It depends on whether the surface to be painted is interior or exterior. I'll assume it's a garage floor or exterior patio. The key is prep. You MUST make sure grease/oil are removed from the cement Oil Dri or kitty litter can be used to remove these kinds of problem stains from the surface. then you should scrub the surface with TSP (Tri sodium Phosphate)and a good scrub brush . Then you need to allow the cement to fully dry (at LEAST 3 days) before you apply a sealer to the cement. Then a cement primer (Dry Lock) can be applied prior to the finish product. Epoxy products are outstanding, but only if all the steps taken before the epoxy is applied are taken. Most people experience peeling and other problems as a reult of painting over a surface that was never sealed or was not allowed to dry properly, prior to the paint being applied. Good luck with your project.

Steve has told us multiple times on here that he was handed his business by his father, who had gotten it from his father. I'll go back to ignoring your posts. Sorry for giving you another chance. I knew it would come back to bite me.

What type of sealer are you referring to, Steve? Doesn't epoxy only bond well with certain coatings? My understanding is the solvents within epoxy based paints will cause pealing if the applied "sealer or paint" that already exists can't withstand epoxy solvents?

Also, i heard the only reason to use tri-sodium phosphate was to neutralize acids that would be used to wash the surface prior. Is that true? If so,why didn't you recommend acid-washing first?

This is what most of the hosts say if you really listen. How many callers have something that is ground breaking? If you don't like ES for his "racist joke" cool but to hate on him for his calls that most guys say is not that strong.

I smell a bit....

Um...No. What I said was that I grew up working for my Grandfather and my father and continued to do so until I graduated from College. I majored in Law Enforcement Administration and worked as a police officer for 2 1/2 years while working my off days ( we worked 10 hour shifts 4 days a week, giving me 3 days off each week) with my dad. When my Dad suffered a heart attack and needed my help, I resigned from the police force. Thats a far cry from being "handed" a business. But then the actual facts dont support your position as well, so changing them to better suit you makes perfect sense.

Housepainting is a good way to learn the feel of a brush, the mixture of colors. It also gives one plenty of time to think.

Housepainter Adolf Hitler thought up Naziism.

The crisis consists precisely in the fact that the old is dying and the new cannot be born; in this interregnum a great variety of morbid symptoms appear.

I have a concrete exterior patio but its already been painted by someone who didn't know what the hell they were doing. I think I am just going to tear the whole thing out and put in some nice pavers.

Well Mac told me to to tell you to go FUCK YOURSELF!!! ..So now it's been said .. .

I have a concrete exterior patio but its already been painted by someone who didn't know what the hell they were doing. I think I am just going to tear the whole thing out and put in some nice pavers.

If you tear the patio up, don't be suprised to find a hardwood floor underneath. If HGTV has taught me anything, it's this. Long ago, all manmade surfaces, and some occurring in nature, were nice hardwood floors. Then one day, all of the nice hardwood floors were covered with other, less attractive surfaces, and forgotten about. No one knows why, but it is beleived that it was to preserve the lustruous hardwood floors for a special occasion, like a wedding or the Rapture.

If you tear the patio up, don't be suprised to find a hardwood floor underneath. If HGTV has taught me anything, it's this. Long ago, all manmade surfaces, and some occurring in nature, were nice hardwood floors. Then one day, all of the nice hardwood floors were covered with other, less attractive surfaces, and forgotten about. No one knows why, but it is beleived that it was to preserve the lustruous hardwood floors for a special occasion, like a wedding or the Rapture.

How about when he calls in to every existing radio show to repeat the same mundane point (except B&B of course, as they don't have the proper respect for the brand)? How about the fact that he truly believes he has attained Chicago icon status, based on the fact that he calls in to every single radio show to bestow his insightful thoughts? Can I dislike him for that? Am I allowed?

Its not really a patio as much as it is my back yard. I live in an old part of town where the gigantic lots of 150 years ago were chopped up i to smaller lots. Its really just like a giant sidewalk/back yard. It looks like shit and I can't really put the pavers down over the top of it because it wouldn't match the grade of the yard and It also connects to the garage and would not match. It won't be that hard to do as I have of those giant chainsaw looking concrete saws and a hammer drill. Finding somewhere to go with the concrete though will be a task.

Well Mac told me to to tell you to go FUCK YOURSELF!!! ..So now it's been said .. .

Dump it anywhere in Indiana.

Also if you fuck someone like they are a millionaire they might go try to be one.

the victory cry of low achievers

I think the Ohio River could use some bank reinforcement.

Our hotel smelled like dead hooker vagina (before you ask I had gotten a detailed description from beardown)

Its not really a patio as much as it is my back yard. I live in an old part of town where the gigantic lots of 150 years ago were chopped up i to smaller lots. Its really just like a giant sidewalk/back yard. It looks like shit and I can't really put the pavers down over the top of it because it wouldn't match the grade of the yard and It also connects to the garage and would not match. It won't be that hard to do as I have of those giant chainsaw looking concrete saws and a hammer drill. Finding somewhere to go with the concrete though will be a task.

The fact that I did not set up the website and considered it a waste of time is the reason for the spelling errors. Had I set it up myself, I'm pretty sure the word estimate would have been spelled properly. But I had it set up at the behest of my wife. She is a business executive, who believed it was a good idea to establish the website. I do not visit it and remain convinced that it was a waste of time. The best advertising is word of mouth. My customers give my name to their friends, neighbors and relatives. They know the quality of my work before I ever go to their home for an estimate. That matters a lot more than a website.

As far as the quality of my calls ...I think Dan can judge that for himself. He's certainly heard plenty of them. I do believe that your personal thoughts/opinions concerning me, has a lot to do with your critique of my calls. I did bring a lot of the crap I get here upon myself. But that isn't something I didn't anticipate. I enjoy rattling your cage and getting under the skin of many others. It amuses me. But it has nothing to do with what I do on the radio with Dan or the Afternoon Saloon (who I listen to rather than B&B-because they suck) at all. This is a seperate entity and where the radio world is concerned...not very important.

We lose a lot of rights when we look the other way when it doesn't affect our lives or it isn't a cause we agree with.

Les Grobstein's huge hog is proof that God has a sense of humor, isn't it?

ha, ha...he thinks he's part of the show.

I'm certain the same can be said for Maddux Boy and Ten Foot Midget and probably Roy Oswalt's Bulldozer.

I'm certain the same can be said for Maddux Boy and Ten Foot Midget and probably Roy Oswalt's Bulldozer.