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How to Prepare Your Garage Before Coating Day

A few simple steps the week before installation keep the whole process fast and your project on schedule.

One Week Before

Confirm your appointment window and ask any last questions about vehicle access during the cure period. If you have any wall-mounted items — cabinets or shelving — let us know whether you'd like us to detail around them or if you'd rather move them temporarily.

Clear the Floor Completely

Vehicles, bikes, loose totes, sports equipment, and any holiday decorations need to come off the slab — anything sitting directly on the floor. Plan to move parked cars out for the full installation window, not just the morning.

Handle Wall-Mounted & Heavy Items

Cabinets and shelving bolted into wall studs can typically stay in place; we mask and detail carefully around them. Free-standing shelving units should be temporarily relocated, since the entire slab underneath needs to be worked during grinding and coating.

Disconnect What You Can

Unplug any freezers, refrigerators, or garage-mounted equipment sitting directly on the floor so it can be moved out of the way, or let us know in advance if something truly can't be relocated so we can plan around it.

Plan for the Cure Window

Ask the provider for separate application and return-to-use milestones for walking, storage, vehicles, and cleaning. Timing must follow the installed products and actual job conditions.

What You Don't Need to Do

There's no need to pressure wash, clean, or pre-treat the slab yourself — that's handled by our diamond grinding process. Skip any DIY degreasing before we arrive; it isn't necessary and won't speed anything up.

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Simple Prep

Ten Minutes of Prep, Not a Weekend Project

Clearing the slab is really the only thing homeowners need to handle themselves — every technical step of prep happens on installation day, handled by our crew.

If something can't be moved, tell us in advance. We'd rather plan around it than have it slow down the day.

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FAQ

Questions Answered

Usually not — cabinets and shelving anchored to wall studs can stay in place. We mask and work around them.
No — skip it. Our diamond grinding process removes dirt, old coatings, and residue as part of standard prep.
Ask the provider for separate application and return-to-use milestones for walking, storage, vehicles, and cleaning. Timing must follow the installed products and actual job conditions.
Let us know in advance — we can often help move or work around larger items depending on the item and schedule.

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