Hi,
I have had a terrible long and expensive journey to get to the final application stage and was quite happy until the final step. I know that Rust-Oleum isn’t considered the best choice but it is what I used and honestly the finish is quite nice.
But, honestly, I am in need of some direction and feel quite let down.
I applied this product in my basement. My floor has come so far, I had asbestos tiles abated by a company who then painted over the mastic with no prep whatsoever leaving a terrible oozing runny mess seeping out of the paint. Resulting in ruining many items as well.
After thousands of dollars and hours in prep I finally got the floor to a point where the primer was adhering. This was a big accomplishment as I was drawing literally 100’s of litres of black and brown sludge like water out of the concrete.
I went with rust-oleum epoxy shield due to cost as I was at the extent of my “budget”. I had it prepped so well, I regret this.
Concrete was grinded, degreased, washed and primed. I put 3 coats of rustoleum down (first coat absorbed in well) and went as far as to thoroughly sand in between each coat too. I had a really nice, durable smooth finish. I was actually very pleased.
Here is where is all has fallen apart and what I was once proud of has become an embarrassment and frustration….
Initially, I decided no flakes as I didn’t want to introduce any problems, extra product etc…but after doing a test section I thought it might look nice. Things were going so well. After coming home from work, A B parts mixed, I ran out of flakes on the home stretch, I really messed up some seams (one kit pouch wouldn’t do entire floor). I put them down too heavily to start and couldn’t keep up that rate.
To stay within my “blown budget”, I proceeded with the clear coat over this mess. Which I regret. I was also concerned with the colder temperature approaching for the cure times for the clear, so it felt like a race against the clock to complete.
I now quite hate the floor, some parts do look great but that is amongst patchy and inconsistent work/texture. I do have a few bald spots that need more clear. In hindsight I preferred the look and texture of no flakes. The grey and clear only sections lookquite nice.
What do you suggest?
1:我应该沙子,漆和广播片on choppy areas/seams and then recoat with clear? (This would have to be next year as it is now too cold).
2: sand, prime and recoat to all grey? And clear coat?
3: Give up and live with it?
4: Any other idea?
Not trying to be dramatic, but there is a lot of factors involved as to why I need this area functioning sooner than later but the aesthetic part is discouraging.
I have had a terrible long and expensive journey to get to the final application stage and was quite happy until the final step. I know that Rust-Oleum isn’t considered the best choice but it is what I used and honestly the finish is quite nice.
But, honestly, I am in need of some direction and feel quite let down.
I applied this product in my basement. My floor has come so far, I had asbestos tiles abated by a company who then painted over the mastic with no prep whatsoever leaving a terrible oozing runny mess seeping out of the paint. Resulting in ruining many items as well.
After thousands of dollars and hours in prep I finally got the floor to a point where the primer was adhering. This was a big accomplishment as I was drawing literally 100’s of litres of black and brown sludge like water out of the concrete.
I went with rust-oleum epoxy shield due to cost as I was at the extent of my “budget”. I had it prepped so well, I regret this.
Concrete was grinded, degreased, washed and primed. I put 3 coats of rustoleum down (first coat absorbed in well) and went as far as to thoroughly sand in between each coat too. I had a really nice, durable smooth finish. I was actually very pleased.
Here is where is all has fallen apart and what I was once proud of has become an embarrassment and frustration….
Initially, I decided no flakes as I didn’t want to introduce any problems, extra product etc…but after doing a test section I thought it might look nice. Things were going so well. After coming home from work, A B parts mixed, I ran out of flakes on the home stretch, I really messed up some seams (one kit pouch wouldn’t do entire floor). I put them down too heavily to start and couldn’t keep up that rate.
To stay within my “blown budget”, I proceeded with the clear coat over this mess. Which I regret. I was also concerned with the colder temperature approaching for the cure times for the clear, so it felt like a race against the clock to complete.
I now quite hate the floor, some parts do look great but that is amongst patchy and inconsistent work/texture. I do have a few bald spots that need more clear. In hindsight I preferred the look and texture of no flakes. The grey and clear only sections lookquite nice.
What do you suggest?
1:我应该沙子,漆和广播片on choppy areas/seams and then recoat with clear? (This would have to be next year as it is now too cold).
2: sand, prime and recoat to all grey? And clear coat?
3: Give up and live with it?
4: Any other idea?
Not trying to be dramatic, but there is a lot of factors involved as to why I need this area functioning sooner than later but the aesthetic part is discouraging.
