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I put hellfire in my shop in 2019 and I’ve been disappointed also. I originally put down just the gray hellfire as that’s all that they offered, saying that it was very durable. Well, my kids power wheels plastic tires put scratches all over it making it look terrible. They sent me enough to...

I also have a question about bridge jacks. It seems like most lifts in the 8-9k pound categories offer a 4500lb bridge jack but I'm wondering if that will be big enough to lift the front of my Ram 2500 Cummins. The truck weighs around 8k and I'm assuming (never weighed the axles) that the...

I just wanted to follow up after a few months of ah omg the clear coat down. So far it is performing just as I had hoped. I’ve done some metal fab (grinding, welding etc.) and it is holding up great. Also I think it just looks a lot better with the clear than without. So far very little as...

Well it’s been a few weeks and I wanted to give an update. So far I’m very happy with the clear coat. It looks amazing! My kids powerwheels has been all over it and while there are a few small scratches, they are not nearly as severe and you can hardly even see them. This seems harder than...

Update. Scotty sent me the new Hellfire Clear Shield and I got it put on the floor yesterday. I had to clean the floor first, then I rented a floor machine with green stripper pads and roughed it up a little bit and then wiped it down with denatured alcohol. I then put a coat of the standard...

Scotty and I have talked and I believe that maybe low humidity was my problem also. My coating seems to be adhered very well so we’ve decided to clean and recoat as well as try the new clear shield. My intent was never to bash anyone or a product but just to share information and if I get a...

Scotty and I have been playing phone tag but I’ll keep you posted on what we figure out. I would love to hear from others that have used it and see some pictures as to how it’s holding up. Most of the stuff I could find was pictures immediately after it was rolled on, not after a few months of...

Yeah, for a product that's marketed as being super tough and durable I cannot believe how easily it scratches and marks! I'm not sure what the definition of tough and durable is to floor coating manufacturers but it's obviously different than mine.

I will contact Scotty. Thanks.

A couple more pics. All of these were taken just after cleaning so this is as good as it’s going to get.

That's the degreaser spot

So I recently built my dream shop, https://garagejournal.com/forum/showthread.php?t=433734&highlight=Airplane+factory and I decided to use Hellfire for the floor coating. I want this to be a working shop and not just a showroom or man cave and I was sold on the fact that it was supposed to be...

So I just built a 30x54x16 shop and I installed a 36k Mr. Cool DIY minisplit. I live in Boise, Idaho and so far it seems to be heating it ok but my question is about how much it is running. It seems like the condenser is running almost constantly. It does seem to have a low and high mode and...

Hey guys, I'm looking for some advice on saws. I have used horizontal bandsaws in the past and they work well but I've been looking at the cold/dry cut chopsaws like the Evolution etc. Does anyone have experience with both? If you could only have one, which would it be? If I were to get a...

It is 4 bays which is nice except the doors are 8’wide x 9’ tall. I’ve got a full-size Dodge Ram that can’t get in it! It really needed 2 double doors, which I may do someday but it will require some engineering since there is a large bonus room over the garage. This way we can park cars in...