Thank you. I believe they sent a 5lb bag of flake....i just got 3 more lbs to finish and touch up a few spots. I have a 3 car garage its right around 550 sq ft.
I was told the 2 part coat had the additive in it hopefully they can confirm that for me
Started my new floor (armor clad)
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Thank you. I believe they sent a 5lb bag of flake....i just got 3 more lbs to finish and touch up a few spots. I have a 3 car garage its right around 550 sq ft.
I was told the 2 part coat had the additive in it hopefully they can confirm that for me
djones5548
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Just curious, I'm assuming you primed and just used one kit for your square footage. How were you on product, did you have any left?
Radical540
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According to the instructions from Armor Poxy and the online video, the "anti-skid" is provided with the kit (or the upgrade kit) to empty into the top-coat prior to use.
as of now i have about half of the product left and i rolled it on thick. The primer really helped alot
They did send a bag pf a white powder that is anti skid but the rep said not to use that in the 2 part top coat because its designed for the 1 part top coat. Ill call and confirm before i do anything but i do have it if its needed.
vette-kid
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ok, you are using a different product than me(epoxy-coat), but I believe both are 100% solids, so maybe similar? Anyway, I have a few questions for you. You said you did not complete the epoxy in one application...did you have any entire section base that had to be completed? If so, did you end up with a line where the two sections meet? I have to do this (ran out of product too soon) and am concerned about having a visible line that will be obvious (admittedly not to end of the world, but don't want adhesion problems at that line either).
You also seem to have waited several days for the clear? Epoxy-coat lists a 10-24hr window on clear coat over the base. Is this not a restriction with armor clad? any other prep required for the clear?
Im trying to figure out how to salvage my disaster! Thanks!
You also seem to have waited several days for the clear? Epoxy-coat lists a 10-24hr window on clear coat over the base. Is this not a restriction with armor clad? any other prep required for the clear?
Im trying to figure out how to salvage my disaster! Thanks!
I will be able to better answer you tomorrow with the line in the epoxy. However, I would think with the amount of flake i'm using it shouldn't be a issue as the flakes will blend any lines together.
I was under the impression the 24 hr time is minimum time before you put a clear on it. I wouldn't see any reason why it would cause a problem
vette-kid
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Im sure its a difference in product, but the epoxy-coat says to top coat within 24hrs so that there is enough tack left for the top coat to get good adhesion (my understanding of it) and allowing longer will risk poor adhesion do to the smooth surface.
Gotcha. Well hopefully that's not the case. The flakes give the floor a texture hopefully it is enough to bond the top coat.
Radical540
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...and please keep us abreast on the anti-skid additive while using the "military top-coat upgrade". I'm curious too.....
Spoke with the guy from Armorpoxy just now, he is sending me the grip additive for the military top coat it wasn't shipped with the order.
Thank you. I'll be giving a light sanding with a sheet rock sander
Dadofour
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Subscribed. Really like your fleck combination.
Well i finally finished the floor. I lightly sanded the surface before i put the clear coat (since i waited more than 24hrs). Im very happy with the outcome of my floor. Hopefully this provides a little feedback to armourpoxy. I went with them solely because of the 40% deal they were offering without seeing many pics of their product and im happy i decided to give them a chance.
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Very nice! Couple of questions: did you use a primer? How many gallons of epoxy did you use?
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Looks great! Mine just showed up today but I won't be putting it down for a few weeks. Any tips? How is the anti skid and which did you use? I also ordered the two part top coat.
I did use a primer. I used about 2/3 of the epoxy that came in the 600 sq ft kit.
Mix small batches of epoxy and Roll out small sections at a time. If you are putting epoxy on the side wall I found it was easier to put some flake in my hand and lightly blow it onto the side wall. Also getting flake right up next to the wall I found that throwing pinches of flake at the wall was best to distribute the flake against the wall evenly.
For the anti skid I mixed it all together at once with no issue. I poured about 1/2 of the can of anti skid into the mixture and mixed it up each time before pouring more into my roller pan.
The clear coat and the primer had very strong odors so make sure you wear the proper ppe and work in a well ventilated area.
dubber
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Great results! Looks like the prep has paid off.
Shea
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Great job! Your hard work has created a great looking floor coating that will last you years.
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Thank you! I got a bag and a can of anti skid, sounds like I'll use the can. Just to clarify you only used half the can? Is it fairly "rough"? Would you do the same amount again? Thanks again. Yours looks great, I'm even more excited to get mine down.
bry@n
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Looks great. Looking forward to hearing about how it holds up long term.
Yes use the can. Mix small amounts into the clear at a time and mix before u pour into the roller pan. I would put the whole can next time
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Nice! Is this Grey or Designer Grey?
Brian80
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Great write up, this pretty much sealed the deal for me on what product to go with next summer. Thank You
tinmanwpk
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Nice looking project. This might be enough to make me do mine this way.
1dwn5up
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How much time did you put in to work on this? It came out great, keep updating pics once you start adding back all your garage items, tools, etc.
benwah
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Looks great!
Radical540
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Looks fantastic. I've had my kit now for a few weeks, but I'm apprehensive about doing it in December in Michigan. The armor poxy Rep on here said the concrete slab should be atleast 50 degrees, and running my heat in the garage when it's in the upper 30's, low 40's outside I easily get the slab (per laser thermometer) to 65-67 degrees. But I can't shake my apprehension.
It's supposed to be 60 in MI this weekend, maybe I'll do it this weekend, once and for all.
Cheers!
It's supposed to be 60 in MI this weekend, maybe I'll do it this weekend, once and for all.
Cheers!
Designer grey
Total work time I spent about 4 hrs with the edco grinder then about 3 hrs spot grinding and a day about 2-3 hrs applying each coat (primer,epoxy,clear)
I have my motors in the garage and girlfriend is parking in there everything seems good. It had its first test when I was assembling my motor, I dropped the sprocket and it landed on its teeth my heart dropped! I looked where it hit and there was nothing there! I'll post pics when I get home Wednesday I'm in NYC till then
rburke65
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Jake75....great looking job. Very nice. Question......in your first post you had trouble with the shop vac and the missing filter. You said you just swept up th dust..... i figured out the squeegee was MUCH better with collecting dust and it really sped up. How did you collect dust with a squeegee? So you did not use the shop vacat all? I'm confused here. Not being smart....just confused. Thanks.
right. I didnt use the shop vac at all other than storing the concrete dust i picked up with the dust pan. I was able to use the squeegee to push the concrete dust into piles and from there sweep it up with a dust pan.
Radical540
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Getting closer to doing mine.
Just did the 3rd round of muriatic acid ( for my application,application, I thinking grinding would have been I messy, time consuming over-kill. Plus, I'm using their primer to mitigate problems.
Just have to fix some hairline cracks & it's ready for primer!
Just did the 3rd round of muriatic acid ( for my application,application, I thinking grinding would have been I messy, time consuming over-kill. Plus, I'm using their primer to mitigate problems.
Just have to fix some hairline cracks & it's ready for primer!
Radical540
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Greetings Fellas!
I put down my color coat (looks like "Ford" blue).
this afternoon. With the help of my adult son, we coated the small side of my 3 car garage. Goes on nice and thick- levels nicely.
My question is the curing time; with as thick as it goes on, I have to believe it's gonna take some time.
Something I read said "working time" was 20 mins. No way this will cure in 20 mins.
(What's the difference between "working time", curing time).
I suppose maybe the 24 hr. comment is accurate....?!?
Thanks boys!
I put down my color coat (looks like "Ford" blue).
this afternoon. With the help of my adult son, we coated the small side of my 3 car garage. Goes on nice and thick- levels nicely.
My question is the curing time; with as thick as it goes on, I have to believe it's gonna take some time.
Something I read said "working time" was 20 mins. No way this will cure in 20 mins.
(What's the difference between "working time", curing time).
I suppose maybe the 24 hr. comment is accurate....?!?
Thanks boys!
rburke65
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Thanks Jake75 for clearing that up. Looks really nice.
