u230148
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I’m finally getting around to posting this, but I spent a busy weekend two weeks ago coating my 1800 square foot shop/aircraft hangar with Wolverine epoxy.
I ground it in April using an Edco grinder with the diamond inserts, which was at least 15 hours of work. It still had a lot of low spots that the grinder missed, so I acid-etched those areas with muriatic acid. I also had some spots along the wall that I didn't want the acid to touch, so I hit them with my Harbor Freight 4" grinder with a diamond cup wheel. I finished up the prep with a power wash and lots of sweeping. All in all, four weekends of preparation, including a lot of time putting stuff on shelves to get it off of the floor.
Here's a picture of the floor after the grinding:
I bought six gallons of Integra-flex to fill about 200 feet of contraction joints, but I only needed 3 gallons since my joints were only 1" deep instead of 2" called out on my drawings. I found it best to only mix about a cup at a time and pour it out from a plastic cup into the joints, slightly overfilling them, then come back a day later and shave the top off with a drywall taping knife.
A couple of hours before applying the Bond-tite, I damp-mopped the floor to get rid of the last of the dust. I rolled on the Bond-tite with an 18" roller in six batches of about 300 square feet each, and I took about 3 hours to finish the whole floor. I got it all done with a single roller cover, and never had a problem with the Bond-tite setting up before I finished, even though it was 90 degrees outside. I finished around 6PM on Saturday.
Here are some pictures of the glassy-looking floor after the Bond-Tite:
By 11PM the Bond-tite was set up like glass, so I decided to go ahead with the Liqua-tile. I used a squeegee to spread it around, then back-rolled it before applying the paint chips. This time I did five batches so that I could mix an entire 3 gallon pail of Liqua-tile at the same time, but I had to work quickly because the stuff was starting to get sticky in 30 minutes just as I was finishing the back-rolling. I could only get two batches done with each roller cover, so I needed three of them to finish the entire area. Overall this step took 4 1/2 hours, and I finished at 4:30AM.
Here's the floor as the Liqua-Tile was going over the Bond-Tite:
And here's a blurry action shot throwing the chips:
By the time I woke up at 10 AM the Liqua-tile was set up and ready for me to scrape the loose chips, which I did with the same taping knife I used for the Integra-flex. That only took about 30 minutes, but the sweeping and leaf blowing took at least an hour because those little chips were tucked in everywhere. I waited until 6 PM for things to cool off a little before I started the Endura-shield. I had four 1.25 gallon kits, and had no problem getting them rolled on in about 2 hours with a single roller cover. I was surprised to find that that in about 5 hours the floor was set up enough to walk on, but the temperature was in the upper 80’s.
Here are some pictures of the finished floor:
Another coat of Endura-shield would have covered the chips better for a smoother finish, but it would have cost another $450, and I’m afraid it would have made the floor slippery. As it is now, the floor has a lot of texture due to the chips, and I have not found it to be slippery at all, even when wet. Nothing has even scratched the floor, even though I’ve rolled metal-wheeled floor-jacks, engine stands with engines, and engine hoists across it.
I ground it in April using an Edco grinder with the diamond inserts, which was at least 15 hours of work. It still had a lot of low spots that the grinder missed, so I acid-etched those areas with muriatic acid. I also had some spots along the wall that I didn't want the acid to touch, so I hit them with my Harbor Freight 4" grinder with a diamond cup wheel. I finished up the prep with a power wash and lots of sweeping. All in all, four weekends of preparation, including a lot of time putting stuff on shelves to get it off of the floor.
Here's a picture of the floor after the grinding:
I bought six gallons of Integra-flex to fill about 200 feet of contraction joints, but I only needed 3 gallons since my joints were only 1" deep instead of 2" called out on my drawings. I found it best to only mix about a cup at a time and pour it out from a plastic cup into the joints, slightly overfilling them, then come back a day later and shave the top off with a drywall taping knife.
A couple of hours before applying the Bond-tite, I damp-mopped the floor to get rid of the last of the dust. I rolled on the Bond-tite with an 18" roller in six batches of about 300 square feet each, and I took about 3 hours to finish the whole floor. I got it all done with a single roller cover, and never had a problem with the Bond-tite setting up before I finished, even though it was 90 degrees outside. I finished around 6PM on Saturday.
Here are some pictures of the glassy-looking floor after the Bond-Tite:
By 11PM the Bond-tite was set up like glass, so I decided to go ahead with the Liqua-tile. I used a squeegee to spread it around, then back-rolled it before applying the paint chips. This time I did five batches so that I could mix an entire 3 gallon pail of Liqua-tile at the same time, but I had to work quickly because the stuff was starting to get sticky in 30 minutes just as I was finishing the back-rolling. I could only get two batches done with each roller cover, so I needed three of them to finish the entire area. Overall this step took 4 1/2 hours, and I finished at 4:30AM.
Here's the floor as the Liqua-Tile was going over the Bond-Tite:
And here's a blurry action shot throwing the chips:
By the time I woke up at 10 AM the Liqua-tile was set up and ready for me to scrape the loose chips, which I did with the same taping knife I used for the Integra-flex. That only took about 30 minutes, but the sweeping and leaf blowing took at least an hour because those little chips were tucked in everywhere. I waited until 6 PM for things to cool off a little before I started the Endura-shield. I had four 1.25 gallon kits, and had no problem getting them rolled on in about 2 hours with a single roller cover. I was surprised to find that that in about 5 hours the floor was set up enough to walk on, but the temperature was in the upper 80’s.
Here are some pictures of the finished floor:
Another coat of Endura-shield would have covered the chips better for a smoother finish, but it would have cost another $450, and I’m afraid it would have made the floor slippery. As it is now, the floor has a lot of texture due to the chips, and I have not found it to be slippery at all, even when wet. Nothing has even scratched the floor, even though I’ve rolled metal-wheeled floor-jacks, engine stands with engines, and engine hoists across it.
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