Rust-Oleum 251965 EPOXYSHIELD Garage Floor Coating Kit, 1 Car, Gloss Gray

I did a four car garage. Walls were masked off with plastic and painters tape. The cement slab was poured 90 days beforehand, prepared with a diamond bit buffing wheel, etched with the solution the kit came with and finally power washed and mopped so clean you could eat off it. We put on the spiked slippers after that so the floor was “Sterile”. This was done at night due to a perfect 70 degrees and low humidity. I took a bucket and mixed all part A together, another separate bucket and put all part B together and all speckles together in the last bucket. Mixed each bucket separately so that everything was one color. Bucket A and bucket B were weighed and 1/4 amounts were poured into an application bucket for mixing and applying. A drill and paddle were used to mix slowly, as to not have any bubbles. I also purchased the same amount of sprinkles as what the kit came with, so there were double amount. So before I started my first section, I had 1/4 of all the ingredients mixed and ready to go. At first, the rollers were used that came with the kit, but they fell apart. Switched to Regular rollers. Started at the furthest corner of the garage. Mentally tried to divided the amount that was in the bucket so I could keep track of how much I was putting on the floor. Don’t want to come up short. Also, use a cheap foam brush to get close to the edge. A 5 gallon bucket is a perfect sized to dip the roller into. A paint pan would be fine also. When I got about 4 x 4 feet of epoxy on the cement, i quickly went over it again in a cris-cross fashion and then threw the sprinkles in little amounts at the ceiling so they would disperse when they hit the floor. I tried to do 3 feet by 3 feet with sprinkles so that my next section could over lap my paint strokes and blend in each section and try to have all one color. I was afraid of seeing lines of starting and stopping. At the end of one section I had zero material left, the paint roller brush and bucket were tossed and new ones were used. There were a few areas that I went over again, due to different color shades. I just went over the sprickles with the epoxy and resprinkled it. No matter how hard I tried, when it was all done, there were several areas that were different shades and don’t think it can be avoided, however that is where more sprinkles come to the rescue. Next time it will be triple sprinkles.

I followed the instructions provided in the box, and the results were impressive. After 24 hours, the finish looked great, and now, three weeks later, the paint still looks new and shiny. My family really likes the refreshed look of our garage. Very satisfied with this product!

After applying two coats of Rust-oleum (Gunmetal Gray) EpoxyShield with flakes to my 800 sq ft garage floor, I elected to add this Rust-oleum clear coat. Upon applying the gray coatings, I found that the materials went farther than what was printed on the box (i.e., 450 - 500 sq ft), so I elected to purchase just one box of the clearcoat -- and hoped I could cover the entire 800 sq ft with one application. It worked! I was able to completely coat the entire 800 sq ft without an issue. I did this in just one hour.Here's what I learned along the way:-- Break the bag as instructed for the two parts to mix well. This interesting mix procedure worked well.-- I then poured the contents into a container to further mix, and I poured half into a roller tray to do the first half of the floor (to see if half would do half). I also added the anti-skid material that was provided.-- I found that a thin amount spread far (thicker isn't necessarily better).-- I didn't bother to 'cut in' the edges with a brush, as this is a clear coat. Rolling the edges went fast.-- I then completed the first half, and followed up with the second half with ease.-- Once the entire floor was covered, I took the wet roller and rolled every square inch again to ensure I didn't miss any dry spots. The overhead lights helped reflect wet versus dry as I rolled.-- I used the spiked shoe attachments (purchased separately). BE CAREFUL these spiked platforms can slip on the wet surface. There's a learning curve -- I found it best not to shift your weight to stretch. Falling is one thing; falling into epoxy is another!-- About 28 hours after the application, it was still marginally tacky. So I've elected to wait another day to walk, and four days to drive.Last tip for those of you who haven't epoxied before ... I suggest you use two coats of colored epoxy. Wait until the second coat completely covers the floor before applying chips. Don't ever throw chips -- put a very small amount in the cup of your hand and spread it like shaking grass seed. Cover the entire floor with a very mall amount and repeat until you have a nicely-distributed look. Throwing = unintended clumps.

I followed the instructions. What other reviewers say is true: it is easy to come up short with this product. I BARELY covered the whole garage with only cutting in about half of the garage. I ended up buying it again to finish the job where I had missed some spots and finish trimming in. I would highly recommend trying to portion the epoxy into 1/4 volumes with a disposable measuring cup for each quadrant of the garage and regret that I did not. That way you know exactly what you need to use in the area to cover just enough.After reading a review, for the the 2nd coat I used a 1/4” epoxy roller. DO NOT do that. I regret doing that on the 2nd coat. The 2nd coat ended up more uneven than the first, but still looks good enough. Just follow the instructions and use a 3/8” nap roller as it says. On the first coat, I used a 3/8” nap roller per the instructions and it looked more even.Try to be very methodical in the areas that you roll out, as it is very easy to miss a spot when applying this clear coat.Time will tell how it lasts. Overall I am happy with it, but I think this is a 4 star product due to how easy it is to come up short. Would be 5 stars if they sold it as 100-128 fl oz instead of 90.