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How do you make those nice wall stripes? Tape or paint?

Having done this twice in the last month, I can offer my list of supplies. I was glad I kept the list for the 2nd time around. Here's what we had on-hand. Kit contents Separated flakes into equal parts according to # of sections Non-skid - just used a tiny amount for each 10x10 - about 2...

We in no way blame the Epoxy-Coat product. It was just "one of those things" to us. We view this experience as one more great story to tell. When people come over, look at the beautiful floor, and ask who did it, we can say "Funny you should ask...".

It wasn't a problem for us because we have a big shed/workshop (can't epoxy that floor due to excess moisture). Wife didn't care for being without the garage for so long - almost a month. Walking across the gravel driveway in heels before work wasn't her cup of tea. Idea for you might include...

Photos - before and after. Note, our spring DIY garage project was insulation and drywall. Next up before it gets too cold is paint and vinyl base. We are thinking of charcoal on lower walls, red trim and keeping the white on upper walls. Onward!

Re: Two adults mess up epoxy-coat-SUCCESS We did it!!! Sunday am was sunny and warm so it was Go day. Started about 10:30 and finished by 4:30 - just in time to watch the 2nd half of the Packer game. We watch the instruction video again and think we understood what we did wrong. The part B...

Re: Two adults mess up epoxy-coat- Round 2 Fresh kit and a half arrived from Epoxy Coat. Ready for round 2 this Sunday. Glad we kept the list of misc supplies & tools to gather up from the last attempt. And of course we have added callibrated measuring containers this time. Wish us luck!

We shot blasted yesterday (and into the evening). Used a "Blastrac" walk-behind unit with an 8" swath. This is a nice, easy to use machine that is very similar to using a commercial carpet shampooer. We rented it from a local contractor tool rental company. Rental cost was around $300 and...

Just a quick update- we tried to park a car on the "good" areas overnight and got tire marks of varying kind. All the way from just a slight scuff to downright coming up. After much gut wrenching, we decided to take up the entire floor. We stripped and grinded all the curbing and along all...

Update today - we found a shotblaster to rent and think it will be $250 well spent to save time & body parts. We'll still have to scrape as much goo as we can before shotblasting and will hand-grind the wall edges & curbing. Not ready yet to give up and this is our chance at one more...

Make sure you get the smell out of the subfloor, or better yet replace it - at least the area where the cat frequented. At the very least, scrub with bleach then wait a few days to see what you still smell. Last thing you want is to put down the new floor and still smell what Fluffy left.

P.S. Application weather was near perfect with low humidity, mid to upper 70's day and night. 27 year old garage slab was well prepped and tested negative for moisture. Used mixing containers & stick (both "large") provided by Epoxy-coat.

Well, as predicted we still have two 10x10 areas out of 6 sections that need to go. The rest looks wonderful. In thinking back we wonder if the bottom of the bucket was bowed up causing us to use less part B. We used electric hi-speed drill for mixing, used an electronic timer. We'll use...

Our epoxy-coat is still sticky after 9 days. We ordered a kit & 1/2 to do our 3 car garage. Etched, de-greased, diamond grinded, de-greased & etched again. Then washed, rinsed repeatedly. After 2 days of drying with hi-capacity fans we thought we were ready. We read directions & watched the...