Garage Floor Covers
Roll floor covering: thickest roll out covering-simply roll out the floor covering and trim to fit. Resistant to garage chemicals; easy to maintain surface, can be hose or power-washed inside or outside the garage.
Garage floor coatings: There are four basic types of coating that can be applied on your concrete garage floor. They are epoxy, polyurethane, acrylic sealer/stain and latex.
Epoxy paint: Most widely applied form of floor coating; forms a hard durable surface and a strong bond to a properly prepared concrete surface. Epoxy coatings have excellent chemical resistance properties, but usually should not be exposed to direct sunlight for longer durations as they can lose their yellow and gloss. Epoxies come in solvent or water-based formulas.
Epoxies should be applied in temperatures from 60-80 degrees with low humidity. Generally epoxies become thick and cure too slowly to be applied at temperatures below 50 or 60 degrees. Temperatures above 90 degrees thin the epoxy and reduce the cure time you have to work with. Epoxy will dry to the touch in a matter of hours but require several days of curing to become hard enough for vehicle traffic. Cured epoxies may soften at temperatures above 140 degrees.
Bubbling, color streaking or blush are problems that may occur when applying epoxy coatings. Bubbles sometimes form when air is trapped from use of a heavy nap roller cover or concrete contaminants. Moisture problems, contaminants or incomplete mixing causes color streaks. Blush may appear as a white film or a greasy waxy film. Blush is caused by the reaction of the epoxy hardener with moisture in the air. If bubble form or blush occurs, you must remove it by sanding before additional layers may be applied. Epoxies are a long lasting alternative for creating an attractive garage floor.