ptj851
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clean your concrete floors using TSP, apply a standard concrete stain, spread fleks color of choice and then epoxy over? Is there a reason something like this wouldn't work??
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wienerwater
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I would think the flakes need to "float" in the epoxy, yet sink enough to make it smooth.It would be like a pearl paintjob on your car, the pearl will float out, then clear coat after. You would need to make sure the epoxy is compatible with the paint you're going over, and bind properly, not react. That's the nice thing with real epoxy, it's thick, where paint is a thinner finish. I know I will never use anything other than real epoxy again, since the last shop was acrylic "epoxy"(****)1 step paint. It was thin and wore off in a year wherever the tires rolled, or any traffic was involved.
Experimenting is fun, but if it screws up, it's 25 times the work removing the mess!
Experimenting is fun, but if it screws up, it's 25 times the work removing the mess!
Hammerdown
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The flakes do need a coating to adhere to. They are typically broadcast into the wet epoxy as you are rolling it out. They adhere and settle into the coating. They are then top coated with a clear coat to seal them in and provide a uniform and durable finish.
JohnZ
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If the stain doesn't bond to the concrete (and it won't as a substrate), it'll lift, and the epoxy topcoat will come with it; hell of a mess to remove it and start over again. The epoxy has to have something to "grab onto", which is why the premium installers shot-blast the floor first (instead of just an acid cleaning) to remove the concrete "skin" and open pores in the surface for a good epoxy bond.
