epoxy flooring

[krymis]

go into a new house and it has a 32x24 rv garage and another 12x20 car garage. I want to coat both with epoxy. I talked to precision epoxy products. Is there any others i should look at? I have a few bigger machines to go in the place: haas tl1 lathe, haas minimill, drako waterjet. I do a lot of welding and stuff so I just need to know what others are using. I have seen a lot of different posts about the different products. Any info will be appreciated. I will be using an acid etching.

If there is anybody that does this stuff in Lock haven, pa can you get me their #.

 

[T-Ricky]

Prep,prep,prep!!!! This Is The Main Thing To Get These Products To Adhere. I Personally Had Problems With Stuff From Home Improvement Centers. See Thread On Quikcrete. Had To Recoat, So Budget For Twice The Material Just In Case. Hopefully One Of The Other Guys Can Guide You In The Right Direction For A Product That Will Hold Up To The Sparks From Welding. Good Luck And I Will Relay Any Info I Here Of.

 

[car99r]

No better product than Wolverine. Just ask them...

 

[Mlynch]

Krymis... aim for 100 percent solids epoxy and shop around. Keep UV stability in mind when using epoxy. Not everything is as it apears with some of these companies.

If you do have a profesional do it polyaspartic is a great alternative to epoxy and superior in many ways.

 

[Itzkwik]

If you do have a profesional do it polyaspartic is a great alternative to epoxy and superior in many ways.

So how does your polyaspartic hold up to welding slag vs. an epoxy product?

 

[Mlynch]

Thats a good question ITZKWIK... Its it one that I cant easily answer because i have never had direct experience with welding slag. This seems to be a big issue on this board especially and all you handy DIY guys. I will look into it. How hot is welding slag?

I can tell you that polyaspartics other boons over epoxy... it is will not yellow in UV, it is generally much more abrasion resistant and has better gloss retention, and having more elongation it is much better against chipping and resisting hairline cracks from ever showing through.

 

[ron in sc]

So how does your polyaspartic hold up to welding slag vs. an epoxy product

I've not used my welder in my new garage yet which has epoxy. I do have friends that have shops with solvent based and water based epoxy and welding slag did melt into the epoxy. Can not say anything about polyaspartic melting because none of my friends have used it. I can only guess that if it's kind of like plastic it would melt too.

I also suspect epoxy will be damaged if I spill aircraft paint spripper on it too or some paint reducers or hardeners. I don't think any floor covering is going to be resistant to any and all damage, but I'm not an expert. I finally figured that out after spending months deciding on what product to use on my garage floor.

Just a suggestion but if you don't want a floor to melt due to welding sparks or very corosive chemical then tile is an option. I found 3/4 or 1/2 pavers that would have been nice. Of course tile has drawbacks too.

 

[Mlynch]

I think polished concrete would be a better option than tile.

 

[ron in sc]

I think polished concrete would be a better option than tile.

I looked into polished concrete too. The people here that do it told me it would not be a good option for me because they said it would still absorb chemicals and the like and leave a stain. In other words I'd have to seal it anyway so I decided to pass on the polished concrete option.

 

[Mlynch]

well those people must not be very good at what they do ron...

in a nutshell

The process of polishing concrete there is a step called densifying. This acts as a penetrating sealer (this is different than a topical sealer which is a coating). Also the process of polishing closes the pores. Similar to the fact that stone can be very porous, like granite, it makes a suitable non porous countertop when polished to a high shine. High quality polished concrete does not have issue with staining.

 

[ron in sc]

well those people must not be very good at what they do ron...

Maybe so.

I asked if I were to spill oil from the crankcase of one of my diesl cars would it stain the polished concrete. They would not promise me it would not stain.

It would be interesting if someone with polished concrete would try that simple test.

 

[Andy S]

With polished concrete, arent the sealers that are used breathable? I dont know much about about polished concrete.

Polyaspartics come from a polyurea which has very high temp resistance. I would assume that it would perform better than an epoxy. I would go with a polyaspartic, but thats just me, its my bread and butter

Now if you really wanted someone that wont melt, and perform for the rest of your garages life. Spend a pretty penny and have someone spray 60 mils of Polyurea on your floor. It wont be the prettiest looking floor, but nothing will ever touch it. You can leave paint thinner on it for hours and it might soften a little. My 2 cents