I had to cease work on the Chevy for a while, but I thought this a rather pertinent entry for everyone. I decided that it was time to do a little house cleaning in the garage, and this included epoxy coating the garage floor. I did a lot of research, reading, consumer reports, etc...before finally chosing a product. Many had the results and same prep work, and pretty much the same feedback. Each DIY kit pretty much came back with a feedback along the lines of:
Good Prep work = Good Floor
Bad Prep Work = Bad Floor
I chose the Rust-O-Leum Epoxy Sheild kit.
I did not like what they had at Home Depot, as they only had the water based kits available at mine. I wanted a solvent based kit, so I looked online. Well, I did a lot of prep work...several soap and concrete cleaner scrubbings, and a muratic acid etching. The final results came out very nice. My garage is a little over the standard two-car gargage size, so I opted for two kits of the silver-grey color, and two of the clear coat. The catch is that in addition to adding the color chips, I also customized the floor with a few decals. I did not use the non-slip additive, and I have found that it may have the potential to be slippery, but with a heavy coating of color chips, (plenty with the kits) it really makes it pretty good. The clear keeps it shiny, and also make spilled oil easy to wipe up without getting stuck in the chips! Looks great, cleans easy, and I've even mopped it once now, and with the hose and water, I never slipped once. It's great, and really, right around $400 with the two kits, concrete cleaner and acid as well as the decals. Also, if you're interested, it is cheaper and you get GREAT service at garage-toys.com. Get the Epoxy Sheild Professional. Good luck, and I'll be back soon with progress on the ol' '51 Chevy!
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