Recent content by tmcb25

Re: Attempting my first epoxy floor. Not good...Well I applied the clear coat. Everything seemed to be fine that day and the day after. A few days later, I noticed moisture on the floor although it felt only a bit tacky. 6 Days later, the moisture is gone but it did not cure correctly. The...

graffix000: I had heard 24-48 hours, but I wanted to give it an extra time since nights have been a bit cool. I live in NJ and had no problem if you catch the weather at the right time. 60s-70's for the next few days. If you already have the kits I'd be more worried about them sitting around...

When I say "stem wall" I am referring to the part just above the floor that is 1 high cinder block, and the drywall meets the cinder block, not the floor. I'm probably going to paint that with regular paint, and then change the bottom wall color to something that goes better with the floor...

Well, the base coat is down. This is just one coat with clear coat to follow in the coming days. It took me 1hr 46 minutes. A few things I learned was that you have to be really stingy with the paint. I applied too thick at first, then I had to really conserve but I did make it. If I had to...

Re: Attempting my first epoxy floor. A few days have gone by and I have done some more reading. In the instructions it says you can paint over previously painted surfaces if the paint has excellent adhesion. I had emailed Quikrete before and they said that you don't need a primer coat, but it...

Hi all. Great forum with lots of great info. I'm new at this but wanted to give it a shot without spending a lot. I'm going to go with Quickrete mainly because it seems when people have had issues Quikrete takes care of them and price as well. I've cleaned the floor as best as I can. I put...