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Applied the 2nd coat of clear this morning and it made a huge difference. Got the shiny glossy look I was hoping for.... Even had some clear left over this time. Will post some pics later. Now, with this nice floor, I need some new lighting options! :thumbup:

Thanks for all of the responses. AG, to answer your question, I used 1.5 gallons of clear. I probably needed 2 gallons. Irondrive, I did not scrape prior to applying the clear. Had I found this site last week, I would've known. :mad: Oh well, what's done is done. I just spoke to the folks at...

I used every last drop. In fact, the last section was very thin, as I was running out. It was enough for 500 sq. feet and I only have about 420 sq ft. Did you squeegee it on or just roll it on?

Hopefully, I uploaded the pictures correctly.

Excuse my ignorance, as this is a new subject for me. But isn't a top coat and clear coat the same thing? The HPU 747 is advertised as a "polyurethane clear coat". Here is the description from the supplier: Original Color Chips High Performance Urethane (HPU 747 VOC) is a clear two component...

I used a 2-part epoxy base coat (before the color chips). Is that what you're referring to? However, it was taupe not clear. I also put down a clear primer before the base coat. Ironically, the primer was much more glossy than the 747 top coat. The 747 is expensive stuff. I'm just wandering if...

Newbie here.... can't believe I found a forum on garages... this is great! Anyway, I just finished my garage floor (taupe base coat w/ a full broadcast of dessert sand color chips). I used the Urethane HPU 747 top coat. The floor looks great. However, I didn't really get the result I was...