Did they bother to tell you what the correct product should be.
At 05:37 PM 1/5/99 Tuesday -0500, Jack W Drews wrote:
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>I was going to stay out of this discussion BUT maybe others can learn
>from my sorry experience. I had painted my previous garage floor with
>2-part epoxy and it looked great for 10 years!
>
>We just built a new house with what I hope to be my 'dream' garage which
>will see me through my remaining car freak years.
>
>Brand new concrete. I did everything 'right' but it came out 'wrong'. I
>let the new concrete set for 90 days, then acid etched and rinsed, let
>dry for 24 hours and then applied the 2-part epoxy paint recommended by
>local paint store experts. I did not use it for 30 days thereafter.
>
>Bad news. They recommended a water based paint. And, based on the info
>available in the store, it looked "right". After it started lifting
>under each street car tire print, lifting under floor jack pressure,
>scratching severely under floor jacks, and chalking off when cleaned
>with my usual harsh chemicals, all this within the first two weeks of
>use, the factory rep who looked at it said "Of course -- wrong product!"
>
>They refunded the $300 I spent for the paint and agreed to participate
>in the removal cost up to a few hundred dollars. I have to live with it
>until next summer to get the floor temp high enough for the right stuff,
>and I shudder at the thought of emptying the garage and starting over,
>leaving all my stuff in the driveway for several days.
>
>Moral of the story: Use only a paint that has been used successfully by
>some one you personally who has real world results under your
>conditions. I trusted the wrong folks for advice.
>--
>uncle jack
>Happiness is a warm garage....
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