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    Concrete Walkway resurfacing

    Concrete walkway, sidewalk leading up to front door and concrete ramp in front of Garage looks dull. There is no problems as far as holes etc is concerned. Otherwise it is in good shape. I would like to resurface so it looks good. I have heard about floor paints. I thought about asking this...
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    Epoxy Coat Resistance

    I epoxied my garage floor with epoxy-coat and so far very happy with the results. It's been 48 hours and portion of my garage floor seems to be still somewhat wet/not dried completely. Is this normal? I thought it should not take so much time. Anyway, does anyone know what this epoxy coat...
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    How many batches?

    I bought one full epoxy-coat kit from Lowes to do my 2 car garage. They say have you have 15 mins before it would harden off the epoxy. When you did your 2 car garage, how many batches did you make? trying to get an estimate so I don't run out of time. This is my first time applying epoxy...
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    Best method to apply Flakes

    I bought epoxy-coat to do my 2 car garage. What is the best method to apply flakes? some say they throw it on ceiling, some others have used leaf blower???
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    Epoxy coat drying time

    Hi guys, I bought epoxy-coat full kit to do my 2 car garage floor. I heard the drying time is like 15 mins. So I am going to mix Part A and B in batches of 2 . Does this sound correct? Now my question is, when you finish the first batch and start mixing 2nd batch , I'm not sure how long it...
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    Epoxy Coating question

    Guys, I bought one epoxy-coat full kit to coat by garage floor. It came with flakes, anti slip aluminum oxide etc Question 1. Do you think the flakes they ship is enough or you guys bought additional flakes. If yes how much more for 500 sq ft floor 2. Did you use anti-slip? I have heard...
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    Which color of the epoxy?

    Which color of the Epoxy is most common? I will be using Epoxy-coat flooring kit and would like to know what most people go with.
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    Which Epoxy to Choose?

    I have a regular residential garage and I'm not looking to do any heavy work. Which product will you recommend? Rustolium, Behr, Quickrete. Although they are not 100% solids, I have heard people having good luck with it. Expoxy coating is very expensive. Also I have seen HD sell industrial...
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    Moisture/Water test

    How to carry out moisture/water test? Also can you do it in winter or is there a preferable time of the year to do this test? I live in NY. It looks like I will epoxying my garage floor in May/June next year.
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    H&C® Shield-Crete® Epoxy Concrete Garage Floor Coating

    Has anyone used this Epoxy? The kit comes with cleaner. Would you use muratic acid or the cleaner comes with kit? Let me know how was your experience with the quality of the product. I heard Sherwin Williams Paint is going to be 40% off.
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    Epoxy after applying concrete resurfacer

    Hey Guys, I have used quickrete resurfacer in half of my gaage and used top and bond concrete patcher in other half of my garage and patched all the pitted areas garage floor. Is it ok to do epoxy now? Will the floor come out to be smooth? What steps would you use? Should I use muratic acid to...
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    Filling holes before Epoxy

    I have garage floor with holes about 1/4" as shown in the attached picture. What product I should use to fill these up? How long I have to wait to cure this patch before applying epoxy coat? Also Can I just go straight epoxy instead of filling the holes first? Not sure if they make a solid...
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    Self leveling Epoxy to fill pitted areas

    I got pitted areas in my garage floor about 1/2". Reading the forum I get the impression that I need to fill up those areas with self leveling epoxy or patch material and then epoxy coat it. Has anyone done this? If yes, can you please summarize your experience. also do you have recommendation...
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    Benjamin Moore Epoxy

    What do you guys think about this epoxy...
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    Fill up rough spots

    My garage floor has sporadic pitting as shown in the picture. Before I apply the coat, what would you guys recommend to fill it up with? Or Epoxy itself will fill up the rough spots? Someone told me to use epoxy coat and fill up the rough spots first then wait for few days and then coat the...
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    Epoxy Concrete Floor Coating

    What do you think of Sherwin Williams epoxy floor coating. http://www.sherwin-williams.com/pro/products/hc_shieldcrete_epoxy_concrete_floor_coating/?referringCategory=interior_paint_coatings/masonry_concrete_products/ Any other epoxy products that you would recommend you had good luck with?
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    Want to make Garage Floor smooth

    New here...first post. My question: I have a 35 year old garage floor that has pitting where the cars park. I want the floor to look nice and smooth. I need advice on how to repair the concrete I want the repair to be robust, and be able to hold up to salt in the winter. Any ideas? Thanks...
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