C&J Concrete Coatings blog
Honest answers about garage and shop floor coatings for Michiana homeowners.
Project guides
Practical guides covering budgeting, project scope, maintenance and choosing a contractor.
Floor coating guide
You choose flake colors during your free estimate and consultation, and the clear polyaspartic top coat brightens those colors once it goes down.
Floor coating guide
After diamond grinding and vacuuming, we cut open any and all cracks, fill cracks and pitting with a 2-part repair material, then grind it smooth once cure
Floor coating guide
In warmer weather, plan on 24 hours before walking on the floor and 72 hours before driving on it. In colder weather, plan on 48 hours to walk and 96 hours
Floor coating guide
We use vacuums with HEPA filters that suck up most of the dust. Some dust does get airborne, but we clean that up before we top coat the floor.
Floor coating guide
Our floors are a polyurea base coat with a clear polyaspartic top coat, not epoxy. The owner states this system is 4x stronger than epoxy, flexes with the
Floor coating guide
Lake Michigan winters mean slush and road salt rolling into the garage on your tires. A sealed floor under a clear polyaspartic top coat gives that mess a
Floor coating guide
On shop floors, we broadcast sand into the polyurea base coat instead of vinyl flake, then finish with a clear polyaspartic top coat.
Floor coating guide
The clear polyaspartic top coat is the final layer: it seals everything in and brightens the colors of the flake.
Floor coating guide
A flake floor system is a polyurea base coat with vinyl flakes broadcast into it, sealed under a clear polyaspartic top coat that brightens the flake color
Floor coating guide
If your garage door is open on sunny days, UV stability matters. Our system is UV stable, so it won't fade or discolor in the sun.
