Hi Charlie,
I've got the Rustoleum product on my garage floor. I applied it a little
less than three years ago, and it still looks great. The key, much like
painting a car, is preparation. Follow the instructions to the letter. I
even took the extra step of deep cleaning the surface with muriatic acid.
You have to be sure you wash all of the crud off. Since you have a new pad,
there will be a thin film that floated to the top during the concrete curing
that will need to be cleaned off. Also be aware that the stuff isn't UV
protected, so if there is a spot that will get a lot of sunlight, it will
fade.
I'm sure others will chime in, but I've had no problems at all with the
Rustoleum stuff. I park my car on it without any lifting. The keys I think
are making sure the surface is as clean as possible before applying, and
then putting nothing on the surface for a week to 10 days to let the epoxy
cure completely. It might take longer to cure now that the weather has
cooled off.
Greg Gowins
'69 Sprite
Driftwood, TX
-----Original Message-----
From: owner-spridgets@autox.team.net [mailto:owner-spridgets@autox.team.net]
On Behalf Of charlie shelden
Sent: Tuesday, November 14, 2006 9:33 AM
To: spridgets@autox.team.net
Subject: shop/garage floor coatings
Well I'm out of lurk mode once again. I just finihed building my 24x30
shop. I've had the slab on the ground since July. It is now out of the
weather. The finish on the concrete is semi smooth or the best i could do
when I poured it. No real rough areas just not a glass finish. I want to
coat it before I move things in. I was looking at the Rustoleum system as
well as the Bear and one I saw at Lowes called Seal Krete. Some are 2
part systems others just a one part (meaning mix). Anyone have a good bad
experiance? I will not be be parking a road car in the shop usually so
hot tire patch won't be an issue. I just want something that will be easy
to sweep and easy to remove spills. Looking forward to hearing some of
your experiances.
Charlie
OKC,OK
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