# Anybody ever use epoxy floor coating?

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**Category:** In My Humble Opinion\
**Created:** [June 5, 2012, 1:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anybody-ever-use-epoxy-floor-coating/624152 "2012-06-05T13:29:22Z")\
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**Author:** ![Scumpup](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ce73a5/32.png) [@Scumpup](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Scumpup)\
**Post date:** [June 5, 2012, 1:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anybody-ever-use-epoxy-floor-coating/624152/1 "2012-06-05T13:29:22Z")

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[This stuff.](http://www.epoxy-coat.com/) I’m considering doing my basement floor with it. Was it difficult to put down? How well did it wear?

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**Author:** ![Barkis\_is\_Willin](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/a183cd/32.png) [@Barkis\_is\_Willin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Barkis_is_Willin)\
**Post date:** [June 5, 2012, 3:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anybody-ever-use-epoxy-floor-coating/624152/2 "2012-06-05T15:37:55Z")

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I just did the unfinished part of my basement floor a few weeks ago. It was very easy (I used a paint roller for most of the floor, brush around the wall edges) and it looks awesome compared to bare concrete. I can’t say how well it wears since it was so recent, though. So far so good.

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**Author:** ![MissTake](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/misstake/32/3189_2.png) [@MissTake](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MissTake)\
**Post date:** [June 5, 2012, 4:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anybody-ever-use-epoxy-floor-coating/624152/3 "2012-06-05T16:15:50Z")

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A relative of mine did his second garage. It looks great, handles wear and tear well (he works on his motorcycles and snowmobiles there, along with car storage). The only problem I have seen is where he has dropped lit cigars and left them - there are small scorch marks.

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**Author:** ![Balance](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/ccd318/32.png) [@Balance](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Balance)\
**Post date:** [June 5, 2012, 5:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anybody-ever-use-epoxy-floor-coating/624152/4 "2012-06-05T17:04:16Z")

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I can’t comment on hard it was to put it down, because I hired someone to do my garage with the stuff. I can say that it seems quite tough, and it cleans up easy. I’ve been stripping down a car in preparation for a conversion job, and have made messes with oil, coolant, and related nastiness. Everything wiped up easily.

Important tip: Make sure it includes some grit. Without grit, it can be super-slippery, especially when wet.

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**Author:** ![twickster](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/ec9cab/32.png) [@twickster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/twickster)\
**Post date:** [June 5, 2012, 5:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anybody-ever-use-epoxy-floor-coating/624152/5 "2012-06-05T17:41:06Z")

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Moved from MPSIMS to our advice forum, IMHO.