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Other Costs (actual cost)
Plastic $2 a role
Caulking $5 a tube
(use less than 3rd tube no charge)
Roller covers $5 dollars
Lowes Color Charts
Valspar Colors
Sherwin Williams Color Charts
Home Depot Colors
Behr Color Charts
Benjamin Moore Colors
historic williamsburg color fan deck only
Do It Yourself Garage Floor Coatings.
They never tell you about the top clear coat.
You must have a clear topcoat to set the chips in place, or they will
crumble after walking on them. For some reason the base coat and
clear coats are not sold or advertised together.
Most professionals grind the floor before they start. Home kits just
wash the floor down with a citrus etching solution. If you do, it puts off the job 2 or 3
days because it has to dry. If you grind, you don't have to wash and
sometimes you can finish the job in 1 day. The best time to use is
when it has not rained in 3 to 6 days and there's a small breeze. Use
painters' tape in front of garage door. Do a good job taping or make
a straight line. Pull off before it dries. Use a good but throw away
brush. You need to use a 18 x 1/4 or 3/8 nap roller cover. The base coat
should come in 3 colors - Light Gray, Dark Grey and Tan. You might
have to do a search for each color. Again, their advertised
separately. When you start, have everything laid out or ready to go.
Patch cracks with fast drying epoxy patch, concrete patch or at least
caulk them. If you caulk, do it the day before and give it time to
dry. Keep it neat, once you start you have to work fast. No Breaks.
You might have 15 minutes to 1 1/2 hours before the epoxy sets. Do it
yourself kits give you more time. If you cut in on your knees get a
piece of cardboard to move with you. Make a batch of epoxy then using
a squeegee, spread evenly then roll the section and repeat. Throw the
chips up in the air over what you just finished rolling if you want a
light coat or want to see the base coat. I prefer to use a
portable hopper and spray the chips on if you're doing a light
coat where the base color still shows.
This is the hopper I use (click here)
Don't load all the chips in the hopper at once or it will clog up. If you use a lot
of chips, buy extra. They don't give you enough chips in these kits
and you don't want to run out. If you want it completely covered in
acrylic chips for a 2 1/2 car garage, then you need 40 pounds of
chips thrown by hand. If covering entire floor heavily with chips you
have to lightly scrape the surface after chips set or knock off the bumps.
Do it in all directions. It leaves a pattern. If you lightly cover
the basecoat, in chips, you don't have to scrape. I like it lightly covered
and be able to see the base coat. You don't have to use chips at all
if you just want an epoxy garage floor. Don't put the clear coat on to heavy
or it will turn a dark amber color. Don't flood the expansion joints.
If you have puddles use a dry roller to soak it up and spread, it.
There is water base 2-part epoxies, but they don't
hold up as well as regular two-part epoxy. Don't use when damp
outside or humid. It will flatten the shine, and you have to do it all
over. Can you go cheap? I used a 1-part regular water-based epoxy
floor paint - 1 gallon. And then I used regular water based clear poly,
1 gallon and the paint chips to do a big room in a basement. The
materials cost less than a $100 and it turned out good, but it won't be
as durable. You can also use the base coat and topcoat the same day.
I got a fan and dried it fast, then within 4 hours I put the clear
coat on. If you do it yourself, the best scenario is to have one
person cut in, one roll and one person to spray the chips. I do it all
myself. The do it yourself 2-part water base is okay to use. The only
complaint is they get hot tire pickup or pealing under the wheels but that's
because it's not prepped right. The tire marks you might have in your garage
under the wheels has become too slick and needs to be grinded down to
ruff up the surface to help make the product stick. If you're going to
do it anyways, use Zinsser primer spray in a can and spray the tire marks before
you begin. Use Zinsser not Kilz. You don't need spiked shoes with the 2 part waterbase.
You dont have to stand in epoxy just paint the floor like normal paint,
brush and roll 9 inch cover ok. Most garages are left just taped.
You need to block and skim coat or finish your drywall. Painting a
2-car garage should take one day. Most people just put all their stuff
in the driveway and cover
with tarps for a few days. You can rent a small container to put your
Stuff in but that's costly. If you're going to do all that you might
as well remodel the whole garage.
Simiron Epoxy 3 Gallon 3 Colors and Clear $169.00
(fast, medium, slow, and XTRA slow cure speed options.)
Epoxy Shoe Spikes - Amazon
Epoxy Floor Tools - Amazon
18 Inch Roller Handles - Amazon
78.7 Notched Squeegee for Epoxy - Amazon
Epoxy Speader/Knockdown Tool - Amazon
Gray 2 1/2 Car Garage Rust-Oleum Water Base Epoxy $169.99
Rust-Oleum 2 Part Clear Coat 2 1/2 Garage $134.82
Rust-Oleum Rock Solid Base Coat. 6 Colors 2 1/2 Garage $229.99
Rock Solid Textured Clear 2 1/2 Garage $210.00
5 Pounds of Color Chips - Numerous Colors $34.72
3 Gallon Light Gray Epoxy - Magic Resin - $189.95
3 Gallon Basement/Garage Clear Epoxy - Majic Resin $164.83
Concrete Patch Any Depth - Feather Finish - Henrys
Concrete Patch 24 OZ Rust-Oleum $29.95
Rust-Oleum Clear Plus 5 Colors - Not Epoxy $49.98 Gallon
Armorpoxy - Commercial Use - Garage
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Dictionary of Real Estate Terms And Definitions
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Exploring Real Estate Investments
How To Buy Your First Home - Tutorials (investopedia)
The Hourly Wage Needed To Rent A Two Bedroom
Apartment In Every State - 2024 - Statista
The Minimum Salary You Need To Buy a
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