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    Urethane on cured epoxy ? (lots of pictures !)

    Can't really resize the pictures but you can use ctrl+scroll down to resize the whole page and get all the pictures down to size. I don't understand why the board software didn't resize to appropriate size ! I asked the sales rep at colorchips and she said the same thing as you, sand the apply...
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    Urethane on cured epoxy ? (lots of pictures !)

    Hi, pictures -> http://imgur.com/a/VPPil I have recently painted my garage floor with epoxy and now I would like to apply a coat of urethane on top. How do I prepare the epoxy surface so it will bond properly to the new urethane layer ? The floor has been dry for 4 days now. The surface is...
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    Need help calculating garage door torsion spring

    Thanks for all the replies. I really want to install these doors because of all the natural light they bring, heating and cooling will be a ***** but I plan to use close celled urethane for insulation to compensate the heat conductivity of the door. The garage is newly built but the architect...
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    Need help calculating garage door torsion spring

    I have called 3 door companies, 2 said we only install our doors last said 500-600 (and I will need 54" high lift, so it's going to be even more than that) The drum, I stupidly forgot to measure, I assume it is 4", will need to measure when I go there again. The door is definitely 229 pounds...
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    Need help calculating garage door torsion spring

    Hi, http://ddmgaragedoors.com/ is indeed great and I learned a lot from them but I can't figure out how to use their "find my spring" database to computer which spring I need for my door. It seems to only work if you already have the right spring and it just broke or something. I have a...
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    Need help calculating garage door torsion spring

    I have just purchased a new home and it came with an uninstalled garage door. The door panels came with vertical and horizontal tracks, complete spring assembly but no brackets nor cables. First thing I want to do is calculate what spring I should have and then calculate what spring I have...
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