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Applying Epoxy Basecoat & Flakes

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What is Epoxy?

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What happens here

After the primer is allowed to dry for approximately five hours, the next step involves applying an epoxy basecoat. This basecoat is identified as Epoxy-Shell 1000 EPL (Extended Pot Life) from Rust-Oleum. Key features of this product include UV resistance (though not full UV stability), and a 60-minute working time, which is ample for application. It also possesses self-leveling properties so pronounced that it can simply be poured out in ribbons onto the floor and then minimally touched with a squeegee or roller to spread, and it will flatten out to a smooth finish. After applying the basecoat, decorative flakes are immediately broadcast over the wet surface.

Goal: Apply a self-leveling epoxy basecoat and decorative flakes for aesthetic appeal and enhanced protection.

Tools and materials

  • Bucket
  • Roller
  • Squeegee
  • Decorative flakes

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letting that dry. That dries 5 hours. And then we're going to be putting on an epoxy coat. And that we're going to be flaking over the top of that. So, that coat that we're going to be putting on, what is that product called? For the flake coat, we are going to be utilizing the epoxy shell 1000 EPL, which stands for extended pot life. Highlights of that particular product are uh the UV stability we get out of it. It's not UV stable, but it's the most UV resistant you can get. Like I mentioned earlier, 60 minutes of working time, and it self-level so much that we could literally just pour this out in ribbons on the floor and not touch it with a roller and just barely touch the piles together with the squeegee and it would flatten out. And so, we're going to roll that on. Then, we're going to flake it. Yep. And then, how long are we going to wait till we actually scrape the flakes? Uh, so for scraping the flakes, that's a great question. And that will depend a little bit on what temperatures we get. Looks like we're going to get good weather. So typically 12 to 16 hours

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