Epoxy recommendation and Metallic additives

[Mr.N]

I am looking for recommendation on a good Epoxy to use for filling concrete cracks.

Also, figured it would be nice to add a metallic look to it like Copper or brass. A little Kintsugi look.

I figure 1-3 gallons.

Thanks for the help and reply's guys!

 

[SolarColumbia]

You will need a specific crack filling product for any voids, pits, irregularities, etc. Then grind the entire floor, put down epoxy primer, then apply your top coats. The epoxy or poly top coats will not adequately fill enen small cracks and they would show throug. The vendors on here can recomend specific products to use.

 

[Mr.N]

You will need a specific crack filling product for any voids, pits, irregularities, etc. Then grind the entire floor, put down epoxy primer, then apply your top coats. The epoxy or poly top coats will not adequately fill enen small cracks and they would show throug. The vendors on here can recomend specific products to use.

Thanks for the reply SolarColumbia!

I am not looking to epoxy the floor, but rather going to polish the concrete.
I would like to just fill some cracks with epoxy for a unique look.

 

[SolarColumbia]

Okay. I see what you mean. Some of the epoxy and polyurea repair products are or can be tinted. You could achieve a look like that with stain, too. Hairline cracks can be left unfilled, the stain accentuates them, and then you clear coat it.

The thing with polished concrete is it will require repoliahing periodically and polishing involves a lot of time using increasingly finer tooling. You can spend a lot on machine rental. An easier way to achieve a similar look is grinding and applying a clear polyurea sealer which will prevent staining.

 

[LegacyIndustrial]

Here is our product for this purpose:
https://www.legacyindustrial.net/pr...atings/xtreme-set-100-crack-joint-filler.html

 

[Mr.N]

Okay. I see what you mean. Some of the epoxy and polyurea repair products are or can be tinted. You could achieve a look like that with stain, too. Hairline cracks can be left unfilled, the stain accentuates them, and then you clear coat it.

The thing with polished concrete is it will require repoliahing periodically and polishing involves a lot of time using increasingly finer tooling. You can spend a lot on machine rental. An easier way to achieve a similar look is grinding and applying a clear polyurea sealer which will prevent staining.

Thanks again. Currently researching selers. Need on that isn't slippery

 

[Mr.N]

Here is our product for this purpose:
https://www.legacyindustrial.net/pr...atings/xtreme-set-100-crack-joint-filler.html

Thanks for the link, I didn't find your product in my search.
Looks like the right stuff

 

[Masterfabkirk]

I just finished using the Legacy Industrial Xtreme Set100. Excellent product. Works great with a sand fill. Grinds smooth easily. Sets up very quickly so you must work fast. Sets up in bottle in just 3 to 4 min. I never mixed more than 4 to 6 oz at a time. Took a few applications to get hang of it. I filled 380 liner feet of saw cut with just over 1 gallon of the two gallon kit. Used just under another quart to do touch ups to surface depressions, chips , cracks and areas I wasn't satisfied with due to not enough product into sand filled cut joint. Great product and very low cost solution.

 

[SolarColumbia]

I second that. I've done all the repair of many crevices, cracks, etc in my garage along with a driveway crack.

 

[LegacyIndustrial]

I just finished using the Legacy Industrial Xtreme Set100. Excellent product. Works great with a sand fill. Grinds smooth easily. Sets up very quickly so you must work fast. Sets up in bottle in just 3 to 4 min. I never mixed more than 4 to 6 oz at a time. Took a few applications to get hang of it. I filled 380 liner feet of saw cut with just over 1 gallon of the two gallon kit. Used just under another quart to do touch ups to surface depressions, chips , cracks and areas I wasn't satisfied with due to not enough product into sand filled cut joint. Great product and very low cost solution.

 

[LegacyIndustrial]

Customer sent this in this morning did a pretty darn good job!!


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[Lisaban86a]

I am looking for recommendation on a good Epoxy to use for filling concrete cracks.

Also, figured it would be nice to add a metallic look to it like Copper or brass. A little Kintsugi look.

I figure 1-3 gallons.

Thanks for the help and reply's guys!

you know that you will have to clean up all the dust very well! that everything would be good and smooth

 

[Garage Flooring]

I am presuming this is two different issues. We offer high-end crack and joint fillers and we also offer metallic epoxy. We have many people do it on a DIY basis.

I do think it is important to understand what you are getting into. Metallic epoxies are highly variable. You have all the typical 'work' of epoxy plus the 'art' of getting the look you like. No two floors are ever the same.

I am a fan of high gloss topcoats for metallic applications. The more antiskid you add (Part C in our kits) the more it dulls the sheen. On the flip side the more gloss a floor has the more you see any issues.

 

[Armorpoxy]

Our ArmorUltra 100% solids epoxy in clear is what we recommend for metallics. As for cracks, our Crack Repair Epoxy Putty does the trick 99% of the time as long as the cracks are not huge.