Recent content by KPack

You can do a little of both worlds, depending on what you want. If you want something easy to clean in the ceramics/storage area then maybe consider doing a topcoat in that area. If you are doing heavy vehicle maintenance that will scratch up the floor, then use a penetrating sealer in that...

If I remember right the floor should be around 70 degrees or so. I'm not sure if cold weather will affect the atomization and flow.

Looks great! I've had mine down for about 6 months now and I'm loving it. Any liquid I've had on it wipes right up. I left some oil drips for a week or so to see how it did and a paper towel took care of it with nothing left behind. I haven't tried gas or brake fluid yet. ATF, power...

In Ballistix's defense, it's a great product. I've had issues on my end but I think it's more due to operator error than anything else. Ballistix is picky stuff, but if all the requirements are met it is very easy to apply. I think the biggest problem is that DIYer's with no floor experience...

Well.... I finally got a chance to lay down the last bit of Ballistix and it turned out poorly. Again. I adid everything the same as before, so I'm not sure what the deal is. My only guess is something with the pump sprayer. It was struggling last night to put out a good spray pattern. The...

I plan to today or later this week. Now that I've reached the 7 days for full cure I'm ready to start using the shop. My truck developed a rear axle seal leak (second one in under a month...ugh), so I'll park it inside tonight and let it drip all over all the floor. My quart of Ballistix...

Day 5 of curing. Very happy with how it turned out. I'm waiting to start bringing in heavy stuff until after Day 7. From what I understand after 7 days Ballistix has fully cured and reached its maximum hardness.

That turned out really nice. I wish I would've rented a hard floor cleaner rather than beating myself up with a sander and swing polisher. The first time I laid out the Ballistix I didn't wear a respirator because none of the videos showed it. But I had a headache the rest of the day and...

Thanks for putting the video together. I feel your pain on the floor cleaning and prep. That was way more work than I expected. I'm assuming that the concrete was porous and absorbed most of the first coat of Ballistix. For troweled concrete like yours and mine I believe the recommendation...

Nicely done with the varying shades of gray, black and white. I think you captured the look of the plaid very well.

Interesting read with the article, thanks for providing it. While I admire the properties of Roman Concrete, the article states that it's not very practical for most of the world due to needing volcanic ash, volcanic rock, and seawater. That certainly wouldn't work for my location. Plus I...

Alright, I got replacement mop attachments and gathered the rest of the materials. My wife and I reapplied the Ballistix this morning and it is MUCH better. I was concerned that I would have some rejection because not every bit of gloss was fully removed from sanding. Turns out that it...

Sorry, posted in wrong thread, meant to post in my project thread: https://www.garagejournal.com/forum/threads/ballistix-install.499790/post-9699454. But for the benefit of this thread, here's how the second go at Ballistix laid down. Much better than before.

None yet. Waiting for some materials to come in this week, then I'm going to attempt a recoat. I'll do a small test section first and see how it lays out. With any luck it won't get rejected, but I'm not holding my breath. I'm just preparing myself for the worst case scenario.

Yes, definitely a testament to how tough Ballistix is. If it takes this much work to get it scuffed up then I imagine that it'll do great with normal work in the garage. I didn't grind because the manufacturer directed me to use the sanding screens. Their normal recommendation is to use a...