Mixing Epoxy Floor Paint

The cheaper variant is a wooden spatula but it is only available in small sizes for smaller quantities.

Mixing epoxy floor paint. How to mix epoxy paint shows the details of properly combining the two. A lot of time when doing an epoxy garage floor coating for the first time people underestimate how important is to prepare the concrete properly. If you do not have one then a mixing stick will work fine but make sure to mix extra well. The best tool for mixing epoxy resin is a flat spatula similar to a paint stirrer.

Mix just a few drops as very little is needed to tint epoxy. Silver gray semi gloss professional floor coating kit 2 pack model 203373 199 94 case. An epoxy floor coating will adhere to your garage floor or any concrete floor for that matter way better than any conventional oil based water or enamel paint think epoxy glue type adhesion vs duct tape adhesion. Mixing the epoxy we have found that mixing with a metal mixer attached to a power drill works best for ensuring that all your paint has been evenly mixed up.

Scrape and wipe up as much of the tacky epoxy paint as possible. Platinum e1 epoxy floor paint model 307541 63 99 63 99. An epoxy floor coating is usually a two part coating that you mix together rather than a single component. In our experience the best garage floor finish is a two part epoxy because it s by far the most durable.

Mix the colors together with a small round artist s paintbrush. If the tackiness is sporadic caused by uneven mixing the uncured epoxy paint may be removed and covered with a new application of properly mixed epoxy paint. This is the most common cause for epoxy floor failures and or bad finishes. Mix two or more enamel hobby paint colors together in a small plastic container if necessary to make a color match.

Faulty mixing of the epoxy. Part 11 in a series from durall manufacturing on how to paint a concrete garage floor. Two part epoxies require that you mix a separate hardener catalyst into a base material. Rust oleum epoxyshield 2 gal.