Rustoleum Epoxyshield "Industrial" Floor Coating

Can anyone comment? I have 2 kits of the rustoleum professional (2 part solvent based) and 2 kits of the clearcoat sitting in my garage I just bought from Menards. We just moved into this house, and I'm going to buy a 3rd kit of the professional to apply as a 2nd coat. Before I put any effort into this, I'm interested to hear how their floors are holding up also.

I'm no stranger to acid etching concrete as we did the basement floor and walls in our old house, as well as this new house. Followed by Behr concrete bonding primer, and Behr Porch and Floor pant. Looking forward to a similar but durable finish in the garage!

Thanks in advance,
-Ed

Is this thread still live? I plan on doing this soon as well?

I am about to put the Rustoleum solvent kit down also and would love to know how the two coats have held up over the years. Can anyone comment?

I'd like to know how they've held up as well and to what.

Luckydevil said:

info page: http://www.rustoleum.com/product.asp?frm_product_id=59&SBL=1

to order: http://www.menco.com/rustoleumpage.htm ($100 shipped)

This is not the water based stuff they sell at Home Depot. It is a much tougher and longer lasting solvent based epoxy. The only place I could find that sells it to the public is listed above. It only comes in a light gray color and does not include any grit in the epoxy for traction. I'm not sure if you can add sand or not, but I think it would be okay if you did add a small amount.

Overall i am very happy with it. It has been 7 months since laying it down and not a single raised portion. The finish is all in the prep work though. I highly advise filling any cracks, gouges, or small holes with one of the premade cement products that come in small plastic containers. They sell them at home depot and they are very inexpensive. Any imperfections will show through the epoxy, even small cracks.

I'm impressed with how durable it is, but it is not bullet proof. I have gouged into the concrete a few times when dealing with very heavy objects. Without any sort of grit the floor is also super slippery when wet. I plan on laying Racedeck on top of the epoxy to have a really tough floor.

I spent probably about $200 including the extra stuff I needed for the prep and application. Also expect to not be able to use the garage at all for about two weeks between prep time and cure time.

I've got before and after pics somewhere, I'll see if I can't find them.

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Where can I get the "industrial" rustoleum kit? Is it still available?
Thanks in advance

I just registered....looking for an update here. It'll cost me about 1/3 the price of Wolverine to do Rustoleum and I can but it at Home Depot instead of ordering from South Carolina....

Just finished my garage with the Rustoleum Professional Epoxy Shield (SOLVENT based, not the water based junk from HD) and the Premium Clear. Looks amazing.

1) As said by others many times before, prep, prep, prep and then prep some more! My garage is about 6 years old and the floor was in really good shape. Only issue I had was with a large oil spot caused by my 2002 civic which likes to mark its territority. I used the Rustoleum degreaser and got a lot of it up but this stuff was really in there. Then I used a product call "Pour-n-Restore". This worked really well and I was surprised how much of the oil it "pulled out" of the concrete.
2) I etched my floor with acid but I used the stuff made by Surface Gel Tek. They make a 24% acid solution that is suspended in a gel solution. You actually roll the stuff on with a paint roller. It produce a very uniform profile on the floor that felt like 100~120 grit sand paper. VERY easy to use and much less messy than muratic acid. Only drawback is it is a little pricey, about $70 per gallon and most likely it will have to be shipped to you (very few distributors). Shipping is expensive since it is hazardous materials. Total cost to get 2 gallons was about $180, but I think it made the job MUCH easier and was definitely worth it.
3) After etching, washing, etc I let the floor dry for 4 days to be 100% sure it was dry.
4) I applied 2 coats of the epoxy shield color about 24 hrs about. Don't try to be cheap and do just 1 coat of the epoxy. You won't be happy with the results. My garage is 440 sq ft. I talked with Rustoleum and the tech said even through they kit says it will cover 500 sq ft in reality the Professional Epoxy kit covers about 350~400 sq ft. So i purchased 4 kits, total of 8 gallons of material. And I am glad I did. No way that 1 kit would have been enough for each coat. Applied the 1st coat "medium" and went very heavy on the 2nd coat. I did not follow the suggestion from Rustoleum to paint in 4x4 sections. I just painted from side to side front to back and made sure to keep a wet edge. I did a medium broadcast of the color chips on top of the 2nd coat. I made a pair of "spike" shoes using two pieces of 1"x4" board and drove drywall screws through it. Then I used duct tape to attach them to a cheap pair of shoes. Worked like a charm and allowed me to easily walk across the wet epoxy to broadcast the chips..
5) After 48 hrs I applied 1st coat of the Premium Clear. Stuff goes on very thin and like others have said you have to use a bright light sitting at floor level in order to be able to see where you have painted. I actually found it was best to shut the garage door and just use the floor light (yes, you HAVE to wear a respirator if you don't want to die).
6) Applied a 2nd coat of clear after 24 hrs. For this final coat I mixed in the Shark-Grip anit-slip additive. Without it the floor would have been an ice rink! The directions on the Shark Grip say to use the entire 3 oz bottle to 1 gallon of clear but I cut this back to about 1/2 and ended up with a good compromise between floor gloss, clean ability and anti-slip. You couldn't slip on this floor if your tried.

So, the stuff has been down about 9 days at this point. I am going to wait at least 1 more week before pulling the cars back in just to make sure I won't have any issues. I'll try to update in 6 moths or so to let you know how it looks.

good Product

drinkmoresake said:

Just finished my garage with the Rustoleum Professional Epoxy Shield (SOLVENT based, not the water based junk from HD) and the Premium Clear. Looks amazing.

1) As said by others many times before, prep, prep, prep and then prep some more! My garage is about 6 years old and the floor was in really good shape. Only issue I had was with a large oil spot caused by my 2002 civic which likes to mark its territority........................................................

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Any updates yet ?

MrJoshua said:

I am about to put the Rustoleum solvent kit down also and would love to know how the two coats have held up over the years. Can anyone comment?

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I know this is a really old thread and question, but I thought I would answer it anyway.

I installed the epoxyshield back in 2005 (September). So it's been 8 year now and it looks "the same" as when I put it down. No peeling of any kind. It's a bit dirty (I need to wash it - maybe I'll get to that tomorrow), but it has held up exceptionally well. I could not have hoped it would look this good 8 years after the fact.

A friend of mine just installed it as well, which is what brought me back to this thread as I was sharing some of the pics I had taken any my experiences from back when i applied it.

I really could not be more pleased with the product.

Good to hear! I used the Rustoleum solvent as my base coat in my 4 coat system for my garage and so far its great

is everyone using the clear afterwards? thoughts on how necessary the clear is?