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Originally Posted by Tidybuoy
Thanks for all the advice.
Since I won't be starting this for about 3 weeks, I will spend the time degreasing, presure washing, repeat. Then I will rent the proper grinder and grind the whole surface. The cement is in reasonably good shape but it's had a lot of oil on it over the years so I will spend extra time cleaning.
I will also spend time researching products. I'm open to suggestions - I'm looking for a good product. I probably won't go the Home Depot route as it seems that I have a lot more options when going direct to an epoxy floor manufacturer.
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Check out the site I mentioned above. They're in Michigan. They have great customer service and will talk you through the process. I went with a heavy flake broadcast. The only regret I have is that they tinted the primer the same color as the epoxy. That made it hard to tell if I had covered the primer. I wouldn't recommend tinting the primer the color of the floor. I also went with a Urethane clear on top. From all of my research, the epoxy clear is thick but will yellow with time. The Urethane has a VERY strong odor when applied. The epoxy had no real odor. The nice thing about the Urethane is, it's not as thick as epoxy so the flakes also act somewhat as a slip resistant surface. I'm going to apply a second coat of Urethane on my floor but that's just by my choice. I was told by the company it really isn't necessary.
Main thing you want to be careful of is not just blasting away at the floor with water to remove the stains. You'll actually force water into the pores of the concrete causing water entrapment. Just get a really good degreaser. I used Purple Power from Autozone. I have used this stuff for years on my heavy equipment. If you pour it on straight, it'll actually lift some of the sealer on the floor.