Recent content by ssanto

I did not degrease and power wash before grinding... I figured since the top layer was coming up that I didn't need to. This was on an existing epoxy coating and it had been mopped before grinding which got up most everything. The minimum thickness from their order calculator was I think a...

It was about 750 square feet and I ordered a 825 square feet kit. It is an attached garage but the door to the house has weather stripping. Didn't notice any dust in the house other than what I tracked in on my shoes every time I came in the house. I didn't tape anything for the grinding. I...

Yes the grinding was the worst part and that uncovered a bunch of weak areas of the concrete that needed patching. The Rustoleum Epoxy I put down 6 years ago was just on the raw concrete without any grinding... and over the years a few areas chipped up. I'm glad that I got the grinder for this...

Last phase was prep and application of the LiquiTile top coat. The stuff is ceramic based and has a very nice gloss so no clear coat is required. 4 batches needed 4 transfer buckets - Adding the 2 for BondTite, that's 6 total for the job 1 squeegee reused each batch 4x 18-inch rollers used -...

Next up was applying the BondTite epoxy primer. Helper is more needed here than with LiquiTile - I had a helper and it was good, could have done it myself if I moved fast It's thinner than the top coat Epoxy and you have to spread it 2x as far before it cures Use one 5 gallon mixing bucket as...

I purchased TrowlEase from Alpha Garage to do the patching on the concrete. It is an epoxy that you mix sand into. My garage has a ledge around the perimeter and the original concrete finish was rough and uneven there. Plus the grinder exposed a number of spalled areas that needed patching...

The hardest part of the job was the floor grinder. Here are my notes from that: Get the dual head Edco… the single head would have been 2x the work and it is already a lot of work You'll feel it sound different and kick up more dust when you hit a soft spot Rent the vacuum from the grinder...

First step was packing and moving everything out of the garage. I ended up using my enclosed race car trailer (for the race car and a few tools) and then also got a 16x8 portable storage container for everything else. I was happy that the minimum rental was for a month so it gave me plenty of...

Howdy! I just finished up installing my new 2-layer Ceramic Epoxy Floor system from Wolverine Coatings (purchased through their distributor AlphaGarage.com). Overall I am very impressed with the quality of the product and the service I got from the guys over at Alpha Garage. I'll post some...

Do you have a picture of the light gray epoxy before the flake? I'm about to do my race shop and prefer to do just a solid epoxy without the flake. Thanks!

Howdy! I've got a 3 car garage used for my race car and other miscellaneous projects. I did a DIY Rustoleum EpoxyShield job 4 years ago and it's looking pretty terrible. I'll see professional race shops on TV and I'm in awe at how pristine their floors are. I'm on the fence about redoing...

The only dumb thing about the install was that with 50' + 25' the line was going to be about 3' short assuming I could route the cable as efficiently as my measuring string. So I had to add the third set of 16' and now I have more than enough but up in the attic it looks kinda dumb with a big...

Got the installation completed today and wanted to post an update. It's 76 in the garage today and it blows 52 on cool and 104 on heat. The outside unit needed to go clear across the other side of the house from the garage so I needed to buy two additional line sets to get it to reach that...

I don't have much hope that I'll be able to control the humidity. The garage door opens and shuts maybe 5 times a day. But for that 8 hours on a Saturday when it's 110 outside, I need to get it frosty in there :) (and I'll lock the door to prevent the fam from opening it! hah!)

Also just saw this in the installation manual: So with my 50' line run, then it looks like I'd need the 24k anyway. Hrmmm...