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 Educate me on DIY shop floor epoxy.
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My shop is 40' X 60'. My south door opening is 16' W X 16' T. That's the door the truck, tractor, skid steer comes into. When I'm servicing or repairing, of course I spill oil, diesel, and hydraulic fluid. Absorbent, and then scrub the floor with an aggressive brush and pump gas. It takes a while to clean. I'm thinking about am epoxy that would make that clean-up easier. I do not want any grit in it. My floor is a power trowel smooth finish. And I'd like to keep it that way. I'll probably be putting a coating on 16' W X 30' long.
I have not looked into brands or models.
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Re: Educate me on DIY shop floor epoxy.
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02/27/24 04:11 PM
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You say epoxy, but hope that's just a generic reference. Polyurea is a better choice than epoxy. Dries faster, fully hardens quicker, and is easier to top coat and/or repair. Epoxy is hazardous to apply and fumes are terrible. Either one should have some non skid added, cause when wet you will slip and bust your azz! You want to use on your heavy equipment side, and epoxy takes up to a month to fully cure and harden. Once hardened tho, it can be more brittle and chip under rocks and heavy loads. Either one will run $50-60/gal for quality product. Best bet is to talk to a pro, and get a bid either way
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Re: Educate me on DIY shop floor epoxy.
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02/27/24 04:13 PM
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Gonna hafta keep those dogs off it while it dries........
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Re: Educate me on DIY shop floor epoxy.
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02/27/24 06:09 PM
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You say epoxy, but hope that's just a generic reference. Polyurea is a better choice than epoxy. Dries faster, fully hardens quicker, and is easier to top coat and/or repair. Epoxy is hazardous to apply and fumes are terrible. Either one should have some non skid added, cause when wet you will slip and bust your azz! You want to use on your heavy equipment side, and epoxy takes up to a month to fully cure and harden. Once hardened tho, it can be more brittle and chip under rocks and heavy loads. Either one will run $50-60/gal for quality product. Best bet is to talk to a pro, and get a bid either way This right here! I have polyurea on my garage floor.
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Re: Educate me on DIY shop floor epoxy.
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02/27/24 06:31 PM
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Re: Educate me on DIY shop floor epoxy.
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02/27/24 06:55 PM
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Had a garage with no grit and it got SLICK when it was wet. That was 15 years ago so things may have changed but a little grit is probably not a bad idea.
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Re: Educate me on DIY shop floor epoxy.
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02/27/24 07:03 PM
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Be sure to clean & etch the floor real good before you apply the epoxy. Makes a big difference in how long it will last.
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Re: Educate me on DIY shop floor epoxy.
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02/27/24 07:27 PM
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Epoxy will not last, even with perfect surface prep. Spend the money and get a professionally installed polyurea coating as Blank suggested.
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Re: Educate me on DIY shop floor epoxy.
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02/27/24 07:47 PM
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I used the Quickcrete epoxy with the flakes. Easy to do and does not change the finish. No grit, smooth surface other than the minor flake texture. ( it helps even the look). 5 years old and zero issues with wear or traffic spots
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Re: Educate me on DIY shop floor epoxy.
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02/27/24 07:59 PM
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It’s all temporary and with the grit from your road, your truck, tractor, and especially the skid steer will destroy it quickly.
I works in a shop that had it professionally sprayed and we only had up to ambulance sized/weighted vehicles in there and it ate it up. We attempted our own coating next, and those results were very poor. We then stripped the floor and acid etched it, sprayed a hard setting bedliner (LineX style) to the floor and it held the best bit was very expensive, and eventually failed due to turning the front tires.
Your best bet is to semi annually treat the concrete with sealer in the main areas you’ll be performing vehicular maintenance
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Re: Educate me on DIY shop floor epoxy.
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02/27/24 09:48 PM
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It’s all temporary and with the grit from your road, your truck, tractor, and especially the skid steer will destroy it quickly.
I works in a shop that had it professionally sprayed and we only had up to ambulance sized/weighted vehicles in there and it ate it up. We attempted our own coating next, and those results were very poor. We then stripped the floor and acid etched it, sprayed a hard setting bedliner (LineX style) to the floor and it held the best bit was very expensive, and eventually failed due to turning the front tires.
Your best bet is to semi annually treat the concrete with sealer in the main areas you’ll be performing vehicular maintenance This is what I've been thinking. That stuff will come up after a few years and enough traffic. And it's expensive.
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Re: Educate me on DIY shop floor epoxy.
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02/28/24 01:06 AM
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It’s all temporary and with the grit from your road, your truck, tractor, and especially the skid steer will destroy it quickly.
I works in a shop that had it professionally sprayed and we only had up to ambulance sized/weighted vehicles in there and it ate it up. We attempted our own coating next, and those results were very poor. We then stripped the floor and acid etched it, sprayed a hard setting bedliner (LineX style) to the floor and it held the best bit was very expensive, and eventually failed due to turning the front tires.
Your best bet is to semi annually treat the concrete with sealer in the main areas you’ll be performing vehicular maintenance This^^^^^^ I have been down this road myself.
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Re: Educate me on DIY shop floor epoxy.
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02/28/24 04:44 PM
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Thank yall for the replies.
I've got a good idea now what to do. Before I seal it, I need to figure out what to do to get the oil stains out of the concrete.
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Re: Educate me on DIY shop floor epoxy.
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02/28/24 05:41 PM
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Thank yall for the replies.
I've got a good idea now what to do. Before I seal it, I need to figure out what to do to get the oil stains out of the concrete. Someone recommended gasoline which I’m afraid of, diesel, not so much. It will do the job.
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02/28/24 06:07 PM
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Thank yall for the replies.
I've got a good idea now what to do. Before I seal it, I need to figure out what to do to get the oil stains out of the concrete. Someone recommended gasoline which I’m afraid of, diesel, not so much. It will do the job. Read the first post. I've used gasoline many times. But the concrete is not 100% clean.
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Re: Educate me on DIY shop floor epoxy.
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02/28/24 06:35 PM
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I have yet to find anything that will get concrete completely clean. If you find something, please post about it.
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Re: Educate me on DIY shop floor epoxy.
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02/28/24 06:40 PM
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I have yet to find anything that will get concrete completely clean. If you find something, please post about it. From running pool water down my driveway, Muriatic acid (hydrochloric acid) or a couple pounds of shock in a 5gallon bucket with some water cleans mine right up. Of course, let the acid sit to long and it will leave nothing but sand where the concrete used to be.
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Re: Educate me on DIY shop floor epoxy.
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02/28/24 06:54 PM
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Take dry concrete not redi-mix but just dry concrete and put it on the spots and let them set for 3 or 4 of days before you sweep it up. Then do it again if it needs it. I spent a few years in auto shops and we would seal the concrete every 2 years. The sealer wasn’t as slick as epoxied floors.
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Re: Educate me on DIY shop floor epoxy.
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02/28/24 10:57 PM
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Grind concrete, fill cracks and crevices, use a vapor barrier, epoxy coat, then a polyaspartic and you can add as much grip to the polyaspartic as you wish for no slips and falls.
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02/28/24 11:30 PM
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Grind concrete, fill cracks and crevices, use a vapor barrier, epoxy coat, then a polyaspartic and you can add as much grip to the polyaspartic as you wish for no slips and falls. Thass high roller talk!
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02/29/24 12:02 AM
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Grind concrete, fill cracks and crevices, use a vapor barrier, epoxy coat, then a polyaspartic and you can add as much grip to the polyaspartic as you wish for no slips and falls. Thass high roller talk! My bad,…. How about, just paint it. Haha. 
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