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It looks pretty darn good right now, however I will be putting down a second coat. It's just a little bit thin in some spots, and I'm also hoping that another coat will "flow" over some underlying imperfections and smooth things out. It's raining outside, and very humid, otherwise I'd be doing...

Today I applied the ArmorSeal Epoxy. The concrete floor was already pretty clean, but I still went over it one more time with a metal rake wrapped in a towel. When it was all said and done, I bet I easily spent 10 times as much time on surface preparation as I did on appyling the epoxy. The...

Yes, I bought it over the counter. They actually had to get it shipped in from a different location, but they didn't have any issues selling it to me. If they are not supposed to, maybe they didn't know. Or maybe it's a state law in PA...? Perhaps they are concerned about the fumes it gives...

A Setback... Today I planned on putting down the Epoxy, but things didn't work out that way... I'd picked up the ArmorSeal from Sherwin-Williams the other day. I had my paint stirrer and respirator all ready to go, per the instructions. Upon mixing equal quantities of "Part A" and "Part...

Imminent Domain Given the recent ruling by the Supreme Court that allows seizure of private property by local governments if someone else can demonstrate that they can put it to "better use", it is not outside of the realm of possibility that this guy with the big garage might be able to seize...

Final Patching This morning I went over the floor that I had ground, etched, and rinsed last night. The first picture shows the dried floor, after I allowed it to dry overnight. I swept some fine dust out of the corners, then swept the entire garage, then went over it with a vacuum cleaner...

I rented it from a local outfit called "Crown Rental". They are good people and were interested in what I was doing. They even threw in some extra stuff without charging me: a trailer (!), extra grinding stones (which I didn't use since I had the tungsten carbide blades), and a tool kit...

Acid Etching I did Acid Etching today. I know this is probably overkill, due to having used a Surface Grinder previously, but I just want to make sure that I do everything humanly possible to do a good job of surface preparation prior to putting down the epoxy. The first picture shows the...

Floor Grinding Today I rented a Surface Grinder, instead of the buffer that I originally was considering. I also got a set of Tungsten-Carbide blades for the grinder. This grinder was easy to use when it was running. Although it was fairly heavy, it just glided along when it was running. It...

The sheetrock in my garage goes down to about 1/4" above the cement floor in most areas. In other areas I have exposed cinder block. On one wall it sticks out about 3", with the "holes" in the cinderblock exposed; and on another wall the cinderblock is fairly flush with the sheetrock. I'd...

Pictures of Floor Here are pictures of how it stands right now. The first two pictures show how I have organized things, and made some shelfs to get stuff up off the floor. The snow-blower, wheelborrow, and lawn mower used to sit "in line" between my car and my wife's car. Now those things...

Progress Report My garage originally had three 100 Watt incandescent bulbs. It was pretty dim in there. I have replaced these with three 8' florescent fixtures, each of which uses four 4' T-8 bulbs. In addition, I have installed two 4' T-8 shop lights which are mounted over the hood areas of...

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It was not slick at all. Not when wet with water. Maybe if there was oil on it, it would be. But I never saw anyone slip on it. OSHA was a big concern, and they didn't stand for having a slippery floor. It was not a problem at all. - Patrick

I have begun work on my garage. Pictures will follow. I'll try to document what I do (and what I should have done when I have the benefit of hindsight). Perhaps others will learn from my mistakes and successes. So far, after buying my 15 year old house, I have installed some shelves, moved...

I live in Minnesota, and I'd like to be able to keep what little heat there is inside my garage, especially in winter. Has anyone insulated up above their garage ceiling? My garage has finished & insulated walls and a finished (but not insulated) ceiling. I can get up there with a ladder and...

I used to work for UPS when I was a kid, and they did something similar on their floors. I asked the maintenance guy how they made a concrete floor so shiney, and he said it was "Tung Oil". They recoated it about once a year, and they went over it daily with a Zamboni machine. They'd even wax...

What about using one of those floor buffers that Home Depot rents out? They have several kinds of abrasive pads that go with it. Has anyone tried that...? - Patrick

What kind of finish do you have on your garage floor...? I noticed that you park the car with some sort of mat under the tires. Why? Is the garage floor finish peeling? - Patrick

How is the new floor doing? Any lifting or bubbling? I'm thinking about doing this too.