Epoxy at Garage Entrance

[rwwoods]

I am considering using a 100% epoxy coating, and have two questions. Near the door, the sides of the floor slope down toward the entrance (see first pic). Will there be any issue with the epoxy tending to flow down the slope? What do you recommend I do with the vertical transition from the garage floor to the black gasket (see second pic)? Do I need to remove and replace the gasket? Note that the coating on the outside is a solvent based acrylic that is holding up very well.

 

[ishiboo]

It's pretty thick, you will probably have to tend to it a bit and do that part with a brush (it will self-level and loose the brush strokes) but you should be okay.

Like any paint job, you can either tape the leading edge of the gasket, or pull it up, bring the epoxy under it and put a new gasket down. What you do is up to you. I personally remove/replace things like that.

 

[Shea]

You'll be fine near the sides at the door. It's not nearly steep enough for the epoxy to run.

 

[rwwoods]

Do I correctly understand that epoxy will cling to the vertical portion of the garage transition?

 

[benwah]

It depends. Some will and some won't. We have certain epoxies that we use for cove base primers because others will fall off.

You can try to apply a thin (4-8 mils) coat in an inconspicuous area to see if it will roll on. The majority of the time, as long as you're not applying it too thick you will be OK. It may take 2-3 thin coats instead of 1 thick one. If you get runs right away, it's probably not going to work. Another option may be using the end of your batch when the epoxy is starting to set up and becomes thicker and harder to work. It may not flow very well but you can always give it a little sand, or just wait until it's tacky and roll on another real thin coat.