Which squeegee for spreading epoxy?

[Onewolf]

I am doing the epoxy floor this weekend in the woodshop of our new detached garage/workshop. The woodshop is about 200 sq feet and I am using it as a proof of concept/practice before doing the 950 sq ft garage area. Rolling the primer yesterday worked great.

I am using the "High Solids" epoxy from Garage Flooring LLC. Justin recommended a 1/4" notched squeegee for spreading the epoxy.

Today I did the epoxy/flake.

I had purchased a 24" wide 1/4" notched squeegee from Amazon to spread the epoxy after pouring "ribbons" from the bucket. The squeegee was a complete and total failure at spreading the epoxy. It moved maybe 10% if the epoxy and the rest just flowed around the notches. I ended up using the back/flat side of the squeegee in order to spread it before backrolling. That seemed to work tolerably such that it wasn't a complete and total disaster but I need a squeegee solution before I do the 950 sq ft garage (hopefully) next weekend.

It seems to (ignorant) me that an 1/8" notch squeegee might work better for spreading this epoxy?

Here's the utter failure of a squeegee

And the floor while still wet after epoxy/flake.

Closeup of the floor about two hours after epoxy/flake was applied.

 

[LegacyIndustrial]

1/8" or even a flat squeegee. An experienced provider should know that 1/4' is only beneficial for self-leveling-extra thick products, not high-solids.

Frankly a roller would do the trick, squeegee is really optional.


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[Garage Flooring]

I am doing the epoxy floor this weekend in the woodshop of our new detached garage/workshop. The woodshop is about 200 sq feet and I am using it as a proof of concept/practice before doing the 950 sq ft garage area. Rolling the primer yesterday worked great.

I am using the "High Solids" epoxy from Garage Flooring LLC. Justin recommended a 1/4" notched squeegee for spreading the epoxy.

Today I did the epoxy/flake.

I had purchased a 24" wide 1/4" notched squeegee from Amazon to spread the epoxy after pouring "ribbons" from the bucket. The squeegee was a complete and total failure at spreading the epoxy. It moved maybe 10% if the epoxy and the rest just flowed around the notches. I ended up using the back/flat side of the squeegee in order to spread it before backrolling. That seemed to work tolerably such that it wasn't a complete and total disaster but I need a squeegee solution before I do the 950 sq ft garage (hopefully) next weekend.

It seems to (ignorant) me that an 1/8" notch squeegee might work better for spreading this epoxy?

Here's the utter failure of a squeegee

And the floor while still wet after epoxy/flake.

Closeup of the floor about two hours after epoxy/flake was applied.

Sorry I missed this post earlier. The product you are using is ~93% solids high build epoxy. There is a very small percentage of solvents in there simply for the sake of making it easier to work with.

Because of the thickness of the product and % of solids, we do use a notched 1/4" squeegee when applying the product. If you are having issues with it, revert back to the roller method as discussed in the installation instructions:

"The mixed material can be applied by brush, or roller. However, the material can also be applied by a suitable serrated squeegee and then back rolled as long as the appropriate thickness recommendations are maintained. Maintain temperatures and relative humidity within the recommended ranges during the application and curing process. If concrete conditions or over aggressive mixing causes air entrapment, then an air release roller tool should be used prior to the coating tacking off to remove the air entrapped in the coating. Thinner applications will not level as well as higher build applications."