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Begin by understanding the properties of the Seal-Krete Epoxy-Shell 550, which is a two-component product consisting of Part A and Part B. Note that it requires mechanical mixing using a drill with a stir whip, not just a wooden stir stick. Once Part A and Part B are combined, the product has a pot life of 45 minutes, meaning it must be applied within this timeframe. The primer will dry in approximately 5 hours, allowing for subsequent coats like a top coat, flakes, or polyaspartic to be applied on the same day, enabling a two-day system for the entire garage floor.

Goal: Familiarize yourself with the epoxy primer characteristics and application timeline

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you for watching all right so if you haven't seen seal crates epoxy shelf 550 here's the product right here we've got part A Part B clearly labeled so these are it's a two component product we're going to be mixing this together I've got a drill with a stir whip you want to make sure you mechanically mix this you don't want to just use a wooden stir stick you want to have a drill so this has got to be mixed you know extremely well once it's mixed it's got a 45 minute pot life so you need to begin applying the product right away you don't want to like mix this up go to lunch come back uh cuz then you're going to be outside that 45-minute window so 45-minute pot life and then it has a 5H hour dry time so one of the great things about this product is you can actually same day you can apply your primer down 5 hours later you can actually come back and do your top coat um your flake coat your um epoxy shelf 1000 so it's a great system simple system you can actually we did our filling of our saw cuts and

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