You are being MISLED about EPOXY GARAGE FLOORS...

0:00 - 4x Stronger than Epoxy?
0:25 - Three Day Epoxy Garage Floor system
1:02 - DIY Water Based Epoxy
1:50 - Vapor Barrier Epoxy & Polyaspartic Flake Garage Floors
3:00 - One Day Polyurea Garage Floor System
3:46 - One Day Garage Floor Companies are Misleading You
4:08 - Does Epoxy turn an Amber Color?
4:18 - Do Hot Tires Damage Epoxy?
4:36 - Is Polyurea 4x Stronger than Epoxy?
4:52 - Polyurea is not 4x Stronger for Vapor
5:15 - It Just a Sales Pitch

In today's video I'm going to show you 4 popular ways to apply a concrete coating to a garage floor and then I'm going to explain how One Day garage floor companies are misleading you about epoxy garage floors.

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Tim Seay
c/o Decorative Concrete of Virginia
14719 Wards Rd.
Lynchburg, VA 24502

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[TiiN]

Great information. Once you have a nice garage floor, you'll never going back to having a regular garage floor.

[emotionz]

I’ve had a water epoxy coating on my floor for about 15 years I did myself from two 1 gallon cans of craftsman garage floor coating. It’s gray and looks boring, and I regret not doing flaks and a poly top, but I was a kid when I bought the house and it was honestly a budget project to protect the concrete.

It has held up pretty well. There are some indents where jack stands spent prolonged time digging into the paint, but I’ve never had a problem with moisture causing bubbling (the slab is 8” thick, raised 4” above grade and the concrete driveway is pitched to line up with the garage floor evenly for water runoff) and while there is no peeling from tires there are definitely marks where tires have made contact.

Overall it has done its job to project the floor from oil spills and it is a breeze to clean compared to bare and even sealed concrete. But as I said it’s a pretty industrial pasty gray color with no charm so I would recommend to anybody that does a floor to add flakes (especially if you have imperfections in the concrete) and apply either a clear epoxy coat or if compatible with your sub epoxy chemistry, a poly coat. I don’t know about doing it all yourself but at least the base coat without flakes was totally within my capability to prep and evenly apply.

[neilsunk]

Great info! I did mine DIY with a full coverage flake, epoxy primer, and poly aspartic top (Versatile was super helpful in the selection process). It turned out amazing and has held up well in a very humid climate. I feel that proper prep contributed to the success I had. Knowing the work I had to put in, I'm skeptical of one day solutions, especially outdoor, poolside ones

[stevehall]

Great video Tim. I have to go through this explanation to at least half my customers. I can tell when they call that they've either been on the Googles or talked to a polyurea salesman. I appreciate this video and will link to it on my website, with a caption like "In spite of what some other doofus told you..."

[Timeless_coatings]

Excellent video. Over the last 5 years I used both products and have no calls backs with the 2 day mvb system. Definitely the way to go.

[ronpeck]

Thanks, Tim. I'll use your video, so homeowners don't just think it's a sales pitch from me!

[andrewmaiorana]

Thanks Tim. I always enjoy your videos. I have a very similar approach to my jobs. On my estimates I talk about the same idea about the moisture content passing through the concrete differs at different times and that's why I do a vapor barrier. I've also had issues in the past and now I just incorporate it on every job. I've never heard of a pigmented vapor barrier that you can flake into. I'd love to be able to shave off a day. I'm currently at 3 days. Vapory barrier, epoxy with flake, and poly top coat. Any chance on sharing the manufacturer? Good things.

[JH-]

Excellent info. Used to sell for a top notch 1 day company who is great to stand behind the product. Any problems always boil down to inadequate grind and/or days with too fast cure time for the poly. Your point of the tinted epoxy vapor barrier base followed by a day 2 poly top coat is spot on. Great system and the slower cure time on the base offers great grab if the grind is good. Charge a premium for the “best system” for longevity. Just warn that the epoxy is going to smell quite a bit for the first bit in comparison.

[brians.]

What an awsome video to explain the differences in products !!! Been thinking about tackling my own floor. I'm somewhat handy with a lot of things but the problem with making a completely smooth service without having a grinder with those high dollar diamond bits it won't look like yall did the floor. If u consider what it would cost to rent one and all the different items needed for prep it probably wouldn't take much more just to have a professional outfit do it.

[shelleychristensen]

Very informative. I appreciate the breakdown and comparison. Too bad you’re not located in Southern California

[RESINUS]

Great video! You've raised important points about polyurea and polyaspartic coatings. Have you considered using a fast-drying moisture vapor barrier epoxy primer as a base coat?

[blaneevans]

Bingo! Thank you for the video! Basically saying in a very nice way that these companies slamming epoxy are full of crap. Just a slimy sales pitch to scare people and charge them more money.

[ThatsRightADED]

Hi, could you ever put this type of floor in your homes kitchen? It seems very durable and has a nice walk feel. Is it very slippery when wet?

[jstman]

1 thing to know about epoxy resin. It has a mind of its own. Yes, there are certian predictable behaviors, but man, the second you're done, it does whatever it wants.

[songckim]

Tim, I love your work. One thing I just realized is that "DC" TimDCVA is not District of Columbia but Decorative Concrete, and you mostly work in Central VA not Northern VA. Do you do work in NoVA? If no, do you recommend a garage floor contractor here in NoVA that quality work you? I would appreciate your feedback.

[Poindexters-Obsession]

I dont think it's necessarily the heat in hot tires. There are lots of oils, waxes, and fatty acids in rubber, which will permeate and soften pretty most polymers and make them susceptible to damage.

[edwinjames]

You have great content. For a garage floor in northern illinois, which coating would you use?

Thanks much for all the information.

[skunkel]

Hi Tim, I own a one day coating company and love the coating industry. We also install epoxy & urethane coating in certain settings. Love this video and learning from you guys.

I would really like to try the polyaspartic/urethane top coat that you’re using to top off your garage floors. Can you share a link to the product please?

Thanks and God bless!

[Warkive]

Hot-tire pickup can't purely be attributed to the product being used. It's almost always a prep issue.

[rickvalcarcel]

Polyurea is much thinner base coat, with excellent bonding which allows for a super thin base materials....and he is 100% polyaspartic is very durable when it comes to chemical resistance...this guy is spot on...i been doing eopxy coatings for nearly 20 years