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Despite being the first room that most householders see when they enter their houses, the storage is probably the most overlooked and least talked-about room as it pertains to do-it-yourself.

The normal mundane and stained concrete garage floor is suffering from years of large foot and car traffic. Fortunately, there are methods to make even the most beat-up garages seem great-and homeowners may do it themselves. Professional concrete epoxy coatings can revitalize a floor, make garage cleanup easier and assist in preventing the necessity for future expensive floor repairs. Here's how exactly to recover your floor.

Tools Of The Trade

To displace your garage floor, homeowners will need Quikrete Epoxy Garage Floor Coating Kit (including instructional DVD). This all-in-one, easy-to-use package shields and beautifies concrete garage floors from warm tires, as concrete gas, oil, scuffs and tear and wear with a layer doubly strong. You'll also need a smooth, stiff bristle brush, plastic watering can, garden hose, drive broom, a 3/8-inch roller with expansion handle, roller dish and a, solvent-resistant brush.

How To Proceed

a planning of the garage floor is vital for good final results. Employing a push broom, brush whole area to get rid of all dirt and debris.

a Wet concrete area, put Bond-Lok concentrate to 3 quarts of water in watering can to degrease, clean and etch in a single step.

An Operating in areas, sweep watering can straight back and forth while serving to make sure appropriate coverage. Use bristle brush to thoroughly scrub stains and spread solution.

a Once each section is washed, wash away dirt with a hose. Repeat process until whole surface has been washed, following with a hose down of the garage.

a Wait until cement is totally dry (at the least 4 hours) before epoxy request.

a allow epoxy to sit for thirty minutes before use and Part A of solution with Part B.

a Starting at the back of the garage, spread epoxy layer in sleek, even strokes across a area.

a using color flakes, they need to be reproduced to wet paint. After covering each 2-by-6-foot section with the epoxy coating, softly mix flakes onto concrete.

a process, in parts, until entire garage surface is covered.

a epoxy to harden for 12 to 24 hours before light foot traffic and 72 hours for car traffic. [ Yan 588]