DIY Epoxy Floor Coating – A Step by Step Tutorial Story

DIY Epoxy Floor Coating – A Step by Step Tutorial

I know everyone is in holiday mode right now, but I’m here today to give you some (much needed?) relief from everything Christmas. Not that Christmas isn’t amazing and all…but so an epoxy floor coating, right?

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To be completely honest, at first I didn’t really “get” this project. My husband has said that he wanted an epoxy floor coating in our garage ever since we started designing our house, and I really didn’t understand what the purpose was.

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- RustOleum Rocksolid Kit - two gallon watering can - gloves - hose, or pressure washer is better - paintbrushes

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The Process – How to Apply an Epoxy Floor Coating

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This seems simple enough, but let me tell you….we had a whole lot of random crap in our garage that we have been avoiding since we moved in.

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The key to being successful with this project is nailing the prep work. The surface HAS to be clean or the epoxy won’t properly adhere.

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The acid etch is part of the main kit, along with the two-part polycuramine (epoxy) and the paint flakes.

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Swipe Up

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