hh76
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Finally got around to getting the floor done in my shop. Everything went smoothly, and not many regrets as of yet.
I did grind, although I only really went deep on the cuts, which I filled with epoxy. The rest just got a light grind to get rid of a few trowel marks.
First coat of regular used 1.25 gal, but I did have to stretch it for the last 10 sq ft. This is one of my regrets, as I think it may have been a factor in the one minor flaw I ended up with. If you look closely just in front of the overhead door, you can see that there is a dull spot. No big deal, it won't be noticed after a little dust settles.
Second coat, 1 gal did a good job covering. Some roller marks, but I wasn't being all that careful to avoid knowing that it would be covered.
Third coat, blue. Went down even easier than the grey. 1 gal did it. I was really surprised how easy it was to do the edges and the exposed stem wall. Seemed like one stroke with the brush completely covered. Rolled out the field very quickly.
Fourth coat, blue. Again easy, and even quicker with the trim work being done.
Only other regrets were my poor job cleaning up the stem wall in prep, an my masking along the overhead door ( didn't want blue visible from outside). Both user error, not product.
When I get the trim up and clean the cocrete dust off the walls, I'll update photos.
Extra thanks to Garage Flooring and Justin. Purchase was easy, and they were easy to get ahold of on the phone. They even allowed me to exchange a gallon of clear for blue, and covered the shipping back to me. Really didn't think it was something they needed to do, but justin seemed to be more interested in making sure I was happy than anything.
One thing that I would like to note, as it caught me by surprise. The color shot required recoat within 6hrs, not 24 like the grey. Had I not read the instruction on the can, I would have waited too long.
I did grind, although I only really went deep on the cuts, which I filled with epoxy. The rest just got a light grind to get rid of a few trowel marks.
First coat of regular used 1.25 gal, but I did have to stretch it for the last 10 sq ft. This is one of my regrets, as I think it may have been a factor in the one minor flaw I ended up with. If you look closely just in front of the overhead door, you can see that there is a dull spot. No big deal, it won't be noticed after a little dust settles.
Second coat, 1 gal did a good job covering. Some roller marks, but I wasn't being all that careful to avoid knowing that it would be covered.
Third coat, blue. Went down even easier than the grey. 1 gal did it. I was really surprised how easy it was to do the edges and the exposed stem wall. Seemed like one stroke with the brush completely covered. Rolled out the field very quickly.
Fourth coat, blue. Again easy, and even quicker with the trim work being done.
Only other regrets were my poor job cleaning up the stem wall in prep, an my masking along the overhead door ( didn't want blue visible from outside). Both user error, not product.
When I get the trim up and clean the cocrete dust off the walls, I'll update photos.
Extra thanks to Garage Flooring and Justin. Purchase was easy, and they were easy to get ahold of on the phone. They even allowed me to exchange a gallon of clear for blue, and covered the shipping back to me. Really didn't think it was something they needed to do, but justin seemed to be more interested in making sure I was happy than anything.
One thing that I would like to note, as it caught me by surprise. The color shot required recoat within 6hrs, not 24 like the grey. Had I not read the instruction on the can, I would have waited too long.
