I can bet you have seen quite a number of epoxy flooring with bubbles on them. The size of bubbles varies a lot, from an inch in diameter to as small as pinhead. They are found in the entire floor or as a group. A phenomenon calle “out gassin” is what causes this. And it happens when the epoxy begins to dry up. The rise in temperature is the reason for the heating of the air in the concrete making it expand and form bubbles.

To prevent bubbles being formed in epoxy floors application of a primer is recommended. You should use a slower drill to mix the epoxy coating, and when you start to apply it, be sure there is no sunlight hitting directly on the surface you are working with.

Use medium roller if you already decided to use one. Use gentle and slow motions when you are applying your epoxy paint. It is another thing that can help with bubbles that can appear on our garage floor.

Use sandpaper and some rotary scrubber action to get rid of those bubbles on the epoxy coating you have. The first step is to roughen the area with some sandpaper. And then get to dust cleaning. Use a rag dipped in solvent to clean the area you worked on. Apply another coating of epoxy when you are finished with this. Fisheyes is another type of bubbles that can occur. One of the reasons is the silicone that remained on the surface.

You can easily clean this with scrubbing the problematic area with a sandpaper. After this, scrupulously clean the area with a rag dipped in solvent. After this a fresh coating may be applied.

In case you have bubbles appearing through the entire floor, then you should consider to sand blast or shot blast entire area. Use sand blaster to remove the epoxy coat from the area you are working on. Use acid to clean the entire area where problem appeared. In case you are working on a very small area, you can isolate it. A new coating will have to be made after you repair the area in question.

Another cause of formation of bubbles in epoxy garage flooring is excessive moisture. To verify this break one of the blisters thus formed and see if there is any moisture inside.

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