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Epoxy Floor Color Choice Opinion Needed!

onetechyguy

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Hi, I am going to get my floor professionally epoxied next week and think I found a color of chips to go with. I have to make up my mind by today. I am leaning toward this color combination because of the color of the garage and the ceiling and walls are going to be painted white & I will be painting a section of wall 3' from the bottom gray and a stripe the siding color seperating between the white and the gray. What is everyones's opinion of this selection with my garage? Thanks

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Just be careful with the red flakes they have a tendency to over power the light colors and look pink on a much larger scale than they do in a small sample. Try to view the largest sample of color you can
 

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I would personally go with a "Taupe" type color, with that blend of flakes. It would really depend on what your installer has to offer, though.

Original Color Chips has their "Hockeytown" blend that would do well, also.....
http://www.originalcolorchips.com/store/index.php?main_page=product_info&cPath=15&products_id=116

You could do the walls the colors you show, and add in thin black "pinstripes" on the edges of the red!

Or you can go here: http://www.colorchipselector.com/ and create your own.
 
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onetechyguy

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Thanks,

I think I will have them use a smaller percentage of red. I just want a small portion of the garage color in there and dont want it to look pink
 

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I'm kinda torn, I love the look of the outside, its very clean looking. I'm probably different than everybody else, but I think I would go for a single color and keep it simple. Very nice looking and a lite version of the outside only. Can you get concrete stain in a similar color as the siding?

Just my two cents

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What color basecoat are you going with? I would usually tend to throw some black into the mix of flake.
 
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onetechyguy

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You think this will really look different?

I'm not sure what the base coat will be. Does it matter with a full broadcast?
 

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After looking at your chip blend multiple times, I think you'd be well served in the "matching" dept if you nixed the dove-gray, off white, and beige, keeping the white-white, red, and the grey that looks a perfect match for the walls. Maybe a 40-40-20 ratio(red being the 20, since you're concerned about the "pink"). But, that's just my thoughts, I'm sure it will look great in the end.
 

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Hi,

I've never had a floor epoxied but I am an artist and have extensive color and design experience.

My opinion is:
Depending on the size of the chips relative to the floor size, your beige, grays, and cream colors will sort of blend together in the eye and make an overall light color. The red will stand out. This is why many red chips added in can give the overall appearance of pink. The red is "mixing" with the light colors in your eye and the effect is pink. Fewer reds will make them stand out rather than blend in and it will be fine.

The lighter colors you have now will probably mix together and from a distance, simply appear as an off-white. You'll probably almost never be looking at the chips this close unless you've dropped something, so it will almost never look this good.

I would probably not have so many color chips in your attempt to match you everything else so perfectly. Also the shininess of the epoxy may cause the color to look lighter than it really is. This also depends on the size of the open floor. If once loaded up with cars and workbench, etc. you'll only be looking at small paths of open floor directly in front of you it will be okay. However if the chips are small, you probably won't notice them and the color will blend after about 4 feet distance.

From the samples presented, I would probably delete the beige, cream/ yellow and warm gray (same as your wall color) and only use white, a darker version of your cool gray (Dove Gray) and red.

Personally I would use the same darker version of the cool gray on the wall as well instead of the warm taupe you have in mind now. I think it looks better and will not look old and dingy so fast. We all get there eventually but why rush it? I like the stripe idea and painting the upper wall white. Make the red stripe as wide as possible (maybe 10 inches wide?) while keeping the upper white area greater than half the wall height (>50%).

What ever colors you paint the walls use standard colors that the paint shop makes all the time. Custom colors are fun but no one else will know or care and when you want to retouch or paint something else it will be almost impossible to match.

I don't know how big the chips will be but I think they should be on the bigger side, say a few inches across. Otherwise you may find yourself looking hard for a dropped screw, spring or other small part. You'll find it of course but there's no point in making the moment comically frustrating by camouflaging your floor. Especially when it gets dirt and smudges on it through use. For example, you working in that same area for years.

Hope that helps.
Looking forward to pix of the work in progress and the final results. :beer:
 
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onetechyguy

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Thanks Souljer,

That helped a lot. I was busy working in garage hanging lights today so I haven't had much time to consider my options on the floor yet. The chip size is going to be 1/4". That is the size that is normally used from all the contractors that I have talked to. It is very hard to decide colors when there are so many options. With the colors that you said I should go with how would you choose the amounts of each up to 100%

White --40 ?
Gray --40 ?
Red --20 ?

I will be posting pics once it is completed next week!

Thanks, Rick
 

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Hi,

Glad to help. Free advise and worth every penny! :lol:

Depends on the darkness of the gray. If the gray is the light cool gray you have now it will appear very close to white from a short distance. This is one reason I suggest a darker cool gray -a darker "Dove Gray". This way you will have more contrast between the colors: a white, a "black" (not really black but not so close to white), and red.

Your proportions seem good to me from this distance. Obviously I can't see the colors for real and I have no idea how big your space is or how it will be utilized.

You might try completely covering a large piece of paper (or several 8.5x11 sheets if that's all you have) with those chips and then laying these sample "tiles" in different parts of your garage (by the workbench area, by the exterior door where daylight might hit the floor, directly under some of the new overhead lighting, etc.) and then standing back and seeing what pops out, blends to nothing or looks right. If the gray is not dark enough for you, get chips from the paint store for the next two shades darker plus one that seems too dark and lay those chips were the light gray chips are now. Stand back and have another look. What do you think? Add or subtract proportions as you feel necessary. Check again at day/ night time. How do they look now?

I know it seems like a lot of effort for a floor, but it's an expensive job and worse, you'll have to live with it. Personally I always find it more satisfying and easier on myself in the long run, to be careful and thoughtful in the beginning and do extra pre-production work to get something I like rather than save some time or money up front but then having to live with "It's... okay..." forever. This is one time you have complete control of the outcome. So make it something that you'll love forever.

"Always do good work. It's longer in the short run, but shorter in the long run."
Not sure who said that but I've always liked it.
 
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The 1/16 would give a look of a quartz floor application. Most floors are done with the 1/4 and I guess I've looked and applied too many of them. The 1/8 is a nice look also.
 

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onetechyguy

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What does this last post have to do with an opinion? I have made up my mind on floor and contractor. Will post pictures for everyone when it gets done. The are starting tomorrow.
 

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1/4" is pretty big. You should consider 1/8".

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Hi,

Wow, that's great. Very useful.

Using those sizes on sample tiles you make up, you can check which size flake works best for you as you look at them from a standing position and at various distances.

Sort of squint at the computer screen and notice how the smaller flakes start to blend into one color and tone, while the larger flakes remain individual colors. And that's at this close distance the picture was taken. Another thing you can do right now is simply walk to the other side of the room you're in right now and look at the computer screen. Again, the finer flakes are blending into one color while the larger flakes resist this. In the end what's important is your personal preference. There is no rule here beyond the guides of basic design, after that it's just what you prefer.

Even if you can't make the samples and see them for real you can imagine how much more all the colors will blend from 10 or 20 feet (don't know how big your place will be but I'll assume it's bigger than 20' in at least one direction). In the large original size you would be able to have more red flakes for example. I don't think I'd want to drop a small part on a floor that was any finer than 1/4 whereas I can see a coin getting lost for a few seconds in the original size.

My advice: Do not drop anything! :lol_hitti

I still like something like the original size, but I would have to see it with the 1/4 and 1/8 sizes in the room from a distance to really decide myself. Could you do a combo plate of 1/4 and original? Each color maybe 40% large chips and 60% 1/4 size? I don't know but that sounds like a starting point from here. Depending on the amount of open space and your personal preferences you might want to reverse the percentages; 60% original sized chips, 40% quarter inch sized chips. It's up to you.

I'll be out of town and away from my computer until next week. Looking forward to the pix. Hope I've been helpful and you are happy with the results.
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onetechyguy

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No pics yet. The guys grinded the floor on thursday but haven't started epoxying due to all the rain we have been having. Water got in behind threshold & had to dry out. I'm hoping it gets done this week & I will post pics.
 
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onetechyguy

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The first base coat of epoxy was applied today along with the chips I picked out. It looks awesome! They will finish tomorrow and apply clear coat. More pics once I can walk in there in a few days.

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Looks great!

When doing full chip 1/32 size how many pounds of chip would I need for 550 sq ft? Do you need extra clear top coat when going full chip?


Thank you
 

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With the 20/40/40 ratio, does the red look pink at all? Like you, I want just a hint of red. I am thinking of 10/45/45 red/white/black on a light gray epoxy.
 
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