Question:
I've been thinking of painting my garage floor with the two part epoxy paint
system.
I have no good reason to do this other than it would spruce it up a bit and
cover up/in some of the cracks.
The floor is plain/straight cement, 45 years old. I'd haver to clean off
some of the old oil stains but that's about it.
I read on the can that it states up to 7 days drying/curing time before
vehicular traffic can be applied.
I can probably squeeze 5 days but probably not 7. Do you think this would
be a problem? Wondering if after 5 days I could put down some wood sheets
which I could drive over until the 7-8 days are up. Also as I want to do
this probably in a week or two here in NY where it still goes down to
freezing at night and mid 50's during the day, I think the temp might
lengthen the curing time so it might not be an ideal time to do it.Any comment about this please. I need your help.
Answer:
Too cold! I bet the floor is still cold from winter. Air temp probably will
not affect the finish as much as floor temp.
This is a job to do later this summer! Read the directions on the can, most
will have you check the floor temp by laying a thermometer on the floor and
covering it well to get the floor's temp.
Also the epoxy is nothing more than fancy paint, it will not cover any rough
areas or cracks. Any irregularities you see in the floor now you will see
after the epoxy is applied. Any oil or grease stains need to be cleaned
thoroughly as the epoxy will not stick well to those spots.
I put epoxy on my garage floor a couple of years ago, I wish I had done it
years ago!
Wait till it is warm out and concrete is warm. 45 yr old concrete will
need extensive cleaning with the strongest chemicals. Easiest would be
rent a floor scrubber, powerwash, then acid etch. The job will last only
with a clean floor. You havnt shown much concern for cleaning but that
is why most fail. H&C at Sherwin williams make oil concrete stain it
wont peel if done right and lasts longer. anything you puy on will make
it very slippery wet sand additives ae good for traffic areas but sand
areas wear
