Using epoxy to level a floor?

[phy6]

I have these slight dips in parts of my garage floor that are too thin for self leveling compound to stick to. (~3/16" to 1/8" deeper than surrounding areas and 4-5sqft at most, to the edges.)

I also have lots of pea sized nicks I guess from large tools hitting the floor (previous owner). I figure everyone has these and letting the epoxy fill those is no problem.

Has anyone else used a cheapy 100% solids epoxy to do the self leveling? I remember reading that the Wolverine products can be applied in thick batches.
I guess I am thinking of pouring something thin onto the dips and using a metal angle to feather it into the surrounding concrete.

I really want a smooth floor because I don't want to use flakes, which would hide the imperfections. In addition, the areas that liquids could pool in are very inconvenient (under shelves, in front of the bathroom door, under the car, etc)

I'm assuming I'd have to primer everything first, then do the self leveling part, then epoxy the whole floor, then top coat, etc. I wonder if wolverine has any lower quality batches that can be used as filler, with the high quality stuff on top...

BTW- jack hammering everything and getting a whole new layer of concrete is not something I am willing to do. Also, I don't know how well a big floor grinder would do since the dips are so gradual. It would probably just follow the contour. I'd rather let gravity do it's work.

 

[SC-Eric]

It sounds like you have the right approach. You are going to want to do a pretty good job of preparing the floor. Then, you will treat cracks, prime, do a leveling coat, and then the final coat. Of course, if you wanted to purchase 'Prime' material you would just put on one coat that was thick.

BUT, we DO have some material in stock that is 'off quality'. If my memory serves me right we probably have a little less than 200 gallons left. This material is part of a large batch that used a bad batch of dispersant. So, the color moves around depending on thickness and electrical phenomenons. We have had some contractors using it for precisely the same application that you need... to level. Then, they topcoat it with good virgin material that passed quality. This batch has passed all tests other than 'color'.

For thicker applications we have some contractors adding fine sand to it to save money. Some contractors just use the material as is.

Please communicate with Fred and we'll work something out on this. The only 'off quality' batch we have is Color Code: GY2A... I'm working from home because we only have partial power at the plant, so... I don't know the batch number. Anyway, just hit Fred up with AlphaGarage and we'll get the ball rolling for you.