Garage Floor Coverings

[roclist at accessconsulting.ca (Jason Adams)]

>From a few months ago.... Read from the bottom up....

Sealer is a bitch.

If you want a top notch job you gotta get that stuff off.  Only way I know
of I stated before, i.e. terrazzi grinder (800 lb six puck(corrumdum stones)
monster). there may be chemical strippers out there. But I cant speak from
experience. Shot blasting is very dusty, noisy, and possibly weakens the
concrete.  Grinder is done in the wet. so have a shop vac handy else you'll
have a concrete driveway as well...

Maybye there's a rental unit (grinder) that's more manageable? and you will
need an angle grinder for the edges...

I know where you're comming from you want a quality job that will last a
long time, (I'd say 20 years or more in a home garage application) compared
to probably 3 years for concrete paint.  Depending on your budget maybye you
could get a commercial contractor to do it for you. Maybye they'd be willing
to do just the grinding, from experience I'd say a two car garage would take
~3 hours to grind plus edges of course.

Jason Adams
Fahrvergnugen Forever! ;)
84 rocco 16v
93 320i
98 Z71

  ----- Original Message -----
  From: Anson Clement
  To: scirocco-l@scirocco.org
  Sent: Monday, February 03, 2003 4:27 PM
  Subject: Re: OT garage floor coatings


  Thanks for all the input guy's, I just returned from the inner sanctuary
a.k.a garage. Sad news, the floor appears to have been treated with a
concrete sealer. From what I understand epoxy will not adhere to sealed
concrete unless it has been shot blasted and sometimes not even then.
Apparently acid etching will not touch sealer. Any bright ideas? I'm not
about to pay for shot blasting and an angle grinder would take several
years.... if my girlfriend let me live that long.

  Anson



  My Stepfather owns a company that applied floorcoatings used in ware
houses, and as a part time job when I was in university I helped on
weekends.... So I know what I'm talking about...
  For high traffic areas we used a two part epoxy made by Tennant, 424 I
believe was the model designation, The second "part" was actually a powder
you mixed in for the abrasion resistance. It you want any non-skid areas
sprinkle some #0 sillica sand when applying the second coat (at the end)
else change rollers when moving back to the rest of the garage.
  As for application, well that depends, is the floor currently painted? if
it is, remove it, we used a terrazzi grinder which used 6 corrundum stones
to chew the paint up and clean the concrete. This is not practicle for the
home user. Do your best, spend 90% of your time on prep work. a metal
scraper and paint remover for stubborn areas may work, If it's really
stubborn leave it, it must be bonded on good, after chipping,scraping,
sanding, definately acid wash, the stuff we used was Tennant 409 concrete
cleaner but any muriatic or hydrochloric acid will do. after acid wash (with
mop), rinse with lots of water. let dry a minimum of 6 hours or overnight
(after you've squeegeed off water), more if humid and or cold.
  remember, prep, prep prep.
  we took all the floors down to bare concrete for best bond, because we
don't mae any money on call backs. If you're going to paint over painted
floor and not prep rigorusly don't wasteyour money on epoxy, it won't
stick... I know
  jason.
  ----- Original Message -----
  From: Anson Clement
  To: scirocco-l@scirocco.org
  Sent: Sunday, February 02, 2003 7:46 PM
  Subject: OT garage floor coatings
  I'm going to be coating my garage floor in the next month, any
recomendations for what to use/not use and how to prep or apply?
  Anson
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Jason Adams
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98 Z71

----- Original Message -----
From: "Brian Honnold" <bhonnold@pac-cap.com>
To: <scirocco-l@scirocco.org>
Sent: Thursday, May 15, 2003 5:02 PM
Subject: Garage Floor Coverings


> Does anyone have experience with garage floor paints/epoxy/sealants?  I'm
> moving soon and will have about a week to do the garage floor from when
the
> old owners move our and we move in.
>
> BcH
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