Is it too cold for epoxy?

[Banjo-guy]

I'm looking ahead to next week's weather in Port Washington NY. ( Long Island)
For most of the week it's in the low 50's or high 40's during the day and 45-35 during the night.
I see a stretch of days that are 60/51, 66/52. ,63/52. ( day/night)
Can I squeeze this in or do I have to wait until the spring?

 

[padroo]

I would follow the manufacturers recommendations. If it isn't written on their product I would give them a call to be sure. JMO

 

[benwah]

What does your product's data sheet recommend? Rule of thumb is the substrate should be above 50 degrees during application, for a vast amount of epoxies.. Obviously all products are different, but refer to the data sheet for manufacturer recommendations.

 

[Banjo-guy]

All of the products say 50 degrees or above. I'm worried that the concrete will retain the cold from the previous night time 40s temperatures. After application it will need to cure. It seems a little tight in terms of having enough warm days.
I really was hoping to get this done before winter so that I can put my garage back together.

 

[benwah]

If you have means to heat your garage for a week I'd look at going that route. If not, well, maybe choose a different product or wait until spring.

 

[LegacyIndustrial]

Raise the temp, but do it slowly over several days.
If that is not possible we have cold weather coating products that outperform epoxy/urethane systems.

 

[TextileWolf]

I am in the same position as you. Thankfully I am in NC so it is a little warmer. I am hoping to get the grinding done this weekend.

 

[Armorpoxy]

Hi
We are located nearby in NJ and don't see any issue with installing our Armorclad Epoxy in the next week or so. Just because the outside temps may fall, the temp in the closed garage lags quite a bit and takes many days to get as cold as the outside. Plus the number of hours it's actually very cold are minimal versus the rest of the day.

Our installation Division is installing floors daily in the Tri State area with these products with zero issues. Thanks!

 

[puredrive07]

If you are able to keep the garage door closed and heat the garage up a bit with a spacer heater than you should have no issues. I applied my epoxy floor down when it was in the high 50s about a week ago and had zero issues.

 

[LegacyIndustrial]

If you are able to keep the garage door closed and heat the garage up a bit with a spacer heater than you should have no issues. I applied my epoxy floor down when it was in the high 50s about a week ago and had zero issues.

Great idea. Go with an electric heater if possible. Salamander style kerosene heaters can kick out a residue, potentially contaminating a floor.


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[Banjo-guy]

I think I'll pickup a small electric space heater. If it warms up as the weather report shows I'll probably go for it. If it looks at all dicey I'll wait. It would be awful to have to redo a bad job.

 

[ImpalaJon]

I just finished three full kits of amorpoxy yesterday afternoon. I left 2 space heaters on all night Wednesday and it was 54 degrees inside while the morning low was 42 degrees. The cool weather gave a little extra working time so I mixed the whole kit rather than trying to measure only half of both parts a and b. I used an 18" roller and had plenty of time to get it down. Seemed to cure well enough to get topcoat done late this afternoon. Only issue was that I painted outside the garage door to the edge of the slab and had to leave the door open slightly and a mouse found its way in. Poor guy made it about 2 feet before getting stuck like a glue trap. Used a fillet knife to get him off and it left a mark about the size of a silver dollar.

 

[Armorpoxy]

Sorry to hear about this! That is why on our instructions we advise to stop painting at the inside of the door seal so the door can be closed to keep out leaves, bugs, etc and also epoxies are not for outdoor use so the aprons shouldn't be coated. Let us know if you need a touch up kit!


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[ImpalaJon]

I didn't plan on doing the apron but realized mid job that I had no suitable tape to put down a straight line and there was no stopping once I got started. I put the clear down Friday and it seems to be fine, it just looks like a large clump of color chips. It's not all that noticeable and I'll have a vehicle parked over that spot most of the time anyway.