anybody have any suggestions? Pics and info on brand and price would be awesome! thanks a lot
If you're going through the trouble of coating it, DO IT RIGHT!!! I went through this with my parents garage two years ago, my father has a tight grip on his wallet and wanted to skimp on a few things. Do the prep work RIGHT!!! Get quality EPOXY!!! The concrete at my fathers was pitted and cracked, he didn't want to pay to get it grinded and re-topped, so I prepped it best I could. He also only wanted to use the Rustoleum product. After one weekend of prepping and painting, it held up for all of 6 months.
DO IT RIGHT!
Whatever you put on there, if it is not vapor permeable, it is guaranteed to fail if there is not a vapor barrier under the slab. Do your research on this. If you don't know if their is a vapor barrier, there are ways to check.
If there is a vapor barrier, go with the two part epoxy. Nothing beats it. This is what's used commercially in stores, warehouses and factories with heavy forklift traffic, chemical spills, etc.
anybody have any suggestions? Pics and info on brand and price would be awesome! thanks a lot
What a dumb question.
Everybody knows it's the Color of the last parts you painted
So what type floor treatment would also act as a vapor barrier?
I don't think there is such a thing. The vapor barrier is the 6+ mil plastic that gos down prior to the slab being poured. If there is no vapor barrier, the slab will wick up moisture from the ground. (Think of concrete as a very dense sponge) As far as I know, nothing, no coating will stop it.
As far as the comments that nothing will hold up, I disagree, As long as the vapor barrier is in place. I have seen slabs with epoxy coatings that have lasted many many years, and still shine like a waxed floor.
There are no band aids. It has to be done right from the start.