Four clean rectangles of bare concrete, one under each tire, with the coating stuck to the tread. That's hot-tire pickup, and it happens to thin, under-bonded coatings every July along the Wasatch Front.
A tire coming off the freeway in summer can hit 140°F. On a coating that's thin, not fully cured, or sitting on unprofiled concrete, that heat softens the film and the tire's plasticizers bond to it; when the tire cools and the car backs out, the coating comes with it. It's most common on DIY kits and etched floors, and it shows up in the first or second summer.
Grind off the entire failed coating (not just the tire spots), moisture-test, repair, and install the full system. Hot-tire pickup is explicitly covered under our 15-Year warranty because it should never happen on a properly installed floor.
No — the rest of the floor has the same weak bond and will lift next. Full removal and reinstall.
About 48 hours. Parking sooner is the one way to get pickup on a good floor.
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