What is "100% solids" epoxy?
Most epoxy you can buy at a hardware store is water-based or solvent-based — meaning when it cures, the water or solvent evaporates and you're left with a thin film. That film is what fails when a hot tire grabs it.
We use 100% solids epoxy — the kind that's used on industrial warehouse floors and aircraft hangars. There's no water and no solvent in the can. What goes down is what stays. The cured coating is roughly four times thicker than a standard hardware-store epoxy, with vastly higher abrasion and heat resistance.
What is a flake-broadcast floor?
Once the colored epoxy base is rolled on, we hand-broadcast vinyl flakes across the entire surface while the epoxy is still wet. The flakes lock into the base coat as it cures, creating a textured, multi-tone finish that hides imperfections, masks tire marks, and adds a subtle slip resistance.
All of our flakes come from Torginol, the industry's quality benchmark. We use their full-broadcast technique — meaning the entire floor is covered in flakes, not just sprinkled. That's what gives the floor its consistent look and what protects the colored base coat from UV exposure over time.
What's the top coat?
Polyaspartic. It's a relatively new chemistry — harder, more UV-stable, and more abrasion-resistant than standard polyurethane top coats. It also cures faster, which is what lets us hand the floor back to you the next morning instead of three days later.
The polyaspartic top coat is what makes the floor look glassy, what makes it easy to mop, and what stops the flake texture from chipping under chair legs and dropped tools.
How long does it last?
If we install it correctly and you take basic care of it, 15 to 20 years is the realistic expectation. We have floors we installed when the company started that are still in great shape today.
The most common failure mode — peeling under hot tires — is preventable. It comes from poor prep, not from the product. We wrote a long article on that here.
What's the warranty?
Five years on materials and labor, transferable to the next homeowner if you sell. If anything peels, lifts, or delaminates within five years and it's not from physical impact damage (a sledgehammer, a dropped engine block), we come back and fix it on us.
How do I clean it?
Day-to-day: dust mop or shop vac. That's it.
For tougher stuff: warm water with a few drops of dish soap and a soft mop. Don't use anything acidic (vinegar, citrus cleaners) or anything with ammonia. Don't use abrasive scrub pads. Don't use a pressure washer.
For oil drips: wipe them up the same day with a paper towel. Old oil stains can sit on the surface for weeks without staining — the polyaspartic is non-porous — but it's still a good habit to wipe them.
Do you do commercial floors too?
Yes — auto shops, showrooms, retail, light industrial. Same product, same install process, scaled up. Contact us with your square footage and we'll come measure.
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