GARAGE FLOORING EPOXY KITS

Yes, in fact you need to etch it twice to make sure you burn out all the curing residues and then neutralize with the provided neutralizing powder. It's very important to follow this procedure to get permanent adhesion. You can diamond grind the floor with the Floor Prep Machine you can rent from Home depot which eliminates the need to acid etch. Just be sure all the dust is off the floor before you begin coating. We recommend getting the Vac attachment to make cleanup easier.

It means they are water based. It means that up to 50% or more of the product you are paying for is water. Water based epoxies are much thinner since 50% or more of the product you roll onto the floor evaporates away as it dries. Which is the root cause of all sorts of problems with your floor in a short amount of time. Our epoxy doesn't air dry it cures by a thermal chemical process and thus you get 100% of whatever you apply to your floor. So when you see a low price it's usually due to being water based or just high solids that are lower in quality.

Yes, it's very easy to do you floor in sections if you can't move all your stuff out at once. Put down a good duct tape line for the first section. If using a primer apply primer up to tape line if not priming apply epoxy up to tape line. If applying epoxy over primer end epoxy about 12 inches before tape line and end color flakes 12 inches before edge of epoxy. Apply topcoat up to 12 inches before edge of epoxy. When ready to do the second section remove tape. Lightly sand the 12" inch strips of the primer(if using), epoxy and topcoat to rough up. Then lightly overlap each layer of sanded coating with the new section of coating. It will all blend in as if you did it in one shot.

While normally not required we always recommend using a primer. Our primer is actually a high performance epoxy that we call a primer only because it goes down first. It outperforms 95% of all other actual epoxy coatings. Using a primer will provide extra adhesion, strengthen older concrete and extend the coverage of the epoxy coating layer by up to 25% which can come in handy if your floor size is close to or slightly over the stated kit coverage. Use a primer in lieu of purchasing the Add On Half Kit, it makes for a better job. Also see are latest primer addition, our No Prep instant Primer. This remarkable primer applies to any surface without prep and allows you to coat over it with any ArmorGarage epoxy coating product instantly. Saves prep time, dry time and money by not having to grind or etch. Now you can prime and epoxy in one day by using this game changing product.

Yes it is not only 100% solids by weight and volume which some companies advertise their epoxy as 100% solids when it's only by weight and not volume. This is not a true 100% solids epoxy. It's also not a Military Grade solids epoxy like ArmorGarage epoxy. Our Military Grade 100% solids epoxy means it's manufactured from the best solids materials made. There's a huge difference between standard solids epoxy and military grade epoxy. That's why our epoxy floors last the longest and stay looking brand new the longest!

Not hard at all in fact the hardest part of the job is cleaning out all your stuff. The best time to do your garage floor in a new house is right before you move in! All our kits are designed and geared so that first time users can apply the epoxy coatings and get professional looking results every time. All the images on our website our from customers who never applied an epoxy floor coating of any kind.

We have 12 preselected epoxy and flake color combinations to make it easy for to make your choice. However many times customers like to match certain color schemes. In this case the first step is to decide what the base color of the floor should be. This way you can select any of the standard kits with that base color. Then open the Chip Color Chart located on the Color Chart Tab and click on the link for the Chip Color Chart. Select up to five colors and list them in the custom order note box on the product page. You can also leave us a note in the comment box on the checkout page to keep them separate. This way you can play and experiment with each color and the ratios of each color. Plus if you're not happy with you color selections ArmorGarage has a color satisfaction guarantee and we'll replace your color flakes with a new selection of your choice at no charge! You can also call us and one of our expert reps can guide you on what colors go together and which don't. We've done every color scheme you can imagine so we know what will make you happy or not.

ArmorGarage is the only company that has a 5 year across the board guarantee including against wear! No other company guarantees their product against wear or dulling. Our garage epoxy floors routinely last 15-20 years or more before needed a simple recoat of the clear topcoat. Please note there is no such thing as a lifetime coating and therefore any such guarantee is not a real guarantee!

After applying the topcoat allow it to dry 5-8 hrs depending on temperature and humidity. Once the topcoat is dry and hard to the touch and leaves no fingerprints in it, you can walk on it and put all your stuff back inside the garage. We would leave the car off it for 2-3 days.

Yes, if it's raining lightly and water will not splash inside the garage onto the wet epoxy. We recommend that if there's a chance of heavier rain not to start your project, very high humidity can affect the curing of your epoxy and topcoat as would water splashing onto your floor.

All our epoxy floor kits come with nonslip additive that is mixed into the final clear coat to provide a slip resistant finish.

Yes you can but we don't recommend it unless your floor is at least 5 years or older. If you fill them in too soon you run the risk of having a crack show up in your brand new high gloss epoxy floor. We always leave the control joints unfilled once you've epoxied the floor the control joints add dimension to the floor making them look like giant slabs of porcelain or granite if you use color flakes.

For franchise company and contractor installed floors the average costs are between $4.50-7.00 per square foot. For DIY floors you can get it done for $1.09 - $1.90 per square foot and using a better quality product. It pays to do it yourself, it's very easy and straight forward to do. You can get epoxy floor kits for about .25 cents per sf but that would be for a product that will last only a couple of years. If you're not planning on using the floor long term than that would be they way to go. Otherwise you're better off doing nothing and leaving the floor bare rather than using a water based or only a high solid epoxy that will make the floor look worse in a few years.

ArmorGarage garage floor epoxy is not water based, they are 100% pure military grade epoxies made with 100% made in America materials. The reason your floor will keep you smiling for the next 20 years is because they are 10 times thicker and have a much harder finish. Our military grade topcoat has an industry low abrasion loss rating of only 4mgs(the lower the number the better) as opposed to other typical epoxy coating systems that have ratings of 30 mgs and higher. That's a tremendous difference. Our coatings are hot tire proof, mold & mildew proof, road salt proof, waterproof and chemical and acid proof. In short there is no comparison to our epoxy coatings with any other brand.

The actual amount of labor hours is about 6-8 hours total. In total time from start to finish is 2 or 3 days due to dry times in between coats and letting the floor dry if you acid etch it. Grinding will save you a day or two in drying time. Once you apply the final topcoat you can put all your stuff back on the floor in about 5-6 hours and park your car on it in 2-3 days.