When homeowners start exploring polyaspartic flooring for their garage, epoxy is often part of the conversation. While both products are used in professional systems, they are designed to do very different jobs. Understanding how epoxy and polyurea-polyaspartic products work together is the key to choosing a garage floor coating that holds up through Michigan’s changing seasons.
How Epoxy Floor Coating Supports Polyaspartic Flooring Performance
Epoxy is best known for its ability to bond tightly to concrete. Applied thickly, a moisture-mitigating epoxy serves as a high performance primer and base coat, especially important in garages where concrete contains hidden moisture. A slow-curing, moisture mitigating epoxy deeply penetrates the concrete slab…and because it’s a “high-build” coating, it goes down thickly. The thick, deeply penetrating epoxy coating creates a stable surface for additional layers. (It acts as a moisture vapor barrier).
Epoxy flooring is also commonly used indoors where sunlight exposure is minimal. While this material is highly durable, it does not provide strong UV protection. Over time, UV exposure can cause fading or chalking, which is why epoxy is rarely used as the finished surface in garage environments.
Why Polyaspartic Flooring Is Ideal for Michigan Garages
Once the concrete is properly prepped and primed with the moisture-mitigating epoxy, and the chosen flake blend broadcast into it, dual 100%-solids polyaspartic coatings are applied. These coats cure quickly and offer exceptional resistance to UV exposure, chemicals, road salt, oils, and hot tire transfer.
Polyaspartic coatings are not recommended for direct to concrete application; they perform best as color and/or clear topcoats installed over an epoxy base.
Designing a Garage Floor Coating Built for Michigan Weather
The most durable garage floor coating systems are not about choosing epoxy or polyaspartic products. They are about using each coating material where it performs best. Epoxy creates the base bond and structural integrity, while the polyaspartic top coat protects the surface and maintains the coating system’s appearance year after year.
Garage Floor Coating of Michigan also offers a Live Coatings Visualizer, allowing you to preview colors and flake blends in your actual garage or home. This tool makes it easier to see how different polyaspartic flooring styles will look before making a final decision.
Schedule a Consultation with Garage Floor Coating of Michigan
If you are considering polyaspartic flooring for your Michigan garage, Garage Floor Coating of Michigan is ready to help. Contact our team today to schedule a consultation, explore design options, and install a garage floor coating system engineered for long term durability and everyday use.