Recent content by Greg_WV

The clear coat takes it to a new level! Very happy with the final result. So far, I have noticed two spots were we missed clear coat altogether. One is a 3/4" x 6" strip but the other is ~6"x12" :wtf: Is there anything to use to touch up/cover spots we missed without getting an entire...

Glad I decided to leave the vertical surfaces of the stairs unflaked. I like the two tone look and also think it helps to see the stairs better. If all flaked, might camouflage the steps to an extent. The drain cover blends in well. The second coat and heavy flakes do a very good job of...

Second coat and flakes are done! Took about 2 hours. Was a little nervous as this batch seemed thicker and thought coverage and pot life would be decreased but finished with excess epoxy again. The grid and cups of portioned flakes helped immensely, can't imagine doing without them. Used...

Spent an hour last night scuffed up the entire floor with a pole sander and 100 grit paper because that's what I had. Hopefully good enough for proper adhesion. I vacuumed a couple more times and then did a "test" square with the flakes. Pretty happy with it. Swept them up and and put back...

That's where I am now. Going to try scuffing the floor up tonight and final vacuum before the second coat. Tomorrow night is the second coat and flakes with clear coat to follow Friday or Saturday. Can't wait to be done with this, hoping the juice is worth the squeeze!

Forgot to mention, I had a good amount of epoxy left after finishing the first coat, 3"-4" maybe in a 5 gallon bucket. Guess I could have laid it down a little thicker. I really like the looks of a heavy broadcast of flakes but didn't want to buy 30+ lbs it takes to do full rejection. I have...

First coat of epoxy went down last Sunday night. Went down pretty easy and took about 1.5 hours with me cutting in with the chip brush and 4" roller and my wife following behind with a 9" roller. We left some brush marks and drips and some areas look a little uneven but I have read this is...

The dustless vacuum bags did a great job at containing the dust. I wore a dust mask as an extra precaution especially when doing edges and flipping up the shroud. The first bag lasted for ~1/2 the floor and the second only lasted for 45 minutes of grinding before ripping. Both ripped open at...

I was initially very pleased with the diamabrush for the first 100 sq.ft. of concrete prep as it seemed to be doing a good job and was easy to not leave cup marks. I then realized that 4 of the blades were considerably worn and the other 4 looked barely touched. I thought the wheel may be not...

I am currently in the middle of applying Rustoleum Professional Series Epoxy to my basement floor. I figured I should share my experiences as I have gotten lots of insight from this forum. I just started finishing a portion of my basement that is approximately 22'x26'. I have framed up...