Recent content by luke-44

Reviving an older thread. Where is the best place to buy this lift? Anybody with recent experience?

I have been in the concrete finishing and coating industry a long time. What it appears you got was a concrete curing compound over a high polished (finished) concrete floor. This will give a good hard surface with a high polish, but it isn't a high gloss glassy finish at all. All in all it...

You're going to curse that center beam... repeatedly.

Like you I'm building a garage the spring in Ontario. I have a three garage variation drawn and a four car. I really suggest you sketch it out getting as close to scale as possible on paper and look at which one works best for you. It really does make a dramatic difference in the appearance...

I agree with Scotty. It's hard to tell from the picture - I'm not too worried about some variation in floor coloring as such, you may be OK notwithstanding it never hurts to do the acid washing again unless you are seriously under the gun time wise. Even then, the old adage "there's never...

Can we see a close up of the texture? If it feels rough when you rub your palm over it you are probably good to go. You basically followed the right instructions, except I would have maybe acid etched 2 x before neutralizing and I would have used a scrub bruch on a pole to scrub it in.

My first post on this board, but industrial flooring is my business so I feel somewhat qualified to comment: You are on course especially with the surface prep. acid wash twice not once. I used TSP to neutralize - tri sodium phosphate. I would suggest you reconsider is the spraying of the...