But the paint bubbles and peels off leaving a mess.
Paint peeling off concrete floor.
Application of an oil based floor finish is applied to a bare unetched uncured concrete floor.
First remove peeling paint as much as possible next using a pressure washer clean the concrete well.
Peeling paint results when a wet surface swells causing the paint film to loosen crack and fall off.
The dust prevents the floor paint from adhering to the surface by sticking to the dust instead eventually peeling up.
When oil resins contained in the floor coating come in contact with the alkaline concrete surface they combine react with one another and form a soap film between the concrete surface and the oil coating.
A sealed concrete floor.
Epoxy floor coatings will not adhere to concrete that has been previously sealed.
Treated or sealed concrete.
How to remove old peeling paint from a concrete porch.
This opens up the concrete floor to allow a garage floor paint to soak in and bond.
I have a concrete porch that s been painted several times.
Diamond grinding a garage floor you and i can both see the surface is clean.
Next use an oil based concrete primer and apply 2 3 coats letting dry in between coats for bonding purposes once dried completely apply 2 coats of concrete paint epoxy making sure to get into the crevices well.
When you add this to the fact that most of the inexpensive epoxy floor kits make application sound as natural as rolling paint on the floor you have a recipe for failure.
Water may seep under the paint film in many ways including.
Any previous coatings should be ground off using a diamond grinder.
To test pour water over the bare concrete.
If some of the paint has already begun to chip or peel.
Sealants curing agents concrete hardeners and other treatments to the concrete will interfere with the bonding of the epoxy.
Before diamond grinding the concrete has been finished off with.
Likewise a floor buffer can get the job done on a larger scale.
A floor sander can be used to remove peeling paint on larger areas.
Excessive moisture in the home resulting from cooking showering laundering or the use of a humidifier vaporizer or hot tub.
When you set out to remove paint from concrete.
The pressure washing will also remove peeling paint in pitted areas in the concrete.
Concrete patch can be used in place of mortar.
How to prevent peeling paint on a concrete porch.