3M Stone Floor Protection System

[Guitarcrazy]

Has anyone tried this in a garage? I am on the local School Board and our maintenance supervisor briefed us on a new 3M system they are using in all of our schools. It is a 3M Scotchguard system that is put on in 2 coats, and it is supposed to be super-durable, very glossy, and yet gets 'sticky' when it is wet. Slips and falls are supposed to be near impossible with this covering. You have to initially grind the floor to make it porous, but then you apply like you are applying a wax, and after two coats it is supposed to be good for at least a year. This looks to be way less work than epoxy, and the maintenance isn't very difficult or time consuming. Anyone tried this on their floor?

 

[bullnerd]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_detailpage&v=Npr4VMkAq4E

 

[PT Doc]

doesn't sound like less work than epoxy.

 

[Guitarcrazy]

I disagree doc. Compared to the threads I have read on the epoxy process, walking behind a power floor scrubber looks pretty easy. The entire job can be done in one day, vs. several days for epoxy. Plus, you can reapply as necessary without stripping or grinding again. The question is will it hold up to chemicals and petroleum products. It certainly looks a lot easier to me.

 

[jaye944]

A "YEAR"

I'll stick with an Epoxy floor (excuse the pun)

Has anyone tried this in a garage? I am on the local School Board and our maintenance supervisor briefed us on a new 3M system they are using in all of our schools. It is a 3M Scotchguard system that is put on in 2 coats, and it is supposed to be super-durable, very glossy, and yet gets 'sticky' when it is wet. Slips and falls are supposed to be near impossible with this covering. You have to initially grind the floor to make it porous, but then you apply like you are applying a wax, and after two coats it is supposed to be good for at least a year. This looks to be way less work than epoxy, and the maintenance isn't very difficult or time consuming. Anyone tried this on their floor?

 

[jaye944]

IT depends on what your expecting,

Yes an epoxy floor can be a pain in the ***, but once it's down it's down.
epoxy, is pretty much tried and tested as far as protecting from chemicals (check the data sheets)

I'd want to see the data sheet on this.

But either way, anything that only last's a year, is way too much a pain in the *** for me, and if its a working garage good luck

I disagree doc. Compared to the threads I have read on the epoxy process, walking behind a power floor scrubber looks pretty easy. The entire job can be done in one day, vs. several days for epoxy. Plus, you can reapply as necessary without stripping or grinding again. The question is will it hold up to chemicals and petroleum products. It certainly looks a lot easier to me.

 

[Guitarcrazy]

I agree that a year is too short if you have to do the whole process. But since it is essentially mopping the floor once a year with new sealer, that seems pretty easy. A quick look of the flooring board shows many unhappy owners of epoxy floors, so that isn't a fool-proof solution either.

 

[jaye944]

I agree that a year is too short if you have to do the whole process. But since it is essentially mopping the floor once a year with new sealer, that seems pretty easy. A quick look of the flooring board shows many unhappy owners of epoxy floors, so that isn't a fool-proof solution either.

not me
I think a lot of the unhappy ones, where poor prep in fact, I cant remember a unsatisfied one which had anything other than prep or QUALITY issues with the epoxy, i.e. big box, or of course bad application

just saying