Why Your Epoxy Garage Floor Paint Peels Away Away

Whenever you first realize that your epoxy garage floor paint has begun to peel, your initial reaction may be to place blame to the product itself. I mean, if the coating is tarnishing, then it has to be some cheap, ripoff product, correct? Well, not necessarily so. In truth, this “cheap” and “inferior” floor coating normally won’t peel, dull, crack or even wear away. Most likely, if your garage is having a peeling problem, it is more of a moisture problem.

The Effect Of Moisture On Epoxy Garage Floor Paint

Epoxy will definitely insure the protect of your garage floor’s concrete from moisture and humidity in air, but doesn’t have any defense against moisture from under. Epoxy is made to have a seal-like ability that is able to prevent moisture from most origins from penetrating through, almost completely. For example, if oil were to drip on the , it would not be able to penetrate through the epoxy paint, and as a result the concrete will not have absorbed it and can just be cleaned up.

Concrete Is Porous

Your concrete garage floor will also absorb things from its bottom and sides, which are buried in the ground. Luckily, even if it absorbs something other than water, you wouldn’t see the stains if they were there, being underground and all. However, water will always try to evaporate, and that’s where we run into a problem. Remember that seal that the epoxy garage floor paint created? Well, it doesn’t let water out any easier than it lets water in. As the moisture from around and under the concrete makes its way to the surface, it pops up underneath the garage floor paint. The result is bubbles and then, when there is enough water, the bubbles will burst, causing the peeling effect that those who have an epoxy garage floor so dread.

Epoxy Garage Floor Paint: Killed By Humidity?

Some issues related to your area can cause this peeling effect. Humidity, for one, can play a big role. In humid areas, everything, including the earth itself, will stay moist for quite a while after rains. This creates a large area from which the concrete will draw water. The situation is even worse if water is able to pool against the concrete in any way.

Ground Water Is Water, Too

The height of your water table can also affect the garage floor coating. The water table is, put loosely, the surface of the ground water. If the water table sits high, this means that the water is sitting close to the bottom of your concrete, and the water will try to use the relatively porous garage flooring to make its way to the surface to evaporate. If the soil in your area tends to stay relatively moist, even when the earth is cracking only a few miles away from a heavy drought, then beware. It’s very likely that you have a high water table.

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