Complete DIY Garage Epoxy Floor Coating Installation | Testing Most Popular Kits
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I will walk you through the complete installation process of the Rustoleum Garage Floor Epoxy Shield kit and also the Rock Solid kit. I will compare and contrast both products and also show some testing to see if one can handle more abuse than the other. This video will give you the information you need to confidently select the right product and get the results you are looking for to update your garage.
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Chapter
0:00 Intro
1:13 Moisture Testing Your Concrete
1:54 Removing Everything, Scraping, and Cleaning Concrete Floor
2:33 How To Degrease and Clean a Concrete Floor
4:31 How To Acid Etch a Concrete Floor
6:45 How Long Does It Take To Epoxy Coat Your Garage
8:17 Patching Concrete Cracks and Chips
10:00 How To Use Rust-Oleum Concrete Patch and Repair Kit
11:11 How To Grind A Concrete Floor Smooth
13:00 How Long Does The Floor Need To Dry
14:14 How Long Does A Rust-Oleum Epoxy Concrete Floor Coating Last
16:07 Applying Rust-Oleum Epoxy Shield Floor Coating
19:30 Applying Rust-Oleum Rock Solid Epoxy Floor Coating
21:31 Is Rust-Oleum Rock Solid Actually Better Than Epoxy Shield
22:55 Testing Rust-Oleum Epoxy Floor - Sliding Appliances
23:35 Testing Rust-Oleum Epoxy Floor - Hot Truck Tires
25:00 What Can You Do To Improve Garage Epoxy Floor Life
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Both of the products look great in my opinion. I’m more amazed that you only had one crack in your garage floor! Awesome video, Scott!
No doubt, that floor was in really good shape 💯. My house, not so much 😔
Got my floors done professionally 423 sqft for about 2400$ with polyaspartic. I started to look into how to DIY it and came down to a few conclusions. One was that the equipment rentals, materials, and prep would get me close to the professional cost but there would be savings. Two, the lack of experience with polyaspartic can definitely end up with poor results. Shot blasting floors is better then grinding them so a shot blaster would have cost me nearly $1000 to rent out for the project. Paying a professional was worth their experience and the difference in cost was maybe $500-$700 more then a possible bad DIY.
Yeah, I’ve seen poorly done DIY jobs where it didn’t hold for even a year. Probably the right call. I’d probably hire it out too.
I can’t agree with you more. Like Clint Eastwood said in a movie, “ A man’s got to know his limitations.”
And $6/ft2 is very fair for polyaspartic+prep.
I have a 3 car which is about 550 sq ft. I had 2 quotes polyaspartic. One was nearly 5k and the other over. Crazy. Needless to say my floor is still raw concrete.
What was your square foot cost to get that done?
Thanks for taking the time to produce this video on a very practical topic. You are a wonderful educator. Great presentation style without attitude & distracting music. Bravo!
Great video Scott. I like your meticulous effort in the details of prepping which is the key to any projects. Your survey about the durability was another plus to the video. Keep up the great work!
I used the original epoxy shield kit many years ago and it held up great on a 14-year-old garage floor. I skipped the included acid crystals and used muriatic acid from HD. The crystals just didn't seem strong enough based on what others said at the time. This was back in 02 and we sold the house almost 8 years ago and the floor still looked just as it did when we originally installed it. No hot tire pick up and no chipping. The inconsistency that you see is a lack of product in that area.
Thanks for the feedback. The Epoxy Shield was a bit thinner on the application.
Your videos always give me the confidence to try new DIY projects. Thanks.
You bet!
I'm co-owner of Colorado Liquid Floors. We grind and use polyurea for the base with polyaspartic for the top. We have a 25yr warranty.
Thanks so much for the feedback. Next floor coming in a few weeks will be a full grind 💯
Very useful video! I watched it twice already and will do at least a couple of more times when I do the actual job! I had been putting this off for so long but after watching your video I am re-energized! 😊
Great video, I especially liked the time frame. Most people don't understand how long these DIY projects really take to do it right.
Amen, I think rushing the drying step is where a lot of people get in trouble.
Having my garage floor done professionally this summer. Have a friend who had it done in 2019 by the same contractor and it still looks great.
Nice, hope it turns out great 🙌
How much ?
Pretty good demonstration. I think the rock hard epoxy is much prettier and easier to apply. Congratulations on getting the Truck. It looks very beautiful. Thank you for sharing
Great content. I like that odors or fumes didn't seem to be an issue. I have a 2 1/2 ft below the foundation pit in front of a large stone fireplace that needs this makeover thanks!
Awesome upload. For DIY project ur results look fantastic using both products. Would be satisfied with the results! Hopefully it lasts more than 5 years! Learned a lot from ur vid pros n cons. Kudos for saving me some time n frustrations when I decide to resurface my garage. Anticipating ur next one. Peace
I used the Rust-Oleum on my floor back in 2015 and it is still there today. Rough winters with brine & salt and sand. I am just now getting a few places coming up.
Thanks!!!
Are you able to touch up the surface where it comes up, like painting a wall that gets scuffed?
Really liked the honest installation and the detail you went into with showing the products.
Thanks for the feedback, trying to be unbiased so viewers can make the best decision for their own project 👍
Great video! The best way to test hot tire pickup is to let the hot tire sit on the epoxy long enough for the tire to cool before moving it. I understand it rained. Nice work on the installation.
For sure, I need a nice sunny hot summer day to redo the test and let the heat soak in. Thanks for the feedback.
Garage floor coating is always an awesome transformation 😊🛠️
Big Difference 💯
Did a DIY Rust-oleum floor and it lasted about 3 years before it started flaking up under normal use. Then a got a pro company "Guardian Floor" to replace it. More expensive but worth it. I guess it depends on how much you want to spend. Great video.
If you look at the box it says it should be re done every 3-5 years 🤔
Great video! Many of us have epoxy coated garage floors that have long since deteriorated. I think a great video would be dealing with a previously coated floor that needs to be re-done.
Don’t do it. It will happen again. Put down Swiss Trax tiles. I did. Easy to do. I have no financial or personal interest in Swisstrax.
@@MrCabimero These are interesting... I like the look. I'm considering this for my garage gym, but they don't appear to be waterproof. Am I wrong or do they have openings to the floor below? How do they feel? Do they squish down at all with a heavy object on top?
@@jarich0327 they have slits in them so any moisture will drain through. They are some type of plastic. I would not be dropping weights on them as I'm sure they would crack with time. Supporting a car weight is one thing but dropping weights from your arms onto them is another. if you contact them they will send you a sample so you can put it in your hand and see what it feels like. I can't say enough good things about them and as I mentioned I have no personal or financial connection with them. I'm just a happy customer
@@MrCabimero alright, thanks for the info!
My floor looks amazing after a year. Prep is key, don’t skimp, I bought 10 lbs of flake & applied heavily. The flake included a metallic color. After it dried, we scraped flakes that were popped up, with a floor scraping blade. Then a heavy seal coat.
Nice, the next one I do in a few weeks will have about 10X-15X the amount of flake and much thicker epoxy with a primer.
Scott,
Our floor was done impromperly by a "professional" a number of years ago, so we have old chipping and peeling. Don't think they etched. Some have suggested we need to belt sand all that off first. Also some have suggested using a sherwin williams william concrete sealer and just paint. Any thoughts?
P S, i renovated my moms 100 year old farmhouse myself using your videos. And a rental. When contractors come over and talk to my husband, I'm like eyes over here buddy! Thanks.
We had a professional do an epoxy-flake with transparent topcoat in our 2-car garage. One guy did the whole thing in one day. He etched with a rotary grinder. After dust-removal, he did a fast-curing epoxy (components mixed in the back of a truck)--then he *saturated* this coating with vinyl flakes. After a few hours of curing, he scraped off the excess flakes. Last step was a clear top-coat over the epoxy/flakes. It turned out really nice. I replicated the process with the RockSolid polycuramine system from a BigBox store. But I used twice as much material as suggested and ordered extra vinyl flakes in bulk to saturate the wet polycuramine. After curing 1 day, I scraped off the extra flakes with an old drywall knife on a stick, then covered with a a clear polycuramine topcoat (with anti-slip material added). These products aren't cheap, but they work great if used correctly--same result as the professional. If you use the BigBox products as suggested on the box, with sparse numbers of flakes, those floors can get extremely slippery when wet.
Excellent informative video. Most coating failures are due to lack of proper preparation. On older unpainted garage floors it is important to thoroughly clean them, removing dirt, grease, oil, break fluid, etc, use muriatic acid to etch the floor which allows the floor coating to penetrate into the concrete for a proper bond, make sure the floor is completely dry before application and finally allow the product to properly cure before parking on or using the space. Previously painted floors should be prepped professionally via grinding or shot blasting to allow proper adhesion of the new coating. Unfortunately most home owners and so called handymen skip this vital process thus resulting in chipping and peeling, wasting time and money. Do it right the first time.
I used the Rock Solid on my double garage. Coverage was half what it stated on the box kit. Prepped as instructed and had bubbles form while it cured. Had to spray acetone over the bubbles to pop them. Still see rings from the popped bubbles but I can live with it, at least I don't have bubbles all over the floor. Overall pretty happy with Rock Solid. Used the other kind for another section and it's flaking in spots. The RS is resistant to solvents but not the flakes/chips in the finish.
Why not take care of cracks before you clean n etch ?
came here to ask the same question.
Likely the effect of the grinding and etching on the epoxy based repair material vs. concrete. The epoxy likely doesn't need cleaning and etching, either
Amazing comparison and how to video!!! 😊
Thanks for the support 🙌
Forgive me if I missed it, but what product would you recommend for a moisure type sealant that would be applied underneath the epoxy? Kilz?
Thanks for sharing this video. It's very helpful and educational. 👍🏻👍🏻Great charts!
I've had my Epoxy Shield in one garage for 4 years and another for 2 years, and I love it. Proper prep is critical (grinding, patching, etching, dryout, etc) and I was 100% set on using clear coat finish (I think it's a must). The only failure point I've had is some cracking above what I know to be the house's main drain line that runs through the garage to the driveway. The previous sellers had the drain line fully replaced, so it's only 3-4 years old. I'm stumped as to why it failed there. Hopefully not from any new moisture.
I got the best result when i ground the old floor, applied a layer of self level and then epoxy coating. Epoxy can be applied to the self level within a few days
Excellent video!! Thanks!!
You bet 👍
The clear top coat is vital to getting consistent look, if you use just the basic product
For the prep, id just grind off the top layer and open the floor up. Way faster. At that point you can put down a vapor barrier, then prime on top of that, then use your finish product.
Agreed! Grinding would be a much better prep 👍
These products work great assuming you take the time to do the prep work and follow the directions.
Yeah, the prep should not be rushed 💯
I’ve found that epoxyshield works just as well as long as you top coat it with the rock solid clearcoat
I'm skeptical about citric acid to etch. We'll see! I'm thinking tile, but the cost/area of a coating sure is appealing.
awesome kits
I live in Florida. Slab moisture is a big deal and will make virtually all epoxy peel eventually. Moisture barriers MIGHT help. I ended up putting in Swisstrax tiles. they are slotted and allow moisture to evaporate thru. Only floor prep was to sweep it out.
My wife and I did the installation on a Saturday. Looks great, wears like iron and never peels. I have no financial interest in Swisstrax. Great product. Great customer service. In my opinion looks better than the epoxy; you can make your own design .
Thanks for the tip I will check them out 👍
You also can’t turn the wheels much.
This^. Jack stands will also tear em up.
Did you really buy a cyber truck Scott? I figured you would be a Rivian backer.
Divian makes a great truck. I have always been a Tesla fan and put the reservation 4.5 years ago thinking they would be the first to autonomy. Hopefully will get FSD on the Cybertruck in June or July 🤞
@@EverydayHomeRepairs well it looks like the rental and CZcams business are treating you well if you’re out there buying big battery electric toys. I think you need to add a battery electric 301.9 mini excavator to the mix.
I have an epoxy shield floor put on my garage 20 years ago. It needs to be redone. Can I just repaint over it? Or is there some type of prep that I need to do?
Clear coat is KEY after applying the epoxy and flakes!
Thanks for the feedback!
H&C from shrewin Williams i s a good one used it many times. Over a hundred colors to choose from and then put sealer on it
Our floor was never going to be flat, but really needed to be grinded down, I think that was a major issue with ours. We did the prep properly though.
I am going to rent a dual head diamond grinder coming up for another floor. I think prepping without the water and doing a complete grind is a much, much better way to prep. We shall see 🤞
Phil Mcrackin did my garage floor.
Wow! Hardest working man on YT! Great lesson and project !
Thanks so much!
I really need to do this to my 36' x 25' garage but it's going to be a chore. I'm wondering if doing it in warmer ambient weather or in the cooler fall, like 70°.
There are instructions in the kits that specify the dwell time based on the temperature but the 70 degree weather would be a better time to do it. Epoxy will cure below 40 eventually, but you don't want to apply it if the temperatures of the surface being coated, the air and the product aren't between 60 to 85. I'm in Florida. I can't do this until November, maybe October at best. Other areas can do them year around.
That's for the Epoxy though. The RockSolid can go down to 40. It's 40 - 90.
There is a guy on youtube who does this professionally and also sells the products he uses. The channel name is Concrete Floor Solutions. He has some great videos on this. He says one of the biggest reasons for failure is the acid etch.
Thanks for the feedback, I am actually working with Jeff and Jason that own Concrete Floor Solutions for the "Pro" floor I will be putting down next. They do great work and have awesome products 👍👍
Would it be possible to do this with a $400-$500 budget? Also is it worth it? Half garage is a home gym then the rest is space for a car(not used often) and workspace
What to do if u have a moisture problem?
Me watching the video: EZ as fuck. Me doing the project: WTF is this
No doubt!
Thoughts on a second coat of epoxy before flakes to add some thickness for durability?
Im pretty sure it will have difficulties binding to the other coat of epoxy. Id look into it however
Yeah, not sure how the 2 layers would bond. Maybe it would be okay but I was pleased wth the Rock Solid side which went on much thicker.
I think it says it can be recoated for up to 30 days. After that it's supposed to be sanded with 80 grit for adhesion.
@@jdhogg18 interesting, it probably sand the first coat a bit just to ensure proper grab.
Where's the video for what you did on your house?
We are turning our screened patio into a 3 seaaon and want to epoxy the floors first.
It will be open to wind, etc while we prep and apply since its only screened.
Surprised didnt use a primer base first.. thats what locks the moisture away from the epoxy and then a top gloss coat to protect it.
I tried to stick to the standard installation but totally agree a primer would be a better approach. I will be doing another option for Epoxy Flooring where I grind the concrete down and also use a primer in addition to superior product for Epoxy, Flake, and Top Coat.
@@EverydayHomeRepairs armor epoxy seems to be the better quality diy kit
One question is it slippery when wet?
I laughed out loud when I saw the cyber truck
People like to make fun of others having things they can't themselves afford. It's a coping mechanism.
That’s when I stopped watching.
@@TheRumpleThump do they? That’s nice.
I just wasn’t expecting it
Did all the videos from this channel pay for that truck? Or was the truck given to him I wonder?
@nicklindsey3099 I wish Tesla was giving these away 😂
Great video looks wayyyyy to hard tho I’m gonna need a good recommendation of someone that I can hire to do this 😉
Are the flakes for aesthetics only ?
In this case pretty much, the next floor will have a "full flake" and a top coat which will help with the durability.
Seems like a ton of work for marginal benefit. If I wanted to make a garage floor look nice I’d just put down the rubber mat flooring- easy to replace pieces if needed.
Depends on your use case. If all you do is use it as a storage room for your cars and or stuff it'll work. For those that work on vehicles or use their garage as a shop, those tiles become an absolute nightmare. This makes it way easier to clean up spills and leaks without the nasty oil stains left behind
how could you redo if you have peeling
I would grind down to fresh concrete. I will do that exact thing on this floor in the coming weeks.
I’m curious how he’ll explain the two different flooring finishes to his renters. Haha
Hes removing it all for the next segment where hes going to gring the concrete
Anytime I hear that a coating, any coating, is already peeing off within a year, it's always due to prep. Either it wasn't cleaned enough, dulled enough, or it wasn't tested for moisture. As long as the coated surface is clean, dry and sound, you should not have peeling at all.
I would agree with that 👍
Oof, sorry to see ya got bamboozled by that truck
😂
Yeah. He lost a lot of credibility for common sense when he drove in that massive piece of sh!t.
Where is the video on the more professional system?
Still to come, we have a little trip planned and when I come back I will do the installation and release the video. Probably about 3 weeks from now.
Other issue is those coatings don’t hold up in lots of sunlight
At least muriatic acid wash. He literally had the grinder in his hands that would have added years to the life of this floor. Sometimes spending a little more can make a huge difference. If I did this floor real products and a grind I’d expect at least a Seven year life.
I will be doing a full grind in the coming weeks on this floor which some higher quality and much thicker product to show the other end of the spectrum of options if you are willing to pay more for equipment and product.
I applied a year ago already peeling off 🫤
Bummer, do you think it is from moisture under the epoxy?
@@EverydayHomeRepairs nope
You just convinced me to have it done by a pro. 🙄
Nice CyberJunk.
The wife and I did our garage years ago, but it needs to be redone. Going to hire it done this time. Getting too old. Thumbs up on the truck. I have my name on one.
Doesn't the degreeser say it is also an ectch?
The one I used was just the Cleaner and Degreaser. They have a similar bottle which is the Clean and Etch amzn.to/4bx0Vk8
Why put an epoxy coating on your garage floor?
For America 🇺🇸
Failure to prepare enough means preparing to fail.
How many early failures are due to insufficient preparation? Hum ....
THANKS!
FYI- come onto epoxy with wet tires and hit the brakes- you will hydroplane.
How fast are you driving into your garage 🙂?
@@EverydayHomeRepairs not fast at all. Actually I don't have that on my floors as I said in another comment. It happened to my neighbor.
I am the owner of a professional epoxy business. A professional epoxy floor shares no similarities to these crappy Home Depot rustoleum kits. Most of my business comes from homeowners who “tried to do it themselves”… then I have to charge more to grind it all up and apply a proper 100% solids system.
What are you talking about, that plastic creates moisture.
You make good videos Scott but gotta say that I lost a bit of respect for you seeing that you are driving a Cybertruck. What is your last name Kardashian? Obviously CZcams has been good to you! : )
Use 2 kits . 1 for each side . Will get you 10 yrs.
Genius! 🙂
Great review and DIY instructions!!......but did your Tesla lose its hubcaps? czcams.com/video/o3YgrxZ9Bf0/video.html
15:08 Oh god…
U cute😘🥰💕🔥
Cyber Truck flex @26:02!
It will make an appearance every now and then.
Don’t do this people!
its epoxy paint thats all……thin paint….
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Both are junk and not worth the time and effort, both will start flaking and peeling in a couple years.
How much did you pay for that Tesla?
Stopped watching when I saw the Cybertruck.
Cybertrucks are so douchey
Just pay a professional. The amount you will spent on prep and your time, plus a warranty, will greatly outweigh what they charge. DIY kits suck and will peel off in a few years at best
I am going to give some pro-grade materials a go and see if a DIY-er can get solid results with superior prep and products.
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I find it funny that you have an American flag in your picture but hate the most American made car manufacturer.
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His Cult leaders don’t approve of Tesla 😂
Donald John Trump 2024!
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