Five days in my DIY

[palmerdrama]

So on Monday I started my DIY epoxy shield to replace my 10 yr old 1 coat behr paint.. floor pre condition

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[palmerdrama]

Monday I cleared out garage and started grinding with a hand grinder with a diamond blade. took my about 3 hours Monday and another 3 Tuesday to get it all grinded

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[palmerdrama]

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Wednesday I went in the corners and brushed up any paint I missed.

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[palmerdrama]

then I rinsed thoroughly and etched.

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[palmerdrama]

just finished putting on the second coat and added flakes - I will post picture tomorrow when lighting is better-

 

[MagicMarker]

Looking good..

 

[Richard Cranium]

looking good, please post up pictures of it when you get done.

 

[wingnut_1]

What an improvement!

 

[palmerdrama]

i will take some pictures tomorrow. I finished the second coat @2pm so I wont move stuff back in till Sunday evening just to make sure its really dried. I wont drive on it for another 10 days

 

[James-W]

The floors looks really nice, but I have a question. You said you ground the floor and then you did an acid etch. Why did you do both? I would have thought the grinding would be the ideal way to prepare the concrete and an acid etch would not be needed. Am I missing something here?

 

[LegacyIndustrial]

Looks fine!


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[palmerdrama]

The floors looks really nice, but I have a question. You said you ground the floor and then you did an acid etch. Why did you do both? I would have thought the grinding would be the ideal way to prepare the concrete and an acid etch would not be needed. Am I missing something here?

just did it because it was included in the kit. don't think it would hurt.

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[PelicanPines]

Nice... Wish I did that before I filled my garage...

 

[palmerdrama]

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[Shea]

Great job!

 

[SunsetsAndFriends]

Looks very nice!

 

[palmerdrama]

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[palmerdrama]

used silaflex on the joints and moved back everything in garage. can't wait to park inside again. it's been 5 days since the 2 coat went on I will be giving it 4 more days...
Thanks to the forum for all the info on get this project done

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[CNGsaves]

Looks GREAT !!! What an improvement indeed.

What product(s) did you use ??

What size grinder did you use, and did any circle grind marks show through ??

I'd like to test out doing my covered porch . . . then someday do garage !!

 

[palmerdrama]

I used a diamond attachment for concrete it was a 4.5 inch blade which I used with a ryobi hand grinder I pick up for $20 buck. took me awhile but it worked well. I used the epoxy shield that were on sale for $22 from $99. actually used two of the 2 1/2 car kits and did two coats.

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[fastsvo]

Where was the epoxy on sale for that much?

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[palmerdrama]

yep they were at HD clearance. check the forum.

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[fastsvo]

Thanks!

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[fastsvo]

Sorry, but I've been looking around the forum but can't find anything. Is there a link floating around?

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[Armorpoxy]

Nicely done! Thanks for the progress shots to share.