DuraGrade - Concrete Paint & Protective Floor Coating - Concrete Grey, 1Gal | 1 Gallon, Concrete Floor Paint, No Primer Needed, UV Resistant, Durable Finish for Garages, Basements & Patios

Used for garage floor, great adhesion and true color. Little bit goes a long way. We used two coats. Can not stress enough to read the instructions Good quality. Cost is a little high but worth it

I spent a ton of time researching what type of product to use on my very ugly front cement porch (the cement was very patchy and discolored on many spots from when the house was built a few years ago). Overall I’m very happy with this product. It is very durable and looks so nice when it’s completed. Application itself was fairly simple. One issue I had is that I learned the hard way that if you put a coat on too thick it would leave air bubbles that would pop. Even though I was very careful with applying it, the bubbles popped and got on my siding/trim (see photo). It’s not super noticeable unless you’re looking for mistakes and I’d still do this project again. I ended up also doing the whole front foundation on the house after completing the porch because I thought it looked so nice. I added some grit into the top layer on the steps and porch to keep it from being too slick when wet. So far it is great! I would recommend to get this project done all in the same day… I made the mistake of doing touch ups the next morning and the leftover product had started getting hard. Thankfully I had shut the can well enough that once I cut through the top of the product there was enough to finish my touch ups. Also recommend pulling painters tape off when it’s still wet, and just using a new roller/brush for each coat. Even though I had bagged the roller/brush to keep air out, parts of it dried and were hard so I had to get a new one out anyway. This stuff is rock hard when it dries and made it pretty difficult to pull the tape the next day. Overall a good buy.

Applied this to my garage floor 5 years ago and it's still holding up perfectly. No flaking, pealing, or discoloring. I live in the Midwest, so it's exposed to temperature extremes and road salt. Full disclosure: my garage floor was less than 2 years old, so I didn't have extensive stains or moisture issues. Some of my lessons learned: 1. Prep prep prep. Follow the instructions. I cleaned and etched extensively. This stuff is too expensive to not take the extra steps. 2. Apply Thin coats. This is solvent based, so putting it on too thick can cause bubbles. 3. Similarly, work on small sections unless you figure out technique. It's easy to accidentally apply uneven coats and get some bubbly parts. 4. Dry times are based on air moisture. I applied this in November when it was about as dry as possible and it took 2-3 days to dry between coats. I applied some to my garage side walls during the summer and it dried within a couple hours. 5. Make sure your work area is well ventilated and you wear a mask. This is solvent-based so it puts off some serious fumes. 6. If you're not confident you can finish your project quickly (or trying applying during November...), I would buy multiple 1 gallon cans instead of a 5 gallon can. This stuff still cures in the can and creates a hardened layer if left for too long. It's also kind of hard to judge how much you need because subsequent coats take less paint.

Rust Bullet Duragrade for Concrete was easy to apply with minimal preparation and no mixing (unlike epoxy). The floor looks shiny when dry. I did scrape some off when moving a shelf unit back into the garage and there is a spot that rippled (not sure why). Overall, I am very pleased with the product.

Good morning everyone . Very bad paint! I do not recommend anyone to buy it! It is thick and while painting the floor in the garage, it became thick and it was impossible to continue working with this paint! I had to buy new paint from another company at Home Depot, and painted the floors gray because the store didn't stock black. And yet, the goods are not accepted back! In the end, I wasted so much money! In the photo, my garage is painted Another Gray color , Another company.

The likes: Several other reviews were very, very helpful with tips. Such as you must use thin coats or bubbles will appear. I would urge you to use a respirator type mask as it's extremely strong in odor. Luckily I was doing an outside porch with some breeze so I cheated some and used an N5 mask. But I would still recommend a better one. I bought 2 cans because I though one wouldn't cover 280 feet with two coats. But actually it will do two coats. However, I was still glad I did because the Light Gray color looked very Lilac in appearance. So I bought the second can in Concrete Gray, which is darker and less blues. But the gray colors still have quite a bit of blue in the appearance. For our purposes, it was ok, but if you are picky about color, you might want to get a swatch first from mfg. I don't mean to be overly critical about the color because it's pretty subjective. As an example, concrete is a Matte finish most of the time. And Rust bullet is quite glossy in appearance and will be more smooth than concrete. So place next to one another, plain concrete will look quite a bit different than the concrete gray of Rust Bullet. I applied two coats and I did have to go back with a small roller and touch up several areas but that's just because I had the first coat lighter than the second and a few spots showed through. Also make sure you get quality brushes for cut in. I bought some Epoxy brushes off Amazon and they were terrible with bristles that came out. Ugh. Hate cheap brushes. The drying time is very accurate 4 to 5 hours. But keep in mind the max time between coats is twelve hours. So I really had to plan smart. Do one coat. As soon as it was ready to be walked on, 4.5 hours later, do the second coat before it got dark. I used Acetone that my wife had to help get it off my hands. The brushes became throw away. The rollers are Nap type rollers for epoxy use 3/8". Worked well. If you splash any on an area you don't want painted, good luck getting it off. I used some of the Acetone to help break down a few accidents. I even got a little on a doorknob that I used Goof Off on to get it off but it was a challenge. Stuff is truly like glue when it dries so try not to wait long to clean up. Also I like that you don't need to acid wash as prep. A power wash and vacuum of the area was all that was needed.

The garage floor had been painted before. I just followed the instructions: cleaned the floor with special acid, sanding with an electrical hand sander ( not the professional floor sander), cleaned again with a bit of clorox diluted in water. Left the floor dry for 24 hours. Applied one coat with the garage door fully opened for ventilation. Applied a second coat after 3 hours (previous layer dry at finger touch). Parked the SUV ( heavy car) after 10 days, for first time. One month has passed and the floor still looks as if no car was parked there. I use the car about 3-4 times per week, so even the pressure of a heavy car parked there for the other 3-4 consecutive days, it is tolerated by this paint. I painted the floor in summer, between 25-30C of temperature, about 70% humidity, left garage door opened for 2 days. Paint super easy to roll. Super sticky when drying, use gloves, skin and eye protection. You may have to discard brushes and rollers used. Looks like a kind of thick plastic or ceramic or polymer. Amazing. Glossy appearance How long is going to last, I do not know but until now I am super extra happy with the results.

This product seems very tough and durable. And it cleans up decently off your hands with acetone. We used a brush to coat around the room and around roughed in plumbing. We used epoxy rollers for the main floor area b/c you do not want any shedding of fuzz from your roller when you apply this finish. I put down 2 coats of color (Turquoise, which is lovely by the way) followed by one coat of clear after which I had to touch up in many areas. The first coat took 90 minutes to complete (900 SF). The next 2 coats took 1 hour each to apply. I went meticulously across the room painting myself out the front door each time. I rolled one direction to put the paint on the floor, then rolled perpendicularly across the area to get best coverage, not miss areas, and to try for a smooth finish. The first coat of color went down wonderfully! The second coat however was very difficult b/c you could not see where you had been and were you needed to go. Additionally, the roller marks were much more prominent with the second coat. Another problem is if you have a drip from the roller and do not see it to roll over it to spread it out or if you have even a small puddle that you miss and do not roll out, it expands and bubbles as it cures and leaves blemishes in the finish. We had to sand more than a few of these after the second color coat. But fortunately we did not have to recoat with color. The clear coat covered the sanded areas just fine. The clear coat was another matter... I seemed to have greater issues with uneven texture at the edge of the roller and with back and forth roller movement with the clear coat than with the color coats. It wasn't roller marks per se, but rather blotchy areas where the coating was uneven- not smooth. As with the second color coat, it was very difficult to see where you had been and where you needed to go with the clear coat. Consequently, I missed a number of places and had to go back over those areas after the 3rd coat of this stuff had dried. I can't say that my efforts substantially improved the outcome, maybe some... But this is not a perfect finish. I am disappointed with the way this floor looks... It is a workshop, so it will have to do, but for all the hard work we put out (no corners were cut) and with our experience, I had higher hopes for the floor. We worked for 4 days on this and we are experienced painters and have used almost every paint product and type out there... except for this one. Each coat was completely dry before the next went down. I can honestly and sadly say that I would not use this product again and would not recommend it either. I really would like to like this stuff. But it is SOOOO hard to work with and it doesn't level itself much at all!!! And that is the biggest problem that I see with it overall. Therefore getting a professional looking outcome is nearly impossible with a roller... we used rollers b/c this product behaves like thinned down gorilla glue so I did not want to ruin a sprayer. It is VERY sticky, expands and bubbles as it dries if it is not a very thin layer. Clean up is best attempted with acetone. We were fairly successful getting this stuff off of our hands with acetone, but brushes (for the edges of the room), rollers, tray liners, etc were sacrificed. There was no cleaning them! Finally, this product is listed as low VOC, but WEAR A RESPIRATOR!!! It is a must. Our 900 SF shop became overwhelming after 15-20 minutes of putting this down. My eyes were burning and the smell was getting very powerful. Applying this without a respirator has to be toxic to your health! The respirator allowed me to breath, but my eyes burned and watered after the first 20 minutes and until each coat was done and I was back out in fresh air.