Caring for your new floor
The First 72 Hours
Your Garage Kings floor will fully cure in two weeks, and the first 72 hours are the most important. During this period, the following tips will help ensure your floor cures properly:
- In the first 24 hours
- Leave your garage door open as much as possible in order to allow for air circulation. Do not walk on your new garage floor.
- If it's raining, leave the garage door open a crack so it does not get wet.
- Overnight, close the garage door to keep your home secure.
- After 24 hours
- Leave your garage door open as much as possible in order to allow for air circulation. You will be able to walk on the floor at this point, and can place lightweight items on your floor
- Do not drag heavy or sharp items across the floor at any time. Your new garage floor coating is a hard surface and will endure a lot, but dragging heavy or sharp items across the floor will gouge or scratch the floor during its life cycle
- After 36 hours
- Leave your garage door open as much as possible in order to allow for air circulation. At this point, you will be able to place heavyweight items on your floor. Do not drag heavy or sharp items across the floor.
- After 72 hours
- Leave your garage door open, as needed, to allow for air circulation. At this point, you can drive your car(s) back into your garage. Follow the cleaning, caution and care instructions included in this document.
Exercise caution on your floor
The surface may become slippery under certain conditions, including, but not limited to, exposure to wet, oily or greasy conditions. Always exercise caution while on your floor.
Protect your floor
Your floor may be damaged by grease, oil, gasoline, transmission fluid or battery acid. These elements can cause coating to dull in areas where spill or exposure occurs. To avoid such damage, ensure you regularly clean your floor and avoid the use of harsh chemicals or scrubbing/buffing machines.
The Garage Kings topcoat is scratch and impact resistant under normal conditions. The topcoat will, however, scratch and/or chip if heavy or sharp objects are dropped onto, dragged or slid across the floor. General care and caution should always be exercised.
To ensure against staining, any rusty metal items require protection between the floor coating and the metal item.
To avoid tire staining or tire marks on your floor, vehicle pads are recommended for motorcycles, all-terrain vehicles, high-performance vehicles, and vehicles that are not moved regularly. Appropriate vehicle pads include: clear pieces of acrylic, pieces of aluminum diamond plate, or strips of carpet. Do not use vehicle pads with a rubber backing.
Other potential issues
Concrete cracking, heaving, shifting, popping, settling or ground movement can also damage your floor. These issues are not related to floor coating installation and are not included in our warranty.
Aggregate pops may occur in the concrete when moisture pushes the aggregate up and out of the concrete. These pops are unavoidable when this happens and are not included in our warranty.
While application of the Garage Kings floor coating system greatly increases protection from water and moisture intrusion, it is not intended to be a waterproofing solution. Shifting and moving of the precast concrete may occur. Garage Kings does not guarantee against water leakage or intrusion to areas below precast concrete or the actual surface coated. Moisture intrusion, hydrostatic pressure or other moisture-related issues are not included in our warranty. These may be repaired for an additional charge.
Touch-ups/repairs
If there is ever a need for a touch-up or repair, there may be a variation in the coating and/or flake colors after the repair is complete. Although Garage Kings will make every attempt to blend the colors, the repair may be noticeable.