Garage floor

This is a very popular, what to do in these days and can really improve the function and appearance of your garage. But if done wrong or the wrong product, you will regret that more and finishing the floor! I have good experience with the type of epoxy garage as Sherwin Williams had sold, but there are many other good products are available in many different stores. One thing is for when choosing a garage floor epoxy-look that you do not need to "etch" the floor with an acidic product from the beginning. Many professional high-end products require, however, for most homeowners, you are good with a product that does not require it, do it. The only way is to acid etch is your words, if your garage floor is dirty with oil / grease stains and very old need. Acid etching cleans the surface and makes them porous and rough ready to accept (for painting too). Ask you to paint the person behind the desk if you need it or not!

Here are the pros and cons at the end of the floor. Then we will go through the proper way to change the color of the go / epoxy on the garage.

Finishing the floor of the garage has the following advantages:

1. Improved appearance.

2nd Ability to wash spilled materials easier.

3rd Protects your concrete.

4th Did we say, looks awesome!

Now some drawbacks:

1. Many times to make your soil more Slippery When Wet (even if you do not slip) subjects.

2nd If not done properly, can benefit and the look of your garage Ruin (chipping, hot tire pickup, badges, etc.).

To go when choosing a garage floor paint / epoxy with epoxy-election. I've never seen a color for a garage floor is also obvious that the tires get hot, so no matter what paint sellers. Hot Tire Pick-up is easy if you pull into the garage when he is at the wheel and the tires warm enough to be an inferior product will actually be based on your garage floor from the floor and you stick to your tires. Talk about a big mess. Look for a two-part epoxy-Sander Kit with paint stains and not added into the set. Your typical kit is a small can of activator, covering a large gallon can at the base of the epoxy, add colored spots on the aesthetic appearance, and anti-slip additive. Just follow the instructions on the box to the color.

1. Normally, you should wash or pressure to a minimum and clean the surface you can paint (many of these products are used inside or outside on concrete surfaces) to sweep. Make sure the surface is very dry and free from dust and dirt.

2nd Mix) may be small, the activator (may be in the large. An electric mixer works well for this color, but a plate will work fine.

3rd Paint the dough in a box and cutting in the area you paint with a brush, junk (it was destroyed).

4th Apply the paint in even kind to work on small areas at a time, with a 3 / 8 "or 1 / 2" cover the NAP role. Many times a garage floor is poured over 2-6 separate blocks of concrete. Just one block at a time to paint and take care not to paint yourself into a corner.

5th As soon as you can paint on the product, you add any color stains, while the paint is still wet (most people like the look of these spots).

6th Now the most important part, make sure you buy a clear seal to dominate epoxy) are (usually sold separately. If you are not a glaze coating, the lower layer of epoxy will chip, come on, and the spots were pulled out. Paint the clear coating as the bottom layer is epoxy. Depending on the type of equipment you, there is usually an anti-slip additive can be mixed either on the bottom of the glaze or epoxy. Use anti-slip additive! Without this addition, the color acts as a layer of ice when it is wet. You can also drift a bit more added to the upper or lower layer is delivered with the kit, but you have to buy them separately.

Some things to note is that you can not run on the newly painted surface for a few days. Try to avoid scratching your snow thrower and other power tools in epoxy as much as possible.