August tires on a Gulf-air slab will tell you if the floor was ground. Moons under the parking pads, sheets lifting at the joints — that is not “humidity.” That is a thin kit on concrete that never got a profile.
What we see
- Hot-tire pickup on big-box epoxy that never got a mechanical grind.
- Peel from the slab on new builds that were coated to hit a punch list.
- Amber film at the open garage door — interior epoxy in the sun.
The redo is grind the failure off, then a wear coat on a profiled slab. Paint-over is how the second failure starts. Product data sheets still warn that rubber can stain and that hot tires can soften a film.
What we install instead
We diamond grind. We run a concrete hardness test every appointment so the diamond matches this pour. Then a wear coat. That is not a bag from a big box, and it is not a hot-tire rating. Mats under the tires help with rubber stain. Prep is what stops the moons.
Free EstimatePeel questions
Why did my garage epoxy peel in Florida?
Almost always prep, not humidity as a slogan. Thin kits on unground slabs let go at the tire print.
What is hot-tire pickup?
Summer tires sit on a hot, thin film and lift it in moons. That is a kit failure. We grind, then install a wear coat. Product data sheets still warn that rubber can stain and that hot tires can soften a film. Mats under the tires help.
Can you coat over a peeling kit?
Not as a paint-over. The failed film comes off with a grind. Then we test and recast the system.
Will it peel again after you redo it?
If the slab is sound, a ground hybrid system is the opposite of a kit. We walk if the slab is still wet from a flood.