Treated or sealed concrete.
Epoxy floor coming off.
Dust or dirt means the floor wasn t clean when the epoxy was applied i saw this once with a warehouse where lots of dust had come in from a giant open door prior to applying the epoxy.
If your epoxy is not coming off easily move your scraper back and forth quickly to loosen it up.
With a weak crumbling floor a solvent thinned epoxy used as a primer would have consolidated the surface maybe well enough for the pigmented floor epoxy to.
Any previous coatings should be ground off using a diamond grinder.
Sealants curing agents concrete hardeners and other treatments to the concrete will interfere with the bonding of the epoxy.
Epoxy not only tops off the pro look but also resists oil stains beads water and wipes clean like a kitchen counter.
The key factors for epoxy are pot life thickness type of epoxy and the hardness of the final topcoat that will be exposed to the wear and tear of.
However for residential spaces the lifespan might take longer than expected considering the number of people using the floor on a daily basis.
You still need to put the finishing touch on the garage cleanup.
To test pour water over the bare concrete.
However sometimes your epoxy does not apply to your floor properly.
Generally epoxy floors last 2 to 3 years depending on the floor traffic.
Covering your floors in epoxy adds strength and durability to your concrete flooring since you mix together resin and hardener to create a rigid plastic material.