spithead051
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The work over the last week is finally completed and I am super happy with the finished product.
I ordered the armorpoxy master kit in medium gray with primer and 2 part topcoat. My garage is a little under 500 sq ft and was heavily oil stained by the previous owners
Monday I swept, vacuumed, and degreased the entire floor with krud kutter.
Tuesday I performed crack and chip repairs with red devil concrete patch. Super easy and not too expensive.
Friday the fun began with dry grinding over 5 hours and then priming the floor. The primer does smell but it doesn't get to heady.
Saturday around noon we laid down the medium gray epoxy. We had no issues mixing in the tint and two of us worked quickly where we had both batches done in under 45 minutes and no premature hardening.
Sunday (today) was the 2 part topcoat. The grit really wanted to stay at the bottom of the can/pan but my helper just stood there mixing constantly while I rolled it out. This stuff smells like nail polish remover and instantly made it into the house unlike the primer.
Now the waiting game begins with temps barely hitting the 50s this next week. Hopefully two weeks is enough time with the garage staying around 60 overnight to cure for parked cars.
Notes:
- took the advice of others and went with 18" 3/8 nap rollers and they made this an easy process. Once the edges were cut I was throwing the material down so quickly we never hit 20 minutes on a batch.
- assuming similar garage size, you should have very little primer and topcoat left, I was worried we were going to run out for those materials. Epoxy I had about 1/2 gallon left at the end.
- pay attention to the weather, VA decided to be humid as a swamp this October so we often had to wait until after lunch to work so that the humidity was under 70%. Also, slab temperature matters as much as air temp and I measured the slab temp before each session to ensure it was at the right temp.
Got some pics and I'll follow up once it cures in a week or so!
I ordered the armorpoxy master kit in medium gray with primer and 2 part topcoat. My garage is a little under 500 sq ft and was heavily oil stained by the previous owners
Monday I swept, vacuumed, and degreased the entire floor with krud kutter.
Tuesday I performed crack and chip repairs with red devil concrete patch. Super easy and not too expensive.
Friday the fun began with dry grinding over 5 hours and then priming the floor. The primer does smell but it doesn't get to heady.
Saturday around noon we laid down the medium gray epoxy. We had no issues mixing in the tint and two of us worked quickly where we had both batches done in under 45 minutes and no premature hardening.
Sunday (today) was the 2 part topcoat. The grit really wanted to stay at the bottom of the can/pan but my helper just stood there mixing constantly while I rolled it out. This stuff smells like nail polish remover and instantly made it into the house unlike the primer.
Now the waiting game begins with temps barely hitting the 50s this next week. Hopefully two weeks is enough time with the garage staying around 60 overnight to cure for parked cars.
Notes:
- took the advice of others and went with 18" 3/8 nap rollers and they made this an easy process. Once the edges were cut I was throwing the material down so quickly we never hit 20 minutes on a batch.
- assuming similar garage size, you should have very little primer and topcoat left, I was worried we were going to run out for those materials. Epoxy I had about 1/2 gallon left at the end.
- pay attention to the weather, VA decided to be humid as a swamp this October so we often had to wait until after lunch to work so that the humidity was under 70%. Also, slab temperature matters as much as air temp and I measured the slab temp before each session to ensure it was at the right temp.
Got some pics and I'll follow up once it cures in a week or so!
