Why do epoxy floors fail?
- No grinding. Store kits and acid-etched floors often peel because the coating never bonded.
- Moisture. Vapor coming up through the slab pushes coatings off in bubbles and blisters.
- Hot tires. Thin coatings soften and stick to tires, then pull up.
- Cracks. Moving cracks split the coating above them.
Big day-to-night temperature swings open control joints and hairline cracks, so we fill those with flexible material before coating.
How do we repair it?
Small damaged spots can sometimes be ground out, patched, and blended. More often, if a coating is peeling in several places, the rest is close behind, and the lasting fix is to grind the whole floor down to sound concrete and start over. We tell you which one makes sense after we look.
Once the slab is clean, many owners choose to recoat with polyaspartic to get the garage back faster. Others replace the flake layer with a new blend.
Epoxy floor repair FAQs
Can you coat over my old epoxy?
Only if it is still firmly bonded everywhere. We grind it to give the new coat something to grip. Loose coating has to come off.
How do I know if moisture is the problem?
We test the slab. White powder, damp spots, or blisters near the edges are common signs.
Is your floor coating coming up?
Call (760) 488-6520 or send a few photos of the floor through the form for a free estimate.