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I don't know about your product but most epoxy's have a 24 hour window for adding another coat. After that amount of time has passed you need to scuff up the first layer with some scotch bright, or 100 grit sandpaper, before you add the topcoat.

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Re: Where to get spked shoes? The spikes on those are nice and sharp. It's just almost impossible do do flakes without having the spike shoes. I guess if the floor was small you could but it's just so much easier with the spike shoes. Just be careful when you walk as they will slip very easily...

Re: Where to get spked shoes? Here you go. http://www.amazon.com/dp/B001RIVO5O/?tag=atomicindus08-20 These are the ones I used and they are very good. Just make sure you go over all the spikes and tighten them before you use them the first time. This was recommended to me and I found several...

Jamie when I got estimates for my floor, 930 sqft, they were all in the $5.50-$6.50 range. That cost was way out of my budget so I did mine myself. I used the Wolverine Coatings from Alpha Garage and I couldn't be any happier with the results. I ended up at about $2.95 sqft but I went full...

I don't know what the installer was smoking but he was in La La land. There hundreds of epoxy floors doing just fine in Michigan. I don't think you will find any quality product less than the Epoxy-Coat system, as they don't advocate a primer coat, it's less expensive. There are many products...

You need a small angle grinder with a diamond cup to get the edges, where the floor buffer can't reach. I can't tell you about the spots you have, I didn't have any of those when I did my floor. I had some uneven areas but they were not small spots like you describe. My floor had different...

Do some reading!! Prep is everything, if you do what your dad wants it will not have a good long term outcome.

OP I was in your position earlier this year, deciding which coating to go with. I did all the reading and research, both here and on line. I decided to go with the Wolverine Coatings from Alpha Garage and I couldn't be happier with the results. The Wolverine Coatings is not the cheapest but they...

Talk to Fred at Alpha Garage http://www.alphagarage.com/ , Scotty at Legacy Industrial Coatings http://www.legacyindustrial.net/cart/ , or Justin at GarageFlooringLLC http://www.garageflooringllc.com/ . They will give you straight information and offer great products for the job also.