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Join Date: Feb 2011
Location: Wylie, TX
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I started last week end on the prep. Bran new concrete. with a few stains from the equipment used to put up the building. I cleaned then washed with a degreaser. There were some rust stains from the equipment that were not coming up so I put down CLR, than washed again.
Last night I used the acid prep that came with the kit. then triple washed it then pressure washed it. I got up this morning and there was still film. so I pressure washed it before going to work this morning. I will check it after work today I am shooting for Sat.
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I forgot to mention That I had a strange happening.
When putting the acid down it would bubble as soon as it hit the floor than stop right away. So I was concerned that it was not working when I was doing it. I got the impression from the instruction that you need to scrub while it was bubbling. there was no way that could happen because it stopped bubbling so fast. I scrubbed even though it had stopped. This morning I feel confident that it worked. it looked like pours of you skin very tinny.
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Join Date: Aug 2008
Location: Michigan
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Thats normal for the acid to stop foaming after just a couple seconds.
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Join Date: May 2011
Location: Melbourne Australia
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Good job, but a way to get a more even fizz is to use a long nap roller in a plastic tray and roll it out. As you get towards the end of the roll push it a bit faster to release more of the acid in the centre of the roller and this will even out the fizz along the roll path. You find the spray is controllable to about 3-5 inches from the roller when you do that, (but any idiot can do it madly and flick acid to the roof). The acid always works strongest where it first lands.
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Well we are done we did it on Saturday. I started at 7 30 am with getting supplies ready. we did 1200 sq. feet it took 4 of us till 9 30 pm. We did have an hour forty five lunch. and we technically did 6 kits. With it being 100 Degrees it was drying fast we did 3 kits of gray than had a long lunch. after it dried we did 3 kit of clear. It was a long day. oh and I hate those spiked shoes!!!!! we also went threw a ton of rollers. there were two people rolling so we used 4 rollers per kit. we would do a 10 X 24 section at a time. By the time we went to the next 10 X 24 the roller were like rocks. Buy the time we finished the third kit of color the first section was completely dry.
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after ths acid
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I will post more photos of the finished look. I have not taken any since Saturday night
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over all I think it looks good. I did find a few bubbles and one potato bug in the finished floor
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Join Date: Feb 2011
Location: Northwest Iowa
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looking good! I'll be ready to do mine soon... any advice?
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Join Date: Apr 2011
Location: Iowa City
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looks great!
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Join Date: Oct 2010
Location: Ohio
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Great job, looks just like mine. I went with white flakes and also the glow green. The kids love it at night. I tried to get a picture of the glow, but it just doesn't work.
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Go and buy a larger squeegee
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Join Date: Mar 2011
Location: Ontario Canada
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Fantastic Formek!!
Looks really bright now, and really clean! ![]() Quote:
![]() CHRISTINE!!!! |
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Join Date: Aug 2008
Location: Michigan
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Yes, we have glow green. It is a white flake during the day.
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Join Date: Mar 2011
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Christine: Your website has shown them out of stock for over a year... but thanks for getting them for me!
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Location: Michigan
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Guess I have not been looking at the website lately. We have been out of the glow blue for a long time. The glow green however....have been in stock. We have been out of them a couple times, but not for very long. I will get with my webmaster stat.
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Join Date: Jun 2011
Location: Virginia
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Wow. Looks great. In terms of durability…how long does it hold up to jacks, jacks stands, etc?
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Join Date: Apr 2011
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Use a larger roller and a larger squeegee is my advice.
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