Removal on un-adhered chips

[AWoodwell]

Hello all,

Just curious what everyone would recommend for removal of un-adhered chips/flakes in between the epoxy and finish coats. In my mind, not all the flakes are going to stick, one would think that you'd want to remove those before top-coating. Thought about a simple broom, but don't like the idea of brushing a freshly dried coating. Also thought about a blower, and that seems to be what I've come up with as my best option.:

Thanks

AW

 

[hofiveo]

Broom, blower or vacuum it does not matter.

 

[Jsf721]

Since you do 2 tops coats of clear. Why not roll over them?

 

[LegacyIndustrial]

If you install light, medium you will have little if any.
Use an electric blower not gas!!

 

[Shea]

I like to use a metal edged squeegee to lightly scape the surface first. This helps to knock down any of the chip edges that may be sticking up enough to poke through the surface or create a bump in the top coat. I'll then use an electric leaf blower to to remove anything that is left after I have swept up the remainder.

 

[tncatadjuster]

I like to use a metal edged squeegee to lightly scape the surface first. This helps to knock down any of the chip edges that may be sticking up enough to poke through the surface or create a bump in the top coat. I'll then use an electric leaf blower to to remove anything that is left after I have swept up the remainder.

+1

 

[AWoodwell]

If you install light, medium you will have little if any.
Use an electric blower not gas!!

I was planning on using an electric blower, but out of curiosity, why not gas?

I like to use a metal edged squeegee to lightly scape the surface first. This helps to knock down any of the chip edges that may be sticking up enough to poke through the surface or create a bump in the top coat. I'll then use an electric leaf blower to to remove anything that is left after I have swept up the remainder.

Didn't really think of a squeegee + blower combo thanks! I'll probably go with that.

 

[AWoodwell]

Since you do 2 tops coats of clear. Why not roll over them?

Well, I thought about that...but would you really want to top coat over a chip that's not bonded to the base coat? Sounds like a recipe for failure to me.

 

[Jsf721]

first top clear would be "messy" but the final top coat of clear would be perfect.

Well, I thought about that...but would you really want to top coat over a chip that's not bonded to the base coat? Sounds like a recipe for failure to me.

 

[Daves69]

I was planning on using an electric blower, but out of curiosity, why not gas?

Gas blowers use a mixture of gas and oil. The oil does not completely burn and sometimes will leave a residue. This may cause problems with the clear.

 

[AWoodwell]

Gas blowers use a mixture of gas and oil. The oil does not completely burn and sometimes will leave a residue. This may cause problems with the clear.

ahh...makes sense!

 

[Garage Flooring]

We always use a shop vac and are fairly aggressive with it.

 

[pauloman]

the professional way to do an epoxy chip floor is to introduce the chips into a clear intermediate coat of wet clear epoxy or clear poly - backrolling the chips well into the wet coating.

sprinkling the chips into the pigmented base coat is the 'low end' approach.

 

[Jsf721]

Makes sense, I did not thinlk of that-Thanks

the professional way to do an epoxy chip floor is to introduce the chips into a clear intermediate coat of wet clear epoxy or clear poly - backrolling the chips well into the wet coating.

sprinkling the chips into the pigmented base coat is the 'low end' approach.

 

[hofiveo]

The unprofessional way.

 

[dcs Inc]

That's a hoot....

 

[tncatadjuster]

That's a hoot....

 

[hofiveo]

That was a Tennant Co. spec'd job.

 

[dcs Inc]

Looks great. I'd have to see it in person to warm up with that color combo but with the right wall colors I think it would be great. I've installed some pretty wierd colors but in the end the designer pulls it off.

 

[hofiveo]

Winthrop College, South Caroloina school colors, or close as they could find.