Is Garage Floor Coating Worth It? (Epoxy vs. Polyaspartic)

[@rockcandyepoxyproducts4918]

As a guy whose company does dozens of these every year, this crew did a beautiful job and paid excellent attention to detail. Excellent work

[@lawncaretoamillion]

Joint fills?

[@davidnicoue9295]

@@lawncaretoamillion how much would you charge for that? just a rough estimate

[@HENSLEYDMB]

So as a company that does hundreds of installs a year.. the softness in the topcoat is NOT normal. That happens when polyaspartic is left too thick and it will not cure properly or possibly at all depending on the polyaspartic used.

[@leedsmanc]

Potentially mixed at the wrong ratio? Do you think this actually needs to be redone?

[@brandocommando4459]

For sure the softness is not normal. Being a polyaspartic coating. It should have been hard in a few hours

[@HENSLEYDMB]

The thick spots usually happen around the vertical walls as the polyaspartic is running down the vertical and pools on the edges if it was put on too thick. If they used a really high solids polyaspartic, 95-100 solids, it will dry eventually but if it was a polyaspartic lower than 85% it probably will not cure leaving it soft. Polyaspartic should be flexible but stiff, not soft where you can push into it.

[@JBolt5812]

I have a split level home so the garage is technically in the house. When I bought it the garage floor was terrible and had oil and everything else embedded. I fabricate, weld, grind, and spend a lot of time in the garage myself, so explored coatings for a long time. The internet commandos swear that poly coatings are terrible and their "friends" that do professional work would NEVER use it over epoxy. I had much different experiences actually speaking with professional coating companies. My garage floor is almost identical to yours and I've had it for several years. I used to be extremely careful avoiding grinder sparks, welding, etc., but after a couple years kinda stopped. I have dropped several very heavy pointy objects on it and it just dents-- never cracks. Overall, I am glad I chose the poly for my garage/workshop and didn't listen to the internet. Good chip color choice on yours-- EXCEPT if you drop a small stainless or black screw! Now THAT can be terrible-- ask me how I know.

[@brandocommando4459]

Meh polyaspartic and epoxy have their places in the industry. I mostly stick to epoxy, but if I need something coated multiple times in a day. Then I'll use polyaspartic, or outside is even better for polyaspartic (with epoxy primer)

[@askdad]

Great Informational Video. I think you did right thing to go with pro as it will be cheapest for longer time after all.. The price sounds high but after see so much work done and time spent the price is pretty good deal as long as you need it.

[@AuthenTech]

Agreed! Hope it lasts a long time

[@ROBB_DEEP]

This is my DREAM!!!! As a Man, the garage has become my sanctuary…..and I want floors like this! $3,600 isn’t that bad, compared to dull traditional plane concrete floors lol. I love it! I fell in love with those type of floors after I saw Jimmy Chang (Freshly Charged) get his done about a year or so ago. 600 sq ft - 3 car garage is also a DREAM as well!!! 😍🥰😍🥰

[@Deanmartell]

I own a company in the Midwest i do about 110 floors a year . I highly recommend downloading the tech data or pdf file before you start any coating project

[@AudioJanitor]

THAT is not a bad price at all. For all that work!

[@ericjackson2915]

Great Video! Thanks for all the detail, very informative - agree its the best video I have seen on coating the garage floor!

[@alanschmanke8429]

Those guys did an amazing job! As you said, attention to detail, thoroughness, neat, etc. Maybe doing a video on them had something to do with all that, but even if the "normal" job gets half the attention, still so good. Very informative video to use as a comparison when shopping for an epoxy floor.

[@AuthenTech]

Absolutely, I 100% agree!

[@francisparent3321]

Really nice job and video. Appreciate the way you do it and the crews seems like you told really carefulness.. big thumbs up

[@ThisIsTechToday]

I’ve been wanting this done myself, but I need furniture more lol

[@AuthenTech]

Or do BOTH 😉

[@efthimios]

Got a quote $7200 for 8400 so feet polyaslartic ..$6500 of I do it within a few months a lot of money but considering the sanding and floor prep needed big difference in amateur vs pro

[@JoeLarge]

Great editing Ben along with b roll stuff that shows some details. Nice work.

[@AuthenTech]

Thank you so much, I really appreciate hearing that feedback

[@AudioJanitor]

Great, unique topic B! Bet you this one does really well

[@jdean6520]

Thanks for sharing this. I too have been looking into coating my garage. I have not heard of WISE and glad you recommend them. FYI...I live about a mile down the road from you.

[@vegasminimansion]

Best video I have seen on coating the garage floor! Thanks for sharing.

[@johns.4699]

At 20:14 to 20:16 it looks like the clear coat puddled up. Very heavy clear coat.

[@Nick210]

It definitely did.

[@calebacosta959]

Looks really good! How’s it been holding up?

[@tuffguy428]

What about urethane vs. polyaspartic?

[@feliiiik]

any update? is the top clear coat still squishy or has it hardened up.

[@seeks956]

Thanks so much for this video. Seeing the whole process makes trying to make a decision much more manageable. Do you remember the name of the flake you chose?

[@MikeinCC]

What color flake did you choose?

[@brandocommando4459]

I wish i had an update on how the floor is turning out. My personal experience epoxy is a better primer to concrete, but polyaspartic is good against UV rays. But on a full epoxy system, they are highly recommended to finish with a polyurethane with a UV blocker as a final coat, or a polyaspartic. Never use epoxy as a final coating, they will scratch and yellow.

[@munch_the_blue_monster3797]

Love how it turned out.

[@abeal-qudah1619]

Thanks for sharing. I am wondering though, what did they use to fill in the cracks?

[@bighammer3464]

Soft top coat? Not acceptable. Like you showed with the screw driver, it’ll ding and scratch so I don’t know what you’re talking about the durability

[@calebacosta959]

Should’ve made the floor green to match the ryobi covering all the walls:p looks great!

[@JimmyMusignac]

How much was the final cost Ben?

[@itsb9768]

Wow they did a beautiful job!

[@Bills_Bicycle_Rides]

Why didn't you epoxy the step up into the house?

[@Joe-z6x]

Name of the liquid for the cracks

[@critik4799]

Because if you didnt do flake to rejection it gets a lil sketchy if your not good at feeding the chickens

[@mohammadyousifmadi2985]

Fully hard takes 7 days and if this floor stays gummy that’s mean wrong measuring when they did the mixing

[@Midwestabstractart]

Turned out great! Did this company charge a deposit before putting down a floor like this?

[@mariobeans]

I just watched your gopro comparison video and the moment I saw all the ryobi stuff in the garage I immediately thought "this guy is definitely mormon". Am I correct?

[@AuthenTech]

Not Mormon, I’m a Christian

[@emcinc9654]

What was the total cost and how many square feet

[@EDMisnothouse]

Had this done recently, exact same process and product, 2 guys completed it in half a day, should I be concerned because allot of these videos are showing multiple day process

[@SS0895]

How’s she holding up now? Mine was done yesterday with 3 guys and took about 7.5 hours, but only 360 sq ft to cover

[@AlphaGamingImpact]

Waiting for the Osmo Pocket 3 Review

[@AuthenTech]

Haha me too! :)

[@carloscortes4312]

Man I definitely would have done those steps, nice! 👍

[@brandocommando4459]

Theres also a massive difference from your big box stores epoxy, and 100% epoxy solids (contractors can only purchase). Big box stores fail and flake often

[@Nick210]

Why didn’t they do the step. It looks so weird and out of place

[@critik4799]

i swore you needed to use sand with the crack filler

[@anthonioriverra2749]

Looks awesome

[@rodimousa9503]

Great job 👏

[@billytheman]

That tax you paid, I assume it was a sales tax, I don't know about your state but here in Wisconsin your not charged a sales tax on installed improvements because you pay property taxes on your property so a sales tax on it is a double tax. The contractor pays a use tax when he purchases the material that should be added into his cost of goods and passed on to the customer, I would bet that the contractor is not sending the full tax collected on to the state but only the use tax portion .

[@davidcase4600]

Your epoxy statement is flawed. Epoxy under particles will not be seen, then a poly coat on top. Takes an extra day.

[@NickDowner]

Love the beautiful insta shots ❤

[@AuthenTech]

I love a good Timelapse ⏳

[@richardperrelli8197]

i saw your thumbnail stick into the surfaceand I read that means it didnt cure right.

[@dougkooistra6265]

I own a epoxy company and this is very horrible workmanship. Unfortunately for you as the customer, you trust what they as the company tells you. I always tell people to not go the franchise route. This is why. Junk materials, sloppy work! First of all, the stem walls, you can see the base coat between the valleys or the flake. Not a good look. Needs a double broadcast. 2nd is the floor like the stem walls again, you can see the basecoat. Not enough body in the basecoat to hold sufficiently. Will it cause issues down the road? No, not necessarily being a garage. But again, not a great look. 3rd is at towards the end of the video, the walls look very thin with hardly any top coat. Then all along the edge is a lake where it’s extremely thick. - too thick for poly. Will not cure fully. Polyaspartics are flexible in nature but they are designed as when you drop something or push into it like you are in the video, the indent you make comes back to an extent. I guarantee I could peel that entire heavy area up with a putty knife. - it did not cure properly. 4th is the horrible job they did on your front lip and edge! The poly leaked under the tape and made a mess. There are much better ways to completely eliminate and create a perfect edge. I absolutely hate that you didn’t get the job you deserve.

[@brian.z6592]

Glad to see your comments from the professional point of views!!

[@RoddNTune619]

$3600 not bad where I am they want 5-6k for only a two car garage and my house is only 3 years old insane these ppl are crazy

[@Aviation_Racing]

That softness is not normal. This is because they mixed it incorrectly.

[@Jennifer-pb9nd]

Make mine with glitter please.

[@brandonohara4122]

This takes us 1 day to do

[@DRONIXAR]

Super 🔄⭕🔄 Authen

[@AuthenTech]

Only Authen? Not authentech nor authentic?

[@Miguel16562]

Good❤❤🎉

[@warlockCommitteeMeeting]

best

[@theguy455]

I'll pass on the DIY route.

[@DJ4576]

$3200 for my 1 car 😮

[@DraLaRoc]

Yeah, I just got a quote from a company for $3K in Ohio. I also have a one car garage. This guy paid $3,600 for a 3 car garage? Hmmmm.......

[@DJ4576]

@@DraLaRoc my floor was destroyed tho. Now I can eat off it it’s so clean. Overall happy with it

[@rahuravi5186]

No DJI pocket 3 ?

[@AuthenTech]

haha, they never sent me one! RIP 🪦

[@rahuravi5186]

@@AuthenTech sad but love to see you test it.

[@Miguel16562]

i❤it

[@Miguel16562]

❤it

[@TheHip_]

You lost me at all the Ryobi “tools”.

[@Jayr2374]

Cheap price

[@stevejonescriticalthought7633]

No thanks

[@recklessjunkie]

Eww Ryobi

[@bryantb3899]

you have all those tools but can't work on something so simple.

[@allanscheer932]

😂 yeah alright I'll do it myself I wouldn't pay anything close to that