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brzelt	Chip Flakes and other alternatives?		Lead	[-]
Posts: 48 03/01/10 11:44 AM	Tags : None 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
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briandeas		#1	[url]	[-]
Posts: 120 03/01/10 12:10 PM	I wouldn't go too rough or thick with the splatter if coating with epoxy. It will gobble up some uv1. O would do a fair texture and coat with Spartic All RM since it will contour to the texture instead of self leveling out. My take
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scratchcoat		#2	[url]	[-]
Posts: 359 03/01/10 05:52 PM	the first splatter I did was an interior, and also first 100% epoxy. It came out nice , but it ate the epoxy about fifty ft to gal if that I remember I started to run out and pulled tight. ordered more and put more on it lol. Epoxy flake is nice.
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Posts: 456 03/01/10 08:34 PM	Bruce, Flake floors can eat up UV1 also depending on the type of flake floor. If you are doing a partial broadcast the usage of clear will be more comparable to applying on smooth surface. If you are doing a full broadcast floor, it will eat up much more UV1. We plan on about 1.5 X the amount of clear for a full broadcast depending on how textured we want the final floor to come out. Bruce
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brzelt		#4	[url]	[-]
Posts: 50 03/02/10 06:56 PM	Wow I had a feeling it would take quite a bit more, but I guess not that much! I had brought this up due to thinking that the finished floor would be great looking and slip resistant all it one schwoop. It sounds as if all you guys prefer to do a chip flake instead. I can certainly understand from a time perspective as well.
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BS		#5	[url]	[-]
Posts: 460 03/02/10 07:06 PM	Bruce, The more comfortable you become with the flake, you can adjust the amount of clear necessary. 1.5 X might have been a bit high maybe 1.25 X , but we're used to them. You can pull your base coat fairly tight (150 sq/ft gallon) for a full broadcast which saves some on the PT4. Have to be careful in dips and to not let your clear puddle in them or you'll end up with some "texture" and some glassy spots. Just a little bit of knowledge we learned on a job some time back. Most people want a more smooth floor and less texture due to the ease of cleaning. Nothing you didn't already know. Bruce Last Edited By: BS 03/02/10 07:10 PM. Edited 1 time.
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SSC		#6	[url]	[-]
Posts: 2 03/03/10 07:54 AM	I do a lot of chip floors and if some one wants it like glass I run a orbital floor sander over it and then seal with polyaspartic. It takes a whole lot less material and really gives a nice smooth finish
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EliteCreteMN		#7	[url]	[-]
Posts: 157 03/06/10 10:20 AM	SSC hit it. I do a ton of garage floors flake systems. I only do 100% distribution for strength and traction and durability. Think of the epoxy and chips like OSB. OSB glues wood fibers and chips together to make a VERY VERY strong sheet. The chips in PT4 act the same way. So when someone drags their workbench or drops something heavy I don't lose sleep. PT4 with 100% chips and 2 coats of RM= BAMMM ...AWESOME floor As for a splatter texture instead of a chip, I think it is a great alternative. I would do 2 coats of TF with the magic trowel and splatter the 3rd at 65-75% coverage. 2 coats of RM= POWWW... Great floor for about .85 a sf. Your call Good Luck Elite Crete of Minnesota *Dan Ryan* 10740 Lyndale Ave Bloomington, MN 55420 952.270.5035 [o] 888.883.7115 [f] dan.ryan@elitecrete.com **dan.ryan44 on Skype
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ECOV LLC		#8	[url]	[-]
Posts: 334 03/14/10 07:38 PM	Dr. Dan, What is your favorite way to apply RM to keep it super slick? Dave Elite Crete of the Ohio Valley www.elitecreteohiovalley.com dave.sharamitaro@elitecrete.com I'm not a doctor. . . . . I just play one on concrete.
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scratchcoat		#9	[url]	[-]
Posts: 366 03/16/10 01:58 PM	I am doing a sample of splatter. I did a base coat 2 oz choc. 60-70 5 splatter knock down of 2 oz DB High light splaters of darker choc. and white. Let it dry and sanded id with orbital sander 40 grit. Applied epoxy pretty tight and it sucked it up It will probably end up at 70 ft per gal. Its still wet , but when dry I will coat it with protectall.
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