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First of all, I'd like to thank Fred at Alpha Garage for answering all my questions and providing great customer service! Now, on to the pictures: Before pictures: Out with the old, in with the new: The drain was patched in with Rustoleum 100% solids epoxy patch (not shown here...

My local Home Depot rented me a Metabo for $35/day plus the cost of the diamond wheel ($70 covered my 540 square feet). I didn't rent their vacuum since my shop vac worked fine with their attachment. Took me about 7 hours to do my place.

Can you elaborate? Not sure I follow...

Thanks for the info (and response). So, in all honesty, how much of a difference is there between a one coat kit and 3 coat kit like yours (or what you recommend, anyway). I can see both sides of the argument: one coat engineered to go down once with no threat of contamination between...

Not sure about the heads since it doesn't come with any...I supply those. Looks like Home Depot has some from $35 on up...same old story, you get what you pay for. I was planning on getting some sort of mask. I worked with my father, a contractor, for years while in high school and college...

Update: after reading your replies and doing some research on the site, I've decided to grind the floor. Sounds like a lot of work, but I'm skeptical of my ability to acid etch the floor properly...and I don't want chemicals flowing down my drain into the yard. If I'm going to do the project...

Thanks for the help guys. What size grinder is recommended? I'd have to rent something... Alpha, I sent you a message through your web page. Thanks.

Hello all, After doing some research on this board (great info!), I'm just about ready to begin my project. I'm in the process of deciding on a brand at the time, but Epoxy Coat seems like a viable option. However, their 'full' kit says it is good for a 2-2.5 car garage OR 500 ft2. My garage...

Hey guys, some progress here. I dug into the old drain and decided to just remove the old 9x9 cast iron drain and replace with a similar sized PVC drain. Same function, different material. I figure I probably could have found a proper grate, but the rust was bad and the New York salt will...

$210? Ouch! I may be severely underestimating the amount of patch I need, but somehow, 2 gallons seems like more than I need. Do you really think I need aggregate? I was hoping to smooth the surface out while leaving a slight depression around the drain to catch the water. Of course...

I'd rather not mask off the area because then I'd see the seams. Plus, I'd have to save some epoxy for a few months until spring, and I'm not sure what the shelf life is on this stuff once it has been opened. Does anyone have any experience with any of the epoxy patch compounds? I'm wondering...

Hello all, First post here...I am physched to find that there are forums for just about everything I have an interest in, lol:beer: Anyway, my wife and I bought our first house a few months back and I have a two car garage that I'd like to do an epoxy floor coating. I perform all of our auto...