Epoxy vs Garage Floor Paint
Garage floor paint from the hardware store is a latex or one-part product that sits on the concrete. A real epoxy or resinous system is a chemically curing coating that bonds mechanically to properly prepared concrete. The two are not comparable in performance.
Key points
- Paint: thin, one-part, no chemical cure, short life
- Real coating systems: multi-component, thick, long life when properly installed
- Preparation: paint often skips grinding; real systems require it
- Expected life: paint years, coatings much longer with maintenance
Frequently asked
Can we save my painted floor?
The paint has to come off first. A new coating cannot bond to failing paint.
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