I was finally able to get some time off last week to start the process of getting my epoxy floor down before it got too cold here in the North East. The temps for my install were in the mid 60's for the first day and the mid 50's for the second and third day.
I choose the wolverine product based on a number of factors, one of them being it appears in my eyes to be the best product out there that will need very little if any redo's for what I plan to use the floor for.
The space that I covered is 1000sq ft with radiant floor heating.
Overall very satisfied with the products;
The products that I used for my floor are integra flex to fill in the space that I have around the entire perimeter of my slab that has 1" insulation. This stuff is super sticky and a bit of a PITA to mix. I read all the info on this site and still couldn't believe how hard it was to mix it with my 1/2inch milwaukee corded drill.
Bondtite as a primer, fairly straight forward to apply. I did need to burn off the fiber mesh in the concrete and I thought I got the major offenders until I put down the bondtite. I had little ones every where, which was surprising as the acid etching wasn't that agressive and I had to do it a few times to get the texture required. I was surprised that it took longer than 12hrs before I could coat with the liquatile, but I chalk it up to the cooler temps.
Light silver gray for the liquatile coating, now this stuff is like taffy and really doesn't want to spread so easily. This is were I was actually seeing it all come together. Actually being able to see the fruits of my labor from ecthing the floor for what seemed like 2-3 weekends in a row with all the various cleanings and rinses etc etc. The deco flakes that I put down was on the lighter side (Dark blue, white, and charcoal) and am very happy with the look.
Endura shield as the top coating as I have a 2 large windows and transoms on one side of the building that lets in a lot of light and usually work with the doors open. This stuff, as mentioned before is very clear and was the only thing that I needed a spotter to help me to ensure that I had even coverage everywhere.
I do have one section about the size of my palm that I think needs to be redone and I suspect that its due to when I first poured out the mixture of liquatile out that it took some of the unmixed resin or harder and now will not cure. No biggie for me since its way off to the side of the floor and back towards the corner where the service door is. So I can only say what everyone else that has done this make sure its mixed really well. I have a couple of pics of that as well.
The one thing besides how nice the overall finish product is, how great the customer service was from Fred. I mean I asked some really dumb questions, sometimes twice to make sure I didn't screw the pooch with this project and he was more than happy to help me out everytime.
The one pic with my sneaker was the only deco flakes issue, where I was holding the bag in against my body and it slipped. Ahh what can I say, it happens. Otherwise the spread was great using a combo of the up in the air toss along with the chicken feed approach worked well.
I choose the wolverine product based on a number of factors, one of them being it appears in my eyes to be the best product out there that will need very little if any redo's for what I plan to use the floor for.
The space that I covered is 1000sq ft with radiant floor heating.
Overall very satisfied with the products;
The products that I used for my floor are integra flex to fill in the space that I have around the entire perimeter of my slab that has 1" insulation. This stuff is super sticky and a bit of a PITA to mix. I read all the info on this site and still couldn't believe how hard it was to mix it with my 1/2inch milwaukee corded drill.
Bondtite as a primer, fairly straight forward to apply. I did need to burn off the fiber mesh in the concrete and I thought I got the major offenders until I put down the bondtite. I had little ones every where, which was surprising as the acid etching wasn't that agressive and I had to do it a few times to get the texture required. I was surprised that it took longer than 12hrs before I could coat with the liquatile, but I chalk it up to the cooler temps.
Light silver gray for the liquatile coating, now this stuff is like taffy and really doesn't want to spread so easily. This is were I was actually seeing it all come together. Actually being able to see the fruits of my labor from ecthing the floor for what seemed like 2-3 weekends in a row with all the various cleanings and rinses etc etc. The deco flakes that I put down was on the lighter side (Dark blue, white, and charcoal) and am very happy with the look.
Endura shield as the top coating as I have a 2 large windows and transoms on one side of the building that lets in a lot of light and usually work with the doors open. This stuff, as mentioned before is very clear and was the only thing that I needed a spotter to help me to ensure that I had even coverage everywhere.
I do have one section about the size of my palm that I think needs to be redone and I suspect that its due to when I first poured out the mixture of liquatile out that it took some of the unmixed resin or harder and now will not cure. No biggie for me since its way off to the side of the floor and back towards the corner where the service door is. So I can only say what everyone else that has done this make sure its mixed really well. I have a couple of pics of that as well.
The one thing besides how nice the overall finish product is, how great the customer service was from Fred. I mean I asked some really dumb questions, sometimes twice to make sure I didn't screw the pooch with this project and he was more than happy to help me out everytime.
The one pic with my sneaker was the only deco flakes issue, where I was holding the bag in against my body and it slipped. Ahh what can I say, it happens. Otherwise the spread was great using a combo of the up in the air toss along with the chicken feed approach worked well.
