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Anyone used SW Rexthane I Floor Coating
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Shea
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It's a fair product and better than what you could get at a home improvement center. However, there are other polyurethanes available with much better abrasion resistance (longer wear and scratch resistance) as well as chemical resistance. Rexthane doesn't seem to provide much information on the actual ratings for chemical resistance for a variety of regents like other polyurethanes do. Here is their data sheets.
The following article explains how to interpret data sheets when looking at different coatings.
http://allgaragefloors.com/how-to-review-tds-for-floor-coatings/
Many of the vendors who participate on the forum offer higher performance polyurethanes if you want something that will perform better.
The following article explains how to interpret data sheets when looking at different coatings.
http://allgaragefloors.com/how-to-review-tds-for-floor-coatings/
Many of the vendors who participate on the forum offer higher performance polyurethanes if you want something that will perform better.
Thanks for the Reply Shea. If you don't mind I'd love to get your opinion. I've actually spent the last 2-3 weeks reading many of your articles. My job is a bit different than most being that I have a 3500 sq/ft working garage where I restore and modify older cars/trucks. My slab is 6 months old, and looks great. Very smooth trowel finish. Just finished the building and have not moved in yet. My true goal is to seal the concrete from oil stains and the like as well as make it easy to clean. Weather that is a clear sealer or colored coating I am not biased. I've had some financial difficulties with my house flooding, children, etc. that has left my budget at about $1000-$1500 to coat my floor. That's roughly 40 cents/ft where most of the quotes I have gotten or seen are in the 80 cents/ft range. I was turned off from some of the concrete sealers due to the need to recoat the floor after a couple years. I'm trying to get the most out of my dollar like we all do but also not purchase garbage. Do you have any recommendations?
I went to SW to inquire about their ArmorSeal 1000 HS and if it was available clear and was shown the Rexthane as an alternative.
Thank You,
Ryan
I went to SW to inquire about their ArmorSeal 1000 HS and if it was available clear and was shown the Rexthane as an alternative.
Thank You,
Ryan
Shea
Well-known member
That's definitely a tight budget, Ryan. With that much square footage you may be able to get close to the neighborhood of .50 cents a square foot for a single coat of clear polyurea from one of the vendors here. That is going to be the best protection for your budget.
If you don't mind a matte look, we just reviewed a product by Concrete Sealers USA that left us fairly impressed. It's an acrylic modified polyurethane that goes on thin with a high coverage rate for smooth concrete floors. It is highly oil and stain resistant as well as scratch resistant. You may want to read about it here.
If you don't mind a matte look, we just reviewed a product by Concrete Sealers USA that left us fairly impressed. It's an acrylic modified polyurethane that goes on thin with a high coverage rate for smooth concrete floors. It is highly oil and stain resistant as well as scratch resistant. You may want to read about it here.