Are You Guys ALL Flakes?

[bczygan]

I see so many floors done with one or even more colors of flakes sprinkled into the finish.

WHY?

It looks like ersatz terrazzo. Like some kind of 90's dance floor. I almost expect to see a mirror ball.

And ESPECIALLY if you do work in your garage or shop.

It would drive me crazy, if I dropped a nut or bolt or other small item.

To me, the only sane floor finish would be a monochrome. Not black or white, but something that would allow a dropped part to be easily spotted.

What say you all? Are flakes ticky-tacky or beautiful beyond belief?

Bill

 

[Lassen Forge]

It's what's new. Remember when the fad was B&W racedeck flooring? Or Red Terrazo Tile?

I still am a fan of poured smoothed sealed concrete. Way easy to squeegie out at the end of the week. Then again I'm pretty old school - or cheap - or both...

 

[pacmktg]

For me, it is beautiful and easy to clean. I just can't find the washer I dropped a week ago.��

 

[bczygan]

It's what's new. Remember when the fad was B&W racedeck flooring? Or Red Terrazo Tile?

I still am a fan of poured smoothed sealed concrete. Way easy to squeegie out at the end of the week. Then again I'm pretty old school - or cheap - or both...

I wonder too.

Will all these floors be dated in 10 years, like oak Merilllat cabinets?

Bill

 

[gregtwojeeps]

I get enough of, " Don't drop that on the floor" !! from my wife. I don't give a rat's azz what gets dropped on my plain, sealed concrete floor.

 

[stikman56]

It's a shop, concrete works fine for me.

 

[bdamico]

New?

 

[tncatadjuster]

I talk 9 out of 10 out of flakes, most thank me later.

 

[rubberrodder]

Not all of us. But I can only speak for myself.

 

[Bronson]

My 30x40 is white epoxy, scratched and stained from use.

 

[lakeroadster]

Are flakes ticky-tacky or beautiful beyond belief?

Bill

Ticky-tacky.

Seal it and forget it.

 

[DC73]

I see so many floors done with one or even more colors of flakes sprinkled into the finish.

What say you all?

Bill

It's a mixed bag. I was on the fence but bought flakes just in case I needed them with my Rust Bullet install. After the 1st coat of Rust Bullet, I made the decision to go with the flakes when I realized the floor had too many imperfections and the flakes would hide them. The floor in the detached garage (with flakes) always looks cleaner than the attached garage floor (plain concrete) even when it's not. So the flakes help hide dirt and debris as well. The downside, as you pointed out, is finding a small part that gets drops on the floor.

If I had to do it again, I would still go with the flakes.

DC

 

[ddawg16]

I'm old school......bare concrete.....

(I'm too poor for anything else)

 

[reader2580]

Flakes have been around forever. I did my basement floor 10+ years ago and had the option of flakes, but I went monochrome. It looked pretty nice except the beginning where the lint from the the roller stuck to the epoxy.

 

[shedfullatools]

Personally if I had the chance to build a shop with a concrete floor it would be bare concrete with a densifier. Nothing handles sparks spatters and dragging heavy sharp stuff quite like bare concrete For me the densifier would simply be so when I drop an anvil or pound on the end of a steel rod on the concrete I wouldn't lose fist sized chunks out of the floor

 

[Trey T]

I'm not a big fan of flakes. I do have a portion of my garage that's flaked (not enough) but that's just for show, to match my black exposed beams. If I were to do it all over all, I would do a single color, monochrome, white or super-light gray.

every time I mop the floor, the shine is amazing, it's so easy to clean .... so worth it.

 

[Jo Diesel]

If I ever do another floor its going to be concrete with the hard surfacing compound done in a swirling pattern burnished smooth. Like Wally World. Not as expensive or hard as I thought.
People said it would be slippery. I said, clean up your mess when you pick your *** up off the floor.

Something like this with more tans, grays, and a little copper

 

[CoogarXR]

I think I will make my next garage floor like this:

1. Build a 2" frame border
2. Dump about 100lbs of random hardware, nuts, bolts, washers, wire connectors
3. Spread it around nice and smooth
4. Cover the entire floor in self-leveling clear epoxy.

Now try to find that dropped bolt!

 

[Shiftless]

I think I will make my next garage floor like this:

1. Build a 2" frame border
2. Dump about 100lbs of random hardware, nuts, bolts, washers, wire connectors
3. Spread it around nice and smooth
4. Cover the entire floor in self-leveling clear epoxy.

Now try to find that dropped bolt!

I was in a hotel bar back east somewhere.
The bar surface was one layer of old pennies laid out evenly and covered with about 1/8 inch clear epoxy. Beautiful!

 

[Armorpoxy]

I see so many floors done with one or even more colors of flakes sprinkled into the finish.

WHY?

It looks like ersatz terrazzo. Like some kind of 90's dance floor. I almost expect to see a mirror ball.

And ESPECIALLY if you do work in your garage or shop.

It would drive me crazy, if I dropped a nut or bolt or other small item.

To me, the only sane floor finish would be a monochrome. Not black or white, but something that would allow a dropped part to be easily spotted.

What say you all? Are flakes ticky-tacky or beautiful beyond belief?

Bill

Hi we don't disagree that in a working shop a flake look is often distracting to find small parts. We have even had a few clients over the years recoat a fleck floor with a solid for this reason.

The flip side is that a fleck type floor breaks it up visually and doesn't show all of the dirt and junk that cars drag in.

It's a personal choice and we see many people use both.


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[Amann34]

I did that armour garage epoxy in light gray. Pretty good so far. A few years ago i did a u-coat it system ans i let the guy talk me into doing the color chips even though i was sure i didn't want it. Sure enough i didn't like it at all. Drop a screw and good luck finding it. Also the anti slip grit was impossible to squeegee!
The anti slip stuff that came with armour garage works great! Not too slippery and a squeegee works fine. Just say no to the paint chips!

 

[Dan in Pasadena]

I see so many floors done with one or even more colors of flakes sprinkled into the finish.

WHY?

It looks like ersatz terrazzo. Like some kind of 90's dance floor. I almost expect to see a mirror ball.

And ESPECIALLY if you do work in your garage or shop.

It would drive me crazy, if I dropped a nut or bolt or other small item.

To me, the only sane floor finish would be a monochrome. Not black or white, but something that would allow a dropped part to be easily spotted.

What say you all? Are flakes ticky-tacky or beautiful beyond belief?

Bill

Strokes/folks. It's why they make chocolate and vanilla.

 

[Thumper68]

Mine was Industrial gray epoxy no flakes just for the reasons you mentioned, now it is industrial stained with sparks, over spray, scrape and scratch marks, oil and other fluids.

The wood working side of the shop is still almost pristine industrial gray, with only a few spots where wood stain and paint dripped.

But the only time a vehicle is in the shop is while it is being worked on.

We have been thinking that a 2+ attached with a breeze way to the cabin might be nice when we retire and that might get flakes, since it will be a storage/parking structure only.

 

[LegacyIndustrial]

I see so many floors done with one or even more colors of flakes sprinkled into the finish.

WHY?

It looks like ersatz terrazzo. Like some kind of 90's dance floor. I almost expect to see a mirror ball.

And ESPECIALLY if you do work in your garage or shop.

It would drive me crazy, if I dropped a nut or bolt or other small item.

To me, the only sane floor finish would be a monochrome. Not black or white, but something that would allow a dropped part to be easily spotted.

What say you all? Are flakes ticky-tacky or beautiful beyond belief?

Bill

You think your floor is flat and perfect until you put a high gloss on it. Then you see hills and valleys, the light flake distribution pulls your eyes from this.

Not everyone is Mr. Clean. Flakes help hide a little dust/debris on the floor.

We shoot our flakes on the floor with a hopper gun. It looks crazy good, no disco.

 

[RLove]

I think I will make my next garage floor like this:

1. Build a 2" frame border
2. Dump about 100lbs of random hardware, nuts, bolts, washers, wire connectors
3. Spread it around nice and smooth
4. Cover the entire floor in self-leveling clear epoxy.

Now try to find that dropped bolt!