Ucoatit

[Scrrem]

Originally Posted by HIZNHRZ

Why would you leave the grit out?

Posts I have read say that the grit make sweeping the floor more difficult and just wiping up spills with a shop rag, the fibers get caught in the grit, don't know how true that is.

[ZR1Vette]

Originally Posted by Scrrem

Posts I have read say that the grit make sweeping the floor more difficult and just wiping up spills with a shop rag, the fibers get caught in the grit, don't know how true that is.

Absolutely correct...I vacuum the garage (have a central vac with a garage inlet) and the grit even does a number on a the vacuum floor brush.

[ScottZ95ZR1]

I have no experience with the Ucoatit product but can say that the grit additive for the Quikrete clear is not so abrasive
that it makes cleaning up spills difficult. It's just enough to keep me from busting my azz when the floor gets wet.

[Jagdpanzer]

Originally Posted by ScottZ95ZR1

I just did my second garage using the Quikrete Epoxy available at Lowes.
Agree proper prep is most important. This kit comes with a degreasing/etching liquid mixture that helps alot.
I'm not familiar with the Ucoatit product but would imagine they're all similar.
If you choose to use the clear coat on top of the epoxy you definitely want to use the non-skid powder as it would get very slick when wet.

Good luck !

http://www.quikretecoatings.com/epox...eFloorCoat.jsp

Scott,
How much of this stuff did it take to cover your floor?

[ScottZ95ZR1]

Originally Posted by Jagdpanzer

Scott,
How much of this stuff did it take to cover your floor?

To be on the safe side I'd buy 1 kit more than number of cars you garage.

For a 3-car garage I bought 4 kits and had about half a kit left over.
Just did a 4-car garage and had just a little left of the 5th kit.

The clear coat comes in a separate kit and distributes about the same.

I would not recommend Rust-Oleum Epoxy Shield. I guess it okay for the price, but something like this is best done once and done right. I did mine when the house was brand new with all the prep and it is not bad, but does not hold well to abuse from floor jacks, jack standstands hot tires over the years. I wish I spent much more to get U Coat It from what I have heard and seen.

[tccrab]

Originally Posted by bdw18_123

I see your into the R/C aircraft hobby also, Tom. That's one of my other hobbies, too! Since your in CA too, maybe we'll have to get together and fly sometime (if you don't mind hanging out with a 29 year-old ).

I'd love to!
Fresno is a little far to haul my airplanes around, but you never know, maybe someday.

As you already know, RC is nearly as bad an addiction as ZR1's.
This picture is a little old, my collection is now up to 11 motorized airplanes and 3 gliders.
*sigh*

TomC
"Crabs"

[tccrab]

Originally Posted by HAWAIIZR-1

I would not recommend Rust-Oleum Epoxy Shield. I guess it okay for the price, but something like this is best done once and done right. I did mine when the house was brand new with all the prep and it is not bad, but does not hold well to abuse from floor jacks, jack standstands hot tires over the years. I wish I spent much more to get U Coat It from what I have heard and seen.

Craig:

Mine has been in for over 2 years and I've not had a single problem with it.
I've pulled 2 engines (non ZR1) and a transmission (ZR1). My engine stands, cherry picker and jackstands have not made one single mark in the coating.

Maybe it has something to do with the humidity over there in paradise, but here where it's hot and dry most of the time there no problems (at least with mine).

Again, I can not stress this point enough.
Preparation, preparation, preparation.
The concrete has to be clean, dry and oil free for any of this stuff to work right.
If you glop it on over crud, you WILL have problems.

TomC
"Crabs"