first question

[blairtruck]

2 years ago i put the behr 2 part epoxy from Home Depot on my garage floor. It came out nice.

but now 2 years later its showing wear. Now its not looking so great. in front on the man door and where the tires travel is starting to show grey concrete again


My question is can i add the VCT tiles over the epoxy ****?
if not what will i have to do to take it off.

 

[Mlynch]

idealy you should scuff up the floor a bit. The adhesive for vct doesnt work that well over non porous surfaces.

 

[blairtruck]

or should i just get a different epoxy?

 

[Mlynch]

that could work as well aim for 100 percent solids and dont forget prep is key... search the board for info

 

[Andy S]

Thats the problem with Behr and all those products alike. They are garbage. You would be better off putting down some good epoxy or polyaspartic ( my fav ) Like Mlynch said, 100% solids, i would go for a solvent based. You want sand your floor with a side by side machine, but you would be better off just removing the old epoxy entirely. Diamond grind....

 

[thegarageguy]

It seems like it was a rolled on product they used. That plus it was probably solvent rich so once it cured it shrunk and your left with a paper thin floor.

I get low balled all the time by these companies. This is why their work is a thousand bucks cheaper. Unfortunately alot of people look at bottom line but do not realize that to get it cheap they will get less quality and durability. In the long run you end up paying more.

If its still holding up, you may want to lightly sand it and go over it with a really good polyurethane. I just did a 6 thousand sqft church auditorium that was 30 years old. resurfaced it with a high traffic poly that has aluminum oxide. 10 times the wear resistance of your standard polys. Maybe that could be an option for you? It wouldnt be DIY. You may have to hire a pro. Although a pro might not guarranty it.

 

[blairtruck]

there are spots of gray coming thru where water sits before i can sweep it out.
grinding i don't think is an option $$. i will just leave it if it's not an easy cover up.
i was thinking about covering with VCT. but with temps reaching -30f in the winter. i dont think they will hold up, with the cold + melting of snow and ice in the garage from my truck. I have a small low spot in the middle where water gathers if i dont sweep it out.