Affordable Garage Floor Epoxy Recommendation

[haruzuki]

With all the various Epoxy Flooring options available, I get confused. I'd prefer buying from someone local but this shouldn't be fine as long as I'm able to get the product by Friday.

I'm looking for more than 85% solids kit that comes with prime & sealant. Garage size is 600 sq ft and budget is $400.

I don't do too much work in the garage - no welding, just some carpentry, working on cars etc

While Armor Proxy and Legacy seem really good, they are a bit pricey. Please let me know if there are any other options I should consider.

Thank You

 

[Garage Flooring]

Wait and get a good product. You are going to be, at minimum $500 - $800 for a good Rust Bullet or Polyurea system. $877.06 for our diy system (primer, base, flake and top coat).

 

[LegacyIndustrial]

Check this post for slackdaddy

Another Legacy success - 2 coats Primer/coating with flakes

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[Armorpoxy]

Hi,
Where are you located? Our kits run about $1.00/sq ft with primer, 100% solids epoxy and topcoat.

 

[haruzuki]

I'm located in Austin, TX. Ideally, I'd like to work on it this weekend. Any way you can help make the delivery by Friday?

 

[Armorpoxy]

sorry, no. We are in NJ, 4 days transit and we had our daily pickup today so you wouldn't see it until later next week. No express shipping due to hazmat regulations.

 

[slackdaddy1]

The materials from ANY vendor for a ~600 sq ft project are going to run 600-800.00
Add 150.00-200.00 for machine rental for prep.
If you want to order the materials now, you could always do the prep this weekend. application of a 3 coat product will take 2-3 days after prep is done.

Slack

I'm located in Austin, TX. Ideally, I'd like to work on it this weekend. Any way you can help make the delivery by Friday?

 

[SunsetsAndFriends]

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[haruzuki]

Thank you for the feedback! I was thinking of doing an acid etching instead of the grinding. Wouldn't that work? If not, then I'll end up doing the grinding.

For any coating to be installed so it lasts the concrete floor must be prepped properly. This includes grinding the entire surface to remove the weak laitance on the surface of the concrete. Also, any cracks should be chased out using a V diamond grinding wheel and then filled with a proper 50-60% elongation material designed to bond to floor coatings. Doing this much will cost you $200.

As for coatings, you could do an inexpensive 2 coat epoxy floor, but at minimum, for descent product, you'll pay $55/gallon. This will be a high solids (not 100% solids) epoxy with a 5-6 hour pot life. To do it right, you'll need at minimum 6 gallons of epoxy for two coats, which will cost $330.

These numbers do not include roller covers, brushes, nitrile gloves, or respirator, or color flake and clear coat, if you want to go that route.

When others say your floor will cost $600-800 for materials, they're right. And I will say this much, that to do this so that you will probably not have to do it again anytime soon, plan on making sure that your prep work is correct. It's 80% prep, in my opinion.

 

[haruzuki]

Sounds good. I'll send you an email.

 

[SunsetsAndFriends]

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[Toomanytools?]

Hello don't want to hijack the OP thread, or start a new topic as my concerns are on the same thing also I see the 3 flooring guys are here and the OP has come to a conclusion.

So I have 2000 sqft of RV parking and 1000 sqft for a woodshop. The concrete is at 42 days since poured. Concrete is typical in color dark and light spots getting lighter as curing. So for the RV part I was thinking of the "Big Box store" finish but that seems it involves diamond grinding and apply the finish. I would like it to be all uniform in color for my OCD, but really just want a gas, oil ect protection and smoother to sweep surface. So I'm thinking just a concrete sealer like a Diamond Coat? Not sure what I need to do.

For the woodshop I do want a uniform floor lighter color but not glaring back at you as far as the shine goes. So looking at the "Rust Bullet" that's seems to be a higher solids product than say a floor paint. I have done Rustoleum Epoxy kits in a basement laundry and a basement storage not a lot of traffic both have held up well. So I'm familiar with the acid etching and the product. I would want something a bit more commercial for the wood shop, but need to keep cost down. Any input would be helpful.
Thanks Jeff

 

[SunsetsAndFriends]

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[Armorpoxy]

Hi
Our SPGX gives the 'polished floor look' at about 50 cents/sq ft. Its super resistant to chemicals, fluids, oils, etc since it is a polyurea/polyaspartic coating. VERY easy to apply, one part/no mixing. Gives a polished floor look.

Email us directly for full tech info.

See https://store.armorpoxy.com/mm5/mer...=A&Product_Code=SPGX-GAL&Category_Code=AULTRA

 

[jhawker670]

Hi,
Where are you located? Our kits run about $1.00/sq ft with primer, 100% solids epoxy and topcoat.

So my yet to be built shop is 1200 ft. So 1200 for your complete kit?


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[Armorpoxy]

Correct, about $1.00 per foot for our 3 layer Armorclad System.

 

[Lelyar]

I voted for epoxy coating since that's what I chose for my garage floor.

There are drawbacks for all flooring choices. For epoxy, the concrete needs to be in good shape or some repair work will be necessary before finishing the floor. With epoxy, good surface preparation is extremely important. If there are oil stains, the epoxy will not adhere. Many use acid to etch the concrete and provide the adhesion for the coating, done after a thorough degreasing and cleaning. However, some will say the acid changes the ph of the concrete so they use grinders to scuff the concrete surface. That is what the installers did on my floor. So if you choose epoxy,or simple garage paint https://10carbest.com/best-paint-for-garage-walls whether you do it yourself or hire a contractor, surface prep is key. Obviously with the plastic tiles, prep is minimal.

 

[CJseven]

I searched and searched for something for my floor, I too have 1200 sqft. I ended up with the armorpoxy three coat system ( primer, epoxy, flakes, and the two part top coat). PREPARATION is the KEY to it lasting. WASH WASH WASH AND ETCH, then the coating is the easy part. Here is my finished look after it was dry.

 

[thammel]

I did the 3 coat armorpoxy system with the military clear coat. So this is a 2 part epoxy primer, a 2 part epoxy color coat and a 2 part clear coat. I bought on sale. It is a fantastic system. Cost was around the $1/square foot mark. I would do it again without question.

Tom

 

[Landroving]

Is epoxy coating actually worth it for a garage floor? I've seen so many that just deteriorated so quickly and it almost seems like its a temporary solution. To really keep in good shape you have to put down a new coat of epoxy every so often and it takes long to dry. Mayb I'm wrong but it seems that you inevitably will have to replace it?

Most deteriorate because the majority are not applied properly. Scarify, acid etch, or grinding is required in most cases to give the surface proper "tooth" for the coating to adhere to.

Do that, and it's quite durable. I did a Nohr-S polyurea floor in my garage a few years back after grinding and while it has a few issues I'm not super happy with, it's definitely not coming up anywhere. I've scuffed the coating itself and might one day look at doing a fresh coat of clear over top if I can, but that'd only be to restore the gloss and repair scratches in the clearcoat. I do not expect it to come up, ever.

 

[Armorpoxy]

Hi, that is really not correct. A properly applied epoxy floor should last 20+ years, and if the protective topcoat is maintained and reapplied in the heavy wear areas they should last forever. This is why epoxy is used in commercial auto and equipment applications. Cure times are generally overnight for each layer and on some products just hours.

The suppliers here sell tens of thousands of epoxy floors per year which speaks for itself. What you may be referring to are home center grade epoxies which do tend to wear out much faster.

 

[chipper]

So is the 3 layer armor poxy primer- color - clear? sounds like a good deal

 

[Armorpoxy]

Unfortunately there is no surface that can last forever under heavy use. An epoxy floor is a superb coating system that for the money is unequalled as proven by the tens of thousands of GJ Members that have them and are pleased with performance and life span. We ourselves sell over 100,000 floor systems per years with virtually zero issues.

Our traditional three layer floor has a protective topcoat that is a sacrificial layer that is easily reapplied in areas that may see excessive wear or abuse. Spot re-topcoating is fast and inexpensive. If an epoxy floor has minimal maintenance it should last forever.

We also carry sealers which are less expensive and not as thick but also give some protection and reduce dusting but they can need re-application over time.

Even solid granite flooring can be damaged and scratched under abusive use so floor choice is always a balance of cost, usage, and care.

We offer a wide variety of epoxy floors from economical single layer epoxy at around 50 cents per sq foot up to urethane mortars and troweled down floors at up to $10 per square foot for heavy industrial and manufacturing usage.

We also offer our www.supratile.com industrial grade interlocking floor tiles which carry a lifetime warranty.

Please contact us directly at below for further info and a quote based on your needs.

 

[dcg9381]

OP,
I'm in Austin. At your budget and what you want out of it, buy polyurea...

 

[benstorey]

Hi, that is really not correct. A properly applied Epoxy Floors Sarasota should last 20+ years, and if the protective topcoat is maintained and reapplied in the heavy wear areas they should last forever. This is why epoxy is used in commercial auto and equipment applications. Cure times are generally overnight for each layer and on some products just hours.

The suppliers here sell tens of thousands of epoxy floors per year which speaks for itself. What you may be referring to are home center grade epoxies which do tend to wear out much faster.

You can also check the quality of the epoxy coating. The cheaper version will always be worse. Or take out a warranty on the floor covering.