Low odor epoxy

[thrytis]

I'm planning on putting epoxy on my garage floor sometime in the next month. I figure i should be able to keep above the minimum temperatures if i heat the garage for a day in advance with a propane heater and then use a couple of small electric heaters off the floor to help maintain the temperature for some time while the epoxy cures. I won't be able to have an outside door open during this time for ventilation (and i don't have windows), so i need something with fairly low odor/fumes. From reading manufacturers' websites, i've found a few that look like they could qualify. Does anyone have experience with any of these and can comment if the fumes would be too much in a mostly closed environment or issues you've had applying them at near minimum temperatures?

Most water based seem to fit the bill:

• UCoatIt (min temperature 60 F) - without topcoat.
• Original Color Chips (min temp 50 F)
• Rustoleum Garage Floor Epoxy (min temp 55 F)
• Quikcrete (min temp 50 F)

Others:

• Epoxy-Coat (min temp 45)

Thanks!

Eric

 

[snorvet]

I used epoxy-coat with the doors closed with no fume problem. But be careful heating the place before installing the epoxy. Early May 2006, I acid etched and rinsed and it seemed like it was taking forever to dry. So I cranked up the heat (it was about 50 outside) for about a week. Anyway, I had millions of small bubbles in my first coat of epoxy. I've read that's due to a difference in temp between the air and concrete. I had to sand down the first coat before applying the second.