Jack,
Call Jim Shofstall at 270-781-4095. He will tell you anything you want to know AND be able to sell it to you. Make sure you tell him you found him through the FLing
They were a sponsor last year. (This had nothing to do with me buying it though! I already signed up before the Fling.)
Just some quick insight. They sell you the paint, THEN you actually mix in white mortar. Essentially what you are putting down is a very thin layer of (color of your choice) concrete over what you have. But first you put down, I guess I would call it a clear sealer. Very easy to do, looks and spreads about like water. Let that DRY, then paint...let it DRY, then the Clear coat. The clearcoat is an option but it is what makes it so strong and purdy!
Cass: WHY? I like the idea it was mixed with mortar. I liked the idea ofpicking my own color, although now they do have it in many different shades. I like the clear coat that they use. A chemist friend of mine did some research and found out many different companys use this same clear from sealing shingeled roofs, to clearing decks with it. I like the flexibility of it, paint designs, patterns, what ever you want on top of the paint then put the clear down on top of it all.
I.E.; Mrs. DV, bless her ornery soul, painted black and white squares all around the perimeter of the shop. I then glued pictures of the cars and streetrods I have built on the squares. NOt knowing if it was going to work or not.... I then cleared the entire floor, right over top of the pictures. I also laid down some large decals on the floor and cleared over them. Now THAT worked! You wont believe this but I even took a 4" puddy kife and tried to pop up one of the decals and the pictures. Not a mark!
Another reason I went with this...look at this picture:
This is an entrance to an classy restaurant in Georgia. It IS ALL HAND PAINTED AND OUTSIDE! All done with "WonderPaint".
When I talked to them, if I remember right they said it was three years old and had no sign of breaking down. I guess that was the final step for me.
Cass...I bought it all, the sealer, the paint, the mortar and the clear, I think I had right around $1,200.00 in it. But man I've got some paint left!
BLACKJACK:
I THOUGHT LONG AND HARD ABOUT USING COMMERCIAL TILES. DOWN SIDE, THEY WILL MARK FROM WELDING SLAG, ETC. THEY WILL "DENT" FROM HEAVY DIRECT LOADS, I.E.; MOTORS ON STANDS, ETC. IF YOU DO LIKE I DO, SLIDE HEAVY OBJECTS OVER THEM THEY CAN TEAR. IF YOUR FLOOR IS NOT PERFECTLY LEVEL, OR IF IT HAS CRACKS IN IT, THE TILE WILL MOST LIKELY CRACK.
BUT, THEY ARE RELAIVELY CHEAP, ESPECIALLY COMPARED TO A GOOD FLOOR COATING, AND OF COURSE IT DOESN'T TAKE A MECHANICAL GENIUS TO PUT THEM DOWN!
DV..."smiling faces...smiling faces........"