Our standard heavy duty topcoat has an abrasion rating of 20mg and our military grade is rated at 4 mg(the lower the number the better). Combine our blended color garage floor epoxy flakes with the Roll On Rock system for your next installation to see truly exceptional results. I used their epoxy flooring primer. See the description & images of each below. Choose from one of our wife approved pre-selected Paint and Chip combinations from the images above or design your own custom Paint and Chip combination. If the cracks are surface hairline cracks the epoxy will cover them. Complete Epoxy Floor Kit - 2-car Garage 500 Sq/Ft "Classic" This Decorative epoxy floor Kit consists of awaterborne colored epoxy basecoat paint. We assure you it's not! Dk Gray & Charcoal Gray kit have black, white and primary blue chips. When you mix a new batch of epoxy it reactivates the epoxy in the bucket and on the drill and the same for the wet edge you will be overlapping so don't worry about any of that. Made by Norkan Inc. Due to supply shortages throughout the entire chemical industry; we have limited supplies of various epoxy, urethane and color chip flakes. Will not run or drip down vertical surfaces. Thanks Tony! Some floors can be very absorbent so please do not try to order to the exact square footage of your floor. New slabs need to cure for 28 days minimum and they need to be etched. Throw chips into air and let fall, I didn't have spikes to use the shaker jug method. If your floor is a little oversized, lets say 650sf, it's better to order the primer rather than the Add On Half Kit, a primer extends the coverage of the epoxy because it's now being applied over a sealed surface rather than porous concrete. To order a custom Paint and Chip combination select one of the kits in the base color epoxy you want. My floor is bigger than the 575 sf coverage of the Armor Chip Kit. How Do I Pick The Right Epoxy For My Floor? But you never know for sure what can happen. I also painted the expansion joint paper material in center the control joints I just brushed into them. A primer is always a good idea since you get an extra layer of high performance epoxy(our primers are better than most other epoxies) and even better adhesion. 8 lbs of color flakes in wife approved standard combos or custom colors if desired. If your floor is less than a 120 sf larger than we recommend that you purchase the Epoxy Flooring Primer. Our 4195 Epoxy wicks deep into concrete for remarkable, lifetime adhesion. See our Acid Safe Etching Kit for additional etching. Real Topcoats are much more expensive to manufacture and have a much harder finish than epoxies! Only epoxy kit guaranteed against wear! 6. Harley Gray has Light Gray epoxy with neutral gray, charcoal gray, functional gray Black- Standard black comes with 8lbs of light gray, white and lipstick red chips, optional blacks come with various color combos of metallic silver and other colors such as Lipstick Red or Orange Desert Tan has burgundy, ivory, hunter green and navy chips. Included in each kit is: See what those other low priced kits really cost when you add in true urethane topcoat(not just an epoxy with additives), the proper amount of chips, an equally thick coating and shipping on our Epoxy Comparison Chart. ArmorGarage floors are the best because they still look the best 10,15 and even twenty years down the road! You can also do wood molding and steps in your garage. Leave out either of those items and both epoxy and concrete will fail, it's just a matter of when. It's a matter of temperature and humidity, 24hrs is usually sufficient but you should let it dry for 48 hrs to be sure all the moisture has dried out of the floor. To order chip colors other than what's in our standard packages simply order the kit in the base color of your choice then list the chip colors you want in the "Custom Chip Color Box". Note: After the first section you may do larger areas as you get comfortable working with the epoxy. Do not let more than 20 hrs pass before applying the epoxy. Spread evenly over a 4-5 ft wide strip(you can do much larger sections if purchasing the optional spiked soles) with supplied notched squeegee. If your floor was power troweled you will most likely have to do two etches to open the pores of the slab to ensure proper adhesion. Tires on your car can reach temperatures up to 180 degrees! 4. You want the epoxy under the garage door only and not leading to the outside. I live in Michigan did this on my own one person job. Allow first coat to dry to the touch before applying second coat. Wow great product everyone!!! Move all your stuff out of the garage(hardest part of the job! PREP-CLEANING YOUR GARAGE FLOOR IS THE MOST IMPORTANT STEP TAKE YOUR TIME!!!!! Be sure to clean up any epoxy while its wet that gets on anytime it's not suppose to including your hands. If your thinking of doing it yourself this is the product for you. Just allow a little more material when doing block curbs since they absorb more material. 1. This means they will wear out faster. To sum it up polyurethane is to epoxy what rebar is to concrete. Crack & Joint Compound goes in before the cleaning and etching, the Instant Crack Filler goes in after. Coverage is as advertised unlike many Home Improvement kits that do not cover and have chronic streaking and bleed through issues. Also it's a good idea to have a little leftover that you can put into small jars in case of an emergency. Do you know what Primer you're buying? This will do two things. You can mix and match full kit and half kits or primer to get to right match for your floor size. METALLIC SILVER CHIPS ARE $30.00/LB ADDITIONAL. Please correct these errors and resubmit. It also boasts one of the top scores for MVE protection in the business. 10 times harder than Cyclioaliphatic epoxies and Polyureas. Tape edges of drywall all around. Using the right product for your primer is key to achieving an unbreakable bond between your concrete and your epoxy coating system. Two coats of heavy duty urethane topcoat. You should be done painting and applying chips in about 2 hrs per kit.Note: for large areas use our spike shoe bottoms which allow walking on the wet epoxy. Your configuration has errors which are shown in red below. If your floor is mostly pitted you order our high solids primer and mix in some sand to make a slurry with sort of a loose grout consistency that you can spread over the pitted areas with a large flat squeegee.Then sand or grind smooth if necessary. This is just another way we look out for you, other brands offer primer for additional coverage of their epoxy but don't offer a larger sized primer or topcoat for your oversized floor. In every test against other epoxy coating systems, the 4195 Direct to Concrete Pigmented Epoxy Floor Coatingsfrom Versatile has come out on top. If you have smaller vehicles that go in and out of the garage seldom and you live in a mild climate then you're fine with the standard topcoat. How To Coat Over An Existing Floor Epoxy. Most amount of color flakes(8 lbs!) These pictures were taken at night so this is how the floor looks like in the dark, there are metallic silver and Lipstick Red Flakes in the floor which are visible during the day, the glow in the dark flakes are white during the day. You can paint your garage floor or commercial floor by going to your local Home Improvement store or going online to purchase a big name brand or some type of high solids epoxy and simply roll it on. Enter Custom Chip Colors (See Color Chart Tab for Chip Color Chart): Ultra Military/Industrial Floor Epoxy Standard Size Up To 2000sf. So what good is a lifetime guarantee on a floor that wears out and dulls a lot quicker than you would think? PLEASE INDICATE IN THE CUSTOM CHIP COMMENT BOX, COLOR AND QUANTITY. Let dry for 12 hours. 8 LBS OF PREMIUM COLORED CHIPS. With this coating kit, you can customize your coat color and chip colors to your preference and get the right amount of product for the size of your garage floor. Let dry 24-48 hrs to be sure concrete is completely dry. Harley Tan kit has 10lbs of brown, clay, chocolate, white and black chips.Harley Tan Light kit has 10lbs of clay, buff, chocolate, white and black chips. At Versatile, our blended color garage floor epoxy flakes are the perfect choice for any professional installer. Some companies tout their warranties but the whole idea is not to ever need to file a warranty claim in the first place. You can use as much of the chips as you want without worrying about running out. Two coats of crystal clear urethane fortified protective topcoat.For Fork Lift traffic or other heavy duty usage choose the single coat Military Grade Topcoat Option. How long do I need to wait before coating a new slab and do I still need to etch it? Once dry to the touch sweep the floor good with a stiff shop broom or shovel with plastic edge to remove any loose chips or any chips that are sticking straight up. It's a very easy machine to use, its basically a floor buffer with diamond brushes. Once you have completed the first section repeat steps 3 & 4 until done. Clear coat dries to a touch/walk on, in about 2-3 hrs(you can move all your stuff back in at that point). The epoxy and chips should stay indefinitely. You don't have to etch if you grind your floor. Order your kit in the base color you desire and then list the chip colors in the Custom Chip Color Order Box and we will process your custom order accordingly. Find and fix all your cracks. If available also get the Vac attachment, this will reduce the amount of dust you need to clean up. Your computer's display settings may vary the appearance of the color samples in our color charts for epoxy floors. 4. Combine with Roll On Rock Epoxy Flake Flooring System. Etch was an extra step I decided to do, ArmorGarage said it wasn't required since I diamond ground the floor. Images at top of page are of our standard color combinations, for custom color combinations select your base color floor epoxy, then click on the Chip Color Chart Link above and select up to 5 chip colors. We apologize for this inconvenience. You can also make your own color combinations. 4-5 hrs(dry to the touch) but no more than 20 hrs. When it comes to epoxy flooring you should only use the best and never anything that is almost as good! Rougher surfaces and more porous surfaces will yield less coverage. We recommend 5-6lbs of glow In Dark Flakes for every 500 sf of floor to get the best effect. If you have a question that is not addressed here feel free to give us a call or send us an email. Orders placed over the next few months may be delayed or will be refunded. Once you've applied Armor Chip or Armor Granite the saw cuts will add dimension to the floor and they will look like big slabs of stone. Make sure to take your time and research application. Don't be fooled by exaggerated so called lifetime guarantees that exclude everything but peeling and are next to impossible to comply with. If your floor is more than a 120 sf larger than purchase the Add On Half Kit. You can order an ADD ON HALF KIT that will provide an additional 250-275 sf of coverage to be sure you have enough material. Use Xylene for any clean ups(available at Home Depot or Lowes). If using the Acid Safe Etching Kit prior to rinsing acid off sprinkle 1 box of the supplied TSP over the floor, brush in to neutralize the floor and then rinse thoroughly. Armor Chip is 20 Mils thick! 2B. We give you the most amount of chips to achieve the look your eye thinks is best. If the primer you apply is inferior than everything you put on top of it is at risk of failing when the primer fails. It also requires a different technique to achieve professional looking results. But since the floor was wet anyway I decided to etch the floor with 1 gallon of muriatic acid. So the next time you pull out of your garage part of your new epoxy flooring will go along for the ride. If your epoxy happens to be of high quality and is still adhered to the floor properly and is just worn out or has minor flaking read this How To Coat Over An Existing Floor Epoxy. We recommend doing your floor in 3 batches per kit, the smaller batches will allow you to apply the epoxy and chips without rushing and still have plenty of work time left over as a safety margin. Overall easy enough for anybody to do, lot less complicated than I thought and I've never done anything like this before. In fact we like you to do two extra strong etch to make sure we burn out all the curing residues at the surface. You'll want to make sure temp( under 98 degrees) and humidity(under 85%) are good before applying epoxy: 2. We have 15 standard epoxy and chip color combinations to choose from. Some companies offer high solids product as the actual epoxy, we only offer a high solids epoxy as a primer and never as the main coat. Let either topcoat cure for 48-72 hrs before driving on it. The chips themselves give the floor some texture but if you desire to use the non skid additive supplied for added traction, mix it right into the second final clear coat. I used a brush to cut into corners again, if you're careful you can just roller up to the walls. If renting a grinder from a tool rental store get the biggest grinder you can handle and again get the Vac attachment. Simply select Light Gray as your kit and then enter the colors red, black and white in the comment box, we will supply those chips. Military Topcoat dries to the touch in 5-6 hrs to walk on and put your stuff back in. To be a real Topcoat it must be polyurethane fortified and have an Abrasion Rating LESS THAN the epoxy it's coating! Armor Chip can be applied to wood trim, concrete curbing, steps and block walls. Then repeat for other sections. Don't worry about the epoxy drying on the roller or squeegee, when you mix the next batch up it will reactivate the epoxy for another 45 minutes of pot life. After squeegee use roller to cross roll one direction first then the other, this spreads the epoxy out to the final correct thickness. Apply epoxy in floor temperature range of 55-95 degrees. These are my steps. If saving a few dollars on your epoxy garage floor coating is your primary concern or main criteria in choosing a product, you're making a big mistake. That's it! But if you are wetting the floor for any reason you might as well etch it, it's quick and easy to do. We will do our best to keep accurate stock availability online. Our primer is a high performance solids based epoxy that actually out performs many other brand's actual epoxies. You'll get a thicker overall coating with even better adhesion which is why its never a bad idea to use a primer in any case. Power washed it out and then applied etching solution while floor was wet and let it fizz for 6 minutes or so, scrubbed in 1lb of TSP powder to neutralize and then power washed it out and let dry 1 day. Lighter colors such as Beige and high pigment colors such as black and white will yield less coverage so it's a good idea to use a primer first when using any of these colors. 8. First some tips on ordering. Easy just give a light sanding and roll on a new topcoat, that will bring the floor right back to new. The biggest mistake you can make is not using a topcoat! We keep truckloads of inventory available at any given time, ensuring your order can be filled and shipped quickly after its been placed. What do you think is going to happened to that super thin layer of one of those epoxies under the chips when hot tires with the weight of your car are twisting and turning on them? Repeat until done. 1-notched squeegee for spreading epoxy evenly(not just a cheap flat squeegee). In the "Custom Chip Color Box simply list up to 5 colors that you choose from the Color Chart. Waited 72 hours to park the car on it. Do not exceed 20 hrs for either topcoat. We even have a bulk sized kit which is the equivalent of 4 full sized kits. I then applied military topcoat (WHEN I APPLIED IT ALL THE COLORS CAME OUT AND LOOKED AWESOME). What do I do? 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I used the crack & joint repair compound. NOTE: If you are using a primer you can expect about a 20% increase in coverage from the epoxy since it is now going over a sealed surface. Or choose the two part best in industry(4mg abrasion rating) Military Grade Topcoat option and do only one coat. What is the shelf life of the epoxy and topcoat? Same goes for the Military Topcoat, order the larger size if using a primer on your oversized floor to increase the coverage of the epoxy. Typical epoxy abrasion loss ratings are 24-40mgs or higher which makes them much much softer our Armor Chip finish. Qualifies for free freight when ordered with Primer and Topcoat. EXAMPLE OF CUSTOM COLOR ORDER: You like the Light Gray kit but want red, black and white chips instead of the standard colors. When can I put my stuff back in my garage? Unlike a speckle finish when not using enough flakes. This is not the case with Cycloaliphalic epoxy floor coatings which bubble up as you apply it requiring you to use a leaf blower to blow out the bubbles causing all sorts of issues. Gray & Lt Gray kits have white, black and light blue chips. FAQ Page for Epoxy Flooring, Garage Epoxy, Garage Tiles, Roof Coatings & More, Why ArmorGarage Roof Coatings Are The Best, Why ArmorGarage Asphalt Coatings Are The Best. If your floor is older than 10 years it's probably ok to fill them since the floor is done settling. You can coat your curbs whether they are concrete or block. ArmorGarage floors stay looking new. Our Full Acid Etching Kit is great for doing your second edtching. Won't affect high gloss finish! 7. Without a polyurethane epoxy topcoat, ALL solids based epoxies will yellow and lose their gloss. The backbone of the Roll On Rock system is our specially-formulated This epoxy has been tested against competitors, where it has proven itself to be the strongest, toughest, and most durable direct-to-concrete epoxy in the business. If you are using the upgraded Military Topcoat you only have to do ONE COAT. For best results floor must be completely clean, dry and have a slightly rough feel to it. Do not apply in heavy rain. Did you know that ALL solids based epoxy coatings are NOT UV stable? Once the primer is dry to the touch you can apply the epoxy. ArmorGarage are the only garage epoxy floor kits with a 5 year guarantee against wear. Your ArmorGarage floor stays looking newer longer! If I didn't wet grind I wouldn't have etched. If you take this approach and unfortunately many people do, your floor won't look half as good as the ArmorGarage floor above. What Is The Best Type Of Garage Flooring? If you previously coated your floor with a water-based floor epoxy or any other type of epoxy without a true urethane fortified topcoat that's under 10 mils thick, it's more than likely your floor already resembles the worn out Blue Arrow in the images below. Each kit will cover up to 575 sf. Just select the kit that has your base epoxy color and then choose the chip colors you want from the Chip Color Chart Link directly below this Epoxy Color Chart and list them in the "Custom Chip Color Box". Our floor coatings are American-made, America strong, and come with an adhesion warranty. Then used roller to roll on like regular paint. Then roller over to smoothen squeegee ridges and spread out further. Besides it being double the cost and labor more often than not you will end up with unsightly piles, blotches, lumps that will need considerable remediation work and sanding. We make it easy and straight forward for you to get professional results at a fraction of the cost. Let dry for 8 hours for foot traffic. The video is great evidence how tough our military grade topcoat in that after 8 years of dead weight tire twists and turns on it the floor still looks brand new! If you haven't done so yet we encourage you to watch the video on the Home Page. Tony was also nice enough to include a Video of his completed floor in addition to his review above. Apply the Military Topcoat as soon as the floor epoxy is dry to the touch or first thing the next morning for best results. ), wash it out. The last thing you want is to have a crack done the middle of your new high gloss epoxy floor. The few extra dollars to do it right is well worth it to not have to do your floor over again later on. Always order enough material to cover your floor area plus 10% as a safety factor. We sell our blended color garage floor epoxy flakes in 1/16-inch, 1/8-inch, 1/4-inch, and 1-inch sizes, giving you a range of chip-size choices that you can apply or combine however you see fit. Norkan Inc, 2018 by Norkan Inc. That's the difference between us and everybody else. Non Aliphatic epoxies, non 100% solids epoxies, cycloaliphatic and water based epoxies cannot do that and therefore should only be used as primers or for temporary applications. Below is a black floor with Blue Glow flakes. If purchasing the spiked soles you can see an alternate method a customer shared with us for spreading the chips that works amazingly well on this page below. Do the comparisons and you'll see Armor Chip Floors not only look better, stay looking new the longest they're dollar for dollar the best value when you really know what you're getting or should we say not getting! In actual hours it's not much at all but since you have dry times you should allow 3 days to get the job done. All the sections will blend together to form a single monolithic seamless finished coating. Which means you get the best looking high gloss garage floor coating with no bubbles, is Hot Tire Lifting proof and has the best abrasion/durability rating. There is no more destructive force on your epoxy floor than a turning tire while the car is not moving or barely moving. A word on doing Full Broadcast, we don't recommend it for the first timer. Get 2 large plastic measuring cups. Then use the calibrated squeeze to push it around, this is a must since the ArmorGarage epoxy is very thick. I've had my floor for many years and it's finally starting to wear out, what do I do? Please note that if a major percentage of the floor is peeling or flaking off it means that its only a matter of time before the entire floor fails and it's best to completely remove the coating. Nonslip additive, mixing sticks, gloves and cut in brush. The Primer will dry in 6-8hrs depending on temperature and humidity conditions. Next to properly prepping the floor the topcoat is the most important thing. Put on your spiked shoes if you purchased( wish I had!). Racing Blue kit has black, white, gray and rustic red chips. All Rights Reserved, 2 Component Versatile Chemical Safety Guide, 4195 1 Gal Kit Direct-to-Concrete Pigmented Epoxy Flooring, 4150 Moisture-Blocking Epoxy Floor Primer, 4195 Direct to Concrete Pigmented Epoxy Floor Coatings, Chips available in four sizes and over ten colors, Delivers an exceptional look to any floor, Works great as part of our Roll On Rock system, Anywhere else garage floor epoxy flakes can be installed. You will overlap the epoxy from the next section onto this area and then apply the chips. Yes! It's a video of a car turning and twisting into a tight parking spot on the same floor below. Apply half of the clear topcoat to seal in the chips and magnify the beautiful high gloss finish.
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