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I've put down two coats of Valspar powder blue water based 2 part epoxy. There' a longer story to go with it, but in the end I have about two sections that i touched up about 3 weeks ago. Now, any where that didn't get the "second touch up" is cearly cured. Nice, dry/smooth hard finish. No...

It is the cheap Valspar product:). I don't know too much about it, other than it get's better reviews then Rustoleum but to me it seems to be the same thing

Hey again. I'm trying to decide if going in with a second/third coat of epoxy is worth the trouble, or may cause more trouble. In summary, I'm 4 gallons down for a 450 sq ft floor using a light/powder blue color. For whatever reason, one small strip (2' x 20') is darker then the rest, and I...

I'll post some in a day or two. Hopefully it's just wet paint, but all of the areas I did today look like a lighter shade tonight. It could well be that though because the color I used is like a powder blue (really light). the second coat in areas may have made a richer color...which in turn...

Thanks again folks. Finally wrapped up:rocker: No issues with the continuation and was even able to add a second coat in areas that looked a little thin. Looks awesome, although I went a little chip happy. Clear coat next but it looks like the pot life on that is much more forgiving, along...

Man, I'd be hesitant of that based on what I just went through. The thing is, there is no way those two one gallons were going any more than the did. I stretched them thin. I just looked and still see areas with poor coverage that will need a patch coat. I really think they are way off...

Re: When to continue applying epoxy? Haha. I do have a nice les paul 64' reissue but it's not looking for a new home:) Keep practicing though, guitar can be tough starting out once you get it, it becomes very easy. I stop in the middle of a section. The entire section is complete except...

Oops, well certainly some epoxy-based websites indicate that UV is a big problem for fading/damanging epoxy paints. "Regular, prolonged exposure to the sun is not good for your skin, but it’s also not good for your garage floor. UV rays are known to damage surfaces, and epoxy finished garage...

I'm in the middle of finishing my floor. I used the Valspar product. Just a heads up that the Valspar product (which I think used to be the Quikrete product) only provides half the coverage they claim so you may want to be prepared. I'll end up using 4 or 5 gallons for my 440 sq ft garage...

When to continue applying epoxy? Thanks for all the advice. I ended up taping but doing a small batch for the cut-in and then pulling the tape right away. Worked out great. However, the coverage of the product I used was terrible. About 1/2 of their claims. So now I am stuck with 1/2 a...

That's what I was thinking too (the tape would have to be removed quickly). I painted my sidewalls white with a concrete paint (kind of looks like giant moulding now) because I didn't know if the floor coat would set correctly vertically and I was squared about having enough square footage in...

I'm finally ready to lay down my garage floor coating after all of the prep work. Would anyone recommend taping off the foundation walls where it meets the slab to speed up the cutting in process and make it a little cleaner? I think the answer will be "no" because I'm not sure when the tape...

I'm trying to wrap up prep for applying an epoxy coat on my home garage. My garage is ~3 years old. To date, I have scrubbed with oil soap, power washed, used the valspar oil remover product (which is pretty cool) and acid etched. I still have two "stained" spots that are freaking me out and...