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The usual target for epoxy paints are basements and garages, since they take heavy traffic and need a paint that can endure it well. They also work well on laundry room floors, shop floors, brick pavers, concrete slabs, kennels, pole barns, interior floors and on wooden car trailers. Many paints can’t resist various chemicals and other contaminants, but epoxy fights well against, water, oil, grease, dirt and other debris. Tough resins that are mixed during the application are responsible for this. It’s because of this they are the most efficient solution for your floors.

Epoxy floor paints come in three types. First, hundred percent solids do not contain solvents that evaporate. Number two are solvent based epoxies that penetrate and adhere quite well, but these are dangerous to health and you will have to vent your garage while you are applying them to the surface, due to heavy fumes. Finally, third type of paint is water bases and it does not have hazrdous fumes, is cheaper, a lot thinner with anti-slip texture. They need a lot of air the dry properly and in time.

You will have to clean your floor before applying the paint, use a hard bristled brush to remove all the debris and dirt, and do not forget to use some soapy water on the concrete to help you deal with the dirt. Get a degreaser and scrub it all over the floor so all the soluble contaminants can be rinsed with water. If the water you use to rinse the epoxy floor is not sticking on the floor, then the floor is completely clean. leave your garage floor to dry out until tomorrow. Then simply apply the first layer of paint the next day. Quality finishing will require two to three coatings. To get rid of those spills and paint drips, you need to have a clean rag made of cotton near you, as well as some epoxy thinner that will clean solvent based paints well.

I love this paint and go for it because it has a clean finish, is resistant to acid and salts, while it is durable and tough in the long run. But you can atain these from proper application and penetration only, while you have to give them time to cure before any vehicles are allowed to move onto the surface.

Getting started on a new project is always the hardest part. One major reason for that, especially in the case of painting your house, is the knowledge barrier. There’s alot you need to know in order to get the jobe done correctly. Read on and conquer the challenge between you and your home’s new look.

Color and Type Selection

Selecting the color and type of paint is number one on the list.

That’s a little harder than it sounds. You’ll need to research whether you want oil or latex-based paint. Oil is generally preferred outside for its long lasting quality. Latex is often chosen indoors since it makes for easy clean up of stains. But there’s no iron clad rule. For example, an interior room that gets lots of sunshine all day long will generally do better with an oil or alkyd-based paint.

Choosing a color is easier – if one person makes the choice. Apart from arguments over preference, there is still the difficult task of picking among lots of different shades. Many of them blend into one another and it can be hard to visualize the final result. Starting with a color palette on the computer is ok, but graduate quickly to a booklet of samples. The colors on a computer screen will look very different on a wall.

Prep Work

Allocate enough time to do the proper prep work.

Painting, whether exterior or interior, is 80% preparation. Though you can paint large areas with a roller or sprayer quickly, there are always a hundred surfaces you don’t want painted. That means masking, laying down plastic or tarp, and other time-consuming preparation tasks.  Another key thing to remember to do is move all of your modern furniture out of the room, or at least cover it with drop cloths to avoid spilling paint on it.

There’s another type of preparation work that may take a little or a lot of time, depending on your surface. An exterior wall or trim can become cracked, oxidized and suffer other effects. Insides can need alot of patching of dents or holes, scrapes or similar problems. Going to all the expense and trouble of painting your house makes the extra work to do the prep worthwhile. That is, if you want the final result to look as close to new as possible.

Materials

Gather your materials.

Painting looks simple. But professionals earn their money in part because they know what the job takes and they have the tools to do it.

Paint and paint brushes or rollers are only two of the most obvious things you’ll need. But preparation work will require sanding blocks and sandpaper, putty, tools and more. Painting requires either a total spray kit, or roller pans with stir sticks. Thinner for oil-based paints is a must to remove ‘accidents’ and get paint to the desired consistency.  Just be sure if you get a spray kit, that you fully cover up your contemporary furniture, or you will regret it afterwards if you have to clean it.

But, once you have the basics down, and the prep work out of the way, the painting job can go by fast and easily. Not only do you save money by doing it yourself, but you get the satisfaction of seeing it done well, knowing you did it. Just flatten that knowledge hurdle and you’ll be jumping for joy.