It is the water vapor that might be below
the slab in the ground. It varies from neighborhood to neighborhood. In some
buildings with no vapor barrier it works and others it does not. Water on top
of the concrete does nothing to the epoxy paint. It is the potential vapor trapped
in the concrete that pops the paint off. Again only under certain conditions. It
is best to check with the manufacturer before installation. I am in Massachusetts and have
installed epoxy paint in RI, MA, CT, NH, NY, ME, NC and NJ.
Walter
From: Nick Sperduto
[mailto:drt-rdr@xxxxxxxxxxx]
Sent: Saturday, February 25, 2006
10:39 PM
To: Walter Landry
Subject: Re: [FWDLK] epoxy floor
paint
I'm in Northern jersey and painted mine with a sherwin williams epoxy
paint and it's been tougher than nails. It's been 7 years on the floor and I've
left puddles of everything on it for weeks. The only ting that's stained it is
leaving puddles of brake fluid. and this is not in a garage, it's in a pole
barn with about an 8 in deep concrete floor and I've even flooded the inside of
the barn with an inch of water and it hasn't done any harm to the paint on the
floor.
Nick
Lebanon Township, NJ
----- Original Message -----
Sent: Saturday, February
25, 2006 9:57 AM
Subject: [FWDLK] epoxy
floor paint
If the moisture below the concrete is too
great then it will get through the epoxy paint. Here in the northeast
unless you have very dry conditions or a vapor barrier, which most people do
not put below a garage floor, it does not work as promised either.
From: AlumcanTandThd@xxxxxxx
[mailto:AlumcanTandThd@xxxxxxx]
Sent: Saturday, February 25, 2006
9:49 AM
To: walter.landry@xxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: epoxy floor paint
I've got mine painted with
'Eucopxy' If that is how it's spelled?
Every spring, it's like I littery hosed
down the entire floor.
Twice, it has 'rained' inside the
grage.
So epoxy paint does not work
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