Recent content by K C

Haven't had any time to work on the floor. It's still warm here for this time of the year, so I'm hoping to get around to it soon.

I've been awol for a couple months. Having another problem with the coating, which lifted in a certain area and is easily scraped. Surprised to see bare concrete underneath cuz I thought this was a more permanent coating, which i guess is good or bad depending on one's perspective. I feel that I...

Not happy with the final coat of Armorpoxy. The morning after, the coating looked like it was applied unevenly, as if it needed another coat, which I was ok with. This was most likely due to mixing in the anti-skid in the second coat. However, the first can out of 3 during the 2nd coat look...

Thanks. Thought about painting over the large stains, but that may interfere with the coating and look worse than it really is. Is there anything I can do about the large drip spots such as sanding em down? I really like the look and am happy that the coating brought out the natural look of...

Coated the floor last night. It took 4 hours and the fumes were strong even with a hooded gas mask. The 175k btu torpedo heater I was using kept flaming out so I resorted to my old 35k btu torpedo heater which helped keep the space warm. It was in the 40's when I started and in the 30's by the...

I used DAP Ready-Mixed Concrete Patch to fill in the pit and it worked really well. I would have liked to apply another patch coat so that it was perfectly flush, but I did not want to wait another day. It dries to the same color as concrete and is hardly noticeable. First coat of Armorpoxy is...

I had to move everything in before the snow storm and it was frustrating knowing the floor was not finished. I covered it with large plastic sheeting, but still had to wash the entire floor again! Every day, I think I'm ready to coat and find myself fixing something such as fuel leaks from the...

I did all the above and the floor is ready for coating, but I am not happy with the look of the oil stains. The black blemishes are super smooth, though and I cannot figure out how to get to the pores other than doing a heavier etching or grinding with a diamond wheel.

Floor is dry for sure and I could probably coat it now, but I can't find myself doing it with the stains that are visible. The etch did bring out the natural look of the concrete, although I diluted it too much and did not leave it on long enough to whiten the floor. You can tell where the...

Etched the floor the other day but the floor doesn't look much different. I expected it to be whiter and more dramatic looking but it's been about zero degrees at night so it may be taking longer than usual to dry. I used a 170k btu torpedo heater to heat the space to 60-70 degrees after the...

Washed half the floor with a floor scrubber and some simple green today. The spots that were ground down showed through so I will need to spray them tomorrow to check for beading. It took about three hours of scrubbing and a lot of rinsing and squeegeeing to do about a 16 x 20 section. The...

One more thing- should I wash the floor with a floor degreaser of some sort and rinse it before applying the acid or is that what the acid is for?

Thanks for your helpful inputs. It looks like I'm going to just etch the floor at this point. I will probably feather the edges of the really obvious spots and wash the floor. Not sure if I will use a pressure washer, though.

Etching is not the same as acid staining, correct? Perhaps I am mistaken?

If I don't grind the entire floor, I will probably feather the edges of the most noticeable ground spots just in case. Thought about doing an acid stain- is this something you would do after etching/grinding? Not sure if I want chaos since it may be hard to find dropped nuts and bolts!