TheWoodShouter Posted September 28, 2014 Author Report Share Posted September 28, 2014 Sounds like your plan is right on. Definitely make sure it’s clean. I believe there are recommendations on what to use in the directions. My shop is 24 x 32 outside dimension so about 760 sq. feet inside. I believe the systems come in one and two-gallon sizes. I used one of each and had about a quarter gallon left. I have had zero problems with the chips lifting. As a matter of fact, as I added them as soon as we painted the floor, they seemed to have "settled" into the epoxy. I have had no issues with cleaning and sweeping. Excellent! Thank you so much for your help, and I'm going to start prepping the floor just as soon as I can. I'll make sure to post with my results. Thanks again, coxy! -TheWoodShouter Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheWoodShouter Posted October 8, 2014 Author Report Share Posted October 8, 2014 Hey guys! Sorry I haven't been able to update this post sooner, but I have officially painted my shop floor :-) Despite work and a recent bought of the flu, I managed to finally get it done. I used the Rust-Oleum Epoxyshield Basement kit almost exactly as the instructions indicated - paint chips and all - and so far we're thrilled with the results. In short, I vacuumed the floor with a shop vac, then I scrubbed it using the Rust-Oleum Epoxyshield floor degreaser and a stiff nylon scrub brush. Although I didn't have any oil spills or greasy spots like you may find in other shops or garages, I still thought it was worth it to use the Rust-Oleum degreaser to be sure of the best paint adhesion. The floor was rinsed and dried, then vacuumed again. I followed this up with the Rust-Oleum concrete etch product used as directed, rinsed, dried, and vacuumed. I then vacuumed the floor once again for good measure ;-) At this point I decided to take the plunge, so I mixed the paint as per the instructions and I started painting. Although the paint is a little thin, it went on very easily, and covered quite well. It did seem to start to dry quickly, so I was sure to sprinkle the colored paint chips on quickly as I painted. By working in small sections I was able to paint our roughly 220 or so square feet with no real noticeable seems in the paint job. At about 70 degrees our floor was dry to the touch in a few hours, and dry enough to walk on the next morning. I waited about 30 hours before lowering the washer and dryer units back down, and putting the table saw back in place. There were definitely many, many of the paint chips that for whatever reason did not stick into the paint, but gazilions more of the chips did stick and stick well. The loose chips I was able to mostly vacuum up without any of the chips pulling or tearing the paint away with them, which was one of my big concerns. I'm pretty sure I'll be finding errant paint chips around the house for a long time to come, but I so far think it was well worth it to use them, and my wife and I both agree they look great. Could professionals have done a much better job using a better epoxy paint? I sure hope so! But for the roughly $80-$90 or so I spent on the paint kit, degreaser, etch, a roller and tape, we are thrilled with how this project came out. Far and away this was the fastest, cheapest, easiest way we could give this part of our house a "clean" look, and I think it was well worth doing before I start building my shop furniture. I cannot yet speak to how long this finish will last, but for now I am totally satisfied with the product. Even if it starts to give out in a short time, like maybe 3 to 5 years, even then for the money I'd probably just reapply the same product. I'm going to post some pictures of the floor before and after that I hope will speak for themselves. Thanks again to everyone for their help, I really, really appreciated all the opinions and suggestions. If anyone has any questions about my floor, how we applied the paint, or how it's working out for us, just ask! Thanks again! -TheWoodShouter Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheWoodShouter Posted October 8, 2014 Author Report Share Posted October 8, 2014 Here's a few pics of the floor immediately before I applied the paint, so after all the cleaning, degreasing, etching, drying and vacuuming I was able to stomach doing. -TWS Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheWoodShouter Posted October 8, 2014 Author Report Share Posted October 8, 2014 And here's the finished floor. I think you can see how much better things look now! -TWS Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
woodbutcher74 Posted October 8, 2014 Report Share Posted October 8, 2014 Looks great. All the hard work paid off. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
estesbubba Posted October 8, 2014 Report Share Posted October 8, 2014 That came out great! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheWoodShouter Posted October 8, 2014 Author Report Share Posted October 8, 2014 Thanks guys! Yeah, the wife and I are very happy with the end result, it really cleaned up that room, and wasn't expensive or difficult at all. In the pictures you can see we had all kind of drips and spots of old paint and I'm guessing adhesives (all from the previous owner) and the Rust-Oleum product did a great job covering all that up. Only time will tell if it will last, but for right now we're very happy, and I'd definitely recommend this product to anyone else that's interested. Thanks again for your comments! -TWS Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheWoodShouter Posted October 8, 2014 Author Report Share Posted October 8, 2014 To be fair, I'll point out that if you could see the floor in person you could see all kinds of little imperfections here and there, where the floor was rough, uneven, or had some nasty substance already clinging to it and the paint dried slightly unevenly in that spot. So it's definitely not a perfect, professional job, but all-in-all we it looks much, much better than before, and we're really happy with the outcome and the money that was spent. Good luck to everyone on their projects! -TheWoodShouter Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bombarde16 Posted October 8, 2014 Report Share Posted October 8, 2014 Floor looks great but I see a potential problem: A table saw sharing space with a laundry machine? Sounds like a recipe for domestic strife to me. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheWoodShouter Posted October 8, 2014 Author Report Share Posted October 8, 2014 Floor looks great but I see a potential problem: A table saw sharing space with a laundry machine? Sounds like a recipe for domestic strife to me. LOL, that's a distinct possibility, but fortunately I have a very understanding wife :-) seriously though, I do worry about saw dust and the machines, but so far it hasn't been a problem for the few little things I've done in that room. A day of routing some mdf could really change things in a hurry though, so I'll have to see. Might be time to invest in a dust collector system..... Thanks for stopping by! -TWS Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Coop Posted October 8, 2014 Report Share Posted October 8, 2014 Heck of a transformation. The floor looks great! And I don't see the potential for loosing small things due to the chips. Speaking of chips and floors, I've often wondered if a casino's carpeted flooring with the bright patterns aren't done that way so if a person drops a chip, he wouldn't see it and the cleaning people would get it with the vac later I digress. Anyway, Job well done!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheWoodShouter Posted October 11, 2014 Author Report Share Posted October 11, 2014 Heck of a transformation. The floor looks great! And I don't see the potential for loosing small things due to the chips. Speaking of chips and floors, I've often wondered if a casino's carpeted flooring with the bright patterns aren't done that way so if a person drops a chip, he wouldn't see it and the cleaning people would get it with the vac later I digress. Anyway, Job well done!!! Thank you for stopping by and for the compliment; I'm sorry I didn't see your reply sooner! Yes, the chips look great, and so far I'm really happy I decided to go with them. I've already got the table saw back in place and tuned up, and I made a nice pile of saw dust yesterday with the router, and it was really easy to clean every thing up. So problems finding anything I've dropped so far, so I don't think that will be much of an issue either. As for the casino carpet, I always thought that was to hide the vomit stains from after people realized they went through their three day budget in the first couple hours of play.... But you may also be right ;-) Thanks again for stopping by! -TheWoodShouter Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Firehawk Posted October 14, 2014 Report Share Posted October 14, 2014 Looks great, just like the floor of my shop! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheWoodShouter Posted October 14, 2014 Author Report Share Posted October 14, 2014 Thank you for stopping by, and thanks for the component! We think the floor came out great, and it's doing well so far. How's yours holding up over time, any issues? Thanks again! -TheWoodShouter Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Firehawk Posted October 14, 2014 Report Share Posted October 14, 2014 No issues at all! I am really glad I used this product. It has about two years worth of use on it now and no signs of wear! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheWoodShouter Posted October 15, 2014 Author Report Share Posted October 15, 2014 Great, just what I wanted to read! Thanks for the fast reply! -TWS Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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