Key takeaways
- Retail kits are thin and often water-based.
- Etching does not replace grinding.
- Short pot life makes polyaspartic hard for DIY.
- Failed kits make a professional job more expensive.
What a kit gives you
Retail kits are inexpensive and approachable, but the coating is typically thin, often water-based, and relies on acid etching for prep. That combination is the classic recipe for peeling and hot-tire pickup.
What the pros do differently
Diamond grinding, crack repair, moisture testing, 100% solids or polyurea chemistry, flake broadcast and a UV-stable topcoat, with the tools and the experience to hit a short working time.
When DIY makes sense
For a dry, sound slab in a low-stakes space, a careful DIY job can be fine. For anything you care about long term, the labor and equipment are what you are paying for.
If a kit already failed
We can strip it, repair the slab and start over. Be honest with us about what happened and we will choose the right system.
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