I was in construction management for years and when we built an Alumin
Smelting Plant we also built a lab - and the lab floor had to withstand
acid spills (acid was used frequently in testing the alum) -- we put
down a epoxy floor embedded with bits of copper. The floor was polished
with large spinning polishers with abrasives to wear the copper and
epoxy down to a pre-determined level. Once done it was perfectly smooth
and acid would not affect it. It ended up with a rosy looking
appearance - from the copper I believe.
BTW, what do you plan to do that the epoxy floor will not withstand? i
have it in my new shop (about 5 yrs old) and except where my son used a
axe to break up wood for the woodstove -- seems he missed the wood and
hit the floor but it was the concrete that failed - not the epoxy....
Good luck!
LarryT
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On 11/17/2013 9:06 AM, Jaime Kopchinski wrote:
I did a bunch of research on garage floor coatings earlier this year. I
initially was going to go for a DIY epoxy job, but after more and more
research I determined it wouldn't hold up to what I'd subject it to. I
considered tile and polish too. I rejected polish due to the huge amount
of effort it was and its not really a good surface for working on cars.
There is a good video on youtube somewhere showing how many steps are
involved. Its huge. I rejected tile base on advice of friends who have
it.
I ended up going overboard with a professionally installed quartz epoxy
floor. I negotiated down to about $5.50/sq ft.
Here are some photos of before, during, after:
http://images.jaimekop.com/2013_08_08_Garage_Floor/
So far I've spilled some pretty horrible stuff on it and done all sorts of
jobs in the garage and its always cleaned up easily. And it doesn't get
slippery when wet. No regrets.
If you're going to want a long-term permanent solution, I highly recommend
it. I didin't to be faced with re-doing this job 5-10 years from now,
which was one of the main factors in my decision.
Jaime
On Sat, Nov 16, 2013 at 10:25 PM, <dsereta...@yahoo.com> wrote:
I'm building a new garage and the slab is poured. I'm thinking about
having a polished concrete surface. The guy who poured the slab quoted me
$7 per square foot. This is way beyond my budget. I was therefore thinking
about doing it myself. Does anyone know if this is a DIY type of job.
Anyone with any experience polishing concrete floors?
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