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A light broadcast - can go on thin or thick base coat. A heavier broadcast I'd go with 12 mil thick base. Or for those who prefer gallons over mils, one gallon per 120 ft2.

Epoxy and polyurethanes are tough durable products, flakes are relatively weak products, without a clear coat the flakes will be exposed, they will wear down, they will get dirty, clear coat 'em.

I find that a single roller cover is good for about 800 ft2, BUT depending on weather, material, etc it might be less than that. If the roller gets too tacky, or is leaving excessive roller marks, or starts to shed or lint - pop on a fresh cover. So, always have a couple of fresh covers set to...

Agreed - use a primer. A good primer will strengthen the concrete, provide a good foundation for the top coat, and prevent the concrete from soaking up all the topcoat.

Wolverine has a polyaspartic line, but we don't offer it DIY for the afore mentioned reason. But the fact is that most of our independent coating contractors don't apply them often either. They prefer our LiquaTile epoxy top coat with the EnduraShield clear coat. Smoother application and...

Aluminum Oxide (AO) is a pretty aggressive grit. That's good because it's very durable and provides a lot of traction, but the downside is that it's tough to deal with. It will shred mops, spills are difficult to clean, and you can get serious road rash if your skin comes in contact with it...

It's not that tough to do, and is a nice detail. There are 2 popular approaches, one is to cut a channnel, the other is to grind a small ramp.

Nice job - thanks for posting the photos!

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There are no ingredients in the Bondtite that will generate bubbles, generally they come from air in the concrete expanding due to heat. Most often the bubbles are small enough that they aren't a concerns, they don't affect durability of performance of the finished system. The only time they...

I'd vote for terrazzo also. Back in the day they'd put down 3 to 4 layers of cement, sand etc with a total depth of 5 to 6 inches. The top layer usually has a aggregate, and then it's all ground smooth. Now they use an epoxy binder and it's maybe half an inch thick, tops. For the aggregate...

Those buffers work fine. You can use pretty much any general cleaner - Simple Green etc.

Applying the first layer while the temps are falling mitigates a lot of the bubble risk, at least that's the case with our BondTite primer. If bubbles do occur generally they're very small and have zero effect on the rest of the application or product durability. Every now and then there will...

You'll want to apply a protective coating over the stain right away. Another option would be to stain, then epoxy, then do the rest of the build out. When that's all done clean up the floor and apply a clear coat. The epoxy will offer a pretty good level of protection from nicks and dings as...

Great looking castle! If you do go with VCT consider protecting it with an epoxy coating. Eliminates the wax-strip-wax routine.

:) Still around, and still working with quite a few DIYer, in fact this has been our highest volume month ever! We are working with more commercial projects, but even there we specialize in helping businesses that want to apply our coatings themselves. Also we're seeing more repeat...

Yes, stain with epoxy is a pretty common set-up. You can also apply a clear coat over the epoxy for increased abrasion mitigation and higher UV resistance. Probably the trickiest part is the acid stain, the results vary quite a bit from floor to floor. The epoxy does increase the contrast and...

40 x 40 is a pretty good size project, getting a friend to assist would be a big help. These products have limited potlife, so you'll need to divide the floor into smaller sections. How small depends on the potlife for the specific coating. If I were doing a floor by myself I'd try keep the...

28 days for most coatings - and yest to either mechanical or chemical prep... but as always check with your distributor for specific instructions.

A good epoxy w/o a clear coat still offers a lot of benefits. Eliminates concrete dust, makes spills easy to clean up, makes overall clean up much easier, looks god, smooths out rough concrete, hides flaws, offers protection from dropped items etc. We have a client who runs a race fab shop...