To avoid these ads, REGISTER NOW!

Rustoleum Epoxyshield

RSOllie

Well-known member
Joined
Jan 17, 2013
Messages
242
Location
Ipswich, England
Not another what epoxys best thread but looking for info on the Rustoleum epoxyshield
Ive heard the brand is quite popular over there in the states but really need to no if any have used it themselves
I have a 4mnth old concrete floor which has just been steel troweled to a smooth finish so not been powerfloted or anything
Any help on the product would be grate:beer:
Ollie
 
To avoid these ads, REGISTER NOW!

Shea

Well-known member
Joined
Sep 19, 2012
Messages
2,864
Location
California
I suggest you read this article about store bought epoxy paint kits to get a better idea of what you are getting vs. a commercial epoxy flooring product.

You will still need to prep your floor properly. The citric acid wash that they give you in the kit will not do a very good job of exposing the pores of steel troweled new concrete. This is one of the reasons these kits get such a bad rap. They start peeling up because of bad prep and not necessarily because of being a bad product.

Many people here will tell you they are a waste of money and technically most are correct. 100% solids epoxy will give you a much longer lasting floor with more protection when you cost average over the life of the coating. However, many people who don't use their garage to work on projects and cars all the time have been satisfied with these kits if applied properly.

I highly recommend the Rust-Oleum Professional series product if you go that route. Over all, epoxy coatings are like anything else. You get what you pay for.
 

Boyd

Well-known member
Joined
Dec 16, 2009
Messages
866
Location
Forney, TX
I used it on a new pour floor in my 3 car garage. I acid etched twice, rinsed it well, then let it dry. That was 4 years ago and I haven't had a single issue with it. No hot tire pick up, no peeling, nothing.

I have no hesitation in recommending it, but prep is key.
 
OP
R

RSOllie

Well-known member
Joined
Jan 17, 2013
Messages
242
Location
Ipswich, England
I suggest you read this article about store bought epoxy paint kits to get a better idea of what you are getting vs. a commercial epoxy flooring product.

You will still need to prep your floor properly. The citric acid wash that they give you in the kit will not do a very good job of exposing the pores of steel troweled new concrete. This is one of the reasons these kits get such a bad rap. They start peeling up because of bad prep and not necessarily because of being a bad product.

Many people here will tell you they are a waste of money and technically most are correct. 100% solids epoxy will give you a much longer lasting floor with more protection when you cost average over the life of the coating. However, many people who don't use their garage to work on projects and cars all the time have been satisfied with these kits if applied properly.

I highly recommend the Rust-Oleum Professional series product if you go that route. Over all, epoxy coatings are like anything else. You get what you pay for.

Thanks very much
The main problem I have is cost but as u say and I no u get what you pay for
The way I look at it is my garage will have 1 car in there, drive straight in and out and only really have foot traffic on it around the car so it won't have to be a high end epoxy IMO
I did only plan one using the supplied cleaner but if a propped etch acid would be better then I would go that route


I used it on a new pour floor in my 3 car garage. I acid etched twice, rinsed it well, then let it dry. That was 4 years ago and I haven't had a single issue with it. No hot tire pick up, no peeling, nothing.

I have no hesitation in recommending it, but prep is key.

Thanks for that
Sounds promising then, I no that prep is the key to a good finish
Did you use acid etch in liquid form and add to water?
Also how old was your floor?

Thanks all ollie
 

Shea

Well-known member
Joined
Sep 19, 2012
Messages
2,864
Location
California
Boyd is a great example of a successful application. The people who do this are much happier with these type of products.
 
To avoid these ads, REGISTER NOW!

mygarageone

Well-known member
Joined
Oct 16, 2013
Messages
2,691
Location
Munising , Mich
They wouldn't sell them if they didn't work lol

I'm now looking at the profesinal range
http://www.amazon.com/dp/B0008JIQUO/?tag=atomicindus08-20
But don't no if I can get it in the UK

That's kind of like if it's on the internet it must be true , please just because they sell something that doesn't make it good. Most box store stuff is sub standard com paired to what you would by from a regular dealer.
 

FredBull

New member
Joined
Jan 14, 2014
Messages
2
I also used the Rustoleum Professional kit on my 3 car garage and it has held up great over the last 4 years. It was brand new concrete, and I prepped it very well and let it fully dry before application. A neighbor of mine saw what I did and decided to do the same thing, except he wanted to save money and he went with the regular kit and not the Professional. His was a water based with no catalyst/hardner. After a year it was pealing and looked horrible.

The only thing I would do differently, if I could do it again, would be to use a clear coat. I believe this would help with stains. I had some oil stains here and there that turn out a brownish tint. Also, I use a lot of acetone and laquer thinner and whenever I would get some on the paint chips, they would smear very easily. So the use of a clear coat, I believe, would keep the finish much better.
 

Trey T

Well-known member
Joined
Aug 3, 2011
Messages
3,749
Location
Houston, TX
Anyone use the Expoxy-Coat from Lowes? It's $0.50/sq-ft. Is it worth the money spending more (Epoxyshield is $0.34/sq-ft)?
 

boiler7904

Well-known member
Joined
Apr 4, 2006
Messages
3,414
Location
NW IN
I used it on a new pour floor in my 3 car garage. I acid etched twice, rinsed it well, then let it dry. That was 4 years ago and I haven't had a single issue with it. No hot tire pick up, no peeling, nothing.

I have no hesitation in recommending it, but prep is key.

I did the same thing in the 2 car garage of my last house with the Rust Oleum Pro in Aug 2006. The floor had been poured in April or May 2006.

Spent the Sunday prior to Labor Day weekend acid etching (twice) and rinsing several times - let it sit for a week with no traffic.

That Friday (beginning of Labor Day weekend), I used the Rust Oleum patch kit to fill a couple of small chips and did the taped-down plastic moisture test.

Saturday was sanding the filler, taping edges, and applying the first color coat.

Sunday was a second color coat with color flakes and the anti-slip material.

Monday was clear coat before letting it sit for a week.

After 7 years of woodworking in the garage and normal vehicle service - fluid changes, jackstands, etc. the floor was holding up pretty well. We also had our dog paper-trained and he used a corner of the garage. We cleaned his every other day or so and the entire garage every 4-6 weeks. Rinsing road salt and sand out in the winter was done whenever the temp was above freezing and would have time to dry. I have to believe keeping it clean helped with it's life and appearance.

I had no problems with the product except:

Clear will set up VERY FAST in warm and humid weather like I had so I was moving very quickly to get the whole floor covered using only one kit - want to say a noticeable viscosity difference in under 45 minutes. Moving quickly lead to a couple of small spots that didn't receive the clear coat.

Use duct tape instead of blue painters masking tape to mask any surfaces at the perimeter. The solvent based material saturated the tape and was a nightmare to remove.

Use 18" wide rollers wherever you can so you don't end up with problems of the material setting up too quickly on you.

Choosing the "Tile Red" color was a mistake on my part. It was too hard to find anything that fell on the floor unless you watched it until it stopped rolling and/or it was a very light color. Also showed a ton of dirt and dust. Deep scratches weren't common except where my wife snagged the wheelbarrow with the front fender of her car and drug it a couple of feet.

I probably should have mixed the anti-skid material into the clear instead of the 2nd color coat. I was nervous about having too much texture that would snag mops and other debris. I didn't count on the floor being a skating rink when it got too wet - damn near killed myself a couple of times. Backing a truck with wet tires up a sloped driveway and onto the floor was, shall we say, interesting at times.

No hot tire pickup issues until I traded my truck for a car with performance tires in Aug 2012. The car tires are a lot stickier than the truck tires ever thought of being. I started to notice a few areas starting to chip and peel at 3 of the corners of my car.


I sold that house in September and the guy that bought it loved the floor. My new house is just sealed concrete (16-17 years old and great condition) so I'm starting to think about my options. The hot tire pickup issue is the only thing that would keep me from using Rust Oleum again.
 

freakinout

Well-known member
Joined
Feb 5, 2014
Messages
45
I used the Professional grade EpoxyShield on my garage floor about 9 years ago. I prepped it carefully, etched with muiratic acid, gave time to dry, and did it in late summer when temps were high but humidity not so bad. I did 2 coats, no clear coat.

I was VERY pleased with the product and had no issues whatsoever. We didn't always park in the garage over those years, but it saw plenty of action from floor jacks, jackstands, and even an occasional pallet jack....

I just sold the house a few months ago, and EVERYONE that came to look at it commented on how great the floor looked and were shocked to hear how old it was.

I am getting ready to move into a new house, and plan to do the floors in the new house so have been seeing what's out there now and what people's experience have been. I am a little shocked to see so many anti-RustOleum posts because I have had such good experience, but I have noticed that a lot of these so-called "reviewers" have admitted they have never actually used the product, so take it for what's worth.

In the interest of full-disclosure, I'm not sure I will use EpoxyShield again, just because I am not sure if what's available today is the same formula as what i used back in '05, and there seem to be a lot more choices that didn't exist back then, so I am trying to make the most informed choice I can.
 
To avoid these ads, REGISTER NOW!
Top Bottom