Applying the First Coat of Epoxy

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What happens here

After all the preparation, it's time to mix and apply the epoxy. The creator uses a two-part industrial epoxy called Tile-Clad High Solids. He emphasizes following the manufacturer's instructions for mixing Part A (color) and Part B (hardener) and allowing it to 'sweat' (activate) for the recommended time, which is 30 minutes for this product. For the first coat of epoxy, he recommends thinning the mixture with two pints of Reducer 54 to allow better absorption into the concrete. He uses a drill with a paint mixer attachment to thoroughly mix the epoxy. When applying, he uses a 9-inch roller with a 1/4-inch mohair nap for the main floor and a 4-inch roller with a 3/8-inch nap for cutting in around edges and details. He advises using plenty of pressure when rolling the first coat to push the epoxy down into the concrete's pores for good adhesion. He suggests having one person handle the cut-ins and another rolling the main floor to work efficiently. Using disposable gloves is recommended, as epoxy is sticky and difficult to clean off skin.

Goal: Apply the initial layer of epoxy to the prepared concrete floor

Tools and materials

4-inch Roller with 3/8-inch Nap — Applying epoxy for cut-ins and detailed areas
5-Gallon Bucket — Mixing and holding epoxy
9-inch Roller with 1/4-inch Mohair Nap — Applying epoxy to the main floor areas
Drill DeWalt — Mixing the epoxy components
Extension Pole — Extending the reach of the roller for floor application
Measuring Cup — Measuring the reducer
Paint Mixer Attachment — Attaching to the drill for thorough epoxy mixing
Rubber Gloves — Protecting hands from epoxy
Reducer 54 — Thinning the first coat of epoxy
Tile-Clad High Solids Epoxy — The color component of the epoxy

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in the concrete we cop those off i'm now ready here to uh mix my epoxy together and the epoxy we use is a two-part industrial epoxy and you're going to have a part a and a part b this is part b and then we've got a part a right here and part a is actually the color itself and we're gonna take and mix um there's a label covering the a but that's just um there's two there's four together right here part a part b part a part b and then we also got a thinner right here on our first coat of epoxy we thin our first coat that makes it absorbent into the concrete a lot better we've got a measuring cup right here to measure out our thinner which is a reducer 54 too thin our epoxy i've got some rubber gloves because i don't want to get this stuff on my hands i've got just a throwaway brush that i can scrape out my gallon cans i've got a way that i could actually mix it and then i've got a lid to put on my five gallon bucket while it's sweating and the sweating process is actually mixing part a and part b together and allowing it to sit and activate and you want to take and read the instructions on your your epoxy your two-part epoxy and make sure you allow it to sweat the proper amount of time so you get the the hardness out of the epoxy coat before it uh actually after it dries so now i'm going to show you this part of mixing these two together and then we're gonna go apply it on our floor so we got part b right here and this is the clear one just dumping this in here if you want to see my previous videos part one and part two of my video series at the end of this video i'll have them posted where you can just click on the video and go back and watch parts one and two and i got my throwaway brush right here this is just to scrape out everything out of these gallons to get everything out of them because this stuff is really expensive and i don't want any to go to waste [Music] now i'm going to begin adding my thinning compound which is reducer 54 and i like to typically reduce it about 10 percent and what i'm going to do is i got four gallons in here which is two kits of epoxy and i'm gonna add in what i like to do is typically add in two pints of reducer 54 and that's going to make it thin enough to absorb a little bit better into your concrete on your first coat

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