onecleanride78
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San Antonio, tx
528 sq ft garage
6 gallons white with 2 gallons clear
Power troweled 4 month old garage
I always wanted a showroom look to my garages over the years but never was brave enough to do it myself and to cheap to pay someone else to do it! Let me first say I am a new home owner and have never done this before and have very little experience dealing with house matters. When I saw this product along with the reviews about ease of installation I went for it. I completed everything entirely on my own and that something I don't think I could have done with epoxy. The only help I received was from the wife making sure to tell me how long I've been out in garage! First thing I did was to realize all the stuff on the floor in the garage and make it gone! Once I did that I taped all the lower walls with painters tape and plastic to help keep it dry from the pressure washing. I first did a scrub worth purple power followed by lots of rinsing then came the power washing. All that hard work of taping was blown away in minutes! But it is needed and it made a difference. I decided on etching since my floor was in good shape and didn't want to rent a grinder (yes I'm cheap). I actually did this part 3 times trying to get it right and being a little timid with it being my first time. Ended up at almost full strength to get it right and this is because my floor was very smooth. I sprayed a little on the driveway at full strength where it's not as smooth and you could see it working allot faster so keep in mind. I let it set at least 24 hours to completely dry out since you don't want any water mixed in with it. They package these up very nicely with foam peanuts and foam between gallons to keep them in good shape. Once you pull them out sure to have a tool to remove the plastic ring on the gallons because they are not easy to get off by hand. My toolbox was in my neighbors garage and he was not home to access it so one of the misses knives has gone missing! I poured 2 gallons of the clear and the two pounds of white pigment in and stirred a stick for 3 minutes careful not to add bubbles to it. I then used a 3 inch brush to cut all the edging and corners in. This is where is really nice not to rush. I took my time doing it and just went and stirred it every once in a while but it was fine sitting in bucket. My back and knees are another story. I did notice that it had a good coverage being thin enough to get into tight voids but not dripping down. I also found a super tiny crack running along the step up that could not be seen until the white paint was applied. Luckily it covered up on the second coat. As it dries it gets thicker and the shine really comes out! Also I had a couple of chucks of concrete from where a water heater was moved but I did not cover it up because it will be covered later. There is a problem with the white that I did not think about and is that you will need a primer or double the coats to get it solid white. I ended up only covering half the floor and had to order more but Justin came through and helped me by getting it to me ASAP. But I still had to use an orbital sander on the whole thing to get it to stick with the next coats. Laying on a concrete floor while using a sander is not fun, lesson learned. Recoat time was about 2-3 hours on each so make sure you have time set aside. The 9 inch roller with a 3/8 nap seemed to work best for applying the color while the 18 inch worked great for the clear coat. Clear used 1 gallon per coat and two coats while I have a total of 4 with the white. Again primer would reduce that. I did not add anti skid to mine as we barley ever have rain here. The texture is fine for me but if you get allot of rain or snow then I would add. I ordered the kit from garage flooring that includes the spiked shoes and believe me they are worth it. Side note the spikes are strong and sharp there is no need to press your finger on one to test that, like me... Also if you need a soaker hose they work great on your good hose just by stepping on it, again lesson learned! Anyway all in all I'm very happy with it and my neighbors are envious of how good it looks, and the ease of installation even if I did my best to make it harder than it needed to be! Pictures are below and I tried to keep them in order. I will be painting the walls white and doing the lower three feet with black diamond plating bordered by red trim. You will also notice how much brighter the garage got by adding the white floor. I had the same lights on the entire time.
Also HUGE shout to Justin at garage flooring as I probably texted him a hundred times with questions and he was super patient and very helpful.
528 sq ft garage
6 gallons white with 2 gallons clear
Power troweled 4 month old garage
I always wanted a showroom look to my garages over the years but never was brave enough to do it myself and to cheap to pay someone else to do it! Let me first say I am a new home owner and have never done this before and have very little experience dealing with house matters. When I saw this product along with the reviews about ease of installation I went for it. I completed everything entirely on my own and that something I don't think I could have done with epoxy. The only help I received was from the wife making sure to tell me how long I've been out in garage! First thing I did was to realize all the stuff on the floor in the garage and make it gone! Once I did that I taped all the lower walls with painters tape and plastic to help keep it dry from the pressure washing. I first did a scrub worth purple power followed by lots of rinsing then came the power washing. All that hard work of taping was blown away in minutes! But it is needed and it made a difference. I decided on etching since my floor was in good shape and didn't want to rent a grinder (yes I'm cheap). I actually did this part 3 times trying to get it right and being a little timid with it being my first time. Ended up at almost full strength to get it right and this is because my floor was very smooth. I sprayed a little on the driveway at full strength where it's not as smooth and you could see it working allot faster so keep in mind. I let it set at least 24 hours to completely dry out since you don't want any water mixed in with it. They package these up very nicely with foam peanuts and foam between gallons to keep them in good shape. Once you pull them out sure to have a tool to remove the plastic ring on the gallons because they are not easy to get off by hand. My toolbox was in my neighbors garage and he was not home to access it so one of the misses knives has gone missing! I poured 2 gallons of the clear and the two pounds of white pigment in and stirred a stick for 3 minutes careful not to add bubbles to it. I then used a 3 inch brush to cut all the edging and corners in. This is where is really nice not to rush. I took my time doing it and just went and stirred it every once in a while but it was fine sitting in bucket. My back and knees are another story. I did notice that it had a good coverage being thin enough to get into tight voids but not dripping down. I also found a super tiny crack running along the step up that could not be seen until the white paint was applied. Luckily it covered up on the second coat. As it dries it gets thicker and the shine really comes out! Also I had a couple of chucks of concrete from where a water heater was moved but I did not cover it up because it will be covered later. There is a problem with the white that I did not think about and is that you will need a primer or double the coats to get it solid white. I ended up only covering half the floor and had to order more but Justin came through and helped me by getting it to me ASAP. But I still had to use an orbital sander on the whole thing to get it to stick with the next coats. Laying on a concrete floor while using a sander is not fun, lesson learned. Recoat time was about 2-3 hours on each so make sure you have time set aside. The 9 inch roller with a 3/8 nap seemed to work best for applying the color while the 18 inch worked great for the clear coat. Clear used 1 gallon per coat and two coats while I have a total of 4 with the white. Again primer would reduce that. I did not add anti skid to mine as we barley ever have rain here. The texture is fine for me but if you get allot of rain or snow then I would add. I ordered the kit from garage flooring that includes the spiked shoes and believe me they are worth it. Side note the spikes are strong and sharp there is no need to press your finger on one to test that, like me... Also if you need a soaker hose they work great on your good hose just by stepping on it, again lesson learned! Anyway all in all I'm very happy with it and my neighbors are envious of how good it looks, and the ease of installation even if I did my best to make it harder than it needed to be! Pictures are below and I tried to keep them in order. I will be painting the walls white and doing the lower three feet with black diamond plating bordered by red trim. You will also notice how much brighter the garage got by adding the white floor. I had the same lights on the entire time.
Also HUGE shout to Justin at garage flooring as I probably texted him a hundred times with questions and he was super patient and very helpful.
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