Problems with Epoxy Garage Floor Coating Peeling

I’ve always had an efflorescence problem on my floor. For years I simply cleaned up the powdery residue from time to time. Then I decided to use an acid wash on problem areas and paint with Rustoleum two part epoxy. That worked for 1-2 years and the powder came back. More cleaning.

I then read about Aldon Chemical and their concrete floor treatments. We stripped off all the old paint, treated the entire floor with their efflorescence treatment, and sealed with their penetrating sealer.

All went along fine and afterwards we decided the floor would look better with a light gray color. I checked around and, while speaking with Rustoleum, l was told about their Zinsser BIN Primer. The rep said it was fine over a sealed concrete floor and would have no problem sticking. The primer was used with a few shots of gray tint and looked great. The plan was to stop with the primer and not use a finish coat.

Several weeks later I left a basement window opened, for two days, to freshen the air. Afterwards I noticed a slight condensation on parts of the floor near the window. I went to wipe up this light coat and all the primer came off on the towel. This was after the primer had dried for over a month. Immediately called Rustoleum and was told by their tech that BIN primer had shellac in it and was sensitive to puddles of water. I said no puddles just a very light condensation. His suggestion was to purchase a good non urethane floor paint and paint over the primer. We used a Behr product.

Two weeks ago a contractor spilled some water on the floor. It must have been on the floor for about 3 minutes or less. I went to clean up with a towel and all the finish coat, and primer, came off.

Spoke with Rustoleum, after following their techs suggestion for these last two steps, and was told they have never heard of such a problem with their product. I asked that they send a rep to view the floor. The answer was they have none to send out. How about a sales rep I said. They have never done that before.

Suggestions offered by others include grinding the floor. reusing BIN primer, removing all the sealer, using Kilz Super Primer, removing all the paint, selling the house, etc. Can you imagine what would happen if my sump pump failed for a few hours in extremely rainy weather. How to clean up a floor with wet paint all over? All my equipment stands a chance of being damaged. Everything was moved out to do the job and all was returned afterwards.

I would think there has got to be answer as to why this happened. Am I the only person since BIN has been on the market that has had this happen? I think the finish coat mixed with the primer left me with the same end result.

I’ve got to do it right this time.

We applied a DIY epoxy paint /kit to our unpainted concrete garage floor 3 months ago, yesterday we noticed peeling where the front tires of the cars would be. Is this from the heat of the tires ? also, in the last few days we have had rain which resulted in the car’s tires being wet as well as hot. The garage is above grade and we are living in Southern California..usually moderate temperatures etc. Can you offer any suggestions to prevent the peeling? Thanks

I used your garage floor epoxy and like it but have 2 small places that it came up do you have a repair kit in small amount so I don’t have to buy a whole gallon, I need it in a tan color.

I have the gray two part epoxy and the floor is peeling i’m looking for a small amount of the paint to repair. i have stripped the floor two times in two years and the last time i purchase extra cleaner to make sure it clean. rinsed the floor 3 times with fresh water to make sure it was clean and do not want to strip for a third year in a row to make it look good

I did not put the 2x extreme epoxy in the floor coating and now the floor coating will not dry. How can I fix this?

We hired a person to apply the paint. And now its peeling. Do you have a repair kit for free? This wasn’t a cheap job and I thought it would have lasted a lot longer. 🙁

Am about to apply 2-part epoxy coating to an old garage floor. I have pressure washed, and repaired a number of old crumbling areas with concrete. But… I applied the recommended bonding adhesive (Quikrete Concrete Bonding Adhesive) to and around those degraded areas first. So… will this bonding adhesive (seems like a sealer to me) interfere with this bonding process?

Any advice welcome! And thanks!

I have paint three times each time it peels up last time I was very careful to follow instruction and do it right three months later the whole floor peeled up your rep suggested applying bonding down this time please help I’m so tired of the flakes all over I need it done right thanks

DO NOT PAINT YOUR CONCRETE GARAGE FLOOR. NOTHING IN THE MARKET CAN DO THAT PROPERLY EVEN PROFESSIONALS>

Installed epoxy on my garage floor two months ago. Starting to peel where my two front tires are parked. How can I repair these two areas?

I installed epoxy paint on my garage floor and its starting to peel where my front tires are parked. How can I repair it.

I finished my garage floor with a two part epoxy paint and applied colored chips, then applied a clear coat. after two years the clear coat is dull looking and flaking where the sun hits it. Is there any way I can remove the clear coat in this area without damaging the paint underneath and install new clear coat?

Hi guys.. one of the main reasons for this is not prepping the floor correctly. You must grind the area and if you have had oil or water on the area use a blow touch to burn it away.

I have done the two-part apoxy on a single garage twice and the first chipped near the tire marks (obviously) after 2-3 years. Due likely to hot tires and turning the steering wheel after pulling-in (turning tires scrub the floor with street dirt wearing the paint on the spot). I applied a second coat of the same product, same color after a thorough citrus degrease splash and scrub with the hose and broom. I rinsed with fresh water, wiped the walls as best could and applied the second coat. The second coat does wonders. Use it heavy in the problem areas. I think many make the mistake in stretching the product because they think a gallon will suffice. Lay it on HEAVY. SLAP IT AROUND LIKE BUBBLE GUM. I trust it will dry nice and look super strong. If not, just do it again.

I own a professional epoxy company and the reason so many of you are having the problems that you’re having is because of the diy kits. Paint is not the same as epoxy and that’s exactly what you get when you buy a diy kit. They are selling you glorified floor paint that has no epoxy properties. Our floors are almost bullet proof. Lifetime warranty against peeling fading and all that jazz. The difference is a diy kit cost about 300 bucks to do a 2 stall garage and it cost a professional about 2000. We travel all over the states for all size jobs. You should never have to do your floor more than one time.

Also stop saying epoxy paint. There is no such thing.

Used Quickrete Epoxy in our laundry room. First time the people who started the job were sent to another project and a third person finished the job, but left a puddle that did not dry. This time we made sure there are no puddles and followed the instructions and stirred the paint for 5 minutes to be sure it was well mixed. Even so, after three days some places are still sticky. Please advise.
Thanks
Sam

There is one area about 2 feet by 4 feet that remains sticky despite using a de-humidifer for a week now. It is an interior basement floor. Any suggestions?

I paid a professional $3000 to apply an epoxy floor in my garage approximately five years ago. There is a 6 foot long crack in the apoxy and it is peeling up quite badly. Is this unusual? I thought these epoxy floors are supposed to be indestructible.

I need someone to repair epoxy floor in our processsing room.

Is the epoxy coating appropriate for use in screened porch and/or a west facing concrete patio?

Could you please advise me how to remove tire marks from my epoxy garage floor, the marks seem to be quite heavy, Cheers Brian

Like so many other people I would like to know if there is a repair kit or touch up kit for epoxy coating? I just have one very small area in garage and I don’t need a whole gallon of paint. Is there something on the market that allows us to just buy a small kit??

i work for an epoxy flooring company the reason your epoxy peels off where the tires are is called hot tire pickup the manufacturers know it will happen they just dont care it yellows because it is not nor will it be uv resistant. you need to diamond grind your floor if you want it to properly bond it needs to absorb into the concrete. if you are a brave person there is a product called polyaspartic it is better than epoxy dries really fast really hard if you choose to use it do your home work it will not wait for you to look something up on your phone it

I put down epoxy seal last year as soon as it got wet like mopping, it peeled I payed slot for the paint as well as the person who put it down, so now I’m just going to find a rubber flooring to cover it I also used micro chips don’t recommend them either

I put epoxy two part on my floor about 20 years ago. It is now needing to be redone because of scratching from sliding heavy objects, and some minor fading. This stuff is really hard and slick. Will new epoxy adhear to the old with just a good sanding and cleaning.