I am looking at garage floor coatings and wanted to get your guys thoughts on this. The previous home owner painted the floor with some kinda of paint (i assume garage or concrete type product) Well the stuff is peeling up in places and i want to put down U-coat it or something similar. So my question is does the floor need to be sanded down to remove all the paint, skim coat put down to start fresh, or some kind of acid etch will eat/remove it during the prep.
I am not looking forward to sanding or skim coat, so hopefully the acid etch would suffice.
this is a question i can handle with ease. i own a garage floor coating company.
yes you must get all of the old paint off or it could peel again. i cannot tell you what kind of coatings to use because i have had to grind them all off because either they are junk products or they we installed on a poor surface.
surface prep is the make or break deal with any coatings. i would recomend you do not acid etch the floor. it can get into the pores and then cause the new coating to not stick. we use a grinder to scuff the top surface to give the product something to bond to.
something two part is the way to go, and you can't get it at lowes or home depot. if you want you can PM me, i think there is a dealer in NC you can contact if you would like.
so do i need to rent one of those floor buffing machines with the grinding stones on them to remove the old paint/smooth the floor, or is there another way to do it? I just finished sheetrocking and sprayed the entire garage and trying to keep it clean/dust free for the removal process if possible
what kinda of prices are we talking for your flooring?
we use something like this http://www.sunbeltrentals.com/equipm...050&catid=s340 just the single disk version. you'll see at the bottom they recomend a vacuum with it. we also use the vacuum and there is no dust from that grinder. you just need to be careful or you'll leave marks in the cement.
yeah that is the thing i was thinking of. Do you need to buy the discs during rental (i am assuming so). I have a 24x24 garage would the one set of disc be enough and roughly how long do you think it would take me to do?
"surface prep is the make or break deal with any coatings. i would recomend you do not acid etch the floor. it can get into the pores and then cause the new coating to not stick. we use a grinder to scuff the top surface to give the product something to bond to."
I've been thinking about coating my garage as well. What about oil drips from the previous owners POS cars?
oddley enough we have not run across any bad leaked on garages. for the heavy stuff i use oil dry and then use a piece of 2x4 and kinda work that in to break up the chunks and pull more oil out.
if you search online you can mix up stuff out of the kitchen to put on the spill that will soak up the oil. its just best to not use acids to clean something your going to cover with a coating.
AJ --- What about the "stains" shown on the Rhino site?? Feslers floors are stained I think - and they look good... I would think a stain would never lift or peel... yet would seal the floor?
Wanna come out to Seattle and do my 1500 square feet?
AJ --- What about the "stains" shown on the Rhino site?? Feslers floors are stained I think - and they look good... I would think a stain would never lift or peel... yet would seal the floor?
Wanna come out to Seattle and do my 1500 square feet?
the stains do not seal the floor they would still need a clear coat to seal it.
i can't drive that far to do it because fuel cost and hotel would kill you