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re: Garage Floor Epoxy
Posted on 6/25/15 at 9:29 am to sec13rowBBseat28
Posted on 6/25/15 at 9:29 am to sec13rowBBseat28
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Is the swisstraxx easy to clean and keep clean?
Mine is; I have the Ribtrax so small stuff & water just falls down between the openings. When I want to clean it, I just use my Shop Vac & it gets most of the stuff underneath (you really can't see it anyway but I'm anal about it
) I can't speak for the other surfaces they sell.
This post was edited on 6/25/15 at 9:34 am
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Posted on 12/18/15 at 9:50 am to Wtodd
bump.
would like to start on this project soon on my garage floor, but wanted some opinions.
Am I ok for this job just by getting the kit at home depot? i have your standard 2 car garage with a step up.
would like to start on this project soon on my garage floor, but wanted some opinions.
Am I ok for this job just by getting the kit at home depot? i have your standard 2 car garage with a step up.
Posted on 12/18/15 at 9:54 am to CAD703X
Baw, you seriously need to step up your neatness game.
Posted on 12/18/15 at 9:57 am to The Egg
Based on the second post in this thread, I would say no.
quote:
The kits you can buy from home depot or lowes are garbage, and won't last.
Posted on 12/18/15 at 11:02 am to CAD703X
"Caution Plasma Field"
What kind of prep did you guys do on cracks?
What kind of prep did you guys do on cracks?
Posted on 12/18/15 at 11:12 am to arn
quote:
Caution Plasma Field"
What kind of prep did you guys do on cracks
That's the only odd thing you noticed about my garage? Did you completely miss the 2 yellow motion activated flashers I put up?
Posted on 12/18/15 at 11:22 am to CAD703X
Oh I noticed them
Posted on 12/18/15 at 11:27 am to djangochained
www.monkeybarstorage.com
They did mine, live in BR. 10-year warranty. Looks great.
Highly recommend.
They did mine, live in BR. 10-year warranty. Looks great.
Highly recommend.
Posted on 12/18/15 at 11:30 am to CAD703X
quote:I saw your strobe lights.
That's the only odd thing you noticed about my garage?
Did you notice in the picture that a rare blonde long-haired Athabascan wolf had snuck in and was posed to strike?
Posted on 12/18/15 at 11:40 am to The Egg
If you just want to "paint your floor grey", go ahead with the home depot /lowes kits. If you are going for a professional look, stay away.
Posted on 12/18/15 at 11:42 am to CAD703X
CAD...having read your posts and now seeing your garage I want to have a beer with you 
. You have to be an interesting guy . Also, solid tool box. Got the same one a few months ago.
. You have to be an interesting guy . Also, solid tool box. Got the same one a few months ago. 
Posted on 12/18/15 at 11:44 am to Jax-Tiger
I have DIY 3 times.
First time, not too good.
Second time, was decent.
Third time, perfect.
The deal is too prepare the floor as per directions, let it totally dry.
Use the kit, let dry.
Go over the whole thing with clear epoxy.
It will take 7 days, start to finish. You will get excellent results, but only if you do the prep work and give it plenty of time to cure.
First time, not too good.
Second time, was decent.
Third time, perfect.
The deal is too prepare the floor as per directions, let it totally dry.
Use the kit, let dry.
Go over the whole thing with clear epoxy.
It will take 7 days, start to finish. You will get excellent results, but only if you do the prep work and give it plenty of time to cure.
Posted on 12/18/15 at 11:46 am to The Egg
Egg, that is the kit I used.
3 car garage, so I needed two kits.
3 car garage, so I needed two kits.
Posted on 12/18/15 at 11:52 am to Ziggy
quote:
The kits you can buy from home depot or lowes are garbage, and won't last.
Disagree.
Epoxy, done correctly, wears like iron.
Posted on 12/18/15 at 11:53 am to N2cars
IMHO..... if you are going to spend days doing the prep work, spend a few hundred more dollars for high-end coatings. Also, if you are going to do a clear topcoat, epoxy isnt what you want. Polyurea or polyaspartic will both hold up better, and will not yellow like clear epoxy will.
Posted on 12/18/15 at 11:54 am to N2cars
Epoxy should be part of the system, but not the topcoat.
Posted on 12/18/15 at 11:59 am to dragginass
quote:
IMHO..... if you are going to spend days doing the prep work, spend a few hundred more dollars for high-end coatings. Also, if you are going to do a clear topcoat, epoxy isnt what you want. Polyurea or polyaspartic will both hold up better, and will not yellow like clear epoxy will.
I don't disagree, that in a heavy commercial environment, that would be the way to go. I will probably do that in my detached garage.
It was hard to find kits like that set up for a smaller-scale homeowner garage.
I'm not too concerned with yellowing b/c I went over a colored floor, plus that takes a long time to occur.
I think the DIY kits will provide good results if the DIY'er is patient and really follows all the prep and curing times. They usually don't though.
Posted on 12/18/15 at 12:02 pm to dragginass
quote:
Epoxy should be part of the system, but not the topcoat.
It was an epoxy kit. You put it on and then within a certain amount of time, you went over it with a clear epoxy topcoat. The clear was an additional option not part of the basic kit.
Posted on 12/18/15 at 12:04 pm to N2cars
quote:
It will take 7 days, start to finish.
And here's the rub....you'll have to take everything out of your garage and store it in a Pod type unit so you have to figure in the cost of that too. With SwissTrax you'll be done COMPLETELY and your garage back together in a half a day.
Posted on 12/18/15 at 12:05 pm to N2cars
You're 100% right about the prep work. After having done about 8 of these, it's usually why I tell friends to use the home depot kits if they want a weekend project. If you are really going to do the days worth of prep work to get it right, then I say spend the money on good coatings. I just can't stomach using $3k worth of my time and then a $200 kit lol.
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