Rustoleum Epoxy

[ice1184]

Picked up a kit of this at Lowes yesterday (on sale for $62 I think) andplan on putting it down this week. The garage floor is about 20x20 and has taken a beating over the course of it's 22 year life. Can someone who has used this product give me some advise when laying it down? I've read posts where people put a couple coats of this down on there floor...I take it you only add the additive to the last layer if I were to do multiple coats? Thanks

 

[RonBou]

Read the directions that come with the kit and follow them exactly and you won't have a problem. It's not epoxy unless you mix in the catalyst. One heavy coat should do it.

 

[mike944]

Getting a decent, durable finish is 98% preperation, and only about 2% actually putting down the finish coat.

Clean with TSP, or some type of concrete cleaner, untill there are no more spots, Rinse, and then etch with phosporic, or muriatic acid, using a scrub brush on a broomstick handle to work it in, and then rinse. You'll probably spend half a day cleaning, and etching. Let it dry overnight, and coat the next day
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[maa139]

My floor is pretty beat up too...please take some before and after pictures! I'm really curious to see if a truely heinous floor can be brought back to respectability!

Thanks.

 

[ureside]

I was going to use this same stuff.... before/after pics please! (i'll post mine when i do it, 1st week of april)

 

[86Shorty]

I am new to this forum and currently building a 24x24 garage. I also want to use the rustoleum epoxy floor paint but am concerned with applying it now due to the weather. I live in Delaware and today it is 80 and it is going to be 40 on Wednesday. Do you need to wait for the weather or the floor to be a certain temp before you can apply it? Thanks in advance. By the way this site rocks.

 

[GearHead_1]

I may be wrong here but judging from the price I don't think you have the product that Rustoleum recommends for garage floors. I've used their products and that price seems light. If it has the flakes in it I think it is basement floor product. If so it won't hold up in an automotive environment. I hate to be the voice of doom and gloom here but it might be worth a double check.

 

[bmwpower]

Yea, I don't think Lowe's even sells Rustoleum. They sell QuickCrete and another brand, but no Rustoleum.

 

[Defyant]

Getting a decent, durable finish is 98% preperation, and only about 2% actually putting down the finish coat.

Clean with TSP, or some type of concrete cleaner, untill there are no more spots, Rinse, and then etch with phosporic, or muriatic acid, using a scrub brush on a broomstick handle to work it in, and then rinse. You'll probably spend half a day cleaning, and etching. Let it dry overnight, and coat the next day

Dumb question:

Would this prep be necessary on a brand new floor? Would simply washing it with soap and water be enough?

 

[bmwpower]

Dumb question:

Would this prep be necessary on a brand new floor? Would simply washing it with soap and water be enough?

New concrete may be new, but it still needs to be prepped just like any other floor. Also, a new pour should not be coated for at least 1 month.

 

[chet]

I may be wrong here but judging from the price I don't think you have the product that Rustoleum recommends for garage floors. I've used their products and that price seems light. If it has the flakes in it I think it is basement floor product. If so it won't hold up in an automotive environment. I hate to be the voice of doom and gloom here but it might be worth a double check.

They have a few different coatings. I have used the garage floor coating on a previous house and it did OK. I did a fair amount of welding and grinding and it had some burn marks. You can add the flecks if yuou want or leave them out. I left them out cause I thought it would look stupid but I am going to be doing the floor in my new house and will add them. 20x40 floor will take almost 4 kits!!!

 

[RonBou]

I didn't use the flecks on my garage floor because it is easier (for an old guy) to find the (often) droped nuts and screws with the plain gray finish. My Rustoleum floor has been down over three years and, yes... it does scratch when heavy stuff is dragged accross it.

 

[camarojoe]

Can you post some pics of your garage floor that has had the Rust Oleum epoxy down for 3 years? I'd be curious to see what it looks like, especially the scruffs, scratches, etc... how unsightly do they look? Does it just scuff, or does the epoxy strip off to bare concrete when you scratch it? I put a similar product (Quickrete Brand) in my basement, and am wondering what its gonna look like in 3 years.

 

[chet]

I had quite a few scratches all the way through to concrete. I called it "battle scars" I never had any lifting problems around the scratches at all. Oh make sure you put the no slip grit down! Mine was like a skating rink when wet or with saw dust or oil on it!

My neighbors kids would come flying down the driveway on there blades and do a hockey slide 20' into our garage when it was wet!

 

[davejs]

I have had the Rustoleum down on my shed floor for 6 years. I looks bad from all the heavy metal that has been cut and welded as well as torch marks. I had a battery leak over winter and it did eat through. A car that had a gas leak over winter also left a stain. The only spots it did not adhere to were along the edge where it was brushed. I had added anti slip "silicasand" and it left a rougher finish then desired. The finish is harder to mop and sweep with antislip added, so cut back by 1/2 IMHO. I would not have a problem putting it in the garage with less abuse.