Bob,
The key likely was the diamond floor grinder. If there were oils in the floor,
they would need to be removed too.
I spent a year with Stonhard back in the late 90's, so my data is a little
stale..... They are/were one of the east coast leaders in installed commercial
epoxy flooring. The concrete must be dry, preferably with a moisture barrier
and they always used diamond grinders to open up the pores of the concrete so
the epoxy, which makes a mechanical bond with the concrete, had something to
bond to.
I've toyed with doing the floors in my garage, but never seem to get the
motivation to proceed with it. It would help with my older British car
drippings.
Jack
-----Original Message-----
From: Shop-talk <shop-talk-bounces@autox.team.net> On Behalf Of Robert Rochlin
Sent: Sunday, July 7, 2024 1:51 PM
To: Jeff Scarbrough <fishplate@gmail.com>
Cc: shop-talk@autox.team.net
Subject: Re: [Shop-talk] Garage Floor Treatment
Jeff,
About 6 years ago I applied Rustolium 2 part epoxy garage coating. I
spent days preparing the floor, including grinding with a Dimond floor
grinder. The coating has stood up well in the newer (4 year) old section of the
garage, but in the 35 year old section of the garage the coating has lifted,
mostly along the walls. It looks like calcification from below the floor in
those sections. I spent a lot of labor intensive time and money with mixed
results. In hindsight I think a professional floor finisher would have
anticipated the problems and the floor would have been much better. All that
being said, the garage is not dusty and it's easy to clean off oil, brake
fluid, antifreeze, and blood.
Best,
Bob
> On Jul 7, 2024, at 9:56â?¯AM, Jeff Scarbrough <fishplate@gmail.com> wrote:
>
> Good morning, all! I'm looking into coating my garage floor in some fashion.
> The garage is about 15 years old, and I'm tired of stirring up dust every
> time I touch the floor with a broom.
>
> The floor has some minor cracks, a couple of gouges (thanks, framing crew!),
> and a bit of oil staining, but it's generally in good shape, except for the
> dust.
>
> My original plan was to pay (lots of, probably) good money to have a
> professional service grind the surface and apply a proper epoxy product to
> the floor. But yesterday, a friend mentioned solvent-based sealers
> (specifically xylene). He said I could apply it myself with proper PPE and
> occupy the space the next day.
>
> So, what's the current real-world opinion on garage floors? Anyone who can
> relate what worked for them in the savage environment we revel in as shop
> talkers?
>
> TIA, Jeff...
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