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How to Epoxy Coat a Garage Floor | This Old House

3,972,955 views October 28, 2014 4:02

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Transform your garage floor into a durable, stain-resistant surface with a professional epoxy finish. This Old House and epoxy expert Doug Fasching walk through the full process—from deep cleaning and acid-etching the concrete to applying a two-part epoxy with color flakes—so you end up with a sleek, long-lasting result. Perfect for DIYers tackling a functional yet polished upgrade.

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This Old House host Kevin O'Connor assists epoxy-coating expert Doug Fasching in creating a good-looking, hardwearing, stain-resistant garage floor. (See below for a shopping list and tools.)
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Shopping List for How to Epoxy Coat a Garage Floor:
- two-part garage-floor epoxy with color flakes [amzn.to/2PUJ6lY]
- biodegradable degreaser [amzn.to/2HbPnHe], for cleaning oily stains from garage floor
- acid [amzn.to/2JuJ8Qv], used to acid-etch concrete floor surface
- chemical-resistant rubber boots [amzn.to/2Jdl6u2], rubber gloves [amzn.to/2vMobs2] and eye goggles [amzn.to/2YhEitU], required when acid-etching the floor

Tools for How to Epoxy Coat a Garage Floor:
- garden hose [amzn.to/2PUTBWp], used to rinse floor clean during surface-prep process
- plastic sprinkling can [amzn.to/2Yg4ipr], used to apply acid
- long-handled scrub brush [amzn.to/2Ve6Rqe], for cleaning floor
- 3-inch paintbrush [amzn.to/2PUOjdC], used to cut in epoxy around floor perimeter
- paint roller [amzn.to/2VbVVcD] and extension poles [amzn.to/2VptGwf], used to epoxy garage floor
- wet/dry vacuum [amzn.to/2VgedcZ], for cleaning floor

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This Old House published this 4:02 video tutorial on October 28, 2014. It has been watched 3,972,955 times on YouTube.

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