Expoxy pricing and crack patching questions

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Hello all,

We have recently purchased a fixer-upper house that has a decent 30x30 garage with a smooth floor with cracks. I would like to fill the cracks and coat the floor now, but I'm not sure if the whole thing is in the current budget now or will have to wait until next year.

1. Can I fill all the cracks and voids now then etch/clean/epoxy the floor next year?

2. After alot of reading here, it seems most everyone is putting down 2 coats of epoxy then some add a clear. Does one color coat really not cover that well?

 

[AlphaGarage]

Yes, you could fill them now and coat later - just be sure that the filler and coatings are compatible.

Can't speak for other systems, but can talk about ours. For most home and shop applications we recommend a three layer epoxy coating system for maximum durability, value, and lasting appearance. The primer coat would be BondTite 1101, a 100% solids epoxy with extremely tenacious grip strength. That would be followed with a coat of LiquaTile 1184, this pigmented epoxy allows the system to withstand shock and impacts, protecting the concrete by reducing or eliminating chips and dings. Finally a clear coat of either more BondTite 1101 or EnduraShield 2254 to help resist abrasion and give the floor that high gloss finish.

We spec a wet depth of 12 mils for the pigmented LiquaTile, of course since it's a 100% solids product 12 mils would be its dry depth thickness also. At that thickness it will cover any colored substrate, it would probably do that at half that depth, the thickness is more for shock and impact absorptions and to smooth out surface irregularities.

 

[thegarageguy]

Shop your local masonry supply house and ask them for a crack filler that will be compatible with epoxy in the future. Good luck.