DIY Rhino Epoxy Floor Coating Kit

Rhino Liner has entered the DIY garage floor coatings arena. Rustoleum Epoxy Shield now has a little competition.

Rhino Linings offers a whole lot more than just truck bed coatings and they are entering the DIY market.
Rhino Linings has set out to develop the highest quality of high performance coatings based in polyurea, polyurethane, and epoxies. There actually have five "divisions" of their coatings:

1. Vehicle Protection. (bed liners)
2. Industrial. (polyurethane, poly urea, and polyaspartic)
3. Epoxy. (any two part mix)
4. Concrete Solutions. (stamping, flaking, trowel top, tuff grit... etc
5. Military. (fuel containment systems)

Rustoleum is more of a do it your self kind of company and they don't really focus in commercial coating like Rhino. A company, like Rhino, that primarily focuses on industrial coatings could probably put out a better product since they are more influenced by creating chemicals that have to hold up to extremes. Its hard to analyze the exact chemical difference so we can take a look at the box contents and features to see if one logically stands out as a superior product. 

This system sounds similar to Rustoleum's Garage Epoxy System. The box contents are very similar too:

Rustoleum Shield  Box Contents ($84.86)	DIY Rhino Epoxy Floor Coating  Kit Box Contents ($78.97)
1 Gallon of Paint	½ Gallon Resin
1 Quart Activator	½ Gallon Hardener
Color Chips	Color Chips
Concentrated Floor Cleaner	Citric Acid Concentrate
Stir Stick	Stir Stick
Detailed Instructions and DVD	Detailed Instructions and MSDS Information

Both Products are very similar in features too:

-Features-	Rustoleum	Rhino
Indoor Use Only	Yes	Yes
Protection from Grease, and Oil	Yes	Yes
Two Part Water Based Epoxy	Yes	Yes
One Coat	Yes	Yes
Protection from Hot Tire Pick Up	Yes	Yes
Coverage	250 Sq Ft	250 Sq Ft
Colors Available	30 (tint base)	3
Sheen of Finish	Gloss	Semi-Gloss
Cost	($84.86)	($78.97)
Where to Buy?	Any Home Improvement Center	Currently Internet Only: Amazon, Ebay, or Buy Rhino .com

The choice is hard to make because the products are so similar. Currently the Rustoleum product stands out as the winner because of its availability to buy it. Rustoleum's products can be bought in any major retail store. Its also tintable in 30 colors whereas the Rhino product is only available in three. 

Maybe when it comes down to it it might be a choice of saying the following when asked about your sweet looking garage floor:

"Yup, its Rhino Lined!" 

(That sounds cool)

"I used Rustoleum Epoxy Sheild."

(Not so cool sounding?)

What do you think? Which would you rather buy?