Paint

After the clearning, grinding, washing, and acid bath, the concrete floor was ready for paint. I decided to use Behr garage floor paint, which is applied in a two part epoxy process. The primer is the first part of the epoxy and the colored paint is the second part. This is supposed to make the finish more durable.

The primer went down pretty easily, though it was a very sticky process, and the colored paint also applied pretty evenly, albeit with a good bit of slopping on the white baseboard.



The color while the paint was still wet looked a little more yellow than gray. I nearly bought another gallon of a different color, but decided to wait until it dried. Fortunately, the yellowishness faded when it did.

You are supposed the let the primer, the first part of the epoxy solution, dry completely for at least 8 hours before you apply the top coat. And I did that. However, I had let the paint roller rest on the floor overnight and when I set about applying the top coat, I discovered that it had left a wet mark of primer where it sat. I figured it would be no big deal if I just went ahead and painted over that small wet spot. WRONG.


Lesson learned: let the first part of the epoxy mixture DRY before applying the second part. Else you will wind up with a crinkly patch that looks remarkably like a paint roller.

Anyhow, other than that little patch, it all seems to have turned out just fine and ahead of the Thanksgiving deadline!!





I'm soliciting volunteers to help move some furniture back into the room and assemble a lovely West Elm futon!!