Do It Yourself Quikrete Epoxy Garage Floor Coating
If you are a new homeowner looking to add a coating to your garage floor, or just a customer looking to repair the cracks of your current garage, the Quikrete Epoxy Floor Coating kit is one of the top products available on the market. It provides a strong, sturdy seal to a concrete floor that can withstand parked cars, weather, and any other durability concerns. This easy do it yourself floor coating is available at nearly any home improvement store or directly online from the manufacturer, and will cost only fifty to sixty dollars to completely seal a typical garage floor. This garage floor coating review covers the basics and specifics of epoxy coatings capabilities.
Quikrete markets its product as twice as strong as a standard cement seal, meaning less impact from constant automobile traffic or grounding heavy furniture or other objects. Heavy-duty resin in the material means that one coat is enough for years — perhaps even decades — of protection. The concrete sealer comes in a variety of color schemes so that interior designers as well as homeowners can take advantage of offsetting or combining colors in a painted garage. The simple to apply epoxy is available in one sixteen pound box, capable of over one hundred square feet of coating.
Customers are generally agreed on the efficiency and durability of this do it yourself garage floor coating. While almost all claim that the material is relatively easy to set up and install, there are concerns over durability and protection but these can usually be traced to not following the directions for applications.
Customers applying the material in summer or living year round in high temperature areas have had difficulty getting the solvent to bond to the floor. Temperatures of eighty degrees or higher seem to drastically slow the drying process, so that even after ten days, two separate coats of Quikrete still have not cured fully. Of course extreme heat can slow the curing process so if you live in a hot climate this would be a great project for the spring or fall.
Some customers find that oil spills on garage floors tend to offset the application of Quikrete epoxy coatings. Especially messy floors with multiple oil stains or layers find that the oil peels away the coating after a few months time. This is absolutely to be expected as any garage floor coating needs to be applied to a clean floor. Once you scrub the floor with soap and water it is time to do the water bead test. Spray a sheen of water on the floor and see if it beads up. If it does, you will need to degrease the floor because old oil stains are still present. The surface must be clean or it is just like trying to paint over a dusty wall, the paint will just peel off.
Most customers have found the coating to be an entirely satisfactory product. A short movie is included with the box so that a systematic guide is available for those who have difficulty following written directions or have little experience with home renovation and repair. The color chips allow for a wide variety of combination and patterns, which some customers find appealing given the state of their garage. Many have found that the Epoxy sealer works best when methodical and thorough cleaning of the floor erases all contaminants and stains; although this can be an extremely time consuming process, the result of cleaning vigorously is to have the product protect and illuminate the floor just as advertised.
The Quikrete garage floor coating is currently not available so we have substituted a product that is just as good and if not, better. If you are interested in a new coat for your garage, you can find more information here Rust-Oleum 238466 Professional Floor Coating Kit, Dunes Tan
