Epoxy Glitter Floor Over Cement- Raised Design

In this video we do an epoxy glitter floor over very old cement. In addition to doing a traditional floor, we take it to the next level with a raised ribbon design. Ooh la la!

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This floor ended up great, but it was a total nightmare. We had planned to pour it in October (perfect), but it got pushed to January due to a contractor issue around the building. OK what does that mean? It means we poured a floor in the middle of Winter when it was 22 degrees outside. Don't do this- ever.  Epoxy is a material that likes to be warm and cement likes to hold onto cold in winter. The two are not happy to shake hands when this happens. We knew it was going to be a nightmare, but we had no choice. We had to move into the space by a certain deadline and you cannot move in with a floor that is not finished. We rented heaters and baked the place for a week in advance. The first black coat went well and the glitter went down great. The night of the clear seal coat the main heater died (we had gone home) and the temperature plunged. We got major fisheyes in the surface. It looked really crappy of course. However, we knew that the color bands were going to cover most of the floor and distract from any still visible fisheyes. Final result- A super cool floor that looks fun and fabulous (with a few fisheyes here and there). If we ever wanted to get rid of them we could do a final seal coat and that would take care of them (we might someday).

Note: We used polyester glitter from the Glitter For Floors & More section of the site. Mostly stuck with Metallics and Holographics for this floor. The color we used on the solid black undercoating was a Mixed Madness called City Lights (amazing stuff).

Note: This was a really old 1930's garage floor. When they poured the cement they did not care about the level, trowel work was uneven, and of course there were cracks. We knew that the colored bands were going to hide all evils in the floor (and they did). If you are looking to do a solid color and your floor is rough- you might considering hiring someone to diamond grind your floor for you (or rent a grinder). When this is done, you end up with a nice flat surface which is great for solid color epoxy floors. The other option is to do a raised design like we did!

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