Then there was they guy who stole epoxy paint from the painter on the job. He forgot to steal the hardener. The painter then hid the hardener and then a couple of weeks later the general contractor came to him asking if he knew why paint wouldn’t dry in his basement. “ because you’re a thief!!!” Was his answer
I really appreciate you telling and showing us all the problems that you have run in to. Not many individuals would admit making a mistake and then showing them to the public. Thank You for being honest and admitting "everyone makes mistakes."
I was just thinking of great of an idea it would be to leave the garage door open just a little. Thank you for sharing. It is also pollen season where I am, and I do not want a green floor.
Literally after you explained #3 I get an ad for Stone Coat Epoxy. "Is your surface burnt, cracked, chipped or peeling? Don't toss it out! Cover it with epoxy!" Lmao
Don’t use heaters that generate carbon emissions to keep your winter slabs warm while they set up. The tops of the slab will pop due to a chemical reaction that keeps the Portland molecules from properly adhering to each other and the aggregate.
I am contemplating an epoxy application to my garage floor. After learning a good bit of the process for a successful DIY application from a good number of other relative video this certainly adds more to consider. Great informative video I'm definitely adding to my knowledge library. Thank you
Wow!. It takes a very confident person to admit they have made a mistake. It takes an even bigger person to share them with others. You, sir, are the king. Thank you for sharing your experiences.
I do epoxy & decorative concrete coatings for a living. Very few jobs in epoxy are problem free. Everyone of your issues I have had too but that is how we learn!
Great examples. I was considering doing a DIY epoxy job in our large basement. Now I know better. I'll hire an expert, and I'll have my interview questions ready based on these10 Epoxy Flooring Disasters!
If I have found this video before… just tried to do my kitchen countertops two days ago and the epoxy was inside of the car and we thought that a “hot epoxy” would be a good idea and it would spread better 🥲 so frustrating. Thank you for sharing your mistakes, now I can avoid them when I decide to do the floors 😊
Thank you for the sharings and eye opening examples instead of just the perfect /fast/easy/trouble-free one! . i have to say, this is why we need professionals like you who can and will fix these headaches (if and when they occur) !
Im a Journeyman waterproof whos installed several million sq ft of epoxy flooring,heres a tip for filing cracks in concrete,do not use caulkings,buy several rolls of the yellow polyester fabric used to reinforce plaster & drywall mud,fill the crack with epoxy and put a coat of epoxy 4 inches on each side of the crack,rub the fabric into the fresh epoxy and lightly coat the fabric,come back the next day & your floor cracks will be fixed and never reopen again,you can buy 36" wide rolls of the reinforcement fabric to install between layers of epoxy before top clear coating , we use reinforcement fabric over all heavy forklift traffic floors & the floors never crack & peel.
Many thanks for sharing. We learn from our mistakes very well. My first pour on counter tops. I Needed one gallon all together for the section I was doing. I learned the hard way not to let epoxy sit to long in large one gallon buckets. I learned to pay strict attention to what the temperature is of the epoxy. I took way to long mixing in my colors it was an exotic dirty pour complex . I mixed for like 12 minutes and stepped out side for 3 more minutes. Came in started pouring and I noticed the bottom of the bucket was ( WOW BUBBLING HOT ) ! loved the first half of the pour from the gallon bucket but the last half from the bucket was like soft putty. Looking back I should have just taken a putty knife and scraped it all off. But nope wife comes home from being out of town for a week and is well lets just say shocked...... I tried to save it and the next day it took me 3 to 4 hours to grind it off....Our next pours were all small mixes do it as fast as possible and pour, small mixes fast and pour. flawless.
Lol I had a major epoxy disaster here on my kitchen countertop a few days ago! I didn’t properly mix the liquid and it never cured properly. Completely ruined my wife’s artwork. The clean-up was messy and difficult! We will do it again but properly tonight!
Thanks for the vid. Great info. I am a commercial painter who has an opportunity to do a large epoxy floor in the coming weeks and I am looking for all the education I can get. Considering your training course to start with. I have a bit of a silly question, I am in the US and was wondering if the epoxy you use will be easy enough for me to get my hands on? If the training will apply to all epoxy products. Thanks
Thanks for your kind words, and good luck with the project! The training applies to all epoxy products, I hardly mention my products as I understand that it is hard to get these products outside of Europe.
@learningCoatings, I have a video of Nepal where we did 3D epoxy flooring. After applying the topcoat i found some layers on topcoat look like a matt finish. how you can guid me on this? where can i send you that video? Please help me
Goodness, never know there are so many problems if used incorrectly, just know from the seller the new look to expect after applying the sticky epoxy coating to the old tiles, no wonder it takes so long to dry.
Sarfaraj Khan Sarfraz Khan no help kar sakeingey .mujhe chips wala floor paint karna hai centre room hai..badha hai..gadhey hain chottey chottey kaunsa Pain t aur primer kaunsa..kuch help karein pls..??
For #9, forgetting to mix A and B: I’ve only done 2 garages DIY (minimal experience)...one was easy, one was big...for the big one since I had to mix 5 batches, I NUMBERED each bottle of A/B before starting to avoid mis-mixing. I was using a 2:1 ratio product, but it came in full gallons, so I had A1.1 and A1.2 to mix with B1, then A2.1 and A2.2 for B2, A3.1 and A3.2 for B3, etc. The first project took 15 gallons total, 10 A and 5 B plus I used pigments in some (both metallics and pearl) and used a mica/glitter in one batch. From the way you described the hell created by not mixing right, that Sharpie marker might have saved a lot of work and expense!
I think it's different when you have multiple workers and you expect a little bit of more common-sense from each of them. I'm a professional painter and I also have people working for me and you wouldn't believe what type of mistakes some people make.
LearnCoatings - Epoxy Flooring Training DONE DEAL! Prep time was more than I expected but is it the preparation tue secret to a succesfull Job. Applying the Epoxy wasnt too bad. And IT LOOKS GREAT
Here's one you didn't add the contractor didn't put a dam around the basement floor drain now I have hardened expoxy clogging by drain and we can't use the washer because that's where the water drains
Spiderweb cracks are usually thin cracks in the cement that had been there all along, but they became visible after the epoxy was applied. Shiny epoxy has a habit of revealing problems. For a first coat, this can be normal, just make sure you fill up these cracks and then apply one or two more coats on top
The 10 one is not a disaster, is client don't know that dust is use for non-slip parts, some worker will mix that with final coating paint, some worker just sprinkle on the top of last painting surface.
So, I was wondering if I could get the floor in the cellar coated with epoxy, and the number 7 gave me the answer. In that case, I'll have to find another solution to get the floor into a better shape.
I want to renovate a house and use the epoxy paint on top of my mosaic floor. Everybody is telling me not to do it, but I think it is a better solution for a ranovation in a budget. I cannot find someone who has done it before though. Would you happen to know anyone in Evia (Chalkida in particular)? Thank
what do you recommend for a diy kit for a garage that will be a car shop? the floor looks fairly nice and smooth no cracks couple oily spots i know to clean clean clean and clean some more but id like a good product that isn't going to chip away after i drop a tool or have warm tires on the floor. is grinding the concrete necessary on floors that already seem like nice concrete if its clean? or will it set better with the grinding?
⚠️desperately need help⚠️ : i had white tile floors that i accidentally painted black with wall paint, which now is chipping off whenever the floor is scratched, therefore i want to cover it up with white epoxy paint, is it okay to leave the black chipping paint without sanding it?
Tiles are notorious for poor bonding. If you apply epoxy on top of peeling paint everything will peel away together! You need to sand the paint, sand the tiles and then coat epoxy
Like paint or most adhesives if you don't get all the dust and tiny particles up it sticks to the dust n stuff instead of sealing to whatever u r trying to get it on and will peel years later. That's why most paint chips unless the surface you put it on is clean or whatever it is stuck to crumbles
Great video. I'll be hoping to pour a clear resin on a timber floor with some posters and ticket memorabilia in my mancave quite soon, I'm unsure with how best to seal the timber though, I'm thinking pva sealer but unsure at the moment if that's the way to go, anyone done this before? If yes I'd appreciate tips.
Do a seal coat before going all in. Just a light coat and let it cure completely. Wood is so porous that if you don’t start with a seal coat of resin AIR will bubble up thru the resin EVERYWHERE when you go for it all at once and then it’s done. The only way around it is if you know the wood is less than 5 - 10% moisture content.. and you’d need a meter to know. Also, by doing a seal coat 1st it will allow a space for your memorabilia to ‘sit’ just above the wood.. if you just poured resin on and then laid down your pieces they would sink to the bottom finding their level. Unless you’re experienced with timing/waiting on the particular resin you use viscosity, having a cured layer underneath will serve 2 purposes. Depending on what the dimensions are & what resin you use, you could possibly do the 2nd layer in a couple of hours (3 - 4 hours) it needs to be at the stage where you can leave a fingerprint but not sticky enough to pull up strings when you touch it lightly. In both pours a heat gun or torch is necessary to remove air bubbles out at 8- 10 minute intervals for the first half hour.. just waving back & forth at about 6-10 inches you’ll see them popping like magic.
monkey trousers Also, I find it best to take good copies of my memorabilia and keep the originals, you may need them for another day! Before placing them into the resin have them LAMINATED! Without laminating them they will soak up the liquid and look WETTED & see thru. You can laminate them with simple packing tape.. be sure to extend past the edges a little bit all around ON ALL SIDES SO THE TAPES TOUCH each other and seal burnish with a plastic sharpie edge or something that won’t scratch .. this will keep the resin out. I usually lay down a strip of tape face up & flat and then lay my piece onto it.. then cover it with another piece of tape face down.. then trim with scissors leaving a little overhang all around. It will be invisible in the resin. With larger pieces do several strips of packing tape overlapping slightly .. or buy laminate sheeting. Start with a smaller board to test with and when you know you have everything right go for it! Any other questions or concerns I can assist with, I’d be happy to help ✌️Hope you have great results!
Darn mechanical errors. I found a little secret with adhesion over failed concrete. Cut material in half with solvent so that it impregnate the surface like a fluid. But let it cure before finishing coat. Thanks for video 👍
Working on my own 2.5 car garage applying the Rustoleum rocksolid metallic to the floor. I started it 1 June and will be done by 1 August... 2 month you say? Steady is fast, quick is slow.... I have made some or had a few of these OOPS. My worst OOPS was applying too much holographic glitter into a 2nd box of clear coat. Thanks for showing these, i have an easy relaxing lifestyle for retirement but hate to make mistakes
Well applied my 2nd coat of blue of 4 single box in 1 bay, added the gold and silver holographic glitter and this time added gold, silver and blue mica and all to 1 plastic cereal spoon per 1 box. As a final touch, i spritzed each of the 4 boxes area with Xylene for a moon crater effect, at 5 min, instant craters, then 45 min steps backwards over each section. It softened up the look. It is also CHAMELEON effect, i took 3 pics at the same place and angle in 10 seconds and the color goes bright blue to gun metal.
Thank you very much for sharing all the great information. I am doing the garage at my house, but this prepare me for all this eventualities, Best luck on your business.
@@learncoatings-epoxyfloorin9448 First,I want to thank you for the extra effort to make the videos & to admit & share your mishaps!.. ..I will in the future, be pouring epoxy on my basement floor. My question is,carpet has been glued down to the concrete floor, what do you recommend to remove the old glue & remaining padding that I know will be a nightmare to remove!.Then what to follow up with after the glue & stuck padding is removed?..Thank you in advance & Keep up the great work!!!..God Bless All!
Yes that is true. Many water based epoxies tend to contain water anyway so they will just go and bond to a wet substrate. However it should be just a damp or slightly wet substrate, it should not be attempted with any standing water
I learn more from peoples mistakes then actually the lesson! I am going to conquer my family room, but thinking I should first do my entryway, being much smaller first!! SCARED TO DEATH!!! I am such a beginner in epoxy, only experience with counter tops!! I will most likely have a problem with what I have to wear on feet and over working it!! Due to the fact, I am never satisfied!! Always want to do more!! New subscriber, want to take the time to marathon watch all your videos. Thank you so much.
Fun Fact: "Wet on Wet" is actually a painting term. It refers to applying a coat on top of another coat without sanding or prep in between application.
Not entirely true, “wet on wet” is applying wet paint before the previous coat has dried, Bob Ross style of painting. No sanding or prep is correct as it’s still wet
If you are doing commercial work, make sure your supplier and the color blends are exact. We did a floor at a machine shop at US Steel. They wanted the color to match their new machines, kind of a sad yellow. We had never used this color and it made me nervous. I actually didn't want to do it. This was a big deal for them, about 65000 sq Ft. and they were bringing in the big brass to show off their new machine shop. We did our prep, put on the 2 coats with proper drying time, and left. A few days before the machines were installed I got a call form them. They wanted to know when we were going to finish the floor. I said it was done 4 weeks ago. They were not happy. Some of the crew got lazy or the supplier failed. Either way, he said the floor was 4 different shades and looked like a checker board and they weren't paying. I went to see it and they were right. What can you do in 2 days? I don't know if he ever got paid for that.
Hey Daniel, thanks for your input, yes color consistency can be a massive issue for some customers. I always recommend to use the same batch for epoxies, because a slight difference in raw materials can change the tone of the color. In two days I would suggest they apply a light roller applied coat to make the floor look uniform
@@learncoatings-epoxyfloorin9448 Well, putting even a light coat on 65K Sq ft is costly and you competitors will not include that in their bids. Probably take at least 2 days and keeping this room cut off in a steel mill was almost impossible. Still, I was the manager of a floor company for 3 years and nothing beats Epoxy for lasting and beauty. Word if caution, watch out for heat. A customer of mine had a meat plant that had to be cleaned every day with 181 Degrees water.We told him epoxy can't handle that kind of heat and he hired someone who said he could do it. After a few weeks it began to fail and the contractor could not be found. That is not a surprise. Totally failed. 75000 sq ft. Also, watch out for bakeries and kitchens, same problem. You folks bidding this kind of work make sure you understand the environment before and after the job. Also, a little more on prep, more problems came from bad prep than anything else.
After watching this, I’m wondering if I’m going to have a problem shipping it to the Caribbean where the weather is about 90 degrees. It will be stuck in custom and the ship. Will I have a problem once I get it ready to install? 😱
I think if the part A & part B get hot while they're in transit, it shouldn't be a big deal. The problem described in the video was that the A&B were very hot when mixed together, which caused the hardener to work too quickly. If the material is cooled down before you use it/mix it, it should be fine.
That is no problem. I regularly ship to countries in the middle East where the goods might spend two weeks in storage under 45 degrees celsius. Just make sure before you apply that they have been put in room temperature for a few days
I had a friend whom I knew since the mid 1960s. His business was commercial epoxy flooring. Most of his work was in abattoir's - various food processing & Manufacturing plants - Commercial kitchens - Bars - food storage and other warehouse areas. Many of these jobs were for Multi-National CORPORATIONS. I do not recall the Resin Manufacturer, however I do recall that the resin was food grade, and manufactured in Germany - also very expensive and came in 50 US gallon drums. I did some sales fro him as English was not his first language. He passed away 8 weeks before 9/11, and I saw him 3 days before he died. Cause of death: Cancer The floors looked magnificent when finished. These Food production CORPORATIONS kept the floors so clean one could eat off of them.
I am going to use some epoxy garage floor product on a wooden countertop that I made out of new wood flooring which I have planed down to bare wood. I am trying to find out what primer to use on the wood flooring ahead of the epoxy...can you help me? Is it an oil based, water based, or something else?
You can check out this thing called stone carpet. It's basically gravel like stones mixed with epoxy that form a pretty cool looking surface. However you need to mix the gravel into the epoxy don't try just pouring on top
I cannot remember last time I have f… up so badly but seems like I just made disaster no. 9 Instead I did add prt B but it turned out I haven’t mixed it properly.
Thanks for the information. This video is very helpful. Not easy to admit mistakes. I really appreciate your courage and transparency. 🏆🏆👏👏
SIYABONGA
Totally agree!
well said
apparently thats what it takes to be a leader in human environment. I learn how to learn from my mistakes.
Then there was they guy who stole epoxy paint from the painter on the job. He forgot to steal the hardener. The painter then hid the hardener and then a couple of weeks later the general contractor came to him asking if he knew why paint wouldn’t dry in his basement. “ because you’re a thief!!!” Was his answer
Ha - gotcha👍🏼!
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Of course a contractor doesn't know something I learned doing 10 mins of research
I really appreciate you telling and showing us all the problems that you have run in to. Not many individuals would admit making a mistake and then showing them to the public. Thank You for being honest and admitting "everyone makes mistakes."
This dude is real I googled his company and all lol great tips from a pro! Thanks for the excellent delivery and for sharing
Thanks for your kind words!
What? This video was all of the properties that he’s ruined. I would never hire someone that has trophy room of mistakes on UA-cam
Left the garage door open 2 inches to help the epoxy dry in Az. A lizard crawled in. Forever had a lizard outline on the floor.
I was just thinking of great of an idea it would be to leave the garage door open just a little. Thank you for sharing. It is also pollen season where I am, and I do not want a green floor.
Thanks, for the honesty. We all have made mistakes but to admit it to help others is outstanding and makes a good impression.
I like the graphics that support a good cautionary presentation. Thank you. Cheers, Peter
Literally after you explained #3 I get an ad for Stone Coat Epoxy. "Is your surface burnt, cracked, chipped or peeling? Don't toss it out! Cover it with epoxy!" Lmao
Thanks for sharing. Hopfully I can learn from the mistakes you have made. Your video is much appreciated.
Don’t use heaters that generate carbon emissions to keep your winter slabs warm while they set up. The tops of the slab will pop due to a chemical reaction that keeps the Portland molecules from properly adhering to each other and the aggregate.
Thank you for the advice. I will needed it when doing floor Epoxy next year.
BE SURE to use a LINT FREE ROLLER for back rolling... Don't ask me how I know...!!!!
It's amazing the experiences you had to go through.
This is why I rather pay a professional to do the epoxy floor I want. I’m sure I can do it but I don’t know what I’m doing.
I am contemplating an epoxy application to my garage floor. After learning a good bit of the process for a successful DIY application from a good number of other relative video this certainly adds more to consider. Great informative video I'm definitely adding to my knowledge library. Thank you
Wow . thanks for sharing that. most people would be too embarrassed to admit fault. were all human and we all make mistakes.
thanks a whole lot.👍👍👍😎
Thanks for the feedback!
Wow!. It takes a very confident person to admit they have made a mistake. It takes an even bigger person to share them with others. You, sir, are the king. Thank you for sharing your experiences.
thank you for your kind words!
I do epoxy & decorative concrete coatings for a living. Very few jobs in epoxy are problem free. Everyone of your issues I have had too but that is how we learn!
Glad to hear a professional admit this! Very few projects are problem free
Great examples. I was considering doing a DIY epoxy job in our large basement. Now I know better. I'll hire an expert, and I'll have my interview questions ready based on these10 Epoxy Flooring Disasters!
The voice of experience.
If I have found this video before… just tried to do my kitchen countertops two days ago and the epoxy was inside of the car and we thought that a “hot epoxy” would be a good idea and it would spread better 🥲 so frustrating. Thank you for sharing your mistakes, now I can avoid them when I decide to do the floors 😊
Great stuff to know before trying epoxy.. See ? Those mistakes turned out to be a blessing for many. Thanks for sharing.
Thanks for watching!
Thank you for the sharings and eye opening examples instead of just the perfect /fast/easy/trouble-free one! . i have to say, this is why we need professionals like you who can and will fix these headaches (if and when they occur) !
thank you foryour kind words!
Nice! Thank you, thank you! Very well done.
Thanks for taking time to post all the good tips
you are welcome!
Im a Journeyman waterproof whos installed several million sq ft of epoxy flooring,heres a tip for filing cracks in concrete,do not use caulkings,buy several rolls of the yellow polyester fabric used to reinforce plaster & drywall mud,fill the crack with epoxy and put a coat of epoxy 4 inches on each side of the crack,rub the fabric into the fresh epoxy and lightly coat the fabric,come back the next day & your floor cracks will be fixed and never reopen again,you can buy 36" wide rolls of the reinforcement fabric to install between layers of epoxy before top clear coating , we use reinforcement fabric over all heavy forklift traffic floors & the floors never crack & peel.
This definitely sound like something I will try, thanks for the tip!
Extremely great learning video. Appreciate the information. You're awesome.
Thank you for your kind words!
My white floors turned into yellow after 2 years, what should I do? Can I sand it? Should I remove and re-do or is there an eadier solution?
Epoxy has a long term tendency to yellow, especially if it is exposed to sunlight. You need to recoat the white area
Many thanks for sharing. We learn from our mistakes very well. My first pour on counter tops. I Needed one gallon all together for the section I was doing. I learned the hard way not to let epoxy sit to long in large one gallon buckets. I learned to pay strict attention to what the temperature is of the epoxy. I took way to long mixing in my colors it was an exotic dirty pour complex . I mixed for like 12 minutes and stepped out side for 3 more minutes. Came in started pouring and I noticed the bottom of the bucket was ( WOW BUBBLING HOT ) ! loved the first half of the pour from the gallon bucket but the last half from the bucket was like soft putty. Looking back I should have just taken a putty knife and scraped it all off. But nope wife comes home from being out of town for a week and is well lets just say shocked...... I tried to save it and the next day it took me 3 to 4 hours to grind it off....Our next pours were all small mixes do it as fast as possible and pour, small mixes fast and pour. flawless.
Thanks for sharing this story!. We've all been through this
All epoxy is different. The one we use normally allows us to install another coat while it’s still tacky.
can you use it on windows to make it unbreakable
Lol I had a major epoxy disaster here on my kitchen countertop a few days ago! I didn’t properly mix the liquid and it never cured properly. Completely ruined my wife’s artwork. The clean-up was messy and difficult! We will do it again but properly tonight!
What a shame! If it was just sticky you could have poured over it and it would have been good to go. So sorry that happened to you 😩
debrajo l Yeah man. The good news is that the 2nd pour came out perfect! It’s all a learning experience!
Jorgie WTF oh awesomeness! Yah every time there’s something learned. Glad it turned out for y’all!! ✌️👏😊
Thanks a lot for the information and the advice wish you a good luck
Thank you too!
Thanks for the vid. Great info. I am a commercial painter who has an opportunity to do a large epoxy floor in the coming weeks and I am looking for all the education I can get. Considering your training course to start with. I have a bit of a silly question, I am in the US and was wondering if the epoxy you use will be easy enough for me to get my hands on? If the training will apply to all epoxy products. Thanks
Thanks for your kind words, and good luck with the project! The training applies to all epoxy products, I hardly mention my products as I understand that it is hard to get these products outside of Europe.
thanks so much
As a novice that will be doing their own small, one-car garage in the future, hearing about mistakes made by others is very valuable. Thanks.
You are welcome!
This is mind blowing and eye opening. Thanks for the lecture
Glad it was helpful!
@learningCoatings, I have a video of Nepal where we did 3D epoxy flooring. After applying the topcoat i found some layers on topcoat look like a matt finish. how you can guid me on this? where can i send you that video? Please help me
Your a humble honest man. Rare. Thank you my friend.
thank you for your kind words!
Goodness, never know there are so many problems if used incorrectly, just know from the seller the new look to expect after applying the sticky epoxy coating to the old tiles, no wonder it takes so long to dry.
Μπραβο φιλτατε. Το μονο σιγουρο ειναι οτι ξερω πλεον εναν τιμιο να απευθυνθω οταν θελησω να στρωσω κατι παρομοιο στο σπιτι μου. Καλη δυναμη!
Thank you
How do I know if the quality of my concrete is good enough or not?
This video should help you ua-cam.com/video/6jjk0ETE_mo/v-deo.html
I trust your advice! well done
Thank you from Mexico city.
Muchas gracias por los tips !!
You are welcome!
Thanks for valuable info.
From India.
Sarfaraj Khan Sarfraz Khan no help kar sakeingey .mujhe chips wala floor paint karna hai centre room hai..badha hai..gadhey hain chottey chottey kaunsa Pain t aur primer kaunsa..kuch help karein pls..??
For #9, forgetting to mix A and B: I’ve only done 2 garages DIY (minimal experience)...one was easy, one was big...for the big one since I had to mix 5 batches, I NUMBERED each bottle of A/B before starting to avoid mis-mixing. I was using a 2:1 ratio product, but it came in full gallons, so I had A1.1 and A1.2 to mix with B1, then A2.1 and A2.2 for B2, A3.1 and A3.2 for B3, etc. The first project took 15 gallons total, 10 A and 5 B plus I used pigments in some (both metallics and pearl) and used a mica/glitter in one batch. From the way you described the hell created by not mixing right, that Sharpie marker might have saved a lot of work and expense!
I think it's different when you have multiple workers and you expect a little bit of more common-sense from each of them. I'm a professional painter and I also have people working for me and you wouldn't believe what type of mistakes some people make.
Thanks for the examples and advise, love the epoxy community, pro’s quick to help diy’ers
Glad to help and thank you for your support!
Thanks for sharing
Thanks for watching!
Thank you! I learned a lot👍🏻 im about to do my basement floor with epoxy! Wish my luck✌🏻🙏🏻
Good luck my friend!
LearnCoatings - Epoxy Flooring Training DONE DEAL! Prep time was more than I expected but is it the preparation tue secret to a succesfull Job. Applying the Epoxy wasnt too bad. And IT LOOKS GREAT
Here's one you didn't add the contractor didn't put a dam around the basement floor drain now I have hardened expoxy clogging by drain and we can't use the washer because that's where the water drains
Lol actually loved the rain effect I know it was a pain to grind out but I actually thought it was cool n would have kept it if I owned the garage
Yeah I quite liked the rain effect too. Unfortunately it was for a warehouse. The owners were not into cool designs
Thanks for teaching
It's my pleasure
I have these "spiderweb" cracks all over the garage just after 12 of the first application. I've been told this is normal
Spiderweb cracks are usually thin cracks in the cement that had been there all along, but they became visible after the epoxy was applied. Shiny epoxy has a habit of revealing problems. For a first coat, this can be normal, just make sure you fill up these cracks and then apply one or two more coats on top
You need a video of how you shake the dust from the walls. Good video LOL
Thanks for Sharing!!!
My pleasure!!
The 10 one is not a disaster, is client don't know that dust is use for non-slip parts, some worker will mix that with final coating paint, some worker just sprinkle on the top of last painting surface.
Thank you for sharing that shows how professional and confident you are
Thank you for your kind words!
So, I was wondering if I could get the floor in the cellar coated with epoxy, and the number 7 gave me the answer. In that case, I'll have to find another solution to get the floor into a better shape.
good presentation. carry on.
I really love this video
Thanks!
Thanks for sharing
I want to renovate a house and use the epoxy paint on top of my mosaic floor. Everybody is telling me not to do it, but I think it is a better solution for a ranovation in a budget. I cannot find someone who has done it before though. Would you happen to know anyone in Evia (Chalkida in particular)? Thank
Sorry I am primarily involved in industrial projects I stay away from residential projects
what do you recommend for a diy kit for a garage that will be a car shop? the floor looks fairly nice and smooth no cracks couple oily spots i know to clean clean clean and clean some more but id like a good product that isn't going to chip away after i drop a tool or have warm tires on the floor. is grinding the concrete necessary on floors that already seem like nice concrete if its clean? or will it set better with the grinding?
⚠️desperately need help⚠️ : i had white tile floors that i accidentally painted black with wall paint, which now is chipping off whenever the floor is scratched, therefore i want to cover it up with white epoxy paint, is it okay to leave the black chipping paint without sanding it?
Tiles are notorious for poor bonding. If you apply epoxy on top of peeling paint everything will peel away together! You need to sand the paint, sand the tiles and then coat epoxy
You are getting all these problems.. are you a pro? You do this for a living?
Thank you for the heads up!
Thank you so much for this video.
Glad it was helpful!
Will a thin layer of epoxy start to peel with time?
Like paint or most adhesives if you don't get all the dust and tiny particles up it sticks to the dust n stuff instead of sealing to whatever u r trying to get it on and will peel years later. That's why most paint chips unless the surface you put it on is clean or whatever it is stuck to crumbles
You are wrong about the solvent the solvent is outgassing that's what's causes the wringles
LOL. I can totally relate to all this!! Thanks for posting
Great video. I'll be hoping to pour a clear resin on a timber floor with some posters and ticket memorabilia in my mancave quite soon, I'm unsure with how best to seal the timber though, I'm thinking pva sealer but unsure at the moment if that's the way to go, anyone done this before? If yes I'd appreciate tips.
Do a seal coat before going all in. Just a light coat and let it cure completely. Wood is so porous that if you don’t start with a seal coat of resin AIR will bubble up thru the resin EVERYWHERE when you go for it all at once and then it’s done. The only way around it is if you know the wood is less than 5 - 10% moisture content.. and you’d need a meter to know.
Also, by doing a seal coat 1st it will allow a space for your memorabilia to ‘sit’ just above the wood.. if you just poured resin on and then laid down your pieces they would sink to the bottom finding their level. Unless you’re experienced with timing/waiting on the particular resin you use viscosity, having a cured layer underneath will serve 2 purposes. Depending on what the dimensions are & what resin you use, you could possibly do the 2nd layer in a couple of hours (3 - 4 hours) it needs to be at the stage where you can leave a fingerprint but not sticky enough to pull up strings when you touch it lightly. In both pours a heat gun or torch is necessary to remove air bubbles out at 8- 10 minute intervals for the first half hour.. just waving back & forth at about 6-10 inches you’ll see them popping like magic.
monkey trousers Also, I find it best to take good copies of my memorabilia and keep the originals, you may need them for another day! Before placing them into the resin have them LAMINATED! Without laminating them they will soak up the liquid and look WETTED & see thru. You can laminate them with simple packing tape.. be sure to extend past the edges a little bit all around ON ALL SIDES SO THE TAPES TOUCH each other and seal burnish with a plastic sharpie edge or something that won’t scratch .. this will keep the resin out. I usually lay down a strip of tape face up & flat and then lay my piece onto it.. then cover it with another piece of tape face down.. then trim with scissors leaving a little overhang all around. It will be invisible in the resin. With larger pieces do several strips of packing tape overlapping slightly .. or buy laminate sheeting. Start with a smaller board to test with and when you know you have everything right go for it! Any other questions or concerns I can assist with, I’d be happy to help ✌️Hope you have great results!
@@debrajol3585 some great tips there, I'll definitely take your ideas on board. Thanks👍
Darn mechanical errors. I found a little secret with adhesion over failed concrete. Cut material in half with solvent so that it impregnate the surface like a fluid. But let it cure before finishing coat. Thanks for video 👍
Interesting idea, it would definitely help to impregnate the concrete as long as the smell of the solvent is bearable!
wow thank you
You're welcome!
Thank you, very helpful video.
Working on my own 2.5 car garage applying the Rustoleum rocksolid metallic to the floor. I started it 1 June and will be done by 1 August... 2 month you say? Steady is fast, quick is slow.... I have made some or had a few of these OOPS. My worst OOPS was applying too much holographic glitter into a 2nd box of clear coat.
Thanks for showing these, i have an easy relaxing lifestyle for retirement but hate to make mistakes
Great video! Lots of very good information.
Well applied my 2nd coat of blue of 4 single box in 1 bay, added the gold and silver holographic glitter and this time added gold, silver and blue mica and all to 1 plastic cereal spoon per 1 box. As a final touch, i spritzed each of the 4 boxes area with Xylene for a moon crater effect, at 5 min, instant craters, then 45 min steps backwards over each section. It softened up the look.
It is also CHAMELEON effect, i took 3 pics at the same place and angle in 10 seconds and the color goes bright blue to gun metal.
Next step is 2 coats of clear coat, 2 boxes each side, each coat. Then done
I hope my additional glitter and mica and extra boxes and coats payoff and not cause a floor failure....possibly a future disaster video... lol
ha good luck with the application!
Thank you very much for sharing all the great information. I am doing the garage at my house, but this prepare me for all this eventualities, Best luck on your business.
Good luck!
Thanks for showing everyone what happens if we don't prepare properly.
Thanks for the feedback!
To cold won't cure to hot cures to fast and can actually fume out gas like crazy.
I have an old asbestos tile what is the best leveling primer to put over it before epoxy?
This is one of the most helpful, most informative videos I've ever seen.
Oh wow that comment made my day. Thanks!
@@learncoatings-epoxyfloorin9448 First,I want to thank you for the extra effort to make the videos & to admit & share your mishaps!..
..I will in the future, be pouring epoxy on my basement floor. My question is,carpet has been glued down to the concrete floor, what do you recommend to remove the old glue & remaining padding that I know will be a nightmare to remove!.Then what to follow up with after the glue & stuck padding is removed?..Thank you in advance & Keep up the great work!!!..God Bless All!
You can apply on wet substrates if it is a water based epoxy, it actually helps it adhere better.
Yes that is true. Many water based epoxies tend to contain water anyway so they will just go and bond to a wet substrate. However it should be just a damp or slightly wet substrate, it should not be attempted with any standing water
excellent video for someone like me that have zero experience in applying epoxy. I have rented a garage and want to apply the epoxy . thank you
Good luck!
Very nice helpful video. Thank you very much.
Glad it was helpful!
I learn more from peoples mistakes then actually the lesson! I am going to conquer my family room, but thinking I should first do my entryway, being much smaller first!! SCARED TO DEATH!!! I am such a beginner in epoxy, only experience with counter tops!! I will most likely have a problem with what I have to wear on feet and over working it!! Due to the fact, I am never satisfied!! Always want to do more!! New subscriber, want to take the time to marathon watch all your videos. Thank you so much.
Thanks! I am sure you will do well, usually it's the overconfident people that mess up, and claim that 'they have done it a thousand times'
@@learncoatings-epoxyfloorin9448 I wish I have done it a thousand times!!! Because I love working with this!!!
Thank you. Sorry you had to go through all that for your knowledge but that is unfortunately how we usually learn. Thank you for alerting us.
Thanks....so much..
Fun Fact: "Wet on Wet" is actually a painting term. It refers to applying a coat on top of another coat without sanding or prep in between application.
Not entirely true, “wet on wet” is applying wet paint before the previous coat has dried, Bob Ross style of painting. No sanding or prep is correct as it’s still wet
Thank you very much,from Nigeria
You are welcome, thank you for your support!
If you are doing commercial work, make sure your supplier and the color blends are exact. We did a floor at a machine shop at US Steel. They wanted the color to match their new machines, kind of a sad yellow. We had never used this color and it made me nervous. I actually didn't want to do it. This was a big deal for them, about 65000 sq Ft. and they were bringing in the big brass to show off their new machine shop. We did our prep, put on the 2 coats with proper drying time, and left. A few days before the machines were installed I got a call form them. They wanted to know when we were going to finish the floor. I said it was done 4 weeks ago. They were not happy. Some of the crew got lazy or the supplier failed. Either way, he said the floor was 4 different shades and looked like a checker board and they weren't paying. I went to see it and they were right. What can you do in 2 days? I don't know if he ever got paid for that.
Hey Daniel, thanks for your input, yes color consistency can be a massive issue for some customers. I always recommend to use the same batch for epoxies, because a slight difference in raw materials can change the tone of the color. In two days I would suggest they apply a light roller applied coat to make the floor look uniform
@@learncoatings-epoxyfloorin9448 Well, putting even a light coat on 65K Sq ft is costly and you competitors will not include that in their bids. Probably take at least 2 days and keeping this room cut off in a steel mill was almost impossible. Still, I was the manager of a floor company for 3 years and nothing beats Epoxy for lasting and beauty. Word if caution, watch out for heat. A customer of mine had a meat plant that had to be cleaned every day with 181 Degrees water.We told him epoxy can't handle that kind of heat and he hired someone who said he could do it. After a few weeks it began to fail and the contractor could not be found. That is not a surprise. Totally failed. 75000 sq ft. Also, watch out for bakeries and kitchens, same problem. You folks bidding this kind of work make sure you understand the environment before and after the job. Also, a little more on prep, more problems came from bad prep than anything else.
Thanks for the lesson sir I am looking forward to putting ur teachings in to practice
Thanks and good luck!
After watching this, I’m wondering if I’m going to have a problem shipping it to the Caribbean where the weather is about 90 degrees. It will be stuck in custom and the ship. Will I have a problem once I get it ready to install? 😱
I think if the part A & part B get hot while they're in transit, it shouldn't be a big deal. The problem described in the video was that the A&B were very hot when mixed together, which caused the hardener to work too quickly. If the material is cooled down before you use it/mix it, it should be fine.
That is no problem. I regularly ship to countries in the middle East where the goods might spend two weeks in storage under 45 degrees celsius. Just make sure before you apply that they have been put in room temperature for a few days
I had a friend whom I knew since the mid 1960s. His business was commercial epoxy
flooring. Most of his work was in abattoir's - various food processing & Manufacturing
plants - Commercial kitchens - Bars - food storage and other warehouse areas.
Many of these jobs were for Multi-National CORPORATIONS.
I do not recall the Resin Manufacturer, however I do recall that the resin was food grade,
and manufactured in Germany - also very expensive and came in 50 US gallon drums.
I did some sales fro him as English was not his first language.
He passed away 8 weeks before 9/11, and I saw him 3 days before he died.
Cause of death: Cancer
The floors looked magnificent when finished.
These Food production CORPORATIONS kept the floors so clean one could eat off of them.
Great content
Thank you for sharing
I am going to use some epoxy garage floor product on a wooden countertop that I made out of new wood flooring which I have planed down to bare wood. I am trying to find out what primer to use on the wood flooring ahead of the epoxy...can you help me? Is it an oil based, water based, or something else?
Always use epoxy primers with epoxy coatings
If you don't make mistakes, you don't learn anything.
I know this is a silly question, could I use epoxy on gravel?
You can check out this thing called stone carpet. It's basically gravel like stones mixed with epoxy that form a pretty cool looking surface. However you need to mix the gravel into the epoxy don't try just pouring on top
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I cannot remember last time I have f… up so badly but seems like I just made disaster no. 9
Instead I did add prt B but it turned out I haven’t mixed it properly.
sorry to hear about that, it can happen to anyone! I also have a video on the subject ua-cam.com/video/D-F0h338zNE/v-deo.html
omg i had to peel up 500 square ft because we used 50 percent of the amount of B we needed....it was like tar. Worst few days of my life.
yeah nothing worst that semi cured epoxy.. Its really difficult to remove
Those times you feel like giving up