VCT tiled garage floors require regular maintenance that includes waxing and the occasional stripping. However, homeowners who love their VCT but not the regular maintenance of the floor have been asking; Can you apply a clear epoxy coating over VCT tiles? The short ... Read More about How to Apply Epoxy over Vinyl Composite Tile
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How to Acid Etch your Garage Floor for the Best Results
Acid etching the garage floor is sometimes the only viable alternative for many DIY home owners when prepping concrete correctly to accept a coating. It isn’t hard to do, but certain safety precautions and steps need to be taken to insure a successful and safe outcome. ... Read More about How to Acid Etch your Garage Floor for the Best Results
How to Remove Tire Marks from Epoxy Garage Floor Coatings
One of the occasional questions we receive is how to remove tire marks or tire stains from epoxy and other garage floor coatings. This is usually followed up by the second question of why does this happen? After all, it can be a bit frustrating to put down a nice coating to ... Read More about How to Remove Tire Marks from Epoxy Garage Floor Coatings
The Exotic Look of Metallic Epoxy Garage Floors
Metallic epoxy floor coatings are a hot new trend that is slowly finding its way into the home as a very high tech and exotic looking garage flooring option. These coatings create a glossy and deep looking floor with a variety of different colors and visual effects. Some ... Read More about The Exotic Look of Metallic Epoxy Garage Floors
What are Polyurea and Polyaspartic Garage Floor Coatings
One garage flooring option that has created quite a buzz in the industry the last few years is polyurea/polyaspartic floor coatings. This relatively new coating has become the latest favorite for installers as an alternative to epoxy. It has created some confusion for home ... Read More about What are Polyurea and Polyaspartic Garage Floor Coatings
Polyurethane versus Epoxy Coatings for Your Garage
The subject of a polyurethane or epoxy coating for a garage floor eventually comes up when deciding on what materials to use for your project. Admittedly, it can become a bit confusing when asking around or researching which floor coating is best to use. Epoxy and ... Read More about Polyurethane versus Epoxy Coatings for Your Garage
How to Grind Your Garage Floor With This Easy Method
Learning how to grind a garage floor for an epoxy coating or paint hasn’t always been the easiest or most straight forward of projects for the average homeowner. It frequently raises more questions than answers and can lead to frustration when trying to figure out the best ... Read More about How to Grind Your Garage Floor With This Easy Method
How to Choose the Best Epoxy Coat System for Your Garage
Trying to figure out the best garage floor epoxy coating system for your garage as well as your budget isn’t always easy. With so many epoxy products, manufacturers, and commercial installers to choose from, it can be frustrating and somewhat overwhelming if you don’t know ... Read More about How to Choose the Best Epoxy Coat System for Your Garage
Don’t Epoxy Until You’ve Done This Simple Moisture Test First
How much moisture does your concrete transmit? This is an important question that needs to be addressed before you decide to apply epoxy or paint to your garage floor or basement. If you are unsure, then you need to perform a simple moisture vapor transmission (MVT) test at ... Read More about Don’t Epoxy Until You’ve Done This Simple Moisture Test First