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Finished Alpha Garage/Wolverine Coatings garage floor

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I want to thank Fred for helping me out with the process. It turned out great. :thumbup:

Once I finished off all the construction of building soffit storage, taping, mudding, painting it a 2 tone light grey and red, etc, etc, I started degreasing and etching, I filled a few knicks and the expansion gaps. I used Wolverine Coatings from Alpha Garage, going with a light grey epoxy with black, white, and grey flakes. It has a granite look to it, I really like it.

Before I broadcast the flakes, I split the the contents into 4 equal parts. I thought it would be easier to gauge how much I was using as I doing it. I didn't want to run out towards the end or have one area of the garage with more than another.


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With the floor done, I installed black cabinets and countertop.

It's about 99% done in these pics, just a few odds and ends to finished up.


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Looks really good. I would almost be afraid to move that floor jack on that nice floor.
 
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Thanks guys! I'm stoked on how the floor turned out.



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Nice. Very nice. And the cost per square foot is......?
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It was about $1.50 ~ $1.60/sq ft. depending on how you account for the consumables used during the prep and application. :thumbup:
 
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Very impressive with great attention to the details on both the Car and the Garage. That thing ought to run and handle like no other with the Katech.

Quick question on the flake application.

Looks like you decided on a lite application rather than cover to the point of rejection. I think that adds more of a smooth glossy look that I really like. Like Terrazo vs. Granite .Also looks like there is no anti skid. I have a similar project car that is getting it's own space as well.

How many pounds did you actually use and what was the Sq. Ft. of the project.

Base coat color?
Flake % Black and White?
 
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wow! Love the car, love the floor. Really nice job you did there. Did you use endurashield for the top coat ?
 
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SilverZ said:
Very impressive with great attention to the details on both the Car and the Garage. That thing ought to run and handle like no other with the Katech.

Quick question on the flake application.

Looks like you decided on a lite application rather than cover to the point of rejection. I think that adds more of a smooth glossy look that I really like. Like Terrazo vs. Granite .Also looks like there is no anti skid. I have a similar project car that is getting it's own space as well.

How many pounds did you actually use and what was the Sq. Ft. of the project.

Base coat color?
Flake % Black and White?
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The garage is just a 24x24. I used 5lbs of flakes, I'm very happy with the coverage.

It's a light grey, and the flakes are a medium grey, black and white. It was a pre-blended mix that Fred at Alpha Garage had. He recommended it and I ran with it. :thumbup:



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wow! Love the car, love the floor. Really nice job you did there. Did you use endurashield for the top coat ?
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Thanks. It's top coated with bondtite.
 
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I just saw a pic of your camaro in another thread, and had to see it over here... I also looked at your site... Your garage is gorgeous, and i HATE you for that camaro. I FINALLY got the idea of an LS7 Camaro out of my head, and then I have to see those pics... That is EXACTLY how I wanted to build a camaro, same color, same dash, even the recaros!

Damn you for putting that work of art into my head and making me reconsider my LS7 WRX project!

That really is a work of art.
 
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nperkins said:
I just saw a pic of your camaro in another thread, and had to see it over here... I also looked at your site... Your garage is gorgeous, and i HATE you for that camaro. I FINALLY got the idea of an LS7 Camaro out of my head, and then I have to see those pics... That is EXACTLY how I wanted to build a camaro, same color, same dash, even the recaros!

Damn you for putting that work of art into my head and making me reconsider my LS7 WRX project!

That really is a work of art.
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Apparently the editors at Wood Magazine agree since they picked this garage & Camaro to be featured one the cover, and in, the current issue of "Amazing Garage Makeovers"

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The article on garage floors also features a really good step-by-step "How To" article on coating your own floor using our materials. Great photos also.
 
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Very nice garage!

Does Alpha provide/recommend any anti slip on their floor coatings? With the calculator on a 790 SF Garage, it says I need 60lbs of flakes! Looks to be off?

What did you use to fill in the expansion gaps with? Any problems with the floor coating cracking from expansion at the covered gap, so far?

I'm very interested on this coating after seeing this. :thumbup: Thanks for sharing.
 
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synik said:
Very nice garage!

Does Alpha provide/recommend any anti slip on their floor coatings? With the calculator on a 790 SF Garage, it says I need 60lbs of flakes! Looks to be off?

What did you use to fill in the expansion gaps with? Any problems with the floor coating cracking from expansion at the covered gap, so far?

I'm very interested on this coating after seeing this. :thumbup: Thanks for sharing.
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Yes, if you want to reduce slip & fall potential you can use a grit additive. There are quite a few different types, but for most residential floors we recommend a polymer grit. It looks like table salt, and has rounded edges, so unlike more aggressive grit it won't shred mop heads, shop towels, or skin.

The "60lbs" estimate wasn't for grit (only about 1.25 lbs of grit would be enough for 790ft2) but for the decorative colored flakes. There is no correct amount of DecoFlakes required for a given size floor. If you just want a light broadcast figure about 1 lb per 150 ft2, and for a full broadcast where you don't even see the color of the epoxy get .15 lbs per square foot. So for your 790 ft2 if you wanted a full broadcast it would take 118 lbs.

For the floor in this thread it had about 1 lbs. of flake per 100 ft2.

If you want to see how different flake density coverages look, we have exmples here.
 
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Thanks for the reply.

The OPs floor is exactly what I'm looking for. What is this scrape method used? Any specific tool to "scrape the floor" prior sealer/clear*?

Do you sell the Ppolymer grit? How much is needed for 790 sf.?

Also, previous question "What did you use to fill in the expansion gaps with? Any problems with the floor coating cracking from expansion at the covered gap, so far?
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I can't recall what method, etching or grinding, was used on this remodel.

We carry a polymer grit - "SuperGrip 850" (we also have 250 which is much finer) How much you want to use depends on the specific needs. For a shop with a lot of grease and/or rain, slush etc. you can use up to 0.5 lbs per 200 ft2. For less slip-prone environments 0.5 lbs per 400 ft2 works.

The expansion joints/cracks were filled with IntrgraFlex 1121, a 100% solids epoxy. What makes it ideal for expansion joints is that even after it's fully cured it retains up to 50% elongation, used a lot for highway & runway joints. A one gallon kit will fill about 165 cubic inches.
 
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Awesome garage and car! Looks like you had some expansion joints in the middle of the floor. What did you fill them with and how is it holding up?
 
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The expansion joints/cracks were filled with IntrgraFlex 1121, a 100% solids epoxy. What makes it ideal for expansion joints is that even after it's fully cured it retains up to 50% elongation, used a lot for highway & runway joints. A one gallon kit will fill about 165 cubic inches.

Spoke with the OP about photos for another publication and he didn't mention any probs w joint fillings.
 
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AlphaGarage said:
The expansion joints/cracks were filled with IntrgraFlex 1121, a 100% solids epoxy. What makes it ideal for expansion joints is that even after it's fully cured it retains up to 50% elongation, used a lot for highway & runway joints. A one gallon kit will fill about 165 cubic inches.

Spoke with the OP about photos for another publication and he didn't mention any probs w joint fillings.
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No problems at all with the expansion joints. :thumbup: I couldn't be more happy with the flooring/epoxy. :beer:
 
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