subject: Materials To Protect Garage Floor [print this page] Coating garage floors with garage floor coatings is a straightforward process to do. There are four basic coatings homeowners tend to gravitate to as they are the most effective at getting the job done.
Here are 4 elements used to coat garage floors:
Epoxy
Polyurethane
Acrylic Sealer/Stain
Latex
Epoxy
This is the most frequently used floor coating. This coating binds very well with concrete garage floors, and over time gets less and less silky from direct sunlight. It is accessible in solvent or water based formulations with ratio of 1 part or 2 parts. It ought to be applied between temperature ranges of from 60 to 80 degrees in less humid environment. Epoxy will get dry in few hours if it is applied in high temperature range. Curing time can be reduced by increasing application temperature to ninety degrees
Polyurethane
Compared to the other resources in this list its the most costly. If you are searching for potency and chemical resistance for garage floors this stuff will do the trick for you. Will not fade with direct contact from sunlight. It is highly strong and gives fine polished finish. But it is not recommended to directly use on concrete flooring. It can only bind well when applied over primer coat of epoxy. It is used as shielding coating and creates special effect. Anyway its costly cost one can use if he wants conventional look.
Acrylic Sealer/Acid Stain
Acrilic Sealer/acid stain allows you to exercise vision on your garage floors. Get an expressive finish with many tones and colors. If you want to test with tones, pattern, and designs this substance is for you. Acid stains are translucent and make design with blemishes of concrete flooring. It is not a coating it chemically reacts with floor. That's why floor must be free of contaminants. It is kind of permanent finish and needs additional protective coating with acrylic sealer. Sealer needs defensive waxing one or more than one time in order to maintain its suitable look.
Latex
Latex for garage floor covering is the least expensive materials. Made with synthetic polymer resembling latex from a rubber tree. There are many misconceptions that it is not a good floor coating material. It can be a good alternative of floor coating material. Performance mainly depends on the formulation of paint.
