Blending epoxy?

[katilicous]

When it is out of the question to pour an entirely fresh layer of epoxy, are there any hacks or tips or tricks to fixing a bubble or fisheye in an epoxy coat?
To blend it ?
I know it wouldnt be perfect looking but can epoxy be buffed out to be high gloss kinda like a cars clear coat or will it always have a cloudy appearance if it gets screened and sanded up to infinity?
Can rubbing compounds be used like you use on a car? Like with a polisher?
I understand it isnt recommended but does anyone have a fix to blend in fresh epoxy with older?[emoji53]

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[LegacyIndustrial]

Sand the floor, removing the gloss and add another coat or go pigmented urethane.




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[katilicous]

I figured you would say that. Ive done that 4 times. I know its the right thing to do. Im a perfectionist and my customers have been uber patient with me bc I gave them a great deal and along the way have become like family. Seriously thats how many times I have been there. We are all doing Tough Mudder together bc I have gotten to know the entire family so well. I have seriously made every mistake once on this poor floor.
First it was the poly topcoat had roller marks
Bc the poly topcoat was so smelly and the space wasnt going to be under sunlight, I switched back to epoxy.
The next coat I forgot my notched squeegee and found it last minute so I introduced into the epoxy a crosshatch pattern trying to spread around nearly set product in an attempt to level it.
The next coat had bubbles
Then the next coat wasnt mixed properly (prob bc I was trying to avoid introducing bubbles) so it had soft uncured spot that I removed with MEK and a scrubber
Then the next coat I had just a couple spots where the epoxy wouldnt take so prob like 5 fisheyes.
I patched the fisheyes with a product that was not right for itself and it bubbled and foamed despite the right volume of mixture of each and I had to scrape it off so thats where im at. 5 scraped fisheyes that are affecting maybe 4 square feet of floor.
Note- there are now 6 coats of product on the floor and 1 was removed so 7 total. There was at least a month between each coat after the poly and the floor was screened and properly prepared each of those times. The nice guys where I pick up product have been so decent but at this point I cant see doing an entire coat for 4 square feet.
Thats why I am looking for a hack or blend this time around. Its a kids playroom that use to be a garage. They think it all looks great and laugh at me being particular but I just gotta make it right without killing anyone with fumes. The poly coat I used was the low voc version and still cleared the house.


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[LegacyIndustrial]

In a room like this, maybe end with the epoxy and wax it for protection.
It will have to be waxed again as needed.

If you are using the correct mix-wand and on a slow-speed you should not be getting bubbles.

 

[Armorpoxy]

Hi,
We have always found it difficult to blend epoxies as the colors usually don't match like latex paints. You are doing the correct prep for adhesion and such, but colors would be our concern.

 

[katilicous]

Correct mix wand on slow speed was prob the issue. It actually tied in with the color thing.
This family is fun and wanted a unique look so I had a lot of powder pigments and mixed up a sample board of color. They picked what they liked which was some toner in cyan and some mica pearl colors and then we did some glow. Each layer was unique and I can get it pretty close.
What kind of wax do you suggest? I have been looking for a sacrificial topcoat

 

[Radix2]

Paint something fun over your fisheyes. A big epoxy heart, cat face, shooting star, logo...

Don't try to blend, make it fun.

 

[LegacyIndustrial]

Looks cosmic. We have a cherry wax on our site.

 

[katilicous]

Paint something fun over your fisheyes. A big epoxy heart, cat face, shooting star, logo...

Don't try to blend, make it fun.

This might be the way to go at this point. Im gonna head over there and get a few pics of damage

How does the Cherry wax work (application method?) and will the girls and dog be able to lick the floor bc that would be a selling point.

I thought the more thinned the epoxy patch, better the blend.

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[katilicous]

Hi,
We have always found it difficult to blend epoxies as the colors usually don't match like latex paints. You are doing the correct prep for adhesion and such, but colors would be our concern.

Does anyone have a non epoxy topcoat that isnt smelly?

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[LegacyIndustrial]

This might be the way to go at this point. Im gonna head over there and get a few pics of damage

How does the Cherry wax work (application method?) and will the girls and dog be able to lick the floor bc that would be a selling point.

I thought the more thinned the epoxy patch, better the blend.

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It is mop applied and done or optional buffed.

 

[Armorpoxy]

Hi
We are a Master Distributor for Spartacote 100% solids super low odor polyaspartic coating which is clear, and used as a topcoat. Please email or call us directly for info, tech data, etc.

 

[katilicous]

Hi
We are a Master Distributor for Spartacote 100% solids super low odor polyaspartic coating which is clear, and used as a topcoat. Please email or call us directly for info, tech data, etc.

Thats funny. I dont know much about polyaspartic except it dries fast, which feels a bit intimidating. Seeing my track record for this particular job has been dealing with 1 disaster after the next and I ran out problems I could have with epoxy, I will take you up on the Spartacote after I try some wax because I think I have learned more over the past 6 months just messing up the 1 floor than some learn over a lifetime doing this job the correct way.

Take for example tonight I learned not to trust a 9 year old not to step in epoxy after very clearly saying no when she asked if she could. I might be using this floor as a classroom just to hang out with the 2 little girls who use my powder pigments on their slime and who also pitched in when I, sorry we, skim coated the wall for the whiteboard epoxy.

Patched floor epoxy this evening and I think since I got a pretty close color match after a coat or 2 of wax it might be good enough for me to call this job done.

So a few questions about a wax coat...
1. Does the cherry one have a uv inhibitor in it and if not are there any that do?
2. Do I have to screen it before applying?
3. I am looking to keep the reflectivity high gloss. Will the wax distort that?
4. I see a decent number of little scratches from the dog and active family. Will wax fill those in and offer a buffer for more?

Hi
We are a Master Distributor for Spartacote 100% solids super low odor polyaspartic coating which is clear, and used as a topcoat. Please email or call us directly for info, tech data, etc.

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[katilicous]

Thanks for all the helpful suggestions. Its so relieving to have guidance.

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