Epoxy flecks, squeegees and roller covers

[Tolem]

Considering armorpoxy, was reading instructions and it says you need to work in sections then throw the flecks out?

Is it possible to paint a couple hundred sqft, use the spiked shoes then go fleck crazy or does the epoxy dry too fast?

Also noticed the kits seem to skimp on the roller covers and provide one weak looking squeegee... is it recommended to pick up a fresh cover for primer / paint / topcoat? (https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B000RUOEBO/?tag=atomicindus08-20)

Maybe a squeegee that can screw onto the end of a pole? Do the notched squeegees for epoxy installation help or only hurt by not spreading enough with a consumer grade product where it goes on a bit thinner?

 

[Kaizen]

All things I wondered. Although not that brand here is what I noticed. I used one roller per stopping.....so if you stop rolling it will start to set up as noticed by it getting hot. If you have a helper then you never have to stop. If you do pull the roller off the handle before it sets up or you won't be able to.
Get a long 12 foot or more extension handle for the roller.
Get spiked shoes. I got some from granger for 30 bucks before realizing that my kits came with them. You need these for flecking and honestly if you can figure out how to walk like a woman in high heels leave them on. just easier then trying to not step on it. I had a habit of turning and leaning so almost sprained my ankle a few times.
see my thread a few days ago asking about the flecks. If I did it again i'd leave the adjoining areas not flecked till you do the adjoining area and then fleck it all. you have more then the 20 min my kit claimed. maybe an hour on mine. check on yours.
Mine came with 8 inch squeegees you screw to a broom handle. I bought a 2 foot nice squeegee thinking bigger is better. I found the smaller ones allowed me to pull the epoxy better. The big one missed a lot of spaces so I stuck with the small ones. I wiped it off between coats and it lasted although I went through about 4 so far. It was just flat.
In retrospect, I was doing tenx12 foot sections. I easily could have done tenx24 in the allotted time. If you have someone to help even a kid that can do the flakes I found that was the most time consuming part.

 

[thammel]

I did mine with armorpoxy last week and will post, but my quick answer....I have a 32x28 and split the epoxy into 3 sections. Definitely get spikes. I used these when throwing the chips. You will have enough time to do the chips. I was worried, but in actuality the color coat had plenty of work time. They say 30-45 minutes and it was at least that long. I think the primer dried more quickly than the color coat. I did it all by myself. You don't need a helper. And yes to long painting poles. I did not use a squeegee but used 18" long rollers - epoxy glide - wooster brand. Check amazon. More coming when I post the details.

Tom

 

[Armorpoxy]

Hi, spike shoes make the job much easier, plus if you go too light on an area you can get back on it to even it out. While application working time is shorter the 'flecking time' is longer to accept the flecks. Mix the epoxy per the instructions in smaller batches and fleck.

Hint. If you do the floor in halves, separate the flecks into halves, etc. that way you won't run out or have too much left over....match the fleck portions to the epoxy portions.