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Six Ways to Build an Epoxy Floor
Solid color, metallic, full flake, sand broadcast, quartz and urethane cement: how each one goes down, layer by layer, and which kit builds it.
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VOC Limits by State: Which EpoxyPRO Coatings Ship Where
VOC in g/L for every EpoxyPRO coating, from B-707 at under 2 g/L to T-321 at under 448, with the states each one ships to and what we swap when it cannot.
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Materials Cost per Square Foot for Epoxy Floors: A Contractor's Estimating Sheet
Materials run $0.93 to $2.96 per sq ft by system. Every EpoxyPRO kit priced per square foot, plus prep, repair, primer, waste and labor lines.
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Applying Epoxy Below 60°F or Above 85°F: Products and Methods
Standard epoxy needs a 60 to 90°F slab. Below that, B-181 and P-181LVP cure to 45°F and B-933 polyurea to 40°F. Products, heating and hot-day tactics.
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Pot Life and Working Time: How to Plan Batches by Temperature
B-707 gives 30 to 50 min per 1.5 gal at 70°F. Working times for every EpoxyPRO coating, the mass and heat effects, and how to size batches for a crew.
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How Much Epoxy Do I Need? Coverage, Mils and the Math
One gallon of 100% solids epoxy covers 1,604 sq ft at 1 mil, so about 115 sq ft at 14 mils. Coverage for every EpoxyPRO coating plus 1-, 2- and 3-car math.
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Recoat Windows and Cure Times for Every EpoxyPRO Coating (Chart)
Recoat, tack-free, foot traffic and full cure times for 20 EpoxyPRO coatings in one chart. B-707 recoats in 8 to 12 hr, T-344 in 2 to 4 hr.
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Which Topcoat Goes Over Your Epoxy Floor: T-521, T-520, T-444X, T-344, T-322, T-321, T-359 Compared
Nine EpoxyPRO topcoats compared: water-based polyurethane, polyaspartic and solvent urethane. Coverage at 3 to 12 mils, recoat, UV, VOC and price per kit.
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DIY Epoxy Kit vs Hiring a Garage Floor Installer: Cost, Time and What You Get
Installed garage floor coatings run $2,500 to $6,000+ by bay, or $2 to $12 per sq ft. A DIY Garage Pro kit is $702.99 to $1,862.99 with tools.
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EpoxyPRO vs ArmorPoxy, ArmorGarage, Spartan and Legacy: Online 100% Solids Epoxy Kits Compared
Five online epoxy kits from their data sheets: mils per coat, flake pounds, topcoat chemistry, cure times and 2-car prices from $699 to $1,961.99.
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EpoxyPRO vs Rust-Oleum EpoxyShield and RockSolid: Garage Floor Kits Compared
Rust-Oleum EpoxyShield, RockSolid and the EpoxyPRO Garage Pro kit side by side, from each TDS. Solids, mils, cure times and $0.37 to $1.67 per sq ft.
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What Paint to Use on a Pool, Baptistry or Fuel Tank Instead of Floor Epoxy
Pools, baptistries and fuel tanks need a coating rated for constant immersion or fuel contact. Floor epoxy is the wrong product for all three, and EpoxyPro does not carry the right one. Here is...
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Is Epoxy Flooring OK for Bathrooms and Showers?
Epoxy works well on a bathroom floor when the substrate is right and you add slip resistance. It is the wrong choice for a shower pan or wet room. Here's where the line is...
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Hot Tire Pickup: Why Your Garage Floor Coating Lifts Under the Tires and How to Stop It
Why a garage floor coating lifts under hot tires, how to repair it with B-707 and a hard topcoat, and why the 4 to 7 day wait matters before parking.
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How to Recoat a Peeling Garage Floor
Tape test 5 spots first. If 2 fail, grind it all off and rebuild with a 14 mil epoxy base and a UV-stable topcoat. 2-car cost table from $1,270.99.
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How Much Floor Does a 55-Gallon Drum of Epoxy Cover? Drum Sets, Fill Volumes and Bulk Pricing
How many square feet a drum of floor epoxy covers, why 2:1 epoxy comes as a three-drum set, why a 55-gallon drum is usually filled to 50, and when bulk actually beats kits.
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Why Countertop or Tabletop Epoxy Won't Cure or Turns Yellow
Sticky river pour days later, or a clear bar top going amber? Here's what actually causes epoxy to stay soft or yellow, how storage temperature plays in, and how to fix the piece you...
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Best Floor Coating for Chemical Resistance: Novolac vs Standard Epoxy
When a floor sees acids, solvents, or caustics, standard epoxy may not hold up. Here's when you need Novolac epoxy, what 'KOH-resistant' actually means, and how to match the coating to the chemicals on...
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How Much Does It Cost to Have Restaurant or Antique Tabletops Coated with Epoxy?
What professional epoxy tabletop coating usually costs, what drives the price for restaurant tables versus antiques, how long a single table takes, and when epoxy is the wrong choice.
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How to Use Epoxy Crack Filler Before Coating a Concrete Floor
Which cracks to fill, which product to use for cracks, spalls and joints, how much R-818 a garage takes, and the step-by-step: open, vacuum, mix 1:1, press, strike flush, coat over.
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Commercial Epoxy Flooring Cost per Square Foot
Materials run $1.32 to $2.74 per sq ft for a shop or warehouse floor, installed several times that. The breakdown by system, what is not in the number, what moves an installer quote, and...
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Basement Floor Epoxy: The Complete Guide
Moisture test, kit and finish, sizing, cost, prep, coating and odor, in one place. Everything that is different about epoxy on a below-grade floor.
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Epoxy Floor Kit Buying Guide: What to Look For and Which Kit Fits
What a complete epoxy floor kit has to contain, how to size one, how the five EpoxyPRO kits compare, and how to read a competitor's listing. With prices per square foot.
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How to Install a One-Day Polyaspartic Garage Floor
Polyurea base in the morning, polyaspartic clear in the afternoon, park in two days. How to install a one-day garage floor: batch sizes, section planning, timing and the mistakes a fast-cure coating does not...
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How to Apply Metallic Epoxy to a Floor
Black ground coat, pigmented clear epoxy at 16 to 18 mils, then the pattern work and the topcoat. How to apply metallic epoxy step by step, with kit contents, prices and the mistakes that...
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How to Epoxy a Garage Floor: Step by Step
Prep one day, coat the next, topcoat on day two, park in a week. The full walkthrough for a solid color or full flake garage floor, with quantities, batch sizes and the mistakes to...
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Quartz Epoxy Flooring: A Non-Slip Floor for Wet Areas
Two broadcasts of colored quartz in epoxy, sealed under a clear topcoat. The non-slip floor for rooms that get wet.
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Commercial Kitchen Flooring: Urethane Cement vs Epoxy
Hot water and steam pop epoxy off a kitchen slab. Urethane cement withstands up to 200°F and constant wash-downs.
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Can You Epoxy Over Wood or Plywood?
Yes, if the wood is sound. Use a primer made for wood, a flexible base coat and a polyaspartic topcoat.
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Can You Epoxy Over Tile?
Yes, if you grind the tile flat and start with a flexible primer coat. Removing the tile first is the safer choice.
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Can You Epoxy an Outdoor Patio or Pool Deck?
Epoxy yellows in sunlight. Patios and pool decks get a flexible polyurea base coat with a UV-stable polyaspartic topcoat.
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