Just put down Armorpoxy II, my thoughts so far.

[infinkc]

This past weekend I spent the days putting down Armorpoxy II.



I ordered the job on a pallet kit since I had 1700sqft of floor to do

, never did receive tracking info from them. Came about a week and a half later.



Instructions and videos are somewhat vague, would have though they had more detailed instructions or tips.



Didn’t know how many rollers, buckets, coverage, what to do with the acid etch.



First issue I ran into was letting the acid dry on the floor, no where did it say keep wet at all times. This created a white calcium film that I had to ultimately pressure wash off. Pretty tedious for a 1700sqft job.



Once I had the floor prepped and clean, I went to go make sure I had everything to lay down the epoxy. Kit was missing the drill mixer and bucket liners as stated on their site. Had to call them, they said just to use the bucket over again. I went out and bought a mixer and more buckets.



Now for the roller, I spoke with them and a roller is good for the entire base or topcoat as the epoxy won’t dry to it while working. Would have been nice to know that in the instructions.



Well got the base coat done, much easier to to the cracks and edges first.



Base went on smooth with not too much effort. Hardest part was just controlling how much you pour out of the bucket. It had a good hour of work time at least.



Let dry 24 hours and went onto the topcoat. One thing nice was the base and top are the same color, so any spots that got missed are covered up.



The top coat is much less viscous and easily went on. Only complaint was between batches the gray shade was slightly off so I can see the color difference.



I put in 1/2 can of the anti slip additive per mix. If I did it again, I would have put the full can. I didn’t know what to expect with the additive.



The floor is very slick, even in areas with a lot of additive. Hope it gets less as I wear it in..



Biggest complaint is this stuff has a strong odor, i suggest wearing a ventilator. I am in California, and there is no way the stuff was low voc like it was supposed to be.



Armorpoxy customer service was exceptional in answering all my questions that I had.



So overall inhad some minor issues, but nothing to cry about. Floor looks great. Can’t wait to start putting it to use. Call me crazy also for doing this all by myself. Took roughly 3 hours to lay down each coat.

 

[voiddweller]

Looks great! That's a huge area!

I'll be posting my experience with the ArmorUltra job on a pallet after I finish cleaning it up in Word.

I had some of the same experiences. Anti-slip was a pain because it kept settling to the bottom of the roller pan. Mixing in the pan didn't help. I wish I had more.

Its been a week and the fumes are still strong.

Overall, good customer service and product.

 

[CJseven]

Looks great, I’m fixing to start my armorpoxy tomorrow. I’ll be doing 1200sqft alone, been cleaning for almost 3 weeks on and off.

 

[Triman8654]

I requested a quote over the phone the other day from armour proxy.I was wondering what your price per square foot might have been for your 1700 sq ft. I’m @1500 sq ft. Also it seems that it takes a week and a half for delivery. And delivery was $250 bucks..��

 

[Shea]

Your floor looks great! It should become less slippery as you get some traffic on it. All coatings will develop small microscopic scratches that help with grip. When it first cures it's almost like glass.

Just some tips for others when doing larger floors;

Have a beer or cup of coffee and take a few minutes a day or two before you start to lay out all your steps for the process including the tools you are going to need. Notes on paper works great. This is generally when you notice something might be missing or you need something else. This is also the time you may realize you have a question or two. It's much better to call the vendor and ask questions before you start your project and not in the middle of it.

Here is an article about acid etching if you don't have instructions. As the OP said, do not let your floor dry at all until you do your final rinse.

https://allgaragefloors.com/acid-etch-garage-floor/

When you open each separate container of part-A and part-B, mix it first to make sure content has not settled on the bottom. Use a clean stick or one each designated for the part-A and part-B containers. If you get any residue from part-A into part-B you start a reaction.

When you have more than one color kit to apply, mix all the part-A colored resin into one bucket first (batch mix). This will ensure color uniformity. You can then pour the proper volume of the part-A into a bucket with each part-B hardener to mix.

Don't mix all the kits together at once!​

Pour the part-B hardener into the bucket first. The part-A is more sticky and tends to stick to the side of the bucket if you pour it in first.

Have plenty of good quality rollers available and use a new roller with each newly mixed batch.

Have fun and enjoy your work afterwards

 

[voiddweller]

@Shea Excellent advice.

 

[Willypu]

Looks nice, mine will be 1500 sq ft. but won't be ready for floor coating until next Spring.

 

[danb35]

Interesting; my instructions were quite clear that if you had multiple containers of Part A in the color coat, you needed to mix them all together thoroughly to achieve a consistent color in the floor. I'm doing my own floor now--I primed Friday afternoon, and didn't do well at all applying it consistently. Some areas were thick enough that they hadn't set hard until today, so I did the color coat today. I mixed smaller portions, and had a much easier time applying it evenly to the floor.

Clear coat tomorrow, assuming this sets properly by then.

 

[CJseven]

Mine also said to mix all the color into one batch, will be doing the epoxy coat tomorrow, finished the primer coat Sunday morning at 2:30 AM

 

[danb35]

Your primer looks a lot better than mine. I was surprised at how gray Part A of my (Desert Tan) color coat looked in the can. Mixed and rolled out on the floor, though, it looks just fine.

 

[infinkc]

Interesting; my instructions were quite clear that if you had multiple containers of Part A in the color coat, you needed to mix them all together thoroughly to achieve a consistent color in the floor. I'm doing my own floor now--I primed Friday afternoon, and didn't do well at all applying it consistently. Some areas were thick enough that they hadn't set hard until today, so I did the color coat today. I mixed smaller portions, and had a much easier time applying it evenly to the floor.

Clear coat tomorrow, assuming this sets properly by then.

odd, these are the only instructions i had, looked at it again, didnt say anything about mixing multiple. Wish i had thought of it.
https://254gg219z24i1qbcah3y1wxe-wp...ploads/2017/02/JOB-ON-PALLET-INSTRUCTIONS.pdf

 

[danb35]

odd, these are the only instructions i had,

Yeah, looks like they use different instructions for each type of kit. I had two of their 600-sq ft. "ArmorClad master kits" for my 1200 sq ft shop, and those instructions do include that direction--but the instructions for the "job on a pallet" don't. It seems obvious to me now, but I don't know that I would have thought about it otherwise.

 

[kitchenTablesaw]

Wow, that is a hell of a garage, OP!

 

[Armorpoxy]

Great job guys! Yes even the CA approved coatings have some solvents which dissipate fairly quickly. We do offer zero VOC coatings but they are a lot more expensive and harder to work with in many cases.

Terrific looking garage!