There is nothing more discouraging than applying an epoxy garage floor coating only to have it turn yellow in color or tone in areas of the floor at some point after application. This can happen in as little as a few months to as long as a few years or more. As frustrating ... Read More
How to Apply an Epoxy Garage Floor Coating – A DIY Guide
Learning the basics of how to apply an epoxy garage floor coating isn’t hard. A quick search on the internet will reveal a list of simple 8 step plans to get it done or an abundance of short videos to watch. They make it look easy enough. However, the more stressful part is ... Read More
Why do you Need to Etch Concrete for a Garage Floor Coating?
“Do I have to etch new concrete for a garage floor coating?” This is one of the more common questions that we get from those who want to apply epoxy or a DIY garage floor coating kit. If you are not that familiar with concrete coatings, then we can understand why this ... Read More
How to Choose and Apply Color Flakes for Your Epoxy Coating
Often referred to as color flakes, color chips, or epoxy paint chips, these little explosions of color can help create some beautiful custom garage floor coatings with just a little creativity. Besides some distinct advantages to using them, they also tend to create a lot of ... Read More
Rust-Oleum Makes Recoats Easy with Their New Garage Floor Primer
If previously sealed bare concrete or an older garage floor coating is giving you second thoughts about recoating or applying new epoxy, then Rust-Oleum Garage and Interior Floor Primer may be the solution you are looking for. Introduced to make recoats easier, Rust-Oleum’s ... Read More
How to Ensure Even Color Match with Garage Floor Coating Kits
There is nothing more frustrating than applying two or more epoxy coating kits to your garage floor, only to discover that the colors do not match after the coating has cured. You can clearly see where the application of the first coating kit ended and where the second kit ... Read More
Don’t be Fooled by Reviews for the Best Garage Floor Epoxy
Something that has concerned us lately is the amount of poor information from reviews promoting the best garage floor epoxy or garage floor coating kits. Many of these reviews are misleading the consumer by stating that the coatings listed are the best, when in most cases ... Read More
Grinding Versus Acid Etching Your Garage Floor
Grinding a garage floor versus acid etching is a topic of much discussion when it comes to preparing concrete for epoxy or other garage floor coatings. Also known as profiling, concrete surface prep sometimes comes as a surprise to people when they find out that you just ... Read More
Don’t Buy a Clear Coat Until You Read This First
Due to the numerous emails, comment questions, and some unfortunate mistakes made when purchasing clear top coats for garage floor coatings, we have decided to post this article to help clear things up (no pun intended). Our objective here is to prevent some of the ... Read More
Why You Should Use an Epoxy Primer for Your Floor Coating
When to use an epoxy floor primer is a subject that is often overlooked by the average home owner who is investing in a premium garage floor coating. In fact, many people aren’t aware that they exist or think that it’s just an added cost by the manufacturer or vendor that ... Read More
Why Home Improvement Centers can Harm more than Help
I’m sure most of you have heard or read the familiar story of someone that was working on a home project and went down to their local home improvement center for help. When telling their ill-fated story, they quote the famous words, “They told me this would work”, only to be ... Read More
Why Garage Floor Epoxy Paint Kits Get a Bad Rap
If you ask a person who has used a Rust-Oleum Epoxyshield or Quikrete garage floor epoxy paint kit to give you a review, you will get a different answer almost every time. Many people do not have kind words for these kits. They complain of the epoxy paint peeling up fairly ... Read More