skyhopsing
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Hey Guys,
Long Time Lurker ! I have learned many things. So I guess I feel obligated to contribute.
My garage history starts with new construction. I acid etched and applied Sherman Williams "Tile Clad" two part epoxy over ten years ago. I though the color was too light. So I then went to the other extreme with the same product, but too dark.
This is the before picture, embarrassing.
I rented this bad boy from Suncoast Rental. Edco concrete grinder, very effective.
This is after two hours. The dust deemed to be too much for my shop vac.
My concrete surface is not complete flat, I spent hours trying to get the paint out of the low spots.
The dust goes EVERYWHERE. In places you would never imagine.
The next week I rented an edger from the same company. Smaller head.
I was able to quickly edge the epoxy and work on the "valleys"
The wet method proved to work much better, however cleaning up the "slurry" was time consuming.
This is the finished prep.
Here is a picture of the concrete aggregate wet.
I know like many of you, we share a passion for our garage. I have researched this to death. Changed my mind every other day, epoxy, quartz, or polished. I looked at clinker, quarry and porcelain tile. I ended up going with polished. I hope I made the right decision.
Any comments welcome,
I thought this was going to take a couple of hours, ended up being two long days.
Long Time Lurker ! I have learned many things. So I guess I feel obligated to contribute.
My garage history starts with new construction. I acid etched and applied Sherman Williams "Tile Clad" two part epoxy over ten years ago. I though the color was too light. So I then went to the other extreme with the same product, but too dark.
This is the before picture, embarrassing.
I rented this bad boy from Suncoast Rental. Edco concrete grinder, very effective.
This is after two hours. The dust deemed to be too much for my shop vac.
My concrete surface is not complete flat, I spent hours trying to get the paint out of the low spots.
The dust goes EVERYWHERE. In places you would never imagine.
The next week I rented an edger from the same company. Smaller head.
I was able to quickly edge the epoxy and work on the "valleys"
The wet method proved to work much better, however cleaning up the "slurry" was time consuming.
This is the finished prep.
Here is a picture of the concrete aggregate wet.
I know like many of you, we share a passion for our garage. I have researched this to death. Changed my mind every other day, epoxy, quartz, or polished. I looked at clinker, quarry and porcelain tile. I ended up going with polished. I hope I made the right decision.
Any comments welcome,
I thought this was going to take a couple of hours, ended up being two long days.
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