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I'm looking for recommendations on what y'all have used that has held up good.
It's going on my porch so no cars but plenty of dog paws and grandbabies dragging stuff around, people sliding furniture etc.
Not against using a good paint if that exists but I think epoxy would be better especially on the path from porch door to house door where the dogs run. And it does get wet when the rain blows hard.
Thanks
From my experience the epoxy looks great, but doesn't hold up well in high traffic areas. Also some variations are downright dangerous when wet. Some are ok but I've been on a few that are like ice with wet boots.
From my experience the epoxy looks great, but doesn't hold up well in high traffic areas. Also some variations are downright dangerous when wet. Some are ok but I've been on a few that are like ice with wet boots.
I respect your opinion, but in my experience, there isn't much better than epoxy for high traffic areas lol, you could easily add some sand to your coating for some anti slip where you don't feel to confident in your footing. As always prep work is the key to a great looking floor, use a good 2 part epoxy, and preferably a notched squeegee to lay it down so your putting down enough mills and do 2 or 3 coats, dont be afaid to top coat it with a urethane in those high UV areas
I respect your opinion, but in my experience, there isn't much better than epoxy for high traffic areas lol, you could easily add some sand to your coating for some anti slip where you don't feel to confident in your footing. As always prep work is the key to a great looking floor, use a good 2 part epoxy, and preferably a notched squeegee to lay it down so your putting down enough mills and do 2 or 3 coats, dont be afaid to top coat it with a urethane in those high UV areas
My daughter has epoxy in her garage with the color chips in it and it gets beat to death and other than some staining from some paint or dies the kids spilled it's in great shape. I just have no idea what brand it was.
It's a covered porch with almost zero sun exposure
I respect your opinion, but in my experience, there isn't much better than epoxy for high traffic areas lol, you could easily add some sand to your coating for some anti slip where you don't feel to confident in your footing. As always prep work is the key to a great looking floor, use a good 2 part epoxy, and preferably a notched squeegee to lay it down so your putting down enough mills and do 2 or 3 coats, dont be afaid to top coat it with a urethane in those high UV areas
The commercial grade stuff works good, the DIY kit doesn't seem to last any better than normal paint.
Any recommendations on a commercial grade epoxy?
I don't mind paying for a one and done deal. That's exactly what I want. I look at this floor 1000 times a day
I used Ucoat It back in 2012 and it has held up OK but not great enough that I would recommend it. Previous to that in 2008 at a different location I used Quickrete and it was the worst. Any kind of hot tire would just rip the Quickrete paint right off. The Ucoat it was 1000% better than the Quickrete. I agree with above recommendation though and stay away from the big box store Behr, Rust-Oleum brands.
Recommendations - whatever you pick:
Clean the floor the absolute best you can. Use a water mixture of Trisodium phosphate (TSP) to clean multiple times. Power wash it also if you can.
Let the paint dry as long as possible before you drive on it. i.e. weeks...
If you don't add any type of abrasive to the paint the floor will be extremely slippery when wet. Follow the manufacturers instructions. In my case I sprinkled very fine sand on the floor between the 1st and 2nd coats while the 1st coat was wet. This worked well but over time the sand has slowly vanished. So not 100% sure what the answer is.
No matter what you pick it'll probably look good for many years to come. Just don't expect it to be impervious to everything.
This is a commercial brand I used in my garage. I put some silica sand on top for anti skid. Preparation is key but once on it is like steel.
Thanks!
Looks like what I need and not a bad price for what it is.
Did you just use the Hydro Seal 75 and sand? I see they have chips and a quartz system also. I prefer something other than a solid color if possible.
I did use the hydro seal after prepping the concrete with a floor sander I rented with a 36 grit. I then applied epoxy in sections with 18' roller and broadcasted the silica by hand and rolled it in. It's a two part mix and if it's too hot out, it will dry quicker so plan ahead. I used a solid light grey to keep it as simple as possible.
Thanks @scrappie
My floor was sanded but not sure what grit. I'd assume something aggressive since it was done to level a poor job.
The grey looks good but mine is going on my back porch and the floors leading to it are brown so I may try the flake in the autumn brown to match. Definitely try to get it done before it gets hot out.
