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madoski
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« on: June 09, 2006, 03:44:25 am » |
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Hi,
For those of you who have painted your floors, have any of you had any luck with water based epoxies? The guy at the local paint store called PPG to ask about their water based 2 part epoxy and the factory guy said he wouldn't make any guarantees about hot tire pickup. I guess in CA they can't sell oil based epoxy because of the VOCs. I've heard of people having trouble with water based, but I found this place on the net that claims to have something that works, it's called "Water Bond". What do you think? The guy at the paint store said they used to sell the good stuff there, so maybe if you did your floor a while back, it's something with better adhesion than what's available here now. I think the Rustoleum and Quikrete stuff you buy in the kits at Home Depot and Lowe's are all water based (in CA at least).
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JMPVW73
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« Reply #1 on: June 09, 2006, 04:03:23 am » |
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Whatever paint that was used on the floor of a shop I rented for a few years wasnt worth a damn. The paint would come up and mix with any form of liquid, oil or water, that came in contact with it. There was not much paint left on the floor by the time I got out of there. Partly because I tried to scrub it all off a few times. If it was indeed floor paint it must have lacked the second sealer coat.
When I get my own shop I want it to have pretty white floors that are indestructable.
You guys in California need to find a black market sorce or someone to traffic the good stuff to you.
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« Reply #2 on: June 09, 2006, 04:42:16 am » |
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I dont know much about it, but I hear "Diamond Deck" epoxy flooring is supposed to be the cat's ass. Maybe find some info online? Its available in Cali, a few popular garage cabinet installers use it.
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elmo
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« Reply #3 on: June 09, 2006, 09:04:47 am » |
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« Reply #4 on: June 09, 2006, 09:16:40 pm » |
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I used U-Coat it works great its pricey though it cost me almost $800.00 to do a 3-car agarge but all i have to do is wipe up the spills. I alsomop it with spic-n-spam bout once a month
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madoski
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« Reply #5 on: June 09, 2006, 09:25:02 pm » |
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Thanks for the replys. I went to a paint store down in Lancaster today and he seemed to know his stuff. I bought some stuff for $50/gal that he said would do the trick...guess I'll find out! I talked to him for quite a while. From what I can tell, most 2 part epoxies should do the trick as long as the prep is done correctly. The other stuff I had was one part...anyone want to buy 5 gallons of garage floor paint cheap?!
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« Reply #6 on: June 09, 2006, 11:44:44 pm » |
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MOST waterbased epoxys SUCK as a garage floor paint , either way prep is a MUST
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« Reply #7 on: June 09, 2006, 11:52:22 pm » |
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Wait for Troy to answer... He gave me some pointers on epoxies and prep work... and I went with the U coat it ... Due to the PO having done a crape job of epoxy... some flaking, some powered, some stuck like sh!t on a blanket... I spent 12 weekends (honest) just doing the prep... but it looks tits.... And stuff just wipes up///BUT it cost more than that other guy if yopu can believe it...
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« Reply #8 on: June 10, 2006, 01:25:07 pm » |
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ive done several shops and floors- You ned o etch the concrete you can use chemicals or go rent a big drum sander. Its all about prep- The last time i used the home depot rustoleum stuff and its held up to brake fluid, gas and oil. They have home grade and industrial grade. If you ask they will order you the better stuff
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