Recent content by jtl46

I believe what you have is a clear epoxy which for your purposes will be just fine. I used a aliphatic polyurethane which is more durable but also has a lot of VOC's, it has been several days and I can still smell it which is why it is not recommended for use indoors.

I etched the portion of the floor that was new concrete. Two kits will give you more than enough product. Only put the flakes on the second coat. I would recommend that you also put down a good clear poly as a top coat. Good luck, once the prep is done it is pretty easy.

Thanks for the compliments and everyone's help! I had plenty of flake for my taste. I saved a few ounces of the aliphatic top coat and ended up using it today for a few missed spots.

My floor is finally done. Two guys and 6 hours to grind off the multiple layers of floor paint on the "old" floor which was about 260 sf. The original layer was very hard and they spent a good deal of time getting it off even with a new grinder. They filled 3 gray totes with old paint chips...

Every market is different but I just paid $1.50 per sf to grind down a floor with 8 coats of who knows what. It took the guy 6 hours with a helper. He had brand new equipment, including a massive vac with a HEPA filter. Well worth it in my estimation and I am a huge DIYer.

Update: They contacted me and the problem was my emails were going to the wrong department and people were out sick with the flu. All is good and I am a satisfied customer. Just thought I should let people know.

As usual, thanks for the info.

Hopefully I am going to get my floor down this week-end. My plan is to put a aliphatic polyurethane on top of the epoxy. I know that the second coat of epoxy need to be put down within 24-72 hours to avoid sanding. Is this also true of the polyurethane?

I have already ordered some polyurethane from them but had so questions about my order before they shipped. Instead of answering my email they just shipped the product. I still have not received an answer, I guess I should have called them.

Has anyone purchased from these people? They don't even respond to emails.

Spent the day cleaning out the hairline cracks with an air compressor and filling them in with 2 part 100% epoxy. I already fixed the small holes and cleaned up the joints. Tomorrow I will grind down the epoxy and maybe get around to the etching. If this floor fails it will not be due to lack...

I am still trying to determine what to do about the hairline cracks in the new concrete. They are numerous, but very small. I am not sure anything thick would even squeeze in the crack. I was hoping something like a caulk would work if I pushed it in with my finger and wiped the excess off...

I figured it out. I was just at Lowe's the water base is 2.5 gallons per kit.

^ Yup. The reason I went with the 70+ solids vs the 100% is two fold. The pot time is much more forgiving and I figured the first coat is pretty much a "primer". With two coats I may not get as good of a mil as the 100% but it will be close enough for my purposes and a little cheaper. A...

I don't get where the 2.5 gallons comes from. The kit as I understand it is 2 gallons mixed and he will have another 1 gallon (1/2 kit). No matter, 3 gallons of product will not be sufficient for that square footage and have it look nice. I figure two coats of Rustoleum for about 7+ mils dry...