I haven't been as lucky with the Rustoleum. I had my garage extended and
then coated the entire floor about two years ago. I believe I did
everything right in cleaning the slab, including a muriatic acid wash
while the Rustoleum kit only comes with some citric acid.
On the older part of the slab it is lifting where the car's warm tires
come to rest.
On the newer part of the slab I've got pieces that have popped up all
over the place. That might be due to not waiting long enough for the
slab to cure. I waited 30 days, as the instructions dictated, but I
still have the problem.
I also followed some other advice I found on the web, which was to give
it two coats. It is almost impossible to get good coverage in one coat.
If I had to do it over again I would go with U-Coat-It. It is more
expensive but I think a more thorough system.
-- David Littlefield
On Tue, 14 Nov 2006 10:28:45 -0600 "Greg Gowins" <cartman@rcn.com>
writes:
> Hi Charlie,
>
> I've got the Rustoleum product on my garage floor. I applied it a
> little
> less than three years ago, and it still looks great. The key, much
> like
> painting a car, is preparation. Follow the instructions to the
> letter. I
> even took the extra step of deep cleaning the surface with muriatic
> acid.
> You have to be sure you wash all of the crud off. Since you have a
> new pad,
> there will be a thin film that floated to the top during the
> concrete curing
> that will need to be cleaned off. Also be aware that the stuff
> isn't UV
> protected, so if there is a spot that will get a lot of sunlight, it
> will
> fade.
>
> I'm sure others will chime in, but I've had no problems at all with
> the
> Rustoleum stuff. I park my car on it without any lifting. The keys
> I think
> are making sure the surface is as clean as possible before applying,
> and
> then putting nothing on the surface for a week to 10 days to let the
> epoxy
> cure completely. It might take longer to cure now that the weather
> has
> cooled off.
>
> Greg Gowins
> '69 Sprite
> Driftwood, TX
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