Color chips / flakes how to apply?

[noyu]

Hi,

I finally bought all the materials and ready to start the coat my garage floor with epoxy.

My question is if I want to add some color chips / flakes what is the proper way to do it?

Should I mix it with the epoxy and roll it on the same time or sprnkle those on top when after apply the epoxy?

Also I am preparing to use the acid method, apply primer (from the same manufacturer) then finish it off with epoxy on top (light grey).

Do I have to have a clear top coat or I can add color chips without it?

Thank you in advance!

 

[z28toz06]

Do not! mix them in the epoxy. It should be sprinkled on top as you go. Dont worry about rolling over a few as you go, just spread them after you do a small area.

You dont need a clear coat to use the chips, but it does make it look shinier.

 

[Fast Cop]

noyu, check out my thread on POR 15 start to finish. I just did my flakes after my 2nd coat and will clear coat in the morning.

 

[KnightFire]

FINGERTIPS! A pinch will do ya, LOL. We made a mistake with my floor and my wife used a fist full toss the first throw....uh oh....so I went HEAVY to cover it up, to me it looked terrible, there are some shots of it in sig link, but I covered them up with another top coat and had her use the finger tip method, less is more, if you need more, just throw a couple more pinches...you can always add more, its FAR more difficult to take them off once their down.

Good luck...

 

[mhoffm911]

I'm doing my garage floor in the next week or two. I'm going to try placing a small bunch of flakes on a piece of cardboard and then blowing them off with my air compressor onto the floor. I think it will create a totally random effect.

Of course this idea came to me at about 1 in the morning, so I don't know if it is going to work or not...

Other posts talk about using a "shaker" to put them down. Lowes sells additional flakes in a jar with a shaker top (very similiar to Kraft parmesan cheese shakers). That's going to be my 2nd method to try.