1 Bay @ a TIME ??

[bushpilot]

Wondering if anyone has any thoughts or experience w/ covering a garage floor, one bay at a time ?

Ive got so much "stuff" in my garage that i'd like to do the floor in STAGES, and im wondering if i can tape off a portion - expoy/seal to that tape/line and then cover the unfinished portion LATER, after i move everything back to the completed side.

Will my TAPE/Seam show ? How can i blend it so that you cant tell that the floor was done in stages ?

 

[milner351]

That's how I figure I'm going to have to do mine. I'm doing some general clean up and getting many things on casters so changing the shop around based on the project at hand will be easier.

there will be a visible seam where the two applications come together - but - it's s shop floor - not your living room wall - right? I suppose if you have cut lines - that's the natural place to make the separation.

 

[bushpilot]

no cut lines in my garage slab.

I also have some Cabinets that are mounted to the wall that im not interested in pulling down...ill paint/epoxy/seal to/under them so itll look ok, but i wont be able to get all the way to the wall/ledge (wont see it anyway when im done).

 

[kywildcat]

If you use the flake, it will help hide it some.

 

[rugerlady]

You can do this. When you get ready to apply to the second area, you will need to scuff up the overlapping are by an inch or two. Our product is self leveling and you should not see a seam at all. (when you purchase your material, batch mix all the part A's together to get uniform color)
If you are using a waterbased product I cannot speak for how to make the floor seamless, they may have different instructions.

 

[bushpilot]

whats the shelf life, of E-C.com after mixing ? It might be "some time" before i can get to the rest of the garage....is the "bucket" big enough to mix and contain all the product for a 3.5 car garage ??

 

[budk]

E-C is recommending you mix all of your part A together so that you don't have any color differences. Then, when you are ready to do a bay, you would mix the appropriate amount of A and B together. Once you mix A and B the clock starts running!

 

[rugerlady]

Yes, you will only mix all of the Part A at the start of the project. You can save a partial kit as long as it is covered and A and B are kept seperate, for quite a while.

 

[bushpilot]

E-C is recommending you mix all of your part A together so that you don't have any color differences. Then, when you are ready to do a bay, you would mix the appropriate amount of A and B together. Once you mix A and B the clock starts running!

i understood the DESIRE to mix <for color consistency> all at once - Im concerned w/ the SHELF LIFE of the product AFTER mixing.

 

[budk]

The shelf life of 2 (or more) packets of part A material mixed together is no different than one packet, as long as it is kept properly in a sealed container. Does that answer your question?

 

[The J]

what they're saying is that you will mix A and B only when you're ready to do the floor. so you can take 2 batches of A premixed now for consistency, and mix only as much as you need for half the floor with the first half of B. then when you're ready to do the other half, you mix the remaining A with the remaining B.

E-C replied saying the the shelf life of A and B, before mixing, is quite a while.

 

[bushpilot]

it wasnt clear to me that there were more than TWO parts.

 

[AlphaGarage]

Shelf life for most epoxy products (ours included) is usually at least 12 months. That assumes it's stored properly and unopened.


In a case where the product is opened, and say the part A's mixed for color consistency, properly stored you should still have several months.

We've had cases where it was used years later, but we recommend and guaranty 12 months. Urethanes generally have a shorter shelf, and even less if opened.

As usual, confirm with your vendor for exact specs.