Concrete shot blasting

OMG ITS BEAN

OMG ITS BEAN

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Does anyone know anybody that does concrete shot blasting? Looking to put an epoxy floor in my basement and I wanted to have it shot blasted first. I know I can rent one but would rather have someone come do it depending on the cost.
 
I rented a diamond grinder from Home Depot when I did my garage. Still needed to be power-washed though - not sure how you could do that indoors.

-Geoff
 
moneypit said:
All the machines I've seen are too big to get into a basement
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Yup, Used to do industrial coatings and I have never seen a machine that could ever make it down stairs. So unless you have a walk out basement you will have to grind/scarify.
 
My buddy works for Hoover Wells, the company who does most of the assembly plants around here, and he does floors on the side if your interested?
 
Are you sure its necessary?
Water based U-Coat it paint I used on my shop floor going on 12 years now has held up very well..... salt/snow/dirt/vehicles/dragging equipment across it/hi-lows driving on it daily....
I had a customer in the other day dropping off a trans that does epoxy for a living..... He was in shock when I told him how old the paint on my floors were....
 
Detroit Gearbox said:
Are you sure its necessary?
Water based U-Coat it paint I used on my shop floor going on 12 years now has held up very well..... salt/snow/dirt/vehicles/dragging equipment across it/hi-lows driving on it daily....
I had a customer in the other day dropping off a trans that does epoxy for a living..... He was in shock when I told him how old the paint on my floors were....
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What was the condition of the concrete before you applied it?
 
I did my shop (470 sqft) with a 7" grinder, cup wheel and a Dust Muzzle. I used a sprayer to keep the surfaces damp while cleaning up the remaining dust. The dust muzzle and water bong (what, that's what it is) did a really good job keeping the dust down, but it's not perfect. I did U-coat It, but since this was the middle of winter I did not opt for the urethane top coat due to the fumes. The coating has held up ok, but the areas where I do a lot of welding and grinding are pretty thin now, but it's to be expected with all the abrasive steel dust on the ground.
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mustangmike6996 said:
What was the condition of the concrete before you applied it?
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The previous owner pulled his dual tanom gravel haulers inside every night. Dirt, grease stains, old crappy looking.... it looked pretty bad.
My hig volume areas are flaking and worn..... lower traffic areas such as foot traffic it still shines.
 
soap said:
The floor drains go to your sump. I'm not sure I would want concrete slurry going through my sump pump.

Just a thought.

--Joe
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Yup... Lost all my sump pumps this way didn't know this... That was a expensive fuckup...
 
ReiKo said:
Yup... Lost all my sump pumps this way didn't know this... That was a expensive fuckup...
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For what its worth I have sewage pumps that are supposed to be able to handle solids better. I was originally looking into the shot blasting because it is supposed to collect more of the debris it creates as opposed to grinding. I've got around 1200-1300 sqft to do so the hand grinder is out.
 
OMG ITS BEAN said:
For what its worth I have sewage pumps that are supposed to be able to handle solids better. I was originally looking into the shot blasting because it is supposed to collect more of the debris it creates as opposed to grinding. I've got around 1200-1300 sqft to do so the hand grinder is out.
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Solids are way different then concreate muck... I smoked a Zoeller model 98... If you do grind you can always use a shop vac and duct tape the hose to the head to suck up the dust into those specialty bags to cut down on dust...
 
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