Custom Interior Flooring Forum

white look and bubbles

feeds@kickapps.com (Leasa) — Thu, 02 Sep 2010 14:27:50 PST

I had my kitchen floor covered with elite crete products and sealed with a new sealer that was supposed to give the floor a dimensional look. It all came out beautiful. Several months down the road, the top layer began to turn white. I thought maybe it was wearing down and sanded, applied another coat. This coat bubbled despite backrolling, etc and several months down the road again is turning white. I love the floor but would like to resurface this without taking off the color. Is that possible? I have called my elite crete dealer 4 or 5 times and cant get anyone to come look at the floor. The floor isnt perfectly smooth so sanding very deep is going to leave white areas. Any ideas would be a help! Thanks Leasa

E100-PT3 question

feeds@kickapps.com (facade) — Sat, 28 Aug 2010 21:41:37 PST

Hello All,

Will E100-PT3 hold up if there is any moister coming through the basement slab from below? Or is it a guaranteed fail waiting to happen? Plan is to acid stain and seal with PT-3.

Thanks

Need to Strip Kemiko Stone Tone Wax

feeds@kickapps.com (facade) — Mon, 16 Aug 2010 11:34:29 PST

Hi All,

I need to remove Kemiko's Stone Tone Wax 42C-1 from a concrete floor. The wax is failing in many places leaving irregular shaped flaked up areas. The rep said I need a lacquer thinner to lift it up. I would prefer to use something less volatile as this is in someones home.

Or could I clean and reapply the Stone Tone Wax to hide the areas were it has come up?

Or would you recommend grinding instead?

Any help would be appreciated.

Moisture on top of CSS

feeds@kickapps.com (EliteCrete Toronto) — Fri, 16 Jul 2010 17:37:03 PST

What would cause moisture to settle on top of CSS? This is a basement floor dyed with Hydrastone, and sealed with CSS (3 coats 1.5:1) Each coat dried in about 1.5-2 hours. There is now a very thin film of water on the floor. The floor had 3 full days to dry after washing before dye and CSS. The AC is turned off in the house as the floors are being done but it is not humid, in fact the basement is on the cool side. Any ideas? Will the water evaporate as the CSS cures?

Thanks

Stain appearing in floor?

feeds@kickapps.com (EliteCrete Toronto) — Fri, 09 Jul 2010 11:49:24 PST

A contractor called me and said that they installed a micro finish floor in a basement and the homeowner called and said after about a month a yellow stain appeared in the floor. The floor has 2 coats of thin, 3 coats of micro, sealed with CSS with a little charcoal...

A to A and B to B

feeds@kickapps.com (Dr K) — Fri, 09 Jul 2010 05:40:49 PST

I want some of what HE is smokin !!!!

Part A mixed to Part A then Part B to part B
resin and hardner !

EEEER, UHHHM
i do NOT think I would told that one.
Now i am an self admitted hack,
but that sheet is freakin funny !
Where are you located?

Epoxy failure per previous post

feeds@kickapps.com (bassman45) — Wed, 07 Jul 2010 19:41:15 PST

OK, we did 500 SqFt floor & none of it set up. I went a scaped off what I could today.The only thing I can think of for failure, is we had a 1.5g kit & a 3 g kit. 1.5 g & 3g kit have same container of A & B units. I was aware of this potential problem, & thought I kept track during mixing. (not that much to keep track of), but that's the only conclusion I can find. Could it be mislabeling? Ok, scraped most off but thin film remains. Anyone have an idea how to remove this film, for future epoxy?

Epoxy failure

feeds@kickapps.com (bassman45) — Wed, 07 Jul 2010 19:26:06 PST

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Stamped concrete - resurfacing feeds@kickapps.com (nobbyc) — Mon, 05 Jul 2010 12:17:17 PST Stamped concrete,stained and sealed.Ineed to get it flat so I can spray splatter overlay .Whats best way to approach this problem.Some deviations are 1/2 inch .Will I need to grind down to concrete ,and how much cna i put on to achieve a flat surface. Pt-100 Epoxy feeds@kickapps.com (bassman45) — Sun, 20 Jun 2010 16:53:22 PST I'm doing an Epoxy PT-100 Crystal Clear Epoxy job with Reflector (Charcoal base color, Silver & Gun Metal highlights). I'm scared to death about getting outgassing & bubbles. What can I do to prevent this? Also, has anyone tried this color combination?, do you think this will work? white chaulk marks on epoxy feeds@kickapps.com (fightclub74) — Tue, 11 May 2010 16:15:22 PST Hello, anyone know how to remove white chaulk stains on epoxy? It a result from water sitting on the top (bar top) from the bottom of bottles. I can get the s### to budge. Thanks in advance.... Where can i find a Reflector Color chart? feeds@kickapps.com (KIMidwest) — Sat, 10 Apr 2010 20:45:11 PST ive been looking all over here and EC's site i cant find any color charts or even a list of the colors offered for reflector. my distributor told me it was on the site, havent found it yet any help thanks Nate bubbles in epoxy feeds@kickapps.com (bassman45) — Sun, 14 Mar 2010 15:08:18 PST I'm sure this has been covered a million times, but I can't find a post on it. I overlayed a wood subfloor in my house with Ardex products. I put down epoxy & reflector with a magic trowel, it came out pretty good for my first time, but not perfect, so I tried again. I sanded lightly, wiped with xylen.This time I used a roller, 3/8" nap. Seemed to go on better & easier than the magic trowel, but then it all bubbled up. I tried to get bubbles out with blow drier, but this had limited effect. What did I do wrong? How can this be prevented? I'm grinding the bubbles out now with hand grinder & 100 grit pad. Wiping with xylen, & running burnisher over it. It looks better, but I want to go over 1 more time. Any suggestions? reflector over screws feeds@kickapps.com (colorfreak) — Thu, 11 Mar 2010 09:38:52 PST I don't know if this has been discussed yet. but I had a guy in LA doing a reflector countertop , they used screws to attach the top to the plywood below,two scratch coats over ultrastone over that then gunmetal reflector. Problem the reflector showed where the screws were all located . About 200 screws..Reason! the drill bit magnetised the the screw heads making the metal in the reflector draw specifically to the heads. AUS-G feeds@kickapps.com (EVCC) — Sat, 06 Mar 2010 09:41:11 PST Has anyone used a magic trowel to apply AUS-G on a interior hand trowel? Thanks padco light or heavy feeds@kickapps.com (M3S) — Thu, 04 Mar 2010 07:05:07 PST If anyone uses the padco to spread epoxy which one do you use the ligtweight or the heavy ? also if you use the padco to spread protectall do you have to back roll or is it self leveling like epoxy. Chip Flakes and other alternatives? feeds@kickapps.com (brzelt) — Mon, 01 Mar 2010 11:44:36 PST Hi Everyone, After seeing many chip flake floors, it made me wonder if using a good looking splatter covered with epoxy would look great as well. Not being an epoxy guy (but like to play with it) yet, is that idea pure nonsense or would it have its place? Thoughts? Bruce spartic all and quartz feeds@kickapps.com (dreamindiesel) — Sat, 27 Feb 2010 11:42:08 PST Hi, I am looking for anyone with experience using spartic all with a quartz floor. Trying to get a feel on coverage for the grout/seal coat. Thanks, Shannon epoxy over wood floor feeds@kickapps.com (M3S) — Sat, 20 Feb 2010 09:37:05 PST Hey guys, I'm thinking this would work let me know what you think, I know I can do the texture and the thin with the lath and the tar paper over wood floors and I have done it with success, so I am wondering if this same process would work with the reflective flooring, simply by using the same process to do the build up and then using reflective pt-1 over thin finish for the final coat. Or, can I just go right over the wood with the pt-1 till everyt thing is filled and then go with the decorative coat? Feed back Welcome reflector questions feeds@kickapps.com (M3S) — Tue, 16 Feb 2010 07:35:11 PST Been messin around with this reflector system and have a question for those who now the science behind the chemicals, so here it is: I like to use thin finish as a base coat before the epoxy with reflector, and i like to seal it before going on with the reflecter coat. I''ve been cutting pt-1 with 10% xylene so I can roll it out easier and it works fine but I wonder if it is overkill just to seal the thin finish. can i use aus or a water based urethane to seal the thin finish before the reflector coat of uv-1 or pt-1? And because it is breathable is the thin-finish enough of a moisture barrier in case of excessive moisture in the concrete? thanks everyone

Custom Interior Flooring Forum

white look and bubbles

E100-PT3 question

Need to Strip Kemiko Stone Tone Wax

Moisture on top of CSS

Stain appearing in floor?

A to A and B to B

Epoxy failure per previous post

Epoxy failure

Stamped concrete - resurfacing

Pt-100 Epoxy

white chaulk marks on epoxy

Where can i find a Reflector Color chart?

bubbles in epoxy

reflector over screws

AUS-G

padco light or heavy

Chip Flakes and other alternatives?

spartic all and quartz

epoxy over wood floor

reflector questions