Epoxy floor feedback wanted.

[gsebast1]

Hello,

Looks like I may get to have the garage floor of our new place epoxied.
I had my last floor done in high solids epoxy gray with no flakes 9+ years ago and it has held up great. The same contractor is giving me a great deal and this time I'm thinking I would like some flakes to hide the dirt a little.

Need some suggestions.
Which of these garage floor colors/flake sizes would you choose? And why?

Thanks.

 

[gsebast1]

My main questions are tan or light gray? Large or small flakes? Large flakes make it hard to see small items dropped on the floor?

 

[TONE]

I prefer full broadcast. Meaning all flake, and you cant even see the base color.

Here is mine. Did it 2 Summers ago. Love it!

 

[Armorpoxy]

Darker colors show less dirt and tire marks, other than that they are all nice!

 

[Shea]

I would choose a color combo that best goes with your house color and garage decor. The samples you have up are all lighter colored coatings. You will get good light reflection off the floor with any of them.

 

[TextileWolf]

I went with 4 on my last house and really liked it. I went with 5 on my current home because it has bricks on the garage wall.

 

[LegacyIndustrial]

My main questions are tan or light gray? Large or small flakes? Large flakes make it hard to see small items dropped on the floor?

Tan, 1/4"


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[injikary]

I guess epoxy needs repair over time. Cracks can occur in the long run. Though it is very attractive I think it cannot be used outdoors and take a week to install and cure completely. Comparing epoxy with Polyurthane and Polyurea, epoxy is not a good choice. I initially had plans to use epoxy but when I hired a garage customization team in Toronto, they gave me a statistics about the three flooring materials.

Link: http://www.onwallsolutions.com/benefits-of-polyurea/

 

[mnavillus]

I would go 100% flake, in lieu of seeing the background primer
however of the choices you provided I would go TAN 1/4" flake.

What are the wall colors of the garage? house colors?

 

[LegacyIndustrial]

Epoxy is a great base coat, following coats can be accomplished with polyurea or polyaspartic. Getting the best attributes of all the products in one system.


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[Maximum404]

It is worth it to add a second coat of polyaspartic to a full broadcast epoxy base? I've seen various different floors, but haven't seen a pro/con of multiple polyaspartic layers as a top coat. The cost difference with the guy I'm going through is minimal. **I hope I didn't jack this thread too bad ;-)**

That said, taking into account the adjoining room's color (to the garage) and the exterior paint/door color are essential. Full broadcast granite goes with most decor however.