carhunter
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About 2 months ago I refinished our 2 car garage with Sherwin Williams Armor Seal 8100, which is a 2 part water based epoxy. The floor was ground with a Diamabrush on a Clarke machine, then I applied color coat with flake, 2 coats of satin clear and let it cure for 2 weeks before use. The garage sees light use - only my wife parks there now.
The results were beautiful and it seems to be a very hard finish, however just this week I noticed the start of some tire pickup - small nickel sized chips lifting from the concrete. On one rear tire the color is lifted completely in several nickel and quarter sized spots. There are no dents or stains, just these small spots.
Coincidentally its just after we had a rainy week here in Cincinnati and maybe the wet tread created some additional suction on the floor? When it was 90+ degrees during the summer, there were no issues at all.
I'm not a pro flooring contractor but have done several other epoxy floors with good results. While this is the first time I've used 8100, our commercial rep at Sherwin Williams specifically said this product was excellent at resisting hot tire pickup. There were no oil stains or previous sealers...just old vct tile with clear mastic. Floor was very clean prior to application.
Going forward, can I put some type of wax over the area where she parks to reduce tire adhesion? I swear I can hear the tires "pop" when they first start to roll in the morning, like they're adhering to the floor...
The results were beautiful and it seems to be a very hard finish, however just this week I noticed the start of some tire pickup - small nickel sized chips lifting from the concrete. On one rear tire the color is lifted completely in several nickel and quarter sized spots. There are no dents or stains, just these small spots.
Coincidentally its just after we had a rainy week here in Cincinnati and maybe the wet tread created some additional suction on the floor? When it was 90+ degrees during the summer, there were no issues at all.
I'm not a pro flooring contractor but have done several other epoxy floors with good results. While this is the first time I've used 8100, our commercial rep at Sherwin Williams specifically said this product was excellent at resisting hot tire pickup. There were no oil stains or previous sealers...just old vct tile with clear mastic. Floor was very clean prior to application.
Going forward, can I put some type of wax over the area where she parks to reduce tire adhesion? I swear I can hear the tires "pop" when they first start to roll in the morning, like they're adhering to the floor...
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