Wolverine Coating Question

[aklim]

650 Sq Feet

I get 2 different qoutes. One without color and one with. Seems like the one with is almost double. So, is it worth it to go with the color or is it aesthetics?

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Based on an area of 650 sq.ft. and your selected choices, We would recommend the following products. Note that you’ll have a chance to change quantities and add or remove items on the next page.
Description Color Quantity Price BondTite 1101 (3 Gallon) 1 $235 EnduraShield 2254 (1.25 gallon)
1 $195 EnduraShield 2254 (.625 gallon) 1 $115 Total $545

BondTite 1101 (3 Gallon) 1 $235 LiquaTile 1184 (3 Gallon) Standard Gray 2 $470 EnduraShield 2254 (1.25 gallon)
1 $195 EnduraShield 2254 (.625 gallon) 1 $115 Total $1015

 

[AlphaGarage]

Yes, the system with the color will cost extra. But that's not just because there's some coloring thrown in, it's because a whole other layer of product, LiquaTile 1184 (6 gallons of it), is added to the system.

The first option will give you a nice looking, durable floor, but it won't be able to handle the rough use that the LiquaTile floor can deal with, especially when it comes to dropped or dragged heavy items.

The difference is that w/o the LiquaTile the final nominal depth of coating would be approx 11.56 mils, with the LT1184 coat it would be approx 26.3 mils. Over twice the thickness.

If you like the clear look, and do intend to punish the floor regularly, then you might want to consider adding a bit extra BondTite, although mil for mil it's not a strong as LiquaTile, it will come close to its performance.

One major component that LiquaTile 1184 features is ceramic content, actual small, solid, grains of an extremely hard ceramic. And those grains aren't just frozen in random suspension after the epoxy has cured, they're ionized so that they cross link and form an internal lattice mesh - sort of an integrated trampoline. Most quality epoxies are hard, most of them harder than the concrete substrate they coat, but hard materials can also be brittle, think glass. Its ceramic "trampoline" allows LiquaTile 1184 to be very hard, but at the same time have flexibility. With both those properties it can absorb a lot of movement and impact, mitigating the pressures that are often transmitted to the concrete, that means less chip outs, delamination, cracks etc.

BTW the website prices for 3 gallon kits are $10 more than our phone in prices.