the U Coat it stuff is water based, and some friends here are waiting for the winter to find out how it holds up to ice/snow/salt mush. i have used a 2 part Sherwin Williams epoxy on my floors ( 2 coats) with a clear urethane top coat with clear silica mixed in for non skid protection. on one house it held up flawlessly for 6 yrs ,new house just done..but same guy who did it the first time did it for me again. no chemical has ever eaten thru the epoxy coating, or left a mark on it. wipes right up. the real key with any of the products is the PREP, floor must be prepped properly. my guy uses bb's and bead blasts it first..either new or old floors. the pros here get from $3 to $4 per square foot to prep/install and materials. more costly than do it yourself by a long shot, but then how many folks have a guarantee and have a bb shot blasting machine to ensure the best prep available ? i have seen many other jobs have their floor lift within 1 yr...sometimes ya get what ya pay for.....bill, motown -----Original Message----- From: ORLMUST@aol.com [mailto:ORLMUST@aol.com] Sent: Wednesday, November 02, 2005 10:45 AM To: DLen1261@aol.com; ShelbyMustang@carmemories.com Subject: Paint / Garage Floor Shelby Group, We recently painted the floor of our new ( 3200 sq ft) storage facility. After asking advise: We chose PPG AquaPon Expoxy products. It cost about $ 700 for the 2 part paint and thinners. We ended up putting two coats with a total product of 22 gallons applied. The material has a gloss, so all the imperfections are obvious. The plus side, is the adhesion is rated high. The resistance to gas, oil, brake fluid is superb. Ask me in about two years for the wear and reliability factors. It sure costs a lot more then the old "concrete stain" sold through Home Depot or Lowes. Has anyone had experience with the "U Coat It" Systems. I know this is VERY expensive. It is reccommended to apply only over bare concrete. Pete Geisler www.OrlandoMustang.com 407 688 1966
My experience with "paint on" garage floor protectors is not good. We followed all the steps: acid etch, careful preparation, etc. The paint started to lift after one cold winter. Talked to the supplier and he said "I'm gonna stop selling this stuff. Some concrete simply will not etch properly and therefore the paint refuses to bond." Ended up putting vinyl garage flooring down and it is perfect. Ron ----- Original Message ----- From: Bill Wells To: ORLMUST@aol.com ; DLen1261@aol.com ; ShelbyMustang@carmemories.com Sent: Wednesday, November 02, 2005 7:51 PM Subject: RE: Paint / Garage Floor the U Coat it stuff is water based, and some friends here are waiting for the winter to find out how it holds up to ice/snow/salt mush. i have used a 2 part Sherwin Williams epoxy on my floors ( 2 coats) with a clear urethane top coat with clear silica mixed in for non skid protection. on one house it held up flawlessly for 6 yrs ,new house just done..but same guy who did it the first time did it for me again. no chemical has ever eaten thru the epoxy coating, or left a mark on it. wipes right up. the real key with any of the products is the PREP, floor must be prepped properly. my guy uses bb's and bead blasts it first..either new or old floors. the pros here get from $3 to $4 per square foot to prep/install and materials. more costly than do it yourself by a long shot, but then how many folks have a guarantee and have a bb shot blasting machine to ensure the best prep available ? i have seen many other jobs have their floor lift within 1 yr...sometimes ya get what ya pay for.....bill, motown -----Original Message----- From: ORLMUST@aol.com [mailto:ORLMUST@aol.com] Sent: Wednesday, November 02, 2005 10:45 AM To: DLen1261@aol.com; ShelbyMustang@carmemories.com Subject: Paint / Garage Floor Shelby Group, We recently painted the floor of our new ( 3200 sq ft) storage facility. After asking advise: We chose PPG AquaPon Expoxy products. It cost about $ 700 for the 2 part paint and thinners. We ended up putting two coats with a total product of 22 gallons applied. The material has a gloss, so all the imperfections are obvious. The plus side, is the adhesion is rated high. The resistance to gas, oil, brake fluid is superb. Ask me in about two years for the wear and reliability factors. It sure costs a lot more then the old "concrete stain" sold through Home Depot or Lowes. Has anyone had experience with the "U Coat It" Systems. I know this is VERY expensive. It is reccommended to apply only over bare concrete. Pete Geisler www.OrlandoMustang.com 407 688 1966
