Anyone used PURE METALLIC Epoxy?

[MDSPHOTO]

You mean like this?

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That is so damn cool!! Great job! Wish I had done that rather than staining my basement floor.

 

[garagemahalpharoh]

This was a very interesting read and I am eager to hear more on this type of coating............subscribed

 

[PieFace]

Here's the video on floor prep.

again, the guys from irondrive of new jersey were nuts about making it perfect.

 

[workhurts]

Out of curiosity, how much did it end up costing you? If you don't want to share that's fine. Between prep, material and labor ... either total cost or per sq foot. You did end up using the urethane right?

 

[jy211]

really liking this idea! Anyone on the board have this in their garage?

 

[myksbmw]

In to see more pics!

 

[TheEpoxyGuru]

Just wanted to share a few personal pics of the Pure Metallic's system.

 

[TheEpoxyGuru]

Here A Few More From My Personal Collection Of Pure Metallic Coatings. More on the way

 

[TheEpoxyGuru]

Pure Metallic Epoxy is the only one I know of that can achieve a dramatic dual color finish with out the second color leeching into the first. And you don't need any special tools or know how to achieve this effect.

 

[ct71rr]

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Here A Few More From My Personal Collection Of Pure Metallic Coatings. More on the way

This one is awesome!!!

 

[amberjack1234]

Great looking floors. I have just poured a concrete slab. I am just waiting for better weather to put the building on it and then do the floor. I am going to try the House Of Smoke Ruby mix but I would want more of the ruby effects than what you are showing with the House of Smoke Orange so would I have to buy more of the Ruby effects? I do like the House of Smoke Storm Storm Clouds too.

 

[Seattle Surfaces]

Here are a few we have done including a Chocolate shop we just finished. We are starting another next week.

Hey Fernando, I wanna go on the road trip too!

 

[ADSR]

Nice work, SS!!!

 

[ct71rr]

That Chocolate Shop floor is amazing!

 

[ADSR]

Quick question, guys. When putting epoxy over a radiant slab, is there any weird long term off gassing smells?

 

[LegacyIndustrial]

Like those pics!!
Lord Diesel: Once it's cured, it's cured. I equate the initial smells to that of new carpet, lasting only a little while.


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[jy211]

Here are a few we have done including a Chocolate shop we just finished. We are starting another next week.

Hey Fernando, I wanna go on the road trip too!

Wish you were here in South Florida!

 

[Speed4Life]

I just discovered this metallic stuff last week and now I'm really wanting to put some down on my floor when it's ready.

 

[amberjack1234]

Me too but I would love to see some more how-to demos films etc first and not just pictures. Pictures are great to look at but if these guys live 1000 miles from you it's not much of a chance of them coming and doing your floor and the guys in at least a 300 mile radius of me know nothing about doing the metallic epoxy thing. I already have my concrete poured but don't have the building on it yet so I was hoping some of these guys that are doing this kind of thing would share some videos with us do-it-your-selfers.

It seems that most of them love to come and post pictures of their work and then leave.

 

[Skeetobite]

I see a lot of texture to the finish in most of these pics (some bubbles here and there too). Is it possible to sand the cured finish smooth and then put on a topcoat of choice?

 

[workhurts]

What texture? It's smooth as a mirror (which in itself poses a different set of problems).

 

[Skeetobite]

When I look at the pictures, I see the glossy goodness and the incredible effect. I also see dents, pocks and door dings. Maybe the product hadn't fully set when the picture was taken. I guess I was expecting a smooth as glass, perfectly self leveling finish.

If this is your floor, I meant no offense, it looks awesome. I want it-

 

[jy211]

what's a average cost per ft on this type of floor coating?

 

[workhurts]

Ahh. I see what you mean. That was before the clear epoxy topcoat. There are minimal surface differences prior to the clear because when you drip the metallics it sometimes pushes out more of the base.

It's like an ice rink after the epoxy clear. I will caution slightly about the clear epoxy, it does dull the overall effect slightly. It's not as clear as urethane but is thicker and self levels.

At least that what I think it is, been a while since I took and posted those pics and my poor brain is still recovering from the urethane fumes. The urethane on mine created some orange peel effect but that wasn't an epoxy/metallic issue. Also, nothing looks perfect when looking at a reflection from the lights off the floor.

 

[thegarageguy]

When I look at the pictures, I see the glossy goodness and the incredible effect. I also see dents, pocks and door dings. Maybe the product hadn't fully set when the picture was taken. I guess I was expecting a smooth as glass, perfectly self leveling finish.

If this is your floor, I meant no offense, it looks awesome. I want it-

Those imperfections you pointed out are due to spraying or dripping the thinner (acetone, denatured Alcohol, etc) a little too late where the epoxy set up too fast before it can heal itself. I find some epoxy formulations have higher surface tension than others and are much more prone to this defect when spraying thinners on them. The only way to fix that is to pour a thick clear epoxy over it again.

With that said, these flooring systems are poured or applied in a non controlled environment and are almost certain to have slight imperfections.

 

[LegacyIndustrial]

With that said, these flooring systems are poured or applied in a non controlled environment and are almost certain to have slight imperfections.

That little phrase is more true than anyone knows.

 

[Seattle Surfaces]

This wasn't a metallic floor, but illustrates the point of a non controlled environment.

This guy crawled out of the wall and became part of the floor. Fortunately, he didn't make it far.

Dave

 

[thegarageguy]

thing was bigger than my hand

 

[TheEpoxyGuru]

About 1.50 - 1.80 Per square foot for materials and the you can add about 4- 8 dollars per square foot on labor.

 

[TheEpoxyGuru]

With Pure Metallic epoxy there is NO SPRAYING OF ANY SOLVENT what-so-ever. We use 100% solids epoxy in both the base coat material and the effect. We add some extra material to the effect portion that causes it to spread out. There will always be imperfections in any floor you have, I believe those flaws, like that of every human, are what give the floor its unique character... The picture with the dents in it does not have 100% solid clear coat on it which gives the floor a glass-like appearance. We have several top coat options available to suit the needs of the individual customer.
Thank you,

Andrew Johnson
Pure Metallics
26200 Groesbeck Hwy
Warren, MI 48089 USA

1-800-227-8479
[email protected]
www.originalcolorchips.com

 

[TheEpoxyGuru]

P.S.

We also train people how to put our metallic floors down absolutely free of charge, just last week I walked a 73 year old lady and her husband though the process of putting this down and they had zero issues.

TEG

 

[thegarageguy]

P.S.

We also train people how to put our metallic floors down absolutely free of charge, just last week I walked a 73 year old lady and her husband though the process of putting this down and they had zero issues.

TEG

That should of been video taped! " Why pay for pro service when it's so easy a 73 year old lady with a pace maker and one foot in the grave can do it." Hahaha....Brilliant! And add Benny Hill music....You'd get a million views on Youtube quick.

No offense to old people of course...

 

[LegacyIndustrial]

Rub it in on your elbow, takes away the rheumatism and looks good too!

 

[amberjack1234]

My problem is that there is no one in my area that has ever heard of the stuff. Yes, a video would have been great huh. You professionals work are truly a work of art but my problem with it is you live and work in NJ about 1500 miles from me. Would you like to fly down and do a job for me? I doubt that. So how about you guys giving up some videos? It ain't like we are going to take your job away from you. 95% of us are not artistic enough but we could perhaps improve on putting our own floors down and make it look somewhat professional. Especially the ones like me that can't hire a professional because there aren't any here. There is always going to be someone that is going to hire you to do the work because the don't have the time, skills or any one of a hundred other things. The contractor was going to put my building up the first week of March and now it has been moved to the 8 April. Still enough time to learn something if it were available.

I am the kind of person that don't latch onto things from a description in world but a video and words are indispensable.

 

[LegacyIndustrial]

Amberjack:
We just started shooting video recently, we have one on YouTube now:

Metallic epoxy will be our next subject.
Where are you located?

 

[thegarageguy]

make Google and Youtube your friend

 

[CreteCoater]

This thread is still alive? Shouldn't we be on a plane by now?

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[amberjack1234]

Thank you for the video. I enjoyed it and I may put down the paint chip style floor but right now am interested more in the metallic floors. So I hope that you get it ready soon.

I live on the beach in Wilmington North Carolina.

Thank you TheGarageGuy I will look some more but most of the ones that I have seen are to complicated or require to much artistic ability for the average homeowner. Anyway I am going to give one of them a shot. I have no other choice.

 

[Shea]

You can always do what someone here in the forum did. He purchased some sample test kits from Pure Metallics (I think that was the vendor) and practiced with those to see how it works and determine which color he liked best. There is a thread on it somewhere.

 

[amberjack1234]

Thank you Shea I'll look for it.