Quikrete Epoxy Garage Floor Coating

Anyone who has worked on cars knows how greasy and messy they can be. Oil in particular has a tendency to seep into concrete and stain it which can effect your ability to sell your house at the price you want. I knew I’d be changing oil and working on our vehicles when we bought our house so I decided to coat our garage floor with an epoxy product made by Quikrete that I purchased from Home Depot.

I am very happy with the product however I have a few tips:

• Set aside one full day for this project and be prepared to work! The kit I purchased required several rounds of scrubbing and cleansing before I could apply the epoxy as well as drying time between some steps.
• Make sure you have your house keys with you before applying the epoxy. Don’t ask me how I learned that lesson.
• Make sure you measure your garage before purchasing a kit. My garage required 2 kits for full coverage.
• When applying the epoxy make every effort to apply a thin smooth layer. This is very important because any area that is applied too liberally will crack and flake off after a couple of seasons (see image.)

My only complaint is I wish Quikrete provided a better way for homeowners to measure the appropriate amount of their product to apply. My garage required 1.5 kit’s worth of material so I ended up eyeballing some measurements which may have contributed to my cracking problem.