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Concrete Preparation

Installing Garage Floor Coatings with the “Prep Perfect System”

It’s been said: Preparation is 50% of the job. We, at G-F One Coatings, believe when it comes to long lasting Garage Floor Coatings, it’s 100% of the job – so came the phrase, “The Prep Perfect System.” This system was developed by G-F One Coatings and was specifically designed with industry specifications, proven processes, or as we call it – Facts, not opinion. The coating industry has many governing organizations and guidelines for procedures and processes in the preparation of concrete for a coating system. Using all these guidelines and perfecting these procedures, we can install garage floors that are built to last, with guaranteed results.

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By the end of 2005, after considerable research and development, we had a long series of processes all based on completeing a coating project in one day. By the end of 2006, the coating technology – fast-cure polyureas – became common in the industry.  With the “Prep Perfect System” and this new concrete coating technology, we had completed our two year quest to develop and perfect a one day installation.

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The first national publication for polyurea coating, was released in October of 2006. It was written by Joe Nasvik and featured in Concrete Construction Magazine. A quote from the article, “Joe Sheehan, owner of Garage Floors 1, Oakdale, Minnesota, an application contractor, says he’s developed a system for preparing slabs by diamond grinding with a dry vacuum pick-up to achieve an 80 grit profile. “I know that my preparation is good when the primary coat absorbs completely into the surface.”

Questions about the “Prep Perfect System?” Call us at 612.919.4414

North Minneapolis Garage Floor
Before and Afters, Cold Weather Applications, Concrete Preparation, Garage Floor Coatings

Installing Concrete Coatings in Cold Weather

Like many Minnesotans, many of the city dwellers have a cabin up north.

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Here’s the story: a family had built a log style detached garage near their cabin about 100 miles north of  Minneapolis. With Christmas on the way, the family wanted to have their garage coated before the holiday for a holiday gathering. This wouldn’t be a problem for us at  G-F One Coatings. Our coatings can be applied anywhere from below freezing and as high as 100 degrees, something many garage floor contractors can’t do with their products.

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To start,  we ground the surface smooth to remove all the latents in the surface of the concrete garage floor. Once the concrete had been ground, we filled all of the cracks with our “flexible” vertical crack filler. We also repaired all spalling and pop-outs in the surface.  Once the crack filler had cured in the repaired areas, we ground it smooth again.

Once the garage floor was completely smooth. We applied our polyurea/aspartic elastomeric coating material.  Once the material was down on the floor, we threw in our decorative vinyl composite chip, which is available in a variety of color choices.

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Once the base coat was dry, we collected the remaining chip and applied our long-term, ultra-wear resistant pure polyurea top-coat with slip-resistant additive. See G-F One Coatings for more information or call us at 651-748-5999

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