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Originally Posted by beepbeep
Softening compound in new(ish) tires is known to damage epoxy pain on garage floors. Basically, you park your car couple of days and when you move it out the paint will let loose of the floor.
This prompted me to use garage tiles instead.
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AKA "Hot Tire Pickup". This is why you need to use a good topcoat. A lot of people who experience this from what I have read either A: Didn't prep the floor properly or B: Didn't use a good bonding primer and topcoat. The topcoat is the sacrificial lamb of the system.
I saw a few comments touching on floor prep. What I did was used used Purple Power cleaner/de greaser and scrubbed the entire floor. Then with my 4000 psi hot water pressure washer I washed the floor with a 15 degree head. If you're going this route, make sure you leave 24 to 48 hours for drying and I ran a dehumidifier to dry things out as well. After completely washing, I then used the floor grinder. Once grinding was complete, another wash down with purple power but this time to rinse I used my soap nozzle which is just a wide fan pattern. Squeegee the floor dry and then 24 hours drying time with a dehumidifier running. Hopefully all this work will pay off in a system that stays attached to the floor.
I plan to scuff and apply a fresh topcoat when I start to see any signs of wear in the parking areas of the garage. Nice thing about the Urethane is you can essentially spot touch by scuffing and applying the clear.