quikretecoatings.com/products/Color%20Coatings/1-Part-Epoxy-Garage-Floor-Sealer.html I was thinking of using this for my basement shop, where all I do is woodworking. Any experiences with this product? Drylok has a similar...