New 4800 HD Epoxy Works Great with Metallic Lava Flow®

4800 HD works exceptionally well with our Lava Flow® Metallic Epoxy Flooring. 4800 HD EPOXY TOPCOAT is an Industrial clear and pigmented topcoat epoxy that exhibits great chemical and wear resistance. It has a lower mixed viscosity compared to 4800 EPOXY and allows for easier application and faster drying time. The faster drying time will … Continue reading “New 4800 HD Epoxy Works Great with Metallic Lava Flow®”

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11 Tips for Managing Epoxy Dry Times by Jimmy McGhee

Epoxy Dry Times Two component epoxy flooring systems are ideal for providing enhanced resistance for floors and customized aesthetics to your home, but they do require a bit of knowledge and experience. Epoxy floor coatings should come with a technical data sheet (also known as a specification data sheet) that outlines information including mix ratios, … Continue reading “11 Tips for Managing Epoxy Dry Times by Jimmy McGhee”

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How Thick Should Epoxy Floor Coatings Be? By Jimmy McGhee

How Thick Should Epoxy Floor Coatings Be? There are several ways to describe a coating thickness. One version is to use a “mil thickness”. 1 mil is the same as 1/1000th 1 inch (also written as 0.001”). Most human hair is 1 mil. Do not get mil thickness confused with millimeters because 1mm (millimeter) is … Continue reading “How Thick Should Epoxy Floor Coatings Be? By Jimmy McGhee”

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Floor Surface Preparation for Epoxy Coatings by Jimmy McGhee

Having an epoxy floor coating can add amazing depth to your home as well as protect it from chemicals that would otherwise ruin the concrete in your garage floor. There are several things to understand when talking about epoxy coatings for concrete surfaces.  These tips should be utilized when working in residential, Commercial Flooring, and … Continue reading “Floor Surface Preparation for Epoxy Coatings by Jimmy McGhee”

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Mixing Epoxy Floor Coatings – Do’s and Dont’s by Jimmy McGhee

Mixing Epoxy Floor Coatings. There are several do’s and don’ts when it comes to mixing epoxies. We will cover a few of the topics about what to do (and what not to do) for different situations. Mixing epoxies This is a very basic (yet extremely important) note on mixing epoxies. 2-component epoxy must be fully … Continue reading “Mixing Epoxy Floor Coatings – Do’s and Dont’s by Jimmy McGhee”

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