Quikrete Garage Floor Epoxy

[Larry]

Well, it took about 3 weekends of cleaning and applying the Quikrete Epoxy floor coating but it turned out way cool. 4 Quikrete kits was just enough to coat the 1000 sq ft garage. Looks like a dealership showroom now....A bit slick when wet though

 

[Worktruck]

 

Man that looks sweet. Wish my garage was that big.(and clean)

[RyanbabZ71]

Nice,

 

I did mine last yr with the rustoleum kit. I have a small spot that I need to fix. Hopefully in the upcoming weekends.

 

Still really like your blue truck thats awesome!

[General Lee 01]

I've had to apply a few coats of epoxy before. The stuff smells awesome don't it?

 

 

 

The floor looks great Larry!

[2001chevygirl]

very nice garage.

 

Like the ride also.

[Wingnut]

Looks great Larry.

[MustGoFaster]

OMG I want your garage! that thing's bigger than my house.

 

LOL... nice setup. I wish I had one of those toolboxes to boot.

[sgiangregorio]

I just bought a house with a 3 car garage (on the side) with no support columns obstructing the interior. I'd like to do this to mine.

 

How hard was the job, meaning, to get a nice smooth finish without lumps and bumps and stuff? Does the stuff give you some time to work with it, or does it start drying asap and make it hard to "adjust"?

[Larry]

Thanks all! I love the way it turned out. I figure it will be much easier to keep clean now.

 

I just bought a house with a 3 car garage (on the side) with no support columns obstructing the interior. I'd like to do this to mine.

 

How hard was the job, meaning, to get a nice smooth finish without lumps and bumps and stuff? Does the stuff give you some time to work with it, or does it start drying asap and make it hard to "adjust"?

 

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Sq,

 

The Quikrete and Rustoleum kits are very easy to apply. Just thoroughly wash and scrub the garage floor with the supplied acid wash and a stiff bristle broom. Some heavily oil spots will need repeated acid washes and scrubbed with a wire brush. I actually had to buy an extra gallon of the acid to wash the floor on the west side as it was pretty soiled from doing a 6.5L diesel swap a few months ago.

 

After you do the acid wash, wait 24 hours to allow the floor to fully dry then start rolling on the epoxy in 2 by 6 ft sections and sprinkle on the color flakes. The epoxy is actually a two part kit…the base color material and a quart of hardener. I found at 10 % humidity at 97 degrees like it has been around here lately I did not need but about ¼ of the hardener. Once the base and hardener is mixed it is supposed to have a 2 hour can life. I could only get an hour…again, probably because it was so hot here.

 

After the epoxy dries for 12 hours I then added Quikrete “Wet-look” sealer. This was not part of the kit just something I decided to do. It makes the floor real shiny but slicker than hell when wet. I also applied vinyl mop board on the base of the walls around the parameter of entire garage and ran the epoxy right up to it in an effort to seal out the desert creepy crawlers.

 

I also have a 3 car garage attached to the house for parking daily drivers but only planning to use the $14 per gallon garage floor paint from Wal-Mart.

 

4 kits of Quikrete at $62 = $248

1 Gallons of additional acid = $24

2 Gallons of Quikrete sealer = $42

Mop board = $70

The price of a clean garage for $384 = PRICELESS

[MS3DALE]

Nice

Man I wish I had a garage

[sgiangregorio]

Thanks for the info! Yours really came out great! I have to do that.

[RyanbabZ71]

Larry did they offer an antiskid addition? The rustoleum has the antiskid packets you can add to the paint. Works great mine isnt slippery at all

[Larry]

Yeah, there was a mention of adding playground sand to the epoxy but I didn’t want to go that route. I have a friend that has sand in his and I don’t care for it much. Heck, I had a hard enough time sprinkling the color flakes evenly let along sand. It probably wouldn’t be this slick if I wouldn’t have put the shiny sealer on it. Should be like an ice rink when I spill oil or antifreeze on it. Wwweeeeeeee

[Wingnut]

Get you some Dawn dishwashing liquid, the garden hose, and some beer.

 

That's a redneck slip-n-slide right dere!

[DEV1ST8R]

Garage/Hockey Rink. . .you got the greatest garage ever! Looks great, I think we're all jealous.