Coating Types & Materials

Picking the right color for your premium concrete coating goes far beyond just choosing a shade you like. The best choice depends on your space, your style, and how you live in it. You should consider the room’s lighting (both natural and artificial), the existing colors of your walls and decor, and the area’s primary … Read more about GatorGuard Epoxy Floor Coating Colors: 36 Options Across 5 Premium Collections

Full flake epoxy flooring is a multi-layer coating system that consists of a base coat of epoxy, a broadcast of decorative vinyl flakes, and a clear topcoat. The flakes are broadcast onto the wet epoxy, creating a textured, multi-colored finish that is both beautiful and functional. The decorative flakes are made from vinyl and come … Read more about Full Flake Epoxy Flooring: Benefits and Installation

A metallic coating is a specialized, multi-layered flooring system that uses metallic pigments suspended in a clear epoxy or polyaspartic floor coating resin. When applied, the pigments are manipulated by the installer to create a unique, three-dimensional, pearlescent effect. Composition and Application The Base: The process begins with a properly prepared concrete slab, often primed … Read more about What is Metallic Coating? Types, Applications & Benefits Explained

Polyaspartic, epoxy, and polyurea are distinct concrete floor coatings. Polyaspartic excels with rapid cure and excellent UV stability. Epoxy cures slowly and can yellow, while pure polyurea, though extremely fast-curing, is UV sensitive. Polyaspartic, a modified polyurea, offers extended working time for easier application. Though initial material cost may be higher than basic epoxy, its … Read more about What is Polyaspartic Floor Coating?

When considering GatorGuard for your St. Louis home or business, it’s important to understand the key terms used in the concrete coating systems industry. Below, we explain some of the most common concepts in floor coatings to help you make informed decisions. Concrete Coating Systems: Coating Types Epoxy Coating : Epoxy is a high-build coating … Read more about Understanding the Fundamentals of Concrete Coating Systems

When it’s time to enhance concrete surfaces, most people recognize that concrete paint and epoxy flooring are not the same thing. But understanding the specifics is still important, especially when you’re the one actually making decisions for your home or business.  While concrete paint is a cosmetic fix that sits atop the concrete surface, epoxy … Read more about What’s the Difference Between Epoxy Flooring and Concrete Paint?

Detroit: Concrete Paint and Epoxy Flooring—What You Need to Know At first glance, concrete paint and epoxy flooring might seem interchangeable. Both involve applying a coating at some point to a concrete surface, and both can enhance appearance. However, the similarities end there. For Detroit homeowners and businesses, understanding the differences is key to choosing … Read more about Clearing Up the Confusion Between Concrete Paint and Epoxy Flooring

In Indianapolis, GatorGuard specializes in high-quality epoxy and polyaspartic coatings designed to protect and beautify residential and commercial floors. Understanding epoxy terminology will help you make the best choice for your home or business. Epoxy Terminology: Coating Types Epoxy Coating: Epoxy is a versatile, durable floor coating that forms when resin and hardener are mixed … Read more about Flake Systems, Epoxy and Polyaspartic, Concrete Paint — Epoxy Terminology 101

We’re excited to offer Cincinnati residents and businesses our innovative mica flake blends, exclusive to our Bagari SE and Vintage Mica garage floor coatings. Since we introduced these flake blends in 2018, they have revolutionized the resinous coating industry, offering a unique combination of beauty and practicality. Our proprietary formulas ensure that each installation provides … Read more about Elevating Cincinnati Floors with Innovative Mica Blends