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Hi all, one other thing...it still smells. The install was done in November. Does this mean it’s still curing?

Will take that as a compliment :)

Concretefx, I appreciate the feedback. It’s good to hear there is are options for improvement without having to redo it completely. Wish you were up in MA haha. Only thing, they did the vertical stem wall and curb too. All of it would have to be sanded down etc right? Do you mean the concrete...

Hi, thanks for the comment. The concrete was in pretty rough shape. My biggest problem might be that I didn’t realize I selected a single color flake for them to use and I can now see the imperfections (fish eyes/ inverted bubbles) clearly. Also the exterior portion of the floor that is outside...

Thank you. Here is what he installed - it’s the spec sheet. I don’t think it mentions recoating but I can ask the local rep about that. It clearly seems to say to not install when it’s below a certain temp. It was well after a week that I parked my car in the garage.

If they had shorted me on the top coat i would not have been able to walk barefoot on it though right? I would have felt the flakes more on the bottom of my feet. My biggest thing are the fish eye imperfections. How can they get rid of the fish eyes? Would another layer of clear coat fix that?

By full broadcast it means the entire floor is covered with flakes, completely saturated? That seems to be what was done to my floor. I am not sure what the intention was as I was not familiar with the broadcast options, nor were they presented to me. The proposal I signed off on simply said...

Even with full broadcast flake distribution?

Hi James. Armorpoxy did comment above that it looks like it’s overdone with flakes. I don’t disagree. They might have also put on an extra thick layer of clear coat to cover the extra amount flakes they spread on. However, I was able to walk on it barefoot without feeling like I was walking on...

Would sanding or screening (then reapplying the clear coat) get rid of the fish eyes/blisters?

I don’t know how many bags were used. He had 277 sq feet total in his proposal. Does it look better than the bare concrete floor I had? No question.

I unfortunately did not watch them as they were doing the prep and install. I did just walk barefoot on the floor and it felt coarse definitely but not uncomfortable at all when I walked on it.

$1235. I actually spoke to a National Polymers rep beforehand because I was concerned about the product and how it would handle moisture. The rep knows the owner of the company who did my garage and said he was pretty good. The owner though didn’t do my garage, his guys did. My garage is smaller...

I think the only way to get rid of the fish eyes or inverted blisters I think is to redo it and that was never offered. If there was a way to get rid of the fish eyes without redoing it entirely, I would ask him to do it. He redid the exterior portion of the slab and offered to take off a little...

Knowing I could have easily hidden the imperfections is a big kicker. In retrospect, I wish he would have provided a disclaimer or warning and/or let me know what I choose was sub-optimal beforehand. Or just had me choose from a specific collection or sample in which the options were all...

Thank you. So you were thinking to DIY? If all you have is some discoloration, then the concrete prep might not be too bad at all. Probably don’t have to do a significant amount of grinding/smoothening. How big is your garage? If you go with a contractor, it can all be done in 1-2 days. My...

Free Often we think things are worse than they really are. I am not familiar with your install but I’m sure it’s not as bad as you think. Here are a few more pictures.

Thank you, kram. I appreciate it.

Oh, no reason to apologize. I know what you meant. If you look in the corners around the garage metal hardware, you can see clumps of flakes. The rest of the floor is evened out and it has a rough smoothness to it. Now, I am not sure if by over flaking it they had to compensate by putting a...

Why would a complete redo be necessary? Wow