Which is Better, Polished Concrete or Epoxy Solid Floors? - Lakeside Painting

Joe Pangburn, President of Lakeside Painting, takes you on a quick tour of a number of test samples we placed on a customer's concrete surfaces. The customer has been testing them out for over 2 years (at the time of this video).

[@pondopondo1497]

That was probably the most helpful 2 minutes of my life. Thanks, guys, just saved me.

[@pappabear7087]

You just don't know...👍🏾

[@no1equalpopridgeltd316]

Excellent video showing the clear advantages of a polished concrete floor over resins and epoxies.

[@glengarbera7367]

What a great video showing different options. Just finished a 3 day course at werkmaster learning concrete polishing.

[@QSing999]

the difference is fairly shocking - Polished Concrete is the allround winner and it is also much better for the environment - thanks for the great video

[@setxsteelconstruction2342]

This is an excellent video. Thank you for taking the time to make it!

[@jenciso1337]

Nice video and awesome dye job, just gonna mention that both systems have their place, one is not gonna trump the other in every single situation.

[@davidbrown2284]

The store I work at has polished the concrete floors. We sell paint. Paint spills all the time. Constantly cleaning, and mopping. It holds up extremely well. When you mop the floor, believe it or not, the concrete gets grippier. I’m gonna polish the floor in my garage.

[@joepangburn6018]

There are some sealer you can apply however to add traction. However they do need to be re-applied periodically. Best case is to keep the floor clean and use walk off mates at the doors or entry's in wet or snowy environments.

[@kedar8000]

Thank you so much for this video- So much oof what I have read online suggest that epoxies are more durable and longer lasting. But your video seems to have debunked those claims

[@Andrew-nq7oy]

I will show it to my customers to convince them pick polishing concrete for commercial needs 👍🏻

[@bertraminc9412]

Excellent video. Easy to see the differences. Thank you.

[@javiersanchez7691]

Was it just straight up epoxy or did it have a protective coating over as well like a polyaspartic ?

[@ProTechEpoxyFloors]

In this instance, polished over epoxy has an advantage. In an area where there might be spilling from oils, etc. epoxy would be a barrier from the slab absorbing the stains. Are all the top coats in this example epoxy or aliphatic urethane?

[@DetachedGarage]

I agree with you Ross. Also, garage vs high traffic warehouse area. What is better?

[@firefighter326]

Not necessarily, using a concrete Densifier, burnish, then a clear sealant to prevent oil stains

[@TimKollat]

actually not the case if the polish contractor knows about other sealers and how to use them other than the traditional "guard" products everyone uses to make their polish job pop to wow the customer...Those guard "sealers" do almost nothing to keep water and oil out. When a floor is polished/grouted properly/densified and a high quality impregnating sealer used, its very water/oil repellant. There is only one "guard" sealer I know of that will keep water and oil out and it 3 times expensive as all the others and has to be ordered from Italy

[@675lt7]

@@TimKollat which one? Lithium guard from Hyper Grinder?

[@TimKollat]

@@675lt7 yep that's the one..Best guard product out hands down

[@shoes121255]

What type of sealer do you use on the polished floor in a garage setting? Can you combine acid stain and do polished?

[@ban80]

exactly what I wanted to know

[@mickabc9406]

If you are in Australia, try Eparency

[@firefighter326]

Was the “polished” floor burnished or polished with diamond cutting discs?

[@TimKollat]

Im not the uploader of this vid, but can without a doubt tell you the polished sample was done by diamond grinding/diamond polishing.

[@Action_Clips_CODM]

@@TimKollat does that floor have a finish coat on it? also whats the best way to restore such a floor?

[@johnwhite2576]

polished floors less slippery ??

[@Prekkersaurus]

Thank you for this video.

[@perfectlyuncommon894]

wowow this is amazing, so necessary thank you

[@digofthedump]

polished concrete!! make sure your mix is good?

[@philindeblanc]

How do places/stores like Ikea get the semi-high polish without ANY pebbles showing? I see Home Depot floors and they show the aggregate. But I see some places that have a high polish with solid no pebble visible. This is the finsih I am looking for. I just did a pour and trowel the heck out of it , burnished it to the point of some areas blackening burn...but still not getting that refelction effect...Not looking for high polish mirror, BUT some reflection as I see in Ikea floors.

[@universalwraps8071]

You have to a brand new floor with no pebbles showing, than you ask for a cream polish not a aggregate polish!

[@joepoirier432]

They do a polish during the concrete troweling process.

[@TimKollat]

concrete slab HAS to be new, flat and with a very good hard trowel finish to do a "cream" polish..anything else and your getting at minimum the salt/pepper agg look

[@philindeblanc]

@@TimKollat Looks like I may try an overlay, like a CTS Concrete Leveler, I did a sample of the Sika self leveling concrete and its rather dark and has shiny crystal like flecks in it, and it has a putty wet concrete color after it is cured. QuickCRete Re-Cap was decent but dark as well, Seeing a few videos of the CTS Leveler, looks more neutral gray , lighter color finish. The overlay guys charge waaay too much, With CTS Leveler, its 50sqft coverage and comes out to about $1500 material, the overlay specialty deco products maybe no wear and more polymers, yet they are order only, and even though I am OK with the $3-4000 price of it, I am not sure how much better it will be.

[@TimKollat]

@@philindeblanc Whatever you choose make sure its designed to be a topping and not just an underlayment as they are soft and full of polymer and will not polish well..lots of resin burn and they arent made to be a wearable topping. As far as I know Sika is just typical self leveling underlayment. The CTS/Rapid Set Tru is very good stuff and designed to be polished. One bag of any self leveler material placed at 3/8" will cover about 18 sq ft. Rapid Set Ru is $40 per bag Yes they are expensive to install. Mapei, Ardex, Latticrete, are a few others that have a polishable topping. Ardex is crazy expensive ($80 per bag) and not any better then the others. I wouldnt use anything from quickcrete

[@ThomasGerlach4Tri]

Love the test but who puts down raw epoxy without a urethane top coat?

[@brandon4514]

Maybe they did, it looks like a warehouse with forklifts everywhere. That's exactly what I see everyday. Drivers like to drag forks and pallets while driving.

[@stonefloorrenovation]

Great video to show the benefits of polished concrete over epoxy coverings, Would you allow me to share this video on my fb page and website as I am trying to promote the benefits of polished concrete here in the UK?

[@nhonma5907]

thanks!

[@pookaill]

Polish concrete is wayyy better. But customers want the floor to look uninformed. Patches and crack repair or tile moisture lines ruin it for some. I still like it tho!

[@TimKollat]

Yes, this is why we also offer diamond polished overlays..cost twice as much and takes a high skill level to install properly, but it solves all those issues.

[@barbarawaters6514]

Great video and your voice Ohhhhh.....sooo sweet.

[@DetachedGarage]

This comment made my day! lol

[@DCUPtoejuice]

how can I maximize the wet slip resistance in the polished concrete?

[@joepangburn6018]

There are some sealer you can apply however to add traction. However they do need to be re-applied periodically. Best case is to keep the floor clean and use walk off mates at the doors or entry's in wet or snowy environments.

[@TimKollat]

believe it or not, diamond polished concrete is not nearly as slippery when wet as you would think. Its actually more slippery when a light film of dust is on floor.

[@jamescabral6912]

I polish concrete of course concrete is going to hold up better . Because sand is quartz and quartz is going to hold up better than resin.

[@soimhossen3023]

Beautiful 🥰

[@dlm2d]

I’d like watching Ucrete vs polished slab

[@brandon4514]

Ucrete still looks dirty, never seen a ucrete floor look good a year after install. Always dirty

[@Hedphelym]

But surely the polished concrete is very slippery? Not suitable for industrial use where people can slip

[@stafonvoncamron]

people slip for the insurance money.

[@upsideways]

Actually isn’t slippery. Increases slip resistance over a non polished troweled concrete surface. Also makes cleaning much easier

[@peterbeyer5755]

Polished concrete is easier to polish touch up up and keep clean.

[@bruceli9094]

The proof is in the pudding, in this case concrete.

[@mferrarorace]

Use " Precision Epoxy" and then you will change your mind. I have installed 5M square ft in 20 years. Nothing comes close. Yes it is expensive, and lots of labor but well worth it. Doesn't scratch and no tire marks. You can't even sent it with a sledge hammer. Is a system not paint like you are showing.

[@lekvtwin]

thank you for info. I'm finding what product can beat polishing.

[@razony]

Concreate HANDS DOWN. Guess you had to be around 50 years ago. You'll see...

[@pkelly343]

This is a negligent recommendation. Without understanding use of space you are jeopardizing the lifespan of the application.