Epoxy Floor Caulk Repair

[brandoncolorado]

Hi everyone,

I added an epoxy coat (Rustoleum) to my garage floor last year. I love it, and it has held together very well even though I had some concern that it would peel. Recently, I had a home inspection done. The inspector recommended that I use "self-leveling" caulk in the floor joints so that water doesn't seep under the garage floor and cause problems.

I bought a few cans of caulk at Home Depot and proceeded to do a fairly bad job of caulking the joints. I tried my best, but I don't have the steady hand (or experience?) necessary to make the caulk look good in some spots. About 80% of the job is tolerable, but there are a few spots that I would like to fix.

I used a foam spacer below the caulk.

Here is my first question: If I try to pull/peel the caulk up to try again in a few spots, could that damage my epoxy coating?

Here is my second question: Should I paint the caulk? I'm nervous that the paint might make it look worse, and I'm not sure how well paint holds.

Thank you very much for your thoughts.



*Edit* -- 3 photos here: http://imgur.com/a/uVOpk

 

[Shea]

Pulling the caulk out should not hurt your coating unless you are using a sharp tool. Use SikaFlex self leveling caulk. It will flow right into your joints and self level for a nice finish. You can find it at your local home improvement center.

 

[brandoncolorado]

Pulling the caulk out should not hurt your coating unless you are using a sharp tool. Use SikaFlex self leveling caulk. It will flow right into your joints and self level for a nice finish. You can find it at your local home improvement center.

Thanks. I used DAP self leveling before. Is the sikaflex much better?

 

[brandoncolorado]

For anyone who is interested and reads this later, the Sikaflex is leaps and bounds better than the DAP. It laid cleaner, settled more, and looks better. Thanks!@

 

[LegacyIndustrial]

Sonneborn makes one too if the Sika is not stocked.