22'x22' Legacy Epoxy Floor Light Gray with Grey Flakes

G60ING · Mar 21, 2014

Hello, I'm fairly new and just wanted to post up for others that are

as they consider options.

I wanted a light color floor to help reflect more light. I had a u-coat-it floor in my old garage and realized I wanted to take this floor up a notch or two. I pulled the trigger on Legacy. I ended up having a LOT of excess paint, but I made certain I used it all :thumbup:

I used these items

821 floor crack filler (I only need 1 quart but had to buy a gallon)

I bought their primer 600 sqft
light gray epoxy 600sqft
urethane clear 600sqft

10lb of Designer grey flakes from http://armorcladepoxy.com/ArmorcladColors.html

Here is the work in progress:

I felt like I had a little too much flake for my 22'x22' shoebox but used it anyway. I think I could have gotten away with 5 pounds and been very happy.

The best advice I can give is to test tossing onto a sheet of plastic the day before. I rented a chop gun and decided to toss by hand after testing on the plastic. The $24 was worth it so I will never second guess my flake technique or as my wife calls it, sprinkles. One last item to remember, plan each foot step with the spikes, especially over areas that have had the 821 epoxy crack filler applied. I found these areas very slick.

Tomorrow I will clean off the excess flake and clear coat.

Here is a thread I found helpful for how much flake: http://www.garagejournal.com/forum/showthread.php?t=215011

Here are some of the legacy blogs I found helpful:

Flake application: http://legacyindustrial.blogspot.com/2013/10/how-to-apply-vinyl-flakes-or-chips-to.html

Legacy epoxy floor overview: http://legacyindustrial.blogspot.com/2013/04/garage-epoxy-flooring-project.html

Smoothing a floor: http://legacyindustrial.blogspot.com/2012/10/smoothing-garage-floor-legacy-industrial.html

Another smoothing a floor blog: http://legacyindustrial.blogspot.com/2010/10/repairing-concrete-floor-cracks-with-hd.html

I prepped with sanding, grinding and etching. I did the perk test and had no moisture.

G60ING · Mar 21, 2014

I will say there was a couple of days last week when I was prepping the floor where I considered doing tiles, even after having the legacy product boxed up in my living room. I decided to clean everything up with the hd-821 and grind off the the excess. This really made a big difference. Then I decided to bury the floor's uneven texture below some flake and ordered the designer gray flake.

navin · Mar 22, 2014

Want to sell the leftover crack sealant?

Figured we are in the same boat, and as I won't need a gallon to do my 20*20.

That is if the sealant is still 'good' to use, and I can use it later down the road as I currently have a project in the garage taking up my time.

Gozo · Mar 22, 2014

Looks very nice. I see you live in FL, so no snow melt to be concerned about, but with the heavy rains; where does the water go that drips off the car?
On mine, with the crappy epoxy from HDepot, it was porous enough that the runoff soaked into the floor. With the epoxy coating, it's practically waterproof and I get pooling in even the slightest depression. Later this spring (once we get warm weather that stays, 70 today, 30's expected tomorrow) I plan to cut some grooves to the drain to give the water a place to go. I didn't see and drains in the pics.

G60ING · Mar 23, 2014

navin you have a PM

Gozo I never had a problem with my epoxy floor in NC, heck I would occasionally wash my car inside without issues. The garage floor in the old and new house has a slope to drain it. Besides the car parked in the garage is slowly becoming a sunny day car.

Here is the flake with the gloss coat (feet are to give the flake's scale):

LegacyIndustrial · Mar 23, 2014

Darn Nice Job!
PM me your shirt size and address!

LegacyIndustrial · Mar 23, 2014

Gozo said:
Looks very nice. I see you live in FL, so no snow melt to be concerned about, but with the heavy rains; where does the water go that drips off the car?
On mine, with the crappy epoxy from HDepot, it was porous enough that the runoff soaked into the floor. With the epoxy coating, it's practically waterproof and I get pooling in even the slightest depression. Later this spring (once we get warm weather that stays, 70 today, 30's expected tomorrow) I plan to cut some grooves to the drain to give the water a place to go. I didn't see and drains in the pics.

Gozo:
Most Floridians use the garage for a storage center as we don't have attics or basements. That said, it is dry in the winter and hot during the summer.

Any water brought in by the vehicles usually evaporates pretty quick.

I spent most of my years in the North and have always had an epoxy floor.
Any major accumulating water from snow melt should be pushed out the door with a broom/squeegee. Here is another option: http://legacyindustrial.net/cart/garage-containment-mat-p-300.html

G60ING · Apr 23, 2014

This garage is slowly coming together, I've been working to improve on old garage's setup. This garage has a few issues that make setting it up a challenge from my point of view:
-the attic stairs are very close to the back wall so permanent cabinets or shelves against it were ruled out.
-the double door setup
-slightly smaller dimensions than my old garage

I've decided to get a shed to store the lawn equipment and large items like an engine hoist and spare engine when necessary. I won't have shelves the way I used to (see below) I will have to have just one wall of toolboxes and wall cabinets. I sold my old tool boxes and a lot of other items before I moved because I put my stuff in storage for a year before moving into a house.

here is what I'm working to replace:

G60ING · May 11, 2014

I have finally unpacked the last bin, it's not finished but it's at least on the road of getting organized. Now I can start working on my car again and not have to sort thru bins for tools, what a PITA.

donaldusmc2003 · May 12, 2014

G60ING said:
Hello, I'm fairly new and just wanted to post up for others that are as they consider options.

I wanted a light color floor to help reflect more light. I had a u-coat-it floor in my old garage and realized I wanted to take this floor up a notch or two. I pulled the trigger on Legacy. I ended up having a LOT of excess paint, but I made certain I used it all I used these items

Im currently deciding on what brand to do our 30x50 shop and 2 car garage with. Since you have used both ucoatit and legacy who do you recommend and why?

Thanks

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G60ING · May 12, 2014

I was very close to doing u-coat-it again but because they didn't have a website to buy directly from I didn't. Summit racing carries their products but not light grey. This combined with the fact that far too many people have had bad experiences with ucoatit I decided to spend a lot more on a product with more solids in the epoxy and a good reputation.

I wish I had bought enough clear for a 2nd or 3rd coat, I love the look of the smooth as glass floor but after spending last summer in a house with a sealed pressed concrete driveway on a slope I'm happy to have a texture that prevents slipping. I slipped on that driveway twice while washing the car and almost broke my shoulder.

retro12345 · May 12, 2014

How much did the cabinets run? They look very nice

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G60ING · May 12, 2014

They were on sale $160: ProSlat Wall Cabinets 20% off at Home Depot 30"x30"x15" http://www.garagejournal.com/forum/showthread.php?t=245356

donaldusmc2003 · May 12, 2014

I emailed ucoatit and they responded asking information on what I needed. I told them what colors and chips and the size of the building being 30x50 and my 2 car garage and I never heard back from them. Its going on 2 weeks now.

Guess its time to start looking for another company. I chose ucoatit because we used it on our shop floor when I was in the Marines and it held up for years. I never saw a chip on it and we had some large vehicles in and out multiple times a day.

G60ING · May 19, 2014

here is a picture that shows the better than my others:

smithred67 · May 29, 2014

Great looking floor!

BUGTHUG · May 31, 2014

floor looks good. It looks like it has a lot of texture with the chips, does that make it hard to sweep?
donusmc, you might check at SherminWilliams and ask them about their commercial floor paint. I just bought some yesterday, its an epoxy also called macro something? Will post more about it when I get it done.

Trey T · Jun 2, 2014

how thick are those flakes? Are they the same thickness as the ones at HD or lowe's?

G60ING · Jun 6, 2014

No idea on the thickness, I bet thy are the same thickness as everybody else's since there are only 1-2 manufactures of the paint chips.

The floor is difficult to sweep with a stiff bristle broom but an air compressor or floor mop makes quick work of the small **** left behind my sidewalk stiff bristle broom.

My experience slipping on a sealed driveway last year taught me that the texture is good to have. This was reinforced after reading about a poster on here's father dieing from complications related to hitting his head after slipping on a glossy garage floor.

G60ING · Jan 3, 2016

Almost 2 year update, inside the floor has held up well although I think the entire floor is slowly yellowing. The outside areas show that the clear coat shouldn't have been used there at all. When I do this again I won't use clear coat. I will say that I'm please with everything else.

LegacyIndustrial · Jan 3, 2016

Interior looks great. That is the risk going outside using epoxy/urethane systems. They are not built for it.

Only products like Nohr-S Polyurea and Xtreme Polyaspartic can take the exterior UV abuse.

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