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1. Dip a stiff-bristle brush into a cleaner/degreaser and scrub oil stains aggressively. Wipe up with cotton rags or paper shop towels. Repeat the procedure until the greasy feel is gone and water droplets no longer bead up on the surface.
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2. Wet the entire floor with a hose, then scrub back and forth using an electric floor scrubber with a brush attachment (or a coarse scrubbing pad if a brush attachment is unavailable). Pour cleaner/degreaser mixture onto the floor as you go to keep suds going.
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3. Push a rubber squeegee along the floor and pool the soap mixture into smaller areas. Vacuum up the solution for proper disposal.
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4. Pour 12 ozs. from a bottle of 32 percent muriatic acid (common formulation) into a gallon of water (1 part acid to 10 parts water) in a plastic sprinkler can, then sprinkle evenly over a 10 x 10-ft. area.
Caution
Always add acid to water, not water to acid and wear an organic vapor/acid respirator (Photo 7).
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5. Power-scrub the 10 x 10-ft. area for 5 to 10 minutes. Repeat sprinkling/ scrubbing for each 100-sq.-ft. section, making sure the entire floor stays wet. When you’re done, spray a large volume of water on the floor to flush the residue out. Power scrub again, then rinse two or three times. Let the floor dry overnight, until it appears white.
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6. Mix the two epoxy components for five minutes using a drill and stirring bit. Then pour the entire contents into a second bucket and repeat the power mix to ensure complete blending of the entire mixture.
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7. Tape the area directly underneath the garage door with duct or masking tape, then brush a 4-in. strip of epoxy along the walls and against the tape.
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8. Dip a 9-in. wide, 3/16-in. short-nap epoxy roller into the bucket so only the bottom half of the roller is covered. (This helps keep epoxy out of the roller.)
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9. Paint a big wet “W” pattern that’s about 3 to 4 ft. square, then backroll to fill in the pattern -- all in 60 seconds. Finish by going over it lightly to remove roller marks.
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10. Let the first coat dry according to label directions. For the second coat, repeat Steps 7-9. If you don’t want a glossy floor (it’s slippery when wet), add a non-skid floor coating additive into the epoxy and stir well to disperse the granules evenly.
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