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I used the Rust-Oleum brand on my garage floor about 12 years ago. I applied it heavily, bought extra chips, then clear coated it. It still looks as good today as it did when I first finished it. I use Tide detergent and a brush to clean it off and a squeegee to pull the water off. I have spilled gas and oil on it, accidentally hit it with a hammer and nothing seems to hurt it. It always cleans up like the day it was first put down. I recommend it.

I really like how you spread out the install over 2-days. When I learned how to install the emphasis was on speed and hustle that burned me out where I lost a bit of want to do the installs. I've taken two years off and been thinking about getting back into installs because I simply enjoy the process of changing floors from 'ehe' to 'wow, you did that?'

Awesome result! Your team really seem to take care of your client. Great info on pro vs diy products. I had no clue there was such a difference. Video is top quality too. THANKS!

Thinking about using diy kit for little 10x8 mud room with washer dryer, utility sink, and oil furnace. Years ago, as diy newbies, we painted the sealed concrete with some kind of latex that started chipping up within days of drying. Can’t wait to prep the room🙃

That’s some great footage of the work. Great information too. Best video I’ve seen on the subject so far. Nice job!

I am sold on hiring a Pro after this video!! Was trying to save money but this is huge difference. Thank You!!

Solid job good to see someone talking about the differences

Wow, Tim. I am so impressed with you, your company, and this video. I want to coat my patio and would hire you in a heartbeat, but I bet you will agree that Nampa, Idaho is a bit far to commute. Your attention to replying to viewer's questions is quite impressive. It conveys to me that you put that same integrity into your business. Thank you for providing the quantities of what you apply to the concrete so that in my hunt for a company like yours here in Nampa, I can ask those questions. And BTW, if you know of a company in Nampa that you would recommend, fire away. Crazy query I know, but it never hurts to ask, right?

Beautiful! Full coverage...Im sold!

Best epoxy flooring video I've seen. Thanks for the insight. Props dude!

Tim, you’re not given enough credit for how amazing and professional your videos are. I mean wow ! Keep up the great work and I’m certain you will blow up beyond control one day. You rock!

Always a great job Tim!

I feel like this is the most honest and accurate commercial I’ve ever seen 😆 I believed every word you said. Maybe I won’t go to oreilly for my garage floor kit :D

I only just came across your channel. I’ve coated all my own garages and sheds and appreciate you explaining how you do it. Your coating work and video editing are top notch. Cheers from 🇦🇺

I like this so much better then the square tiles that look good but I can see rain ruining them. I'm building a small home and already have the garage and updating it MySelf.

great video. I thought this job was bigger than I'd want to tackle, and you confirmed it! thanks so much, will be checking with the pros! :)

beautiful work!!

So satisfying!

That is awesome finished floor. Learned a ton from your explanation. Will now be getting my garages professionally done.

👏 is awesome I’m a painter and I’m start doing some garage floors I want to learn more you guys are awesome

First house I did Rust-Oleum, my prep was ok and it lifted in a year where tires were. Second house I had custom built and personally installed 3 layer ArmorPoxy on 16 month old concrete. Did a diamond grind before and probably 5 cleanings. Machine was $100 and materials $450. I choose light grey with no chips because I work on small parts and projects and if you drop something on chips it can be hard to find. 7 years later and it's still virtually like new. Pretty chemical resistant but interestingly enough it doesn't like rubbing alcohol, makes the top coat hazy.

Last summer had my new 2400 ft2 garage done in columbia. Saw one of you videos and got a contractor to do it. New 6"slab, 6 mil poly vapor barrier underneath, it was 2 days of grinding then two days of application. Wonderful end result. A clean slate ( new slab empty building )and a contractor saves money in the long run compared to the diy kit. Good price, there was no old floor or oil spills to remediate and grind off, that would be more money on top of the materials and time that was scrapped out. Shout out to steel floors of columbia sc

Great Video. Gonna watch the other link as well. Appreciate it.

Awesome production quality and content! We have an unfinished 2-car garage Iooking to get this treatment - does the grinding, product application, flakes, etc. make any mess on the walls? Debating whether I should prime+paint the entire garage first or do it after the flooring is done.

Very professional!

Wow, very nice! Question: at 1:38 it looks like there were some random running cracks in the slab that you had to prep. I have the exact same problem (if what I'm seeing is what I think it is). Can you explain how to prep/seal such cracks, and how you avoid getting that white efflorescence at the sides of the cracks? My floor is 20x25, and the installers didn't make any "sidewalk" style cuts, so when the floor contracted, it split randomly and really p*ssed me off (I didn't know any better at the time to ask about it). Thanks!

Very cool videos. What brand epoxy do you guys like to use? I’ve gotta do an unsealed floor with multiple oil stains. What should I do to prep? Thanks in advance 🙏🌲

I do these in my town, great job guy’s 👍🏽

Thanks for this video! Do you have to grind garage floors that are brand new with no stains for prep work?

Very nicely done !!

Thanks for the tutorial and for all tips man ...

Beautiful done thank you for sharing

Love this! Thanks for sharing all this valuable info. Question: is it typically better/recommended to get an epoxy coating versus porcelain tiles? Or are they roughly the same in longevity and protection, and it's up to the homeowner's opinion?

Video is great I’m going to my first in the coming weeks. Some more tips would be great

I live in the Midwest and I’m wondering if this can be done throughout the seasons as the weather gets colder and whatnot. Awesome videos man, seriously so good.

Hey guys, very good video. I have extensive experience with Rustoleum Epoxy and I’m currently in the middle of preparing my floor for a “professional” quality of epoxy which I will apply. With each of these options, we are talking about apples and oranges. They both work great for different situations. For basement floors, the Rustoleum epoxy is fantastic. I used several of these kits for my basement 15 years ago and of all my many DIY projects I have completed, this was my favorite. For basement applications, the Rustoleum kit with acid etching prep works perfectly fine. I know this as I raised 3 kids on a Rustoleum floor for the past 15 years and the basement still looks great and is still super easy to clean. Epoxy is awesome. For older garages, the prep is totally different as there are typically drops of paint, oil spots, tire wear, stains, blemishes and concrete spauling. This means preparing a garage floor requires much more work. For good adhesion, one needs exposed aggregate. If your garage floor is a mess (like mine), my suggestion (after just finishing the backbreaking prep work) is to hire it out...unless you have balls of steel. For a garage application, I think it makes sense to spend a little more on better epoxy especially for those of us in colder climates with slush and road salt. However, for garages, I think the biggest difference is not the epoxy kit but the quality of the preparation. What I have discovered is that one’s success has more to do with the quality of the equipment you rent. For example, with a shot blaster, one needs a professional quality vacuum with a hepa filter and you must have the patience of Job. Don’t even consider using a shop vac as it just doesn’t work and if you don’t have patience and stamina, don’t even try this project. Likewise, using a floor grinder, one will likely need a grinder with an aggressive diamond blade and a special vacuum with a hepa filter. A grinder with a polishing or finishing blade won’t do. Expect that your rental person will have no clue about any of this. YMMV! Again, if you are clever, resourceful, hard working and have balls of steel, you can get through this. For everyone else, hire it done. Hope this helps at least one person.

Awesome Job fellas!

Awesome. I really like the color. Not certain where you work out of, but I’m in Myrtle Beach and would love to get my garage done.

Great video. What tips would you give to insure there are no roller lines in the final top coat?

Hi, great video, your work looks really good. I need some advice on how to improve/prep my garage floor for epoxy since it is not perfectly leveled.

I love the detail you added going top to bottom in one stroke. Not many do this, and when I was an installer I’d always do the top to bottom so that streaks are minimized. I’ve seen so many people doing short 6 foot side to side and then not doing the top to bottom and it just looks like poor quality

The DIY kits are a hit-or-miss success from my experience. I installed a Rustoleum water-based epoxy on my new construction previous house i owned. Used the concrete etch cleaner, applied with chips with NO top coat and somehow it lasted for over 10 years without any problems and no hot tire pick-up. Helped install two additional epoxy garage floor coatings the same exact way and immediately had hot tire pick-up and peeling issues. The professional installs use a much better (and more costly) coating that will be a lot thicker than standard DIY kits, plus they also grind the floor with heavy equipment that most people aren't doing so it's going to "grab" the concrete even better. Acid etching doesn't compare to grinding in any way. As with most services out there, you get what you pay for.

You have the BEST videos and I learn so much!

My grinder comes with a 45lbs weight to put on the top, also holds 7 1/2 gallons of water to add weight that way. Or you could use both. So it can add like 105lbs of head weight if needed and already weighs about 450lbs alone. It’s a beast for what it is. Of course there are bigger or better ones out there but its a Quallity grinder!!!

I just started binge watching some of your videos and am learning a lot. I would love to do this, but it just isn't in my budget right now. Would it be possible to use a DIY epoxy kit and seal it with a polyurea top coat? I have a 1 car garage that doesn't get hit with a lot of sunlight. Also, should I paint the garage walls first and then do the floors, or does it even matter? Please advise.

Looks amazing

I work for a contractor in TN doing this work. We do garages pool decks and basements everyday all week all year long!

Those chips 😍😍😍😍😍😍😍😍

Any recommendations of how to clean the water/moisture from my car after the sealing is completed? When my car comes in from the rain, the water is there forever. Thanks again for such a great high quality tutorial and video. And thanks in advance for your help with the excess water.

wish you all were near Montana, this is a great marketing tool.

Great video ...on point. As a decorative concrete installer myself I appreciate the topic.

Looking in from Ireland 🇮🇪. Class job

This is nice!!!! I’ll do it mysel to save tons of money

the best technic I seen on youtube

Guess you just put an end to doing it via Home Depot method. Never have been good with doing anything half assed. Thanks for the video showing the right way

Your videos are so good

Great video!

Great Job!

Great work brother plz keep it up.... and do something for us.... for those who want progress in this paint field ......

I had friends that just had a pro installed floor and the used Black, Blue and Grey chips.... I love the Red based floor and will be wanting this when it is time to do my "Forever" shop floor.

Hi. I have just painted my garage floor. I want to make it tough. What do I use to ensure that the paint is not chipped over time. Thank you

Beautiful 😍

Welcome to my home Tim😍

Can you do a inlaid graphic with the flakes. i.e. if I wanted a mostly grey chips but had an outline of the Clemson Tigers logo in orange and purple chips?

Nice job 👍

Do you have a link to the epoxy primer, chips, and polyaspartic coat that you used in this video?

Nice work

I just had my garage floor done by a professional but I really like the way your floors look. Can I add a polyaspartic top coat to my floor? My floor is 2 days old.

Thank you, God bless you!

What’s the best way to do the garage door break line?

What's your opinion on filling in relief cracks on a garage floor before epoxy?

Great video I live in Chesapeake Virginia area can you recommend a installer

What maintenance over time is required to keep the fresh and polished look? How often must it be maintained?

I've been watching flooring videos for a few hours now and I keep thinking something like this would be awesome for a kitchen or bathroom but I'm not encountering any videos covering those scenarios. How would I prepare a normal residential floor for doing something like this?

What do you do if you have concrete expansion cracks that’s the builders put in to help the concrete expand and contract in temperature changes? Can you fill them?

Beautiful 🤩

Very well done. I have made a career out of replacing “big box” epoxy floors myself. Great prep, ALWAYS grind, NEVER acid etch. We now sell our 100% solids epoxy garage kits online. Contractors discounts available. Keep up the great work.

Great Video! Can this be done over stamped concrete?

Your video is amazing. Is clear topcoat necessary? I live in Florida. I see some reviews it turns yellow later on..

Is there a brand of epoxy and top coat of materials that you can recommend ?

@timdcva do you use a normal squeegee or a magic trowel?

Great video! About what is the cost of material for this and where can the average DIYer find them?

Does this product absorb any moisture after it is complete? Were thinking about putting it in a dog room, but concerned about urine staining it or absorbing the smells.

What is the proper maintenance for this floor? I have a floor that was installed by the previous owner of my house maybe 10 years ago. Is regular maintenance required? Thanks.

After completion, what is the dry time and when can cars park inside? Thx. By the way, luv the detail and care you put into these projects.

Do you have a tutorial on your palette wall? Everyone is fighting me on doing one. Thank you

I am in the process of building a new garage and would like to have a floor finish like the video. what is the best concrete surface to pour ? Also where can I get the products ?

Hey Tim, great video! My question is what would be the coldest air temperature/concrete temp you could do this in a garage setting?

Tim, Have you installed race deck flooring or similar types of floors that click in with a hammer? Is epoxy a better option over those?

what products are you using and were you did you get them

You guys did a great job. Thanks for explaining what the difference between product from Lowe’s and you guys. Are you guys in Florida? I want to do my 380 sqft garage floor. Wonder how much for estimate done by professional like you guys? I don’t want handyman doing the product from Lowe’s. Thanks.

I'm in Florida with lots of sun. Wanting to do this on my driveway and front patio which will take up lots of sun... Do I need to put a coating on top of the chips? I'm afraid it might yellow in time... What do you think?

This is great.

Can you say what brand of high solids epoxy you use?

Hello I recently want to start getting into doing Epoxy floor in my garage, I was wondering what brand products do you or where do you purchase them? Thank you!

What kind of prep work is needed for a brand new garage floor?

If I add floor leveler in corners to get better draining, any prep for the leveling compound?

Great video. Do you reuse those loose chips?

Very Neat! I wish you guys were in AZ