[luke-44]

Re: CSX 4027 - in the heirechy of concrete surface prep methods -acid etching is at the bottom - despite following the instructions, many times the results are less than satisfactory - for a variety of both technical and environmental reasons which is far too involved to get into in this forum. My own personal job turned out A1, hence my comments that it can can be done, but, this is my business - every day. Shot blasting is far away the best surface prep method, as noted by Evans, - however - it requires special equipment not available to the layman.

Like everything it comes down to $$.

A good epoxy lining by a qualified installer will likely run $3-4-6/per SF - the bigger the job, the less the cost - setup is a major cost. Take it on yourself, and you can do a 20'X 20' garage for a few hundred $$ for the materials.

I can't comment on the racedeck approach as to $$.

I can comment that a properly done epoxy lining is second to none in appearance. This is why you see them in a lot of the pro race carshops - clean up is a breeze. I'm not selling here - actually, these small jobs are not what I do, nor prefer to get involved with. I only offer my comments to share some knowledge.

luke-44