Recent content by Mikaman

Will take some photos when I clean things up a bit ... a couple days. It looks a little boring without the flake, but that was my preference.

I epoxy'ed my floor this past weekend, first time I've done this, a few tips from my experience might help others. I used the Epoxy-Coat product, for two reasons: wanted to get it done in 2 days, and cost. On the cost issue, if you can find a Lowe's near you that STOCKS this product, it's a...

Tim, I'm no expert on concrete porosity ... I epoxy'ed my floor this past weekend, here's what I did and it seemed to work fine: I filled the joints with screen spline before acid etching. Yes, screen spline, not backer rod -- see my other post on this. The screen spline did not seem to be...

SuperMerle, I just did my floor yesterday and completely agree with these guys ... I covered 350 SF with one kit, and had about 1/2 gal left over. I'd estimate the leftover would cover another 50-75 SF so that would give a total of about 400. I didn't "stretch it" when rolling, since I knew I...

A couple tips on this: 1) Half the people at big box stores have no idea what "backer rod" is, they will say they don't carry it, or just give you a blank look. Ask for "caulk saver" instead. It is usually found with insulation sundries, comes coiled up in a small bag, one brand is "Frost...

Been reading all the great posts on this forum ... I'm about to install Epoxy-Coat, and I don't plan to use any flakes. So do I need the spiked shoes? I have a really long extension pole for the roller, so it seems like I should be able to back-roll each section without having to step on it...

Re: Top coating Christine, First let me say how impressed I am with your tech support (and patience!) on this forum -- just awesome! I've been looking at several suppliers, and have now decided to buy Epoxy-Coat because of your support here. You can tell the boss I said that -- and you...

Been doing a lot of research here -- great site -- and was wondering if anyone has a simple chart that rates each of the flooring options? Not sure how well this will appear in this posting, but something like: Porcelain...VCT...Epoxy...RaceDeck...Polished concrete...etc...

New house, new workshop floor, deciding whether to epoxy or do something else ... forgive me but you guys have GOT to be kidding about laying porcelain tile! I've laid a lot of tile, no problem doing the job, and I guess it would be OK just to park on, or maybe do the occasional oil change...

I'm having a new house built by a general contractor. It will include an attached garage & workshop (insulated, heated etc) and I also want a 3-car detached garage. The detached garage will be used ONLY for car storage -- so it will NOT need to be insulated, finished inside, heated, etc. My...