You’ve probably noticed, if you’ve been looking at all the different Quikrete garage floor solutions, that there are quite a few options, and that it’s not always easy to tell which one will be the best idea in the case of your garage floors. Everyone has a slightly different situation, so sometimes it’s hard to pick using only generic information. We’ll take a look at the various options in this article, and hopefully you will come away with a better idea of what each thing does.
High Gloss Sealer By Quikrete
If your garage floor already has a coating, then this may be your best option, though it can also go straight onto the concrete garage floor as well. You can even use it on slate, pavers, masonry, bricks, or aggregate. When used on top of Quikrete garage floor paint, you’ll get a nice, deep shine, and further protection against chemicals. Put straight onto the concrete garage floor, you’ll gain some protection from cracking and staining, but nothing like what you would get from epoxy garage floor paint. It’s cheaper, though, at only half the price as epoxy, and it is also easier to install as it doesn’t need to be mixed. If your only need is to add shine to the garage floor and get a bit of protection, then this may work for you. Otherwise, you will probably want to continue reading.
Etching Stain By Quikrete
First off, stain does not provide any protection. It is only used to give the concrete color. In fact, Quikrete states that their stain must be sealed with their Quikrete Garage Floor Stain Sealer. That being said, stain is pretty neat in that it does give a the concrete a very interesting and unusual color, and this particular product is a one coat affair, making it far simpler to apply than epoxy garage floor paint. Compared to their other garage flooring solutions, Quikrete’s stain is pretty pricey, and even after you add the sealant you’re not getting as much protection as with epoxy paint. Use this product only if all you want is an old world looking earth-tone color on your concrete. This cannot be used on concrete that already has any other type of treatment on it. Treated concrete will have to be stripped.
Clear Epoxy Coating By Quikrete
Although this product can be used on the garage, it is primarily intended to be used on indoor concrete. However, if you decide to stain the concrete, this is still going to be your best protection, indoor or outdoor. It provides a fairly low gloss look, and decent protection against chemicals and the elements. It’s a lot more expensive than the Quikrete garage floor high gloss sealer, though, so unless you have stained your concrete, that will be your better option.
Epoxy Garage Floor Coating
This is the most comprehensive Quikrete garage floor option. It will give you the absolute best protection and great color. The kit includes color flakes and cleaner, and is actually fairly cheap. Unless you have a specific reason to look elsewhere, this should probably be your garage flooring solution. It should be mentioned, though, that epoxy garage floor coating can be the hardest coating to install, even if it is the most durable.
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