Installing an epoxy garage floor coating isn’t very hard at all, but it can be trying if you are not of sound body. If you plan to do the install yourself, then your first question should be: will I be able to spend hours bent over? If the answer is no, then you’ll want to either plan to have someone else install your epoxy garage floor coating, or go a different route altogether.
Follow Directions When Applying Your Epoxy Garage Floor Coating!
If you’ve decided that you’re both willing and able to install your own epoxy garage floor coating, feel free to read the rest of this to get a summary of what you’re going to be doing when you do the install. Always remember, though, that the instructions from your kit come first, and anything found here or elsewhere should be considered only as a rough guide. Only the instructions that come with your particular epoxy garage floor coating kit can tell you the best way to install that coating. Do anything else, and you’ll probably end up with a mess for garage flooring.
Picking Your Epoxy Garage Floor Coating Kit
Obviously selecting and purchasing your epoxy garage floor coating kit will be your first step. Considering there is virtually no risk of a faulty product or damage from shipping, buying your kit online is a very sound way to save some money. If you have never done anything like this before, you may want to try and get a kit that comes with an instructional DVD so that you can have detailed directions. Keep in mind, there are many kits out there to choose from, and some have quite the array of color options, so don’t settle. Your epoxy garage floor coating is going to be around for quite a while, after all, and you don’t want your garage flooring to be something you are embarrassed of after putting so much work into it.
Preparing For Your Epoxy Garage Floor Coating
Once you have your kit in hand, you need to clean your concrete garage floor. If there is already a layer of paint, you can usually just lay the new epoxy garage floor coating over the top. However, some kits are not good for this, so read the directions carefully. If the existing paint is badly damaged, you’ll want to sand down to the concrete garage floor before you even begin to clean.
Installing Your Epoxy Garage Floor Coating
The instructions in most kits will begin with the mixing. After the concrete garage floor is cleaned up, mixing will likely be your next step. Follow your directions to the letter since a mistake in the mixing can foul up the whole thing. Mixing is generally not difficult, but since this is the foundation of everything else, pay very close attention. Before you start, read the whole of the instructions a few times over; you’ll be glad you did. After the epoxy is on the floor, the color flakes, should they be present and you choose to use them, will come next. They are in no way necessary, and will not help protect your floor, but they do add some color. After the specified amount of drying time, the paint itself goes down. If everything has been done right by this point, it’s just a matter of waiting for the garage floors to dry, and they’ll be all shiny and professional looking!
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