Tony Clark wrote:
> >What I can offer is stay away from water based paints. I've
> >repeatedly applied the Drylock garage floor paint only to have it
> >pulled up by tires after it rained and tires dries on the paint. I
> >tried waxing the floors and putting stuff between the tires and the
> >paint. Waxing kinda worked for a few weeks, putting stuff down worked
> >for the most part, but that's a pain in the butt.
>
> It may not be that the "water based" product is the only culprit . . . my
> alkyd/poly floor paint which is sprit-thinned does the same darned thing
> 'til it ages for about a year. I stopped the "pull-up" when I started using
> a "super-adherent" primer, but I still get a very permanent black tire print
> everywhere a tire is parked for a few months after I apply a new coat. I
> think I'm gonna try one of the new "gee-whiz" top-coat epoxies now that
> there
> is one which is supposed to stick to my old alkyd paint. (Griggs)
That's certainly possible, I'm out of my element when it comes to the
finer points of paint and such... but the Sears paint I got which had
horrible fumes and wasn't water soluble has resisted *everything* I've
put on it so far, including soaking wet tires left to dry. I meant to
look at the can (didn't finish the stuff, I don't think) and give that
info today, but I forgot. :-(
cmh
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