Rustoleum Epoxy

[splitfinger09]

Ok so heres the story. I have recently bought a new house. Actually its in escrow right now. The current owner spilt a bunch of wood stain on the garage floor concrete and he says that he is going to clean it and apply an epoxy to the floor. The epoxy is the Rustoleum kit sold at lowes. Basically I am wondering if I should just go ahead and tell him to not worry about it and do it myself because 1. is this epoxy any good and 2. is he really going to put that much effort into doing the job properly since he will be moving out in one month? Keep in mind I have never met this guy only have talked through realtors. If he screws it up how hard is it to fix? Is this epoxy and good? Ok thanks for the help everyone.

 

[mo2872]

Personally, I'd tell him not to worry about it, a)much better products out there, b)you are correct, YOU will do a thorough job of it, whereas he may or may not.

 

[retrobuilder]

I'd request that if he intends to do it, have him get a local flooring company which does garages do the coating. Otherwise they should just leave it alone.

 

[splitfinger09]

ok thats exactly what I was thinking. I mean his house is very well maintained and is in great condition but who knows if he really is going to go forth with the proper effort and prep it takes to do the job right. I told my realtor to tell him to either give me the $60 he is going to spend on the epoxy and I will handle the rest or if he doesnt want to do that just leave the floor as is and I will handle it.

 

[bdamico]

tell him no way

 

[splitfinger09]

Ok so about that wood stain spill how would I go about cleaning that up? Is diamond grinding necessary or should I just use the stuff that comes in the kit to clean? This is the stuff I am looking at www.epoxy-coat.com

 

[Aeroman]

stay away from Quikrete. Not sure how Rustoleum stands up but the Quikrete is a poor product to stay intact. Also, I had a problem where part of the coating didnt cure at all.

I would do what others recommended and have a professional service do it.

 

[Shea]

Ok so about that wood stain spill how would I go about cleaning that up? Is diamond grinding necessary or should I just use the stuff that comes in the kit to clean? This is the stuff I am looking at www.epoxy-coat.com

That's a good quality epoxy that you are looking to use. I would grind the entire floor to ensure the best adhesion possible. The stain will not be a problem if do.

 

[LegacyIndustrial]

Get a credit and buy the good stuff!! Yes, grind it!

 

[James-W]

Just a thought, and this may or may not be a good idea, but maybe instead of the owner putting epoxy on the floor you could have him just grind the floor. Even if he doesn't do the world's greatest job at grinding, at least you will have a head start on the work involved to prepare the floor for the epoxy you want to put down.

 

[drinkmoresake]

The Rustoleum sold by Lowe's is water-based, no good (i.e. junk). IF he / you are going with Rustoleum be sure to use the Rustoleum Professional, which is solvent based. I put the Rustoleum Pro on my floor about 1 year ago and it has held up great!

 

[Vegaman_Dan]

I did my garage with Rustoleum a year ago and it's been very good for my needs. I did do the full prepwork though, emptying the garage of all shelving/cabinets/etc to bare walls and floor, powerwashing the floor, letting it dry, using the acid washes, etc. It's all about the prepwork.

Would I do it again? Without question. I think I may use it on the interior of my cargo trailer.

Would I let the seller do it? No. They are only interested in getting it covered and leave. You will be living with it and should be the one to do or supervise the job. Do it the way you want- it's going to by YOUR garage and you'll have to live with it.

 

[bbarbulo]

When I bought my place the owners 'fixed' some holes in the wall left when they removed the baby gate and the TV wall bracket. I made them do it just to go through the exercise (since I fully planned on redoing it regardless), but it was a mega-fail on their part. They did a pretty poor job of it.

I say tackle it yourself.

 

[tonester]

I used epoxy-coat in my shop that sees daily car traffic, adhesion is good and has held up extremely well for 2 years but it has lost its gloss and is yellowing. They now offer a UV additive and I would recommend getting the additive.

6months after (still glossy/no yellowing):

https://sphotos-a.**.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ash4/270457_175143202553068_1730060_n.jpg

Hard to find of pic now.. but you can see the floor is scratch and no longer glossy, and is much more yellow.

https://sphotos-a.**.fbcdn.net/hphotos-frc1/184687_465453936855325_1642184216_n.jpg