I have a 400Sq Ft. garage that will eventually get a nicer grade of epoxy laid down. It currently has a cheap Rustoleum Professional I bought from a box store a few years ago. When I laid this down, I left all the little pitting and chips in the bare concrete and just worked the paint into them.
Is it best to power wash and grind out the current epoxy in all the little pits, or can I use a concrete resurfacer over the epoxy to fill them up and level them off? The epoxy is not failing in these areas, but do I need to worry about this creating a lifting effect down the road?
Once the pits were all filled and the entire surface smoothed over, I was just going to leave it like that for this year. Then come back next season and do a full diamond grinding with a Home Depot rented machine and 4-1/2" angle grinder. TSP etch, powerwash, etc as needed to prepare the surface, then lay down a higher quality epoxy. The reason for splitting this up is for budgetary reasons, I could just leave it all alone until next year. Just thought I'd do the repairs this year as time allowed.
Is it best to power wash and grind out the current epoxy in all the little pits, or can I use a concrete resurfacer over the epoxy to fill them up and level them off? The epoxy is not failing in these areas, but do I need to worry about this creating a lifting effect down the road?
Once the pits were all filled and the entire surface smoothed over, I was just going to leave it like that for this year. Then come back next season and do a full diamond grinding with a Home Depot rented machine and 4-1/2" angle grinder. TSP etch, powerwash, etc as needed to prepare the surface, then lay down a higher quality epoxy. The reason for splitting this up is for budgetary reasons, I could just leave it all alone until next year. Just thought I'd do the repairs this year as time allowed.