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    need hot tire pickup help

    I recently did my garage with epoxy - looked great for @3 months, now I have an issue with hot tire pickup. The epoxy is not failing, but the garage floor is. When pickup occurs, the epoxy comes up with a gouge of cement. My rear tires are killing a section. (Heavy car, sticky, big tires...
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    Fudge-nuggets! Failure

    Did an extensive DIY diamond grind, patch, prep, prime, epoxy job on my garage floor. Followed all directions to a T, double all drying & curing times. Finished it @4-6 months ago - now I have hot tire pickup. It pickedup the concrete! So the Primer+Epoxy did not fail...the concrete...
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    Epoxy garage floor is complete - results inside

    Recap - Had a crappy painted floor from the previous owner - probably @15 years old. I used a Bosch hand grinder and edger to prep the floor Used Legacy HD-105 to fill spalls Used Armorclad primer - 2 gallons Used Armorclad 100% solids epoxy and topcoat Lessons Learned = - Hand grinder (the...
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    Temperature

    I am waiting for 50+ degree temperatures in order to prime then epoxy my prepped garage floor. What is the consensus regarding application temperature? The next few days will be highs of @55 degrees, but lows down to 40s in the evening. As I am doing a garage, I assume the temperature in...
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    Spall repair

    Is this stuff ok to use for spall repair? I have mostly 1-4" wide and @ 1/4" deep spalls. http://www.dap.com/product_details.aspx?BrandID=111&SubcatID=18 I will be applying primer and epoxy on top. Armorclad shows 'their' suggested patch product (assume same stuff?)...
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    Floor grind in progress

    After long consideration, I am choosing to grind by hand - if I run into a snag (dead grinder / going thru too many diamond wheels), I'll likely do an Edco rental. Maybe I'm an idiot - but I have the time and patience to do this by hand and save a few hundred, if all goes well. Bosch 1773AK -...
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    Floor grinding crossroads

    Getting ready to lay down Armorclad / Armorpoxy 100% solids 2 part epoxy soon. After looking for floor grinder equipment - I am getting frustrated at the escalating costs. However I want to do it right. My floor is 500 sq ft and currently has an @12 year old paint job on it - it is not thick...
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