Epoxy Floor Repairs & Coating Removal in the Illawarra
Peeling garage paint, a failed epoxy floor, or cracks and chips that need fixing before a new coat: tell us what’s wrong and we’ll arrange a free quote from an independent local contractor.
- Free quotes
- Peeling and failed coatings assessed
- Repair or full recoat options explained
Repair, or remove and start again?
Small areas of damage can often be patched. When a coating is lifting across the floor, it usually needs to come off completely so a new system can bond to the concrete. Photos help the contractor tell which you need.
Common repair jobs
- Patching chipped or damaged areas of an existing coating
- Filling cracks, joints and spalled concrete
- Recoating worn traffic lanes with a fresh topcoat
- Repairing hot-tyre damage in garages
- Preparing a damaged slab before a new coating
Signs a coating needs removing
- Peeling or flaking across large areas
- Bubbles and blisters throughout the floor
- Coating lifting under car tyres
- DIY garage paint wearing through
- Coating coming away in sheets when scraped
Getting the old coating off
Failed coatings are usually removed by diamond grinding, sometimes with more aggressive tooling for thick layers. The aim is to get back to clean, sound concrete, so the new system bonds to the slab rather than to the old coating.
The contractor will also look for why the old coating failed, such as moisture, contamination or poor preparation, so it does not happen again.
Common problems and fixes
These are the problems contractors see most often, and the usual way to deal with them. The right fix depends on the cause.
| Problem | Usual cause | Typical fix | Worth knowing |
|---|---|---|---|
| Peeling coating | Poor preparation, moisture or contamination | Remove the coating, prepare the slab properly and recoat | Coating over a failing floor usually fails again |
| Hot-tyre lifting | Thin coating or weak bond | Remove affected areas or the whole floor and use a full system | Ask about hot-tyre resistance for the new coating |
| Cracks | Shrinkage or slab movement | Fill and grind flush, then recoat | Moving cracks can show through again |
| Chips and spalling | Impact or weak surface concrete | Cut out, fill and level, then coat | Repairs may be visible on solid-colour floors |
What a repair or removal job involves
Small repairs can take a day. Full removal and a new coating usually take a few days. The contractor will confirm timing after seeing the floor.
Cure times
Repair materials and new coatings both need time to cure. Ask the contractor when the floor can be walked on and driven on.
- Assess the damage. Find the extent of the problem and why it happened.
- Remove or cut back. Failed coating is ground off, or damaged areas are cut back.
- Repair the concrete. Cracks, chips and spalling are filled and levelled.
- Recoat. A new system, or a patch and topcoat, is applied.
- Cure and handover. The floor cures before it goes back into use.
What a proper repair does
- Deals with the cause, not just the symptom
- Gives the new coating a sound surface to bond to
- Restores a clean, uniform floor
- Avoids repeating the same failure
Worth knowing
- Patches on existing coatings may not match perfectly
- Removing old coatings adds time and cost
- Moisture problems need to be solved before recoating
- Some old coatings are very hard to remove
What affects the price
Repair and removal jobs vary a lot. These are the main factors.
- How much coating needs removing
- Thickness and type of the old coating
- Amount of crack and concrete repair
- Moisture or contamination problems
- The new system you choose
Avoiding the same problem again
Most coating failures come back to preparation, moisture or a coating that was too thin for the job. Ask the contractor to explain why the old floor failed and how the new system deals with it.
After the repair, follow the cure times before driving on the floor, and clean up oil and chemical spills promptly.
Related services
Repair quotes across the Illawarra
Surrounding areas on request.
Repair and removal questions
Can a peeling epoxy floor be patched?
Small damaged areas sometimes can. If the coating is lifting across the floor, patching usually just moves the problem, and full removal is the better option.
Why did my garage floor peel?
Common causes are poor preparation, moisture coming through the slab, oil contamination, coating over old paint, and coatings too thin to handle hot tyres.
Can new epoxy go over old epoxy?
Only if the old coating is sound and well bonded, and it is properly sanded or ground first. A failing coating needs to come off.
How is old garage paint removed?
Usually by diamond grinding, which removes the paint and prepares the concrete in one step.
Will cracks come back?
Static cracks repaired properly usually stay hidden. Cracks that are still moving can reappear through any coating.
Get a quote to fix your floor
Tell us the suburb, the size of the floor and what is wrong with it. Close-up photos of the damage help the contractor work out the cause and the fix.
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