Painting Over Epoxy Floor Paint

You ll need a 2 part epoxy kit with concrete etch and surface flakes degreaser floor patch floor scraper and squeegee plastic spackle knife painter s tape a 1 2 nap roller a 5 gallon bucket clay cat litter and a carbon filter paint odor mask.

Painting over epoxy floor paint. Painted epoxy floors can be slippery. Pfc 63 slate gray self priming 1 part epoxy satin interior exterior concrete and garage floor paint model 90005. Set your store to see local availability add to cart. This makes painting the floor considerably less troublesome and safer than painting bare cement.

Standard paint just won t adhere to it. This is because the new paint won t stick. Don t paint over cracked or peeled garage floor epoxy. Never try to paint over an epoxy paint with standard oil based or latex paint as this will result in peeling.

Rust oleum epoxyshield 2 gal. Unlike ordinary acrylic latex and oil based paints epoxy paint is a two part coating consisting of a catalyst and a resin. Gray 2 part high gloss epoxy garage floor coating kit model 251870 106 69 106 69. If you have peeled finish on the floor remove it completely before painting over the floor.

There s no need to remove old paint off a cement floor before painting with epoxy paints. Leave it for 30 minutes and use thinner to clean the drill tool used for mixing. Mix epoxy paint with hardener thoroughly for 3 to 5 minutes. Behr premium 5 gal.

Step 4 apply epoxy floor paint. When painting an epoxy painted floor be especially careful not to trap yourself in any specific section of the room by literally painting yourself into a corner. Keep the temperature of the area where the paint is to be mixed between 30 and 80 degrees fahrenheit. Use non skid granules in the mix to avoid slipping.

The humidity level should be considerably low. How to paint over epoxy painted floors. Because epoxy is so durable it is ill suited for paint adhesion and must be conditioned or it will reject new paint.