Do you spend time working in your garage?If you are like a lot of men, and more andmore women, the garage can be a great work area and also a refuge from that maddening world.
But it can also be a place that is difficult to work in if you have a damp concrete floor or it has cracks and fissures.
Maybe you even have some divots that have been knocked out when you or the previous owner dropped something sharp and heavy.
Well, if this is your situation then be aware that there is a great solution to your problem.
Applying an epoxy garage floor paint can go a long way toward making your floor easier to work on and more attractive to boot.
There are a couple of things you need to know first before you get started if you want a result that will last for years.
It Is All In The Prep The most important step in the application of any floor paint, and especially a concrete floor paint, is the preparation of the floor surface.
It must be absolutely clean in order for the epoxy to bond properly with the surface.
Start by sweeping all the large debris up.
Next, if you have a pressure washer it will work great for this next step but if you don't you can still use soap and water and wide floor broom.
You have to get all the contaminates off of the concrete.

• If you have a pressure washer then use it to apply some detergent and then blow it off with the high pressure setting.
  
• If you don't have a pressure washer then spread out water and detergent on the floor and then scrub it real well with the broom.
  

Either way you have to get down to bare concrete.
If you still have oil stains after all this then you will need to apply a degreaser to lift up the petroleum.
If you don't, your coating will be susceptible to lifting and buckling.
Ventilation Don't forget, these are hazardous materials you are working with and the fumes can make you sick.
Be sure to have cross flow ventilation while you are working.
If it is so cold outside that you must have the windows closed then you probably will want to actually do this job in the spring, summer, or fall instead of in the dead of winter.
Once the floor is all cleaned do a water bead test to make sure there is no remaining contaminants.
Spray a fog of water on the surface.
If you see water beads in spots then you will need to do more cleaning.
If the entire floor shows beading then you have a clear coat which will need to be removed.
Use a muriatic acid solution you can purchase at your local home improvement store.
The last step is to dry the floor at least overnight.
Run a space heater in the room to help with evaporating the water.