Comments on: Top 5 Common Mistakes to Avoid when Applying Epoxy

By: Shea Walker

Shea Walker — Mon, 10 Jun 2024 17:33:58 +0000

In reply to CLIVE PETER BIRCH. Hello Clive. You did not state what product you used. Was it paint or epoxy? If it was epoxy, what was the solids content? Is the material not adhering or is it not filling in the areas you refer to?

By: CLIVE PETER BIRCH

CLIVE PETER BIRCH — Mon, 10 Jun 2024 14:21:41 +0000

i HAVE PAINTED THE TILES OF MY WET ROOM but THERE ARE SMALL AREA WHICH HAVRE NOT TAKEN THE PAINT. THE AREA FORM A LINE NEXT TO WALL, A FEW INCHES LON AND AROUND SIDE OF THE TOILET BOWL A WIDTH OF AN INCH AROUND THE SIDE AND FRONT.
ANY SUGGESTIONS – I SANDED FLOOR AND WASHED AND RINSED SO 99.9% OF FLOOR IS COVERED, NO PROBLEM??

By: Shea Walker

Shea Walker — Fri, 15 Mar 2024 17:38:45 +0000

In reply to Shelley. Hi Shelley. At what temperature is the surface of the concrete with the in-floor heat on? Do you have an inexpensive infrared thermometer to check?

By: Shelley

Shelley — Fri, 15 Mar 2024 01:47:13 +0000

Hi
New concrete floor with in floor heat. Air temp inside the garage is around 17 C(62 F). Air temp outside is ranging anywhere from 0-7 C. Purchased Rust-Oleum Epoxy Shield Garage Floor kit. Looking for tips and or comments. I’m worried it will dry very quickly with the in floor heat. Also concerned about the temperature variations inside the garage versus outside as I work closer to the garage door. Would it be best to wait until the outside temperature warms up? Should the floor heat itself be set at a certain temp? Also, what do I do at the actual garage door itself – do people raise the door and apply to the edge that is exposed to the outside?
Thank you

By: Shea

Shea — Fri, 22 Jul 2022 17:17:02 +0000

In reply to Jack Navin. Hi Jack. 44 coats? That's certainly a different way to go about it. Pot life if long because EpoxyShield is low solids water-based epoxy that uses older formulations. If the need comes about again, a 100% solids epoxy would be the way to go. You can lay it down 30-40 mils thick in one coat if you like.

By: Jack Navin

Jack Navin — Thu, 21 Jul 2022 18:08:43 +0000

You will love this. I applied 44 coats of Rust-oleum 2 Part Epoxy Shield to the master bathroom floor. It is about 150 sq ft. The underlayment is 3/8″ plywood. I should have used 3/4″ plywood, but as a novice DIY contractor building my own house, I thought I could scrimp a little and get away with it. 40 years later I decided to leave the shower and john in place, remove the remaining ceramic tile everywhere else, and use this product to increase floor thickness/structure and provide a newer, better surface.
Pot Life and Work Life both lasted for days. The floor is solid, looks fine (it is not shiny) and it is flush and level. Each coat added 3 mils or so depth and affixed nicely to the previous coat. Altogether it serves as a light weight continuous “carpet” of strong, attractive flooring.
I thought others might want to know that the characteristics of this epoxy mix , in terms of pot and work life, were much longer than advertised.