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Comcrete Floor question

By the time you allow full curing and such odds are stuff has been sat on the floor, vehicles driven, etc. I would still say the acid "wash" and surface grinding are still pretty much a must. All this is in mind to get eh very best adhesion and life expectancy out of the floor.
 
Mine was virgin concrete, I had not even parked a vehicle in it before I started. It was nearly a year old before coating due to the time it took me to build the shop. I did not acid wash, as there was no oil or other contaminants to worry about. I just used the heck out of the grinder, twice!
 
My understanding is that any concrete needs the muriatic acid wash, as it etches the concrete which provides mechanical teeth for the epoxy paint to adhere to the concrete. KB3 sanded his concrete: same effect. It's a lot like sanding sheet metal for the first application of epoxy paint.
 
Concrete is poured. Now the waiting for it to cure.


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I did get started in hanging the tools back on the walls. Now I can at least walk into my other shed.
 
Looks great! Are you going to be putting some sort of doors across the opening or leaving the garage open? The reason I ask, I was told the epoxy products will not hold up to external elements including constant rain and UV from the sun. Mine ends under the doors and does not extend outside the building. You may want to research to see if there is a product designed for that.
 
I have a small strip of epoxy paint that extends outside in the weather, but it is always protected from direct sunlight. It has held up fabulously in the past 15 years, better than the interior!
 
Just to throw out another option, there are some really good floor tile options as well. Probably not for you, John, but for a regular garage (especially a functioning one loaded with tools, etc. that can't be "down" for a few days) it can be an easier solution. I'm looking into solid tiles myself right now. Not sure I can find the time and means to clear everything out, store it somewhere while I would lay a multi-step coating down.
 
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