Garage Floor Coating of Atlanta is calling on the “1-day” garage floor coating industry to back up its performance claims with real evidence instead of marketing language
Atlanta, GA (PRUnderground) September 18th, 2026
Homeowners across metro Atlanta and the nation at large are hearing similar claims: rapid-cure coatings billed as “20 times stronger than epoxy,” installed in a single visit, with little explanation of what that number is actually measuring or against what standard.
Here’s why it matters for your floor.
Georgia’s Red Clay and Rainfall Make Speed a Risky Shortcut
Metro Atlanta sits on expansive red clay that holds water and shifts with the seasons, and the region sees some of the heaviest annual rainfall in the Southeast. That combination sends moisture up through concrete slabs long after a garage looks dry on the surface.
A rapid-cure coating (typically a polyaspartic or similar compound) applied straight to bare concrete cures before it can properly bond to that moisture-prone surface, which is exactly the setup a moisture-mitigating epoxy base is designed to prevent.
“There is nothing wrong with polyaspartic technology, we use it extensively ourselves,” said Robert G. Hanson, President and CEO of Garage Floor Coating Franchise System Inc. “The problem is where it’s being used. Rapid-cure polyaspartics and polyureas belong on top of the system, not directly on the concrete.”
Polyaspartics are great for protecting against UV fading, spills, and impacts from dropped tools, but they do nothing to stop moisture vapor transmission. That leaves a garage floor coating that looks great on install day vulnerable to bubbling, peeling, and full delamination as the years pass.
What a 2-Day Garage Floor Coating Adds That a 1-Day System Skips
A 1-day system typically means one primer coat, a flake broadcast, and a single topcoat, finished in a single visit.
Garage Floor Coating of Atlanta’s 2-day process adds a 100% solids moisture-mitigating epoxy base beneath the flake, followed by two 100% solids polyaspartic topcoats instead of one.
The epoxy layer is engineered to stop moisture vapor transmission and hydrostatic pressure before it reaches the coating system, allowing the company to offer a Lifetime Moisture Warranty.
That’s simply not possible with a 1-day installation timeline.
Calling for Independent Testing Behind Every Claim
Garage Floor Coating of Atlanta joins the call for independent, comparative testing of:
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Concrete penetration and adhesion
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Moisture-mitigation performance
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Impact and abrasion resistance
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Comparative strength claims
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Plasticizer migration and tire staining
Until that testing exists, a “20x stronger” label is a marketing claim, not a verified fact.
Atlanta homeowners weighing a garage floor coating investment deserve warranty terms and performance numbers they can actually verify, not just a same-day signature deadline.
