Epoxy Garage Floor Coating Basics
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There are various types of garage floor coatings. A very popular one is the epoxy garage floor coating, and it has some advantages but also disadvantages.
First of all, you have to find out if your concrete is suitable for epoxy. For example, if your concrete was damaged by oil or water, if it is too smooth and so on, you want to be sure it might not interfere with your epoxy garage floor coating project. You can choose from 2 types of epoxy coatings, but first find out which one is more suitable for you. The water based epoxy is very thin. It is easier to install and isn’t very expensive. It also keeps the floor being less slippery. As for the thicker epoxy solvent, it can protect the concrete way better and can hide everything that is uneven very well. But the bad part is that the thicker solvent will have a slippery look and the water based epoxy will look like ordinary paint.
The next question you will ask yourself is if you should prime the floor. Well, it doesn’t matter which one of those two epoxy types you chose. In both cases you should prime the floor. You should know that preparing the floor before you apply or install anything is the most important thing. Unfortunately, you won’t be able to know how well you prepared your floor only after you’re done and something goes wrong. But the idea is to try as hard as you can to prepare, clean and get all uneven spots out of the concrete, as best as you can.
If you have moisture in your garage, you should get rid of it before starting the epoxy garage floor covering project. The easiest way to do it is to buy some products that aren’t very expensive and are sure to work. The worst thing moisture can do to your epoxy coating is that it doesn’t let the epoxy bond with the concrete. Another bad thing it can do is to destroy your paint. So it is very important to be careful and make sure you don’t have moisture.
After you prepared your workspace you can now add a primer and then an epoxy coat or if needed, two coatings. Various materials can be added to the coating, such as flakes to color it or aggregates to make the floor less slippery. In conclusion, installing the epoxy coating isn’t the hard part. What you must be more careful at is preparing your workspace. So be sure you do it right so you don’t have to do it again!
