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Home Depot Epoxy?

tuscani451

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I did a quick search and didnt find anything so please forgive if this is a repeat question. Has anyone used or anyone have knowledge of the garage floor epoxy Home Depot, Lowe's etc sells? It's cheaper than some others I've looked at which is nice but I dont want to be redoing this in a year. I don't know the brand off the top of my head but I can look and update later.

Thanks in advance

Lee
 
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the box stores offer some OK stuff, but buy more than their estimates, which means two kits for a 425 sq ft floor.....their estimates are quite optimistic, and this in it's self is a major issue with using them (picture almost 3/4 done and you see that you do not have enough material to complete, nor do you have time to "freeze" things and go back to the store)

the double cost of box store product will usually put you in the products offered by vendors who very frequently post here, and provide help to do their floors. Any of these are much better than the box store.

make sure the floor is clean, degreased and in very good shape. You may need to etch or grind to get this done.

Get a helper and two pair of spiked shoes and completely empty the garage.

My attached garage was done with a Rustoleum kit by the builder, it is only 16x20, but the single kit barely got things covered. It is less than a year old and is not holding up well at all. The house next door, same builder and same product, less than three months old and it is peeling in strips.

Cheapest or closest vendor is not the way to go on this type of project. Just not worth it, and the only way to remove a failed attempt is pretty painful and costly.

Do it right the first time....get with one of the folks here, because if you are lucky, Lowes/HD will only send you to the maker.
 
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tuscani451

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the box stores offer some OK stuff, but buy more than their estimates, which means two kits for a 425 sq ft floor.....their estimates are quite optimistic, and this in it's self is a major issue with using them (picture almost 3/4 done and you see that you do not have enough material to complete, nor do you have time to "freeze" things and go back to the store)

the double cost of box store product will usually put you in the products offered by vendors who very frequently post here, and provide help to do their floors. Any of these are much better than the box store.

make sure the floor is clean, degreased and in very good shape. You may need to etch or grind to get this done.

Get a helper and two pair of spiked shoes and completely empty the garage.

My attached garage was done with a Rustoleum kit by the builder, it is only 16x20, but the single kit barely got things covered. It is less than a year old and is not holding up well at all. The house next door, same builder and same product, less than three months old and it is peeling in strips.

Cheapest or closest vendor is not the way to go on this type of project. Just not worth it, and the only way to remove a failed attempt is pretty painful and costly.

Do it right the first time....get with one of the folks here, because if you are lucky, Lowes/HD will only send you to the maker.

Thank you very much for the info. The only reason I am considering going that route is I am in a time crunch, well and cost but as you said once you do it twice its probably a wash. The temps here in AZ can get so high tire can peel epoxy off-as happened in my old house with cheap epoxy. Its a new build home so at least the floor is clean and grease free
 

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Its a new build home so at least the floor is clean and grease free

Just remember that just because your floor is clean and grease free, it doesn't mean that you don't have to profile the surface before you install your epoxy coating of choice. This is one mistake that is often made by people with new homes. You will still need to acid etch the concrete or grind it to achieve the correct porosity (profile) in order for the epoxy to adhere properly.
 

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Is there any reason to believe that 'good' epoxy will resist hot tire pick up more than 'bad' epoxy? I thought adhesion was more about having the right roughness in the concrete, application, prep, conditions ... etc.

In a lot of instances people use a primer (which may or may not be 100% solids). I've read frequently that you do in fact want your primer not to be 100% as it goes on easier and penetrates a little deeper.

I still think you get more bang for your buck by getting something from one of the sponsors/posters here as you can get a complete system and actually have some support that you won't get from HD/Lowes.

As for the weather and the time crunch. Do it right or don't do it at all. Wait till spring or something.
 
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Hot tire is generally prep related unless we are talking fire-trucks.

Naturally,the assumption is you used a true two part epoxy and not paint labeled as epoxy.
 
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I had a additional question and thought I'd add to this thread rather than start a new one. I am also looking at the racedeck/garagedeck flooring options. I've always been curious about these floors when oil or other fluid is spilled on them. Wouldnt the said fluid leak through the cracks and still screw up the floor? Thanks in advance
 

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If you want a good epoxy, PM me and I will see if you have a local Lowe's store that stocks our product.
 

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I ended up putting down one of those epoxy floors from one of the big box stores. Can't remember if it was Lowes or HD? Or what brand I used but it was tan in color. It held up well for the 3 years I was in the house. No chipping or peeling or anything. The only thing I really noticed was that the clear seemed to dull. I should have put on another coat of clear. I did the acid etch on the floor prep as directed if that matters...

Not sure if I will go that route again or buy from one of the distributors here. It was all in the prep and it was hard work.
 

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You can check out my experience with the Rustoleum epoxy... It is sold at Home Depot and it was great for $500 for a two car garage... That was two coats of color and one coat clear. Held up great for the years I lived there.
 
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