[Shop-talk] Epoxy floor

[Jack Brooks]

On 10/30/2013 1:55 PM, Doug Braun wrote:
> My garage is 24' x 24' with a nice smooth crack-free concrete floor, and
> the house is about 30 years old.  When I bought the house 7 years ago, I
> painted the floor with epoxy (one of those kits form HD).  I did a careful
> job with the prep, including a power-washing and an acid etch, and the job
> looked great for a while, but after a couple of years it started
> blistering, and and now it has random bare spots all over the place.

During your wet season duct tape a 2x2 foot square of plastic over one or
more of the blistered areas and see if you get condensation under there
after a few days.  Unless those spots were still a bit oily, moisture might
be your issue.

Jack