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Traditional vs. One-Day Systems & Surface Prep

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Chris describes his traditional multi-day installation process, which involves a primer, epoxy, flakes, and then a polyaspartic topcoat. He asks if this differs from a 'one-day floor.' Tony confirms it does, explaining that one-day systems often require significant investment in diamond grinding surface preparation equipment, along with silica dust management, proper vacuums, and robust power supply. The system Chris uses is a three-coat application designed to be consistent, repeatable, and require minimal investment in specialized equipment and labor, in contrast to the high cost and complexity of typical one-day floors. Chris recounts past difficulties with acid etching for surface prep, including potential errors and the use of hazardous chemicals.

Goal: Understand the distinctions between traditional multi-day and one-day epoxy floor installations, especially concerning surface preparation requirements.

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we flake it and then we put a poly aspartic on top of that and you know that process is um you know a commonly used process. Is that different than a one-day floor? Yeah, that that is going to be different than a one-day floor. The the benefit of the system that we're going to be utilizing here with that three coats is we're going to save a lot of time by not having all the preparation surface preparation equipment. Um we're going to be able to apply that primer over a cleanly prepared surface allowing for that next coat to take place. Whereas a one-day floor, we're commonly going to need a significant investment in diamond grinding surface preparation equipment. And then we're going to have everything that goes with that. Uh, in terms of the silica dust, you know, you need the proper vacuums, you're going to need proper power to to power all your equipment. And so there's a lot of other moving parts that go into a one-day floor versus uh the floor we're doing here is consistent, repeatable with minimal investment uh, and minimal labor. Yeah, I think it's typically every floor that I've ever done, you know, it's a three-day process, and I've never had a floor fail. The system um I'm using here, it's actually Rustoleum products. So the first product um the process we're going to be cleaning the floor. After we clean it and it dries, we're going to use in Rustoleum's

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