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Full Flake Epoxy

The classic full-broadcast flake floor on a proven 100%-solids epoxy base — great value with the same granite look.

What it is

Full flake epoxy delivers the same seamless, chip-broadcast look as our polyaspartic flagship, built on a time-tested 100%-solids epoxy base coat. Epoxy has been the workhorse of concrete coatings for decades for a reason: it builds real thickness, bonds tenaciously to properly ground concrete, and offers excellent chemical and impact resistance at a friendlier price point.

The trade-off versus polyaspartic is cure time and UV stability. Epoxy needs longer between coats and before traffic — typically a two-day installation with vehicles off the floor for 3–5 days — and unprotected epoxy will amber under direct sunlight. That is why we finish every full flake epoxy floor with a UV-resistant clear topcoat, and why we steer sun-drenched patios toward polyaspartic instead.

For an attached garage, workshop, laundry room, or basement — anywhere the floor is mostly out of direct sun — full flake epoxy is a smart, durable, budget-conscious choice that will look great for many years.

Where it's best

  • Garages and workshops that want proven, thick-build protection
  • Basements and interior slabs out of direct sunlight
  • Budget-focused projects that still want the full-flake look
  • Rental and flip properties needing durable, attractive floors

How we install it

Full Flake Epoxy goes down in four stages, always in this order, and each one gets the cure time the manufacturer specifies rather than the time a schedule would prefer. Compressing or skipping a stage is the single most common reason a coating fails early, so the sequence below is the job — not a summary of it.

  1. Diamond grinding and repair

    The slab is ground with diamond tooling to a uniform profile; cracks, pits, and spalls are repaired before any coating goes down.

  2. 100%-solids epoxy base

    A pigmented, zero-VOC, 100%-solids epoxy base coat is applied thick — it soaks into the profile and becomes part of the concrete.

  3. Flake broadcast to rejection

    Vinyl flake is broadcast into the wet epoxy until fully covered, then left to cure overnight.

  4. Scrape and protective topcoat

    Day two: scrape, vacuum, and apply a UV-resistant clear topcoat with anti-slip additive.

Frequently asked questions

How long until I can use the floor?
Foot traffic in about 24 hours after the topcoat, vehicles in 3–5 days. The install itself spans two visits.
Will it yellow?
The epoxy base is protected by a UV-resistant topcoat, so noticeable yellowing is unlikely indoors. For floors in direct sun, choose the polyaspartic system.
Epoxy vs. polyaspartic — how do I choose?
Pick epoxy for value, interior floors, and thick build coats; pick polyaspartic for UV exposure, slab movement, and maximum abrasion resistance. The finished look is nearly identical, and both get the same prep and cure discipline.
Is this the same as a DIY kit?
No. Box-store kits are thin water-based epoxy on acid-etched concrete. We grind mechanically and install a 100%-solids system several times thicker.

Other systems

Full Flake Polyaspartic

Solid Color

Quartz

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