Anyone done the heavy coverage with flakes, where the entire floor is covered? Any photos? Does this provide a less slippery surface even if covered with clear coat? I like the no flake / very heavy flake better than the light flake coverage.
Heavy Flake Coverage
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houstonhusker
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AlphaGarage
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It does provide some traction, but not really enough to mitigate slips and fall potential, for that use a grip additive.
Also, with heavy a to full broadcast you may want to use a bit more clear coat to fully cover.
If you have a few minutes here are two DIY project with full flake broadcasts - lots of pics and details.
http://www.garagejournal.com/forum/showthread.php?t=20542 – full broadcast DIY project, good info on how to apply the flakes:
http://www.garagejournal.com/forum/showthread.php?t=13347 – another full flake broadcast with great tips and results:
Also, with heavy a to full broadcast you may want to use a bit more clear coat to fully cover.
If you have a few minutes here are two DIY project with full flake broadcasts - lots of pics and details.
http://www.garagejournal.com/forum/showthread.php?t=20542 – full broadcast DIY project, good info on how to apply the flakes:
http://www.garagejournal.com/forum/showthread.php?t=13347 – another full flake broadcast with great tips and results:
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thegarageguy
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Not a dumb question........full broadcast should be 100% coverage, so base color should not show. As to non slip, the flakes do not give much, they are primarily for decorative purposes. We normally add texture to our urethane or polyaspartic top coat.
Irondrive
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All we do are full chip applications. Just be sure that your base color is somewhat similar to your chip colors. I once had to use a grayish base with a brownish chip blend. You can see a gray "haze" slightly. The customer was cool with it but I would have preferred not to have forgotten the brown base coat.
AlphaGarage
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Theoretically the flakes will cover the base color of the epoxy 100% - however... there's always a chance that you may miss a spot, or a bit of epoxy oozes up, or whatever, so if you have the option use a epoxy color that's close to one of the flake colors. Probably the only times when that's tough is when you're using epoxy that you have no choice with the color, or the predominant finished color is one that's more costly for that particular color epoxy. Many times there are some epoxy colors, like reds and blues, that are more expensive than grays, browns etc, and usually that's not the case with flakes, which are the same price regardless of color.
51rider
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If you have a few minutes here are two DIY project with full flake broadcasts - lots of pics and details.
http://www.garagejournal.com/forum/showthread.php?t=20542 – full broadcast DIY project, good info on how to apply the flakes:
http://www.garagejournal.com/forum/s...ad.php?t=13347 – another full flake braodcast with great tips and results:
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AlphaGarage
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Thanks for the heads up - I think it should be working now.
One aspect of heavy flake application you need to be careful with is scraping down any lose flakes and flakes that aren't laying flat. After the epoxy if tack free, you need to really muscle off those wayward flakes, I like using a hard plastic wall board scraper, it's about 5" wide. Don't be afraid of scratching anything, just check it first to make sure the epoxy is hard enough, and then really go at it. Flakes that didn't land flat and are poking up will still be poking up through the clear coat if they're not removed first. And flakes that land flat on top of other flakes will soak up the clear coat, and can form small uneven hills, so be sure to get rid of them also.
One the other hand one nice thing about full coverage (AKAS "Broadcast to rejection") is that you're guaranteed even coverage. A light broadcast and a heavy broadcast are easy to apply evenly, those medium densities sometimes give installers trouble.
Practice first, use small hand fulls, and take your time.
One aspect of heavy flake application you need to be careful with is scraping down any lose flakes and flakes that aren't laying flat. After the epoxy if tack free, you need to really muscle off those wayward flakes, I like using a hard plastic wall board scraper, it's about 5" wide. Don't be afraid of scratching anything, just check it first to make sure the epoxy is hard enough, and then really go at it. Flakes that didn't land flat and are poking up will still be poking up through the clear coat if they're not removed first. And flakes that land flat on top of other flakes will soak up the clear coat, and can form small uneven hills, so be sure to get rid of them also.
One the other hand one nice thing about full coverage (AKAS "Broadcast to rejection") is that you're guaranteed even coverage. A light broadcast and a heavy broadcast are easy to apply evenly, those medium densities sometimes give installers trouble.
Practice first, use small hand fulls, and take your time.
If you have a few minutes here are two DIY project with full flake broadcasts - lots of pics and details.
http://www.garagejournal.com/forum/showthread.php?t=20542 – full broadcast DIY project, good info on how to apply the flakes:
http://www.garagejournal.com/forum/s...ad.php?t=13347 – another full flake braodcast with great tips and results:
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Linky #2 no worky?
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