Learning this the hard way.... I put the clear coat down and sprinkled flakes in the some of the bare areas and you can't tell the difference.... however, this clear coat from rustoleum barely got me 150sqft of coverage. I used 3 boxes to cover my 500sqft garage... the flakes soaked it all up...
did you scrape the floor and vacuum/leaf blow before putting down the clear coat? im finding that after doing mine there were a couple less-flaked areas that are noticeable.
I bought a DEWALT DWE46153 Surface Grinding Dust Shroud Kit, 5" to do my floor off amazon. It worked perfect and has an attachment for the vacuum so there was no dust.
I just finished my first ever floor after weeks of prep and research. I decided to do a full flake floor because I love the look.
- I applied two coats of epoxyshield within 24 hours of each other to ensure 100% perfect coverage.
- On the 2nd coat, I fully flaked the floor. I had over 75lbs...