Armorpoxy Armorultra System

[Andy Smith Jr.]

Hi Everyone,

I've been a long time lurker on this board and decided to go ahead and coat my garage floor recently. I'd like to share with everyone my experience with Armorpoxy. It was a super easy process and they were wonderful to deal with. I talked to Greg on the phone initially and he answered my all my questions. I did the Armorultra system (primer, epoxy with gray pigment, clear topcoat) and loved the system. I thought i wanted no flakes on the floor, but had a change of heart and decided to go full flake instead. The flakes were broadcast into the gray epoxy.

Andy

 

[Armorpoxy]

Thank you for your business, floor looks great.

 

[s-one]

Very nice! How did you broadcast the flakes so evenly?

 

[Armorpoxy]

Hi, not to intervene in Mr. Smith's excellent installation method, but a 'full broadcast' floor is actually the most forgiving since the way these are done is that when the epoxy is wet the flecks are broadcast to rejection (so no epoxy shows) sort of like tossing down Speedy Dry.

Once the floor is cured the excess flecks are swept up for re-use (professional installers do this), or disposed of. The floor then needs to be sanded or scraped hard with a flat scraper to knock down the high spots/corners of the flecks which tend to go in crooked and can result in the floor being too textured and uncomfortable to walk on in bare feet and to keep clean. Vacuum well. Then, two coats of clear are needed on a full broadcast as the first coat is sucked in by the millions of gaps created by the overlapping flecks.

A light-medium broadcast is harder to do as the flecks need to be broadcast evenly onto the floor. We advise practicing tossing them onto a sheet of clear plastic to get the 'hang of it'. Also smaller pinches of flecks should be applied until technique is gained since you can always add more, but not remove excess flecks.

Spiked shoe bottoms are also helpful to even out some unevenness with fleck application if needed.

 

[s-one]

Ahh I see ok, that's very helpful to know. Stunning work Mr. Smith did and nice product you guys provide.

 

[Andy Smith Jr.]

Yes, we use a flat blade scraper to knock off excess flake then clear coated. I decided to go the Full Flake route after seeing several photos online of full flake floors. It's very easy to do and makes for an amazing looking floor. The epoxy actually looked really good too while rolling out and i almost just left it as is, but i was committed to full flake on the floor.

 

[komalakustoms]

Looks good Andy. I like the full broadcast fleck vs the partial. I think it gives it a cleaner and more even look to it. Also, looking at Armorpoxy's reply, it even adds strength which is a plus. Nice work!

 

[Armorpoxy]

Full broadcast floors are great, the only real downside is the higher cost of the materials, and Some more installation time.

Another advantage of a full broadcast is that we always tell our clients to keep the excess flecks stored. That way if you do damage the floor ever in the future it’s much easier to repair a full broadcast vs. a partial as the flecks keep their color while any epoxy, not just ours, can color shift from light exposure over time so matching with a patch kit can be challenging. This is just another advantage of a full broadcast floor.