Two part polyaspartic garage floor
Very happy with the results. Originally purchased four gallon kit with all the equipment (cleats, rollers, flakes, anti-skid, etc. ) Total job area was 850 square feet. I was very nervous about starting because of the amount of money I had invested into the materials. I took a full day to prep the floor by blowing it out multiple times and then pressure washing 5-6 times to get all of the little imperfections and spots off the floor ( my garage was brand new build). I then etched the floor with the solvent they provided. I'm not sure they provided enough as each of the two packages said it was good for 200 square feet. I felt like the solvent was too spread out to be as effective. In hindsight I could have gone to the local hardware center and bought additional concrete etch. After etching I powerwashed another time and allowed to dry for about 36 hours. I had a couple of extra people to spread the base layer as I mixed the material about a gallon at a time. The first coat is the most challenging as the concrete is most absorbant and the available working time is literally 15 minutes (summertime tempertures). We then spread the flakes. This is something to be careful of too as i did not subdivide the flakes into portions equal to the area covered with epoxy. This lead to the first half of the garage getting a little heavy broadcast and the later half getting thinner. I ended up running out of both materials ( epoxy and flakes) about 150 square feet short of the full job. This was a huge disappointment but armorpoxy was able to send me an additional gallon kit with more flakes and rollers. I ended up finishing the job a couple days later and I was satisfied with the whole project.
Issues: the product does not go as far as you hope it will. Plan for the minimum coverage per their recommendation. Or just buy about 20% more than you think. You can always use any extra for additional clear coats. Divide the flakes up in equal portions to your epoxy pour sections so you don't over/under spread. If you put any type of tape down to mask areas not intended to get epoxy, remove as soon as you put the first coat down. Leaving tape anywhere you apply epoxy will create a big problem when you go to peel it up as it will take the dried epoxy up with it. Pour the material using the technique described avoiding spilling material into the expansion joints as this will really waste expensive epoxy and you won't have enough to complete your project. I finished by floor by filling my expansion joints with large tube's of Sika Pro self leveling sealant and couldn't be happier with the results. My entire floor is now sealed and there are no cracks for crumbs, liquids or bugs to live in anymore.