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Topic: concrete sealer

Posted By: DonDittmar
Subject: concrete sealer
Date Posted: 23 Jul 2018 at 9:31am

Anybody ever used any of the do it yourself concrete epoxy coating on their shop floor? If so how did it?? How much?? Got roughly 1000 square foot to do

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Posted By: jaybmiller
Date Posted: 23 Jul 2018 at 9:41am

wish I'd done it 30 years ago...sigh

what i do know it that floor prep is key. Spend a day cleaning , as the instructions say, then wait a day. REPEAT entire cleaning proceedure a 2nd time, then wait 2 days. NOW use the epoxy....

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Posted By: DonDittmar
Date Posted: 23 Jul 2018 at 9:43am

This is a new pour, was done about a month ago so I want to do it while its new BEFORE any oil etc gets on it

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Experience is a fancy name for past mistakes. "Great moments are born from great opportunity"

1968 D15D,1962 D19D
Also 1965 Cub Loboy and 1958 JD 720 Diesel Pony Start

Posted By: DMiller
Date Posted: 23 Jul 2018 at 11:22am

Gonna have to let it Age some, guys that did our sidewalk and porch waited a minimum six months

Posted By: steve(ill)
Date Posted: 23 Jul 2018 at 11:58am

I think 5 weeks is the minimum cure time... Longer cure might have a benefit, but you can paint after 5 weeks.

Son had an outdoor patio poured last summer.. Bought a couple gallons of "clear concrete sealer" at Menards and painted it on. Gives a slight gloss to the concrete and seals well.. I think they waited 5-6 weeks to install.

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Posted By: shameless dude
Date Posted: 24 Jul 2018 at 3:02am

I used a gray concrete stain on the concrete I pour, I wait about a month, sweep it well and roller it on.

Posted By: jaybmiller
Date Posted: 24 Jul 2018 at 6:14am

'regular' concrete does take 4-5 weeks to cure,though I'd call the supplier and ask about when to add the sealer. You'll still have to follow the instructions on the can though ! Probably acid wash (muriatic ?) to lightly etch the surface to give the concrete 'tooth' to allow the epoxy to bond to it. water rinse to remove the 'dust'. put a couple big fans nearby to help blow dry the surface overnight.

Also the biggy is... to really,really mix the epoxy really,really well !!

And.. buy some NEW, cheap running shoes just for this project....

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3 D-14s,A-C forklift, B-112
Kubota BX23S lil' TOOT( The Other Orange Tractor)

Never burn your bridges, unless you can walk on water

Posted By: DonDittmar
Date Posted: 25 Jul 2018 at 12:21pm

Guy that did the pour said to wait 60 days so I got some time yet I am just trying to get my ducks in a row. I was told that epoxy was the way to go as stains/paints will react with gas/oil/grease/fuel etc as they are the same base. I contacted a local concrete coating company and that was 2 weeks ago and they have yet to get back with me so I guess money isnt green enough for them and I am my own lol

I was looking at something like this but dont know if I want to tackle it on my own

https://www.quikrete.com/productlines/garagefloorcoatingepoxy.asp" rel="nofollow - https://www.quikrete.com/productlines/garagefloorcoatingepoxy.asp

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Experience is a fancy name for past mistakes. "Great moments are born from great opportunity"

1968 D15D,1962 D19D
Also 1965 Cub Loboy and 1958 JD 720 Diesel Pony Start

Posted By: Coke-in-MN
Date Posted: 25 Jul 2018 at 1:31pm

Did a lot of industrial floors with a 2 part epoxy paint - it held up well but was slippery so would i some areas broadcast a grit over area after rolling on the epoxy.
Other areas used a 2 part epoxy liquid and grit mixture called Durall that was troweled on about 1/4" thick. .
The other epoxy coating thing was A guy I worked for was doing kitchen floors back in the 70's with a epoxy and flake like filler to do floors - that also ended up being like 1'4" thickness or so

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Posted By: DonDittmar
Date Posted: 25 Jul 2018 at 2:15pm

Yeah coke, seems like all the the kits I see come with "flakes" for that reason.

Also seen this kit from Rustolem and was wondering the quality of that one???

https://www.amazon.com/Rust-Oleum-261845-EpoxyShield-Garage-Coating/dp/B006ZUZ9QE/ref=pd_sbs_328_4?_encoding=UTF8&pd_rd_i=B006ZUZ9QE&pd_rd_r=a99021b6-903d-11e8-86ed-5f3f486d05ff&pd_rd_w=F1paB&pd_rd_wg=LA5S0&pf_rd_i=desktop-dp-sims&pf_rd_m=ATVPDKIKX0DER&pf_rd_p=8702255303818932494&pf_rd_r=AFSCWR1339RMV6E215VV&pf_rd_s=desktop-dp-sims&pf_rd_t=40701&psc=1&refRID=AFSCWR1339RMV6E215VV" rel="nofollow - https://www.amazon.com/Rust-Oleum-261845-EpoxyShield-Garage-Coating/dp/B006ZUZ9QE/ref=pd_sbs_328_4?_encoding=UTF8&pd_rd_i=B006ZUZ9QE&pd_rd_r=a99021b6-903d-11e8-86ed-5f3f486d05ff&pd_rd_w=F1paB&pd_rd_wg=LA5S0&pf_rd_i=desktop-dp-sims&pf_rd_m=ATVPDKIKX0DER&pf_rd_p=8702255303818932494&pf_rd_r=AFSCWR1339RMV6E215VV&pf_rd_s=desktop-dp-sims&pf_rd_t=40701&psc=1&refRID=AFSCWR1339RMV6E215VV

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Experience is a fancy name for past mistakes. "Great moments are born from great opportunity"

1968 D15D,1962 D19D
Also 1965 Cub Loboy and 1958 JD 720 Diesel Pony Start

Posted By: Stan IL&TN
Date Posted: 25 Jul 2018 at 3:36pm

I used the Rustolium epoxy on our carpet floor. I pressured washed it then used the acid on it. It has held up well.

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