I'm gonna show you how to apply epoxy to a garage floor.
It looks great.
It's easy to clean so if you get some minor spills, some oils and some waters makes it
easy to wash off.
It will add value and will help give it a lift.
So if it's looking a bit old and tired, you've got some minor cracks and blemishes, it will
cover those up nicely.
These are the tools I'm gonna be using to prepare my garage floor, I have the epoxy
in here as well.
Part of putting epoxy down on your garage floor, we will be using a acid.
So I can't stress enough, you must take your safety seriously.
I do have a lot of safety gear here.
Make sure you're using that, especially when you're using products like acids.
Before I apply the epoxy to the garage floor, preparation is key here.
I need to make sure that the epoxy will stick.
If the floor has some sealant on it in the past, I need to check that first.
I'm gonna boot a little bit of water down, if it gets adsorbed in the concrete I'm right
to go with my basic clean-up with my acid.
But if it's got a sealer on it, I need to attack it a little more with the acid to make
sure it sticks.
Just put a little bit of water in the bucket, I can see that it's being penetrated into
the concrete nicely.
If it sits up and it beads, I need to hit it a bit more with the acid.
And now I got to high-pressure clean the garage floor.
It's really important that I get rid of all the dust and debris, all the loose stuff has
to come off before we start to acid wash.
Make sure you're wearing sensible shoes.
The [inaudible 00:01:21] high-pressure, they will cause you an injury.
This is a petrol machine, I'm going to make sure I'm using it outside.
I don't want to build up any fumes inside the garage.
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I'm now going to sweep all the excess water off, get ready for the acid wash...
I'm now going to acid wash my floor.
Hydrochloric acid, it is a serious chemical, make sure you're using all your safety gear.
I've got my gloves, glasses, respirator, long pants, and boots, scrubbing brush.
Make sure you read the instructions and get the right mixing ratio, I've got my bucket
of water, I'm ready to go and start mixing up.
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I've acid washed and burned down the concrete area.
I need to wash and rinse it off, I need to do all this before I put the epoxy down.
Now that my acid etching is done, it's well and truly dry, it's ready for epoxy.
I've given it a good clean down.
My next step will be tape up all of my edges, just to stop any spills and splashes against
the brick work.
Once I've taped up I can cut it with my paintbrush, and then roll my epoxy.
Now comes the fun part, I've done all my taping and I'm ready to start mixing my epoxy.
Read the instructions, few things you need to take care of.
In this case, my little can must get poured into my big one.
I've got my safety gear here, it does give off some fumes.
I'm gonna play it safe with my gloves, glasses, and respirator.
With a lot of these concrete paints it is a option to decorative flake over the top,
you don't have to put it down of course.
But if you do, work in small one meter square areas.
That way you can reach over, sprinkle that gently over the top of your paint...
How easy was that?
And it looks great, that's how you apply a epoxy garage floor coating.