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Thanks Paul. You are always very helpful. Good suggestions. I will probably use amonia or acetone or even paint thinner should work Perhaps. Like you mentioned, I could always let it dry and then scrape it of.

I am putting down multiple coats of epoxy/topcoat. I was hoping to reuse the buckets. mixer, squeegees and measuring jugs. I could buy more buckets but still need something to clean the squeegee. Of course, rollers are for one-time use.

Greater Toronto Area. I don't think any of them carry Xylene here. I will check again.

I am not able to get Xylene for my epoxy job here in Canada. None of the stores seem to carry Xylene. I looked around every where without luck. So my question is - Can I instead use Acetone or Methyl Hydrate for cleaning the tools or not? Which one of the two - Acetone or Methyl Hydrate is a...

You will need 3 moisture vapor emission test kits plus a weighing scale to do the moisture test. Google or search this forum on how to do it. You could buy the test kits from this online vendor for cheap. http://www.vaportest.com/Webpages/VaprecisionHomePage.htm Your options are going to be...

Since most epoxies are intolerant to moisture and can not sustain constantly wet environment, why not use this to your advantage? I would just keep a wet cloth over it constantly for a few weeks/ months and see if that would cause the epoxy to peel away or loose its grip. My reasoning is...

Paul, I like the idea of using sand. The only problem is knowing precisely where the low areas are. The trouble is the puddle spots are only visible when the floor is freshly washed and there is water collected in low spots making those puddles apparent. I dread to think if guessed incorrectly...

Thanks Paul! Glad you told me that. I almost made up my mind to use only a squeegee. Incidentally, I am planning to put down multiple coats so this would probably work out as you say. Will post pictures when done. Thanks again!

Question from a newbee - My garage floor that I am try to put epoxy on is very uneven and not exactly flat. When I wash the garage floor, there are several very shallow puddles on the floor. No amount of grinding could make it level enough to avoid puddles. My question is - If I do not roll...

don't know abour oil bt200. just use oil stop primer to spot prime if you are doing epoxy. this will work.

always my pleasure :) ....beside big money is at stake.

Edger, interesting theory. However, there is no way there would that much oil everywhere. I am sorry I neglected to mention that I had washed my floor just a few hours before taking the pictures and so you see the concrete is slightly darker everywhere except those mysterious spots. The reason I...

lol.....now I will blame you for thieves breaking into my garage and digging up my concrete up in attempt to steal the Shroud of Turin.

Paul, I thought you could use oil stop primer only on the oil contamination though I may be wrong. I don't think these spots are caused by oil contamination. Maybe Alpha Garage (Fred), Scotty or Shea can provide an opinion/ suggestions here. Thank you guys in advance.

lol......I feel so proud of myself.....especially knowing the size of those stains in my garage. :bounce:

I never used silicon tire dressing but may be the previous owner did. Hope everything works out.

Kevin, that is very reassuring. :) I have done everything I could. I ground down at least 1/5th of an inch, perhaps more. Like I said I am not even sure if I would call them stains. The concrete in those spots is so clean and free of dirt/contamination that you could actually see the pores...

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Question for all of the experts out there: I am trying to install epoxy floor in my garage which started out as a simple and quick project but is now turning out be very complicated and time consuming endeavor. I am now getting very frustrated with mysterious stains on my concrete floor that I...