Choosing Your Quikrete Garage Floor

If you have been looking at Quikrete’s garage floor products, you’ve probably noticed that there are quite a few different options, and it’s not always clear which one is going to be best for your needs. After all, everyone’s garage floors are a little bit different. Let’s take a look at the various options and see which ones are best for what situations.

High Gloss Sealer By Quikrete

This product is great for use on garage floors that are already in place, though it can be used straight on the concrete as well. It can even be used on masonry, slate, brick, pavers, or aggregate. Used over Quikrete garage floor epoxy, it will lend your floor a deep shine and give it even more protection from chemical stains. Used straight on your concrete garage floor, it will provide moderate protection from staining and cracking, but will not as comprehensive or as durable as epoxy garage floor paint. It costs only half as much as an epoxy paint kit, though, and is easier to install since it does not require mixing. If all you need is something to make the garage floor look shiny and offer a modicum of protection, than this might be it. Otherwise, read on.

Etching Stain

First off, stain does not provide any protection. It is only used to give the concrete color. In fact, Quikrete states that their stain must be sealed with their Quikrete Garage Floor Stain Sealer. That being said, stain is pretty neat in that it does give a the concrete a very interesting and unusual color, and this particular product is a one coat affair, making it far simpler to apply than epoxy garage floor paint. Compared to their other garage flooring solutions, Quikrete’s stain is pretty pricey, and even after you add the sealant you’re not getting as much protection as with epoxy paint. Use this product only if all you want is an old world looking earth-tone color on your concrete. This cannot be used on concrete that already has any other type of treatment on it. Treated concrete will have to be stripped.

Clear Epoxy Coating

Quikrete states that, although this product can be used on a garage floor, it is intended to be used primarily indoors. However, if you decide to stain your concrete, this will be the best protection, indoors or out. With this product, you get a nice, low gloss look, and fairly good protection from chemicals and the elements. Unless you have stained concrete, or are offended at the idea of high gloss, the cheaper Quikrete garage floor high gloss sealer is probably a better option.

Epoxy Garage Floor Coating

This is the most comprehensive Quikrete garage floor option. It will give you the absolute best protection and great color. The kit includes color flakes and cleaner, and is actually fairly cheap. Unless you have a specific reason to look elsewhere, this should probably be your garage flooring solution. It should be mentioned, though, that epoxy garage floor coating can be the hardest coating to install, even if it is the most durable.

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