Sunday, February 21, 2010

Stenciling on top of an Epoxy Painted Surface?

I have a concrete floor that I'm going to be painting with an epoxy concrete floor paint. This is for my son's bedroom. He wants to do an outer space type design. We want to stencil, or somehow paint planets %26amp; stars on the floor. The 2 part question is:


Part 1: What would we use to paint on top of this epoxy surface? We would like to use regular spray paint, but don't know if this would work, and if we need some sort of primer, too.


Part 2: Would we wait until the epoxy is fully cured, or would we do this before it's totally cured to ensure the stencil/sprayed paint properly adheres?


Thanks in advance for any help/suggestions someone could offer.Stenciling on top of an Epoxy Painted Surface?
Most paints will have a hard time holding on to a floor that is epoxied. I would suggest looking at floor paints instead of epoxy and you will have no problem as long as you stay with a good latex or oil based paint.Stenciling on top of an Epoxy Painted Surface?
Do the painting in three layers. Put the 'base color' down using any good 'concrete paint' ... then paint the 'space scene' on top of that. For your 'final layer' you should apply the 'epoxy' (it should come in a 'clear' form) ... because it's the EPOXY that will 'hold the color to the concrete' and PROTECT IT from wear. Let each layer DRY COMPLETELY before you add the next layer ...

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