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A garage floor experiences various pressure from people, equipment, vehicles, and tools, and it is often subject to grease, and stains, and spilled liquids, and so on. Epoxy coating may solve all these issues on the garage floor, and also it looks amazing. By the way, this type of the floor coating is very practical because it does not get dirty quickly, and the maintenance is simple.

Product	Product details	Product dimensions, weight	Brand
Rust-Oleum 261845 Check the price	Durable, 2-part Epoxy formula works on interior concrete surfaces,such as garage floors, workshops, basements and more. Walk on ready in 24 hours, vehicle and drive-on ready in 72 hours	14.2" x 11.5" x 9" 25.6 pounds	Rust-Oleum
25 LB Box Epoxy Flake Check the price	Great for Basements, Garage Floors, Dog Kennels and much more. 25 LB boxes economically priced	15" x 12" x 10" 29 pounds	Concrete Floor Supply
EPOXY-COAT Full KIT Check the price	Everything you need for project included in kit. Lifetime guarantee. Made in the USA!	3 Gallon 40 pounds	EPOXY-COAT
SUPERCOAT DecoEffects Check the price	Decorative floor kit containing epoxy coating, flakes with reflective particles, urethane glaze coat and nonslip additive. Low odor, low VOC, water base, decorative, eight color combinations, excellent adhesion to concrete	2.6 gallons 37.2 pounds	SUPERCOAT
Jam Garage Floor Check the price	Deliciously beautiful. Deliciously durable. JAM bonds mechanically to a surface, creating an industrial-strength arrier that guards your floor from damage caused by salt, fluids, chemicals and auto wear and tear.	Standard Kit covers approximately 350 - 400 Sq. Ft. 50 pounds	JAM
Coloreedepoxies 10017 Check the price	Very flexible 100% solids, odorless. Non water based professional grade epoxy, waterproofing, mold and mildew resistant.	23" x 9" x 11" 9.3 pounds	Coloreedepoxies

Garage Floor Epoxy Meaning

We would like to share some instructions how to select the best option of the floor epoxy for your garage. However, there are some confusion about this term, and we would like to clear it up at first.

Many people confuse epoxy with the paint, and think that it is the same. Well, it is not true. Epoxy is a type of resin that works with many applications just like insulting, bonding, sealing, and coating surfaces. Mixing epoxy resin with polyamine hardener results in epoxy coating. When one have applied this coating, it undergoes some curing procedure. Due to this, one will have a thick, glossy, and tough polymer finish. A chemical resistances and a mechanical strength of the coating surpass other coatings on the garage floor.

Looking for the proper epoxy, you may face various options such as epoxy paints, solids epoxy, 1 or 2-part epoxy systems, and others. What is the difference? What product will work better? Do they have the same properties? This little instruction will help to know all the details of the epoxy coatings, and select the best option.

Rust-Oleum 261845 EpoxyShield Garage Floor Coating

Rust-Oleum 261845 – Best adhesion on surfaces and covers

Durable, 2-part Epoxy formula works on interior concrete surfaces, such as garage floors, workshops, basements and more
Professional looking finish is easy to clean and provides long lasting protection stains and other chemicals
Walk on ready in 24 hours, vehicle and drive-on ready in 72 hours
Super adhesion on surfaces and covers up to 500 sq ft
Semi-Gloss finish provides a subtle shine on surfaces
Low odor and VOC
Product Dimensions 14.2 x 11.5 x 9 inches
Item Weight 25.6 pounds

Our partner’s review:

I haven’t used thing for long, so I cannt tell you how it lasts but I will say it in 6 months. It looks great. Make sure to read the instructions thoroughly before applying it, otherwise you may screw it up.

Advice:

You will really need big squeegees to clean your garage well (and they are not included). I recommend to take 2 pole-mountable squeegees.
The preparation times takes much efforts and time.
You have to clean the slab several times, otherwise you will ruin your surface.
There are a lot of plastic flakes.
Get two rollers for paint brushes.
All cracks on the floor must be done before painting. Epoxy will not hide even the smallest crack on the floor. Use concrete patching for these purposes. Make sure it is compatible with epoxy.
Get special sand for the use with epoxy. This sand will prevent slippery floor.
If your garage floor is very smooth, epoxy will be enough, some may be even left. If the floor is rough, it may be not enough.

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