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Recommendation Garage Floor Epoxy/Paint

Figured I'd reopen this old thread to say my sealed floor sucks, back to the drawing board! As I previously stated I acid stained my concrete then sealed it, looked great, cleaned up nicely but didn't hold up to hardly any chemicals. Started off with a little spilled lacquer thinner then a little carb and choke over spray, gasoline... anything leaves blemishes on this crap but then the final blow.. I cleaned it! I never intended to paint anything in this portion of the garage but progress on the attachment was brought to a halt and **** needed painting leaving me with some clean up. I had a gallon of heavy duty citrus cleaner laying around so I grabbed it and went to town, I was amazed at how well it pulled up the over spray but couldn't believe how slimey it was... that's about the time the light bulb lit up.. F#$@, that slime is my sealer!

Guess it's all good, I wasn't liking it and now it's gone lol. Looking for a better clear coating now.
 
I do believe the only why to do it and have it last is to die the concrete. Then polish it. Need to have the color all the way threw and just not on top. For those with existing floor this will not be a good option. I know there are comercial products out there but plan on spending some big dollars.
 
mopar 3 B said:
I do believe the only why to do it and have it last is to die the concrete. Then polish it. Need to have the color all the way threw and just not on top. For those with existing floor this will not be a good option. I know there are comercial products out there but plan on spending some big dollars.
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The stain job I did on the floor is fine, it's an acid stain so it chemically changed the color and hasn't been effected at all. I believe your thinking of the die that goes on finished concrete, I played with some of it and I don't believe it would hold up. My only problem is the clear sealer, it didn't hold up but the acid stain still looks great.
 
This company gets excellent reviews on garagejournal.com. I used their stain and sealer on my floor and it came out really nice. I think there’s some pics of my floor on my garage build thread on here and garagejournal.com. There’s a ton of installs of their product on that forum too.

https://www.legacyindustrial.net/
 
747mopar said:
The stain job I did on the floor is fine, it's an acid stain so it chemically changed the color and hasn't been effected at all. I believe your thinking of the die that goes on finished concrete, I played with some of it and I don't believe it would hold up. My only problem is the clear sealer, it didn't hold up but the acid stain still looks great.
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Benjamin Moore makes a great product for garage floors. It is under their Corotech label, V430 100% Solids Epoxy. It is a two component epoxy that is catalyst cured not solvent cured. So, it can be applied to previously coated surfaces as long as the existing coating is properly adhered to the surface, since there are no solvents in it that would "dissolve" any existing coating. It is also extremely durable and resistant to solvents and also hot tire lift.
The only drawback is the pot time ( the amount of time you have to apply it after the 2 components are mixed and catalysed) is only 30-45 minutes.
SO you have to work fast to get it on the floor. Here's a link for the technical data sheet.

https://media.benjaminmoore.com/Web...s/TDS_V430/20170317 Corotech V430_TDS CAE.pdf
 
Here’s my floor

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NJRR said:
Benjamin Moore makes a great product for garage floors. It is under their Corotech label, V430 100% Solids Epoxy. It is a two component epoxy that is catalyst cured not solvent cured. So, it can be applied to previously coated surfaces as long as the existing coating is properly adhered to the surface, since there are no solvents in it that would "dissolve" any existing coating. It is also extremely durable and resistant to solvents and also hot tire lift.
The only drawback is the pot time ( the amount of time you have to apply it after the 2 components are mixed and catalysed) is only 30-45 minutes.
SO you have to work fast to get it on the floor. Here's a link for the technical data sheet.

https://media.benjaminmoore.com/WebServices/prod/assets/production/datasheets/TDS_V430/20170317 Corotech V430_TDS CAE.pdf
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That's what I was looking for, a clear epoxy. I'll check it out.
 
Made the mistake of painting our factory floor one year in hopes of keeping the dust down. Then painting became a yearly task during every Summer shut down due to traffic wear. Why mine is bare... that and **** like this happens...
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747mopar said:
Man we must think alike, my floor is very similar with the variety of color, looks great! Have you spilled any gasoline, thinners or harsh cleaners on it yet?
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Yes, I’ve spilled gas, paint thinner and over-sprayed brake cleaner, PB Blast and WD40 on it with no effect.
 
I used a Sherwin Williams industrial paint on one of my shops and its been ok but not flawless for sure.
 
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