Garage Project

[Halon]

Looks good. How long did you let the cement filler dry for? That's one thing that killed my coating after a year, didn't let it dry long enough, and a year later started bubbling/chipping away the coating

[tpunx99GSX]

Originally Posted by Halon

Looks good. How long did you let the cement filler dry for? That's one thing that killed my coating after a year, didn't let it dry long enough, and a year later started bubbling/chipping away the coating

I let it dry for 5 days before going over it. It hardened pretty fast and dried out, but i made sure that i etched before throwing it down and then did the water absorption test (put a drop of water on the concrete and it should absorb pretty much right away and not bead up) before putting down the epoxy. There was some pits still, but i made sure when i was doing the epoxy to do a circular motion over the pits to get the epoxy into them, and when i go over it with the clear it should even out the pits and make it more smooth. :fingers crossed:

thanks for the comments people, Im really happy with how it turned out, it looks better than what the pics show. I wasn't sure how the logo would turn out as they don't really cover this in the instructions and tell you to keep a wet edge, but it blended really well into the dry stuff. Oh and the reason it looks lighter in some spots is due to me taking the pictures right after finishing. It did that on the first part i did, but then blended really nicely the next couple days after.

[Halon]

Cool, yeah I had etched prior to doing it as well, but only let the cement filler dry for maybe 2 days before painting. Hopefully it works better for you than it did for me.

[tpunx99GSX]

Originally Posted by Halon

Cool, yeah I had etched prior to doing it as well, but only let the cement filler dry for maybe 2 days before painting. Hopefully it works better for you than it did for me.

Yeah, i am hoping the Premium clear coat helps keep the chipping and peel ups away. Im going to give it a good 7-10 days before driving on it due to the colder weather.
Also the box has a no peel guarantee, so if i see a peel they will be getting a call. (heard on line that rustoleum has good customer support where if you see problems with color or peel ups they send you however many kits you bought so you can redo the entire garage, one value pack (2.5 garage), one single pack, and two clear kits.)