Adding lift and re-applying urethane

[workhurts]

So, which comes first?

I could scuff up my floor again and basically remove the urethane that did not adhere well. The epoxy, and clear epoxy is fine. Just the top layer of urethane scratches very easily as it's like a film that never bonded. Re-apply the urethane and wait a month and then install lift.

Chances are, no matter what the floor is people moving around 500lb pieces of steel and equipment are going to scratch up the floor. They will not be careful. So the floor will get mangled a little.

Option 2- Install lift now. Once in, sand and reapply urethane. I mean it's 4 posts. How hard can it possibly be to work around. This would give me a nice fresh floor (and perhaps I could delay the re-application of the urethane another year even). The spot under the posts will be slightly different should I ever remove or move the lift.

So, what would you do?

 

[pauloman]

most clear top coats sold for garages are **** because the good stuff costs too much for the 'sucker market' vendors (most of the vendors on this site) - to offer.

see http://www.epoxyproducts.com/cleartopcoat.html


bad news is that adhesion is a poly's weak paint - they generally need a fresh epoxy primer under them.

In work garges with lots of heavy things moving about - a quartz broadcast epoxy floor is the way the pros do it. Not some fancy finish floor with a clear coat top!

see www.epoxyproducts.com/quartz4u.html


Paul Oman - MS. MBA
A.K.A. “Professor E. Poxy” - “Old Goat” - “Epoxy Guru”
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[workhurts]

As much as I appreciate your opinion, I don't think it really helps me right now. All I'm trying to decide is whether or not to put the lift in now and deal with the floor later or the other way around.

I think I've decided anyway since I want the lift in now and want to take my time with re-doing the topcoat (whether it be just urethane or another layer of epoxy and urethane). I mean it's 4 posts ... not difficult to get around.

 

[LegacyIndustrial]

OP:


Get the lift in and play with the floor afterward.