When you set out to remove paint from concrete.
Paint peeling off concrete floor.
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.
Test the floor for moisture by taping a 2 foot by 2 foot piece of plastic to the.
Peeling paint results when a wet surface swells causing the paint film to loosen crack and fall off.
To test pour water over the bare concrete.
The pressure washing will also remove peeling paint in pitted areas in the concrete.
Aged concrete floor which may crumble and take the paint film with it.
Application of an oil based floor finish is applied to a bare unetched uncured concrete floor.
Before diamond grinding the concrete has been finished off with.
I have a concrete porch that s been painted several times.
Peeling paint is not only unsightly but it can trap moisture against the concrete of the porch which can cause the concrete to erode over.
Diamond grinding a garage floor you and i can both see the surface is clean.
How to prevent peeling paint on a concrete porch.
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.
If some of the paint has already begun to chip or peel.
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.
Water may seep under the paint film in many ways including.
Any previous coatings should be ground off using a diamond grinder.
Excessive moisture in the home resulting from cooking showering laundering or the use of a humidifier vaporizer or hot tub.
First remove peeling paint as much as possible next using a pressure washer clean the concrete well.
Treated or sealed concrete.
The dust prevents the floor paint from adhering to the surface by sticking to the dust instead eventually peeling up.
Likewise a floor buffer can get the job done on a larger scale.
But the paint bubbles and peels off leaving a mess.
A floor sander can be used to remove peeling paint on larger areas.
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.
Epoxy floor coatings will not adhere to concrete that has been previously sealed.