Best to leave the floor as it is , move in and when your ready grind and epoxy.
If you epoxy now the epoxy may not hold because of the sealer and it will lift. You will just be wasting time and money without the porper prep. If you really need to move in and don't have the time to do proper prep...
The price difference is not much.
In a few months time you will be asking yourself why didn't i go bigger when you run out of room. No matter how big your garage is you will always run out of space. Get the max space you can on the land. I know it's going to cost more but you'll thank me down...
I've read post on where you'all talk about 100% solid epoxy and hi-soilds. I know what the water based and solvent epoxy is.
I also see that depends on the type used the drying of the epoxy reduces the thickness of the material put on.
Can some one elaboarte further on what is the difference...
The epoxy will bond to the skim coat but ensure that the skim coat is solid and is stuck firm to the concrete floor below it. If not , hack away with a chisel all the loose pieces and then fill. Use a bonding agent with your fill for good adhesion.
We'll it's a rainy day today and i was planning to do this tonight so i may have to cancel.
I checked yesterday and the floor was completely dried.
Thanks for all the help/
I'll post my before and after pictures when i'm finished.
I had 2 spots that was looking darker and felt cold. I used a hair drier and after 3 mins the dark spot was gone. After 30mins i went back with the drier to make sure that the spot was gone. The spot is no longer cold to the touch.
Will this be dry enough for rustoleum epoxy coating ?
Also my...
Will the supplied caulk hold on rustoleum professional garage floor coating?
or should i use a 100% silicone?
The caulk states to install on bare concrete but i want to epoxy first and then install the garage threshold.