Material list needed

[samwise2u]

Hello all,

Been lurking about a month or so reading about garage flooring. We just moved into a house we had built, been about 5 weeks now. Decided on Epoxy Coat for the 3 car garage, about 22' x 32'. Bought 1.5 kits of Smoke Blue.

My question is...

What extra material/tools will I need to make this project go as smoothly as possible? I am looking for experienced members to help me make a list of things to make my garage floor the best in the neighborhood!

 

[Bad Idea]

5 gallon buckets to mix in
Drill and mixing blade to mix material
extension cord so you can mix outside of the garage
squeegee on a pole to spread material (not needed for dip and roll coatings)
Paint roller cages on extension poles - one for each roller
Roller covers for each step plus extras in case they get too sticky
Disposable "chip brushes" for cutting in
Duct tape for masking

 

[Bad Idea]

Church key to open cans
Razor knife to cut open bags (depending on how material is packaged)
Trash bags
Something to throw epoxy covered tape into - pull tape when wet

I recommend marking off how far each mix should go on the floor so you get uniform coverage and you don't end up with a thin section at the end of your garage.

 

[rugerlady]

Hello all,

Been lurking about a month or so reading about garage flooring. We just moved into a house we had built, been about 5 weeks now. Decided on Epoxy Coat for the 3 car garage, about 22' x 32'. Bought 1.5 kits of Smoke Blue.

My question is...

What extra material/tools will I need to make this project go as smoothly as possible? I am looking for experienced members to help me make a list of things to make my garage floor the best in the neighborhood!

With our kit, all you should need is an extension pole (preferably 8 foot), a roller frame, a drill for the high speed mixer we give you. Spike shoes come in handy. If you are acid etching you will need a sprayer or watering can to apply the acid/water mixture.
Let me know if you need anything else.

 

[samwise2u]

so far...

drill for the mixing
extension pole
roller frame
extra rollers
extra 5 gallon buckets
spike shoes (old pair of golf shoes, have to get metal spikes and put in)
garbage can with bags
duct tape (would masking or paint tape work also?)
brushes (should the bristles be fairly stiff?)


I was also thinking about baking soda to neutrilize the acid left on the floor, or should a thorough rinsing take care of this?

Somewhere in the threads a thinner was mentioned for the epoxy, and I am pretty sure listed in the instructions, can't remember the name right now, gonna get some of that also.

A fan to help dry the floor after acid etching. How long do I have to let the floor dry? If there is any white powder after drying, have to rinse again.

Any body else have any thoughts?


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[aavgerinos]

I believe the concrete itself acts to neutralize the acid. Don't quote me on that though.

As for the dust, I found washing with a garden hose and clearing with a shop vac works quote well. Did that yesterday in fact. The trick is to **** up the water before the dust has time to settle. As such, I worked on sections at a time... wash... vac... wash... vac... etc.

I plan to give my concrete a week to dry before I try the bag-taped-to-floor test. No clue whether that's long enough. We'll see.

 

[AlphaGarage]

Water, time, oxygen, the calcium in the concrete, all those factors will help neutralize the acid, but so will baking soda, and it's inexpensive and easy enough that we recommend using some to make certain that the acidity is as low as possible.

Make sure your drill motor is up to the task, epoxy can be very viscous.

Also, set up a "staging" area adjacent to the floor, cover it with cardboard or similar material, that way you won't have little epoxy spike marks on your driveway when you step off of the fresh epoxy.

And have some denatured alcohol handy to clean up.