Sweep or vacuum regularly to keep dirt and abrasives off the surface — that's the single most important step for keeping your floor looking good long-term. For deeper cleaning, mop with warm water and a pH-neutral cleaner, such as our Ez Clean. Avoid harsh chemicals, acids, or abrasive pads. For a flake garage floor, agitating with a wet mop and pushing the water out with a foam squeegee is quick and effective. See our full guide to cleaning concrete floors for more tips.
1/4" is the industry standard and our most popular size. It's the go-to for garage floors, commercial spaces, and pretty much any full-broadcast flake floor. Smaller sizes like 1/8" or 1/16" create a more subtle, uniform texture and are sometimes used in decorative or retail settings. Browse all our epoxy flake colors to find the right blend for your project.
Absolutely. Solid-color and clear-coat systems are popular options that skip the flakes entirely. Our TurnKey Poly Solid Color Kit gives you a clean, uniform look. Flakes add texture, slip resistance, and hide imperfections, but they're not required for every project.
We have customers who use our flakes with all kinds of other coating products. Unfortunately, we are not familiar with other coating applications and are not able to provide application support for those product lines. If you'd like a professional-grade floor coating system, we'd be happy to help you choose the right products from our coating line.
Our Polybase 98 and Poly 90 are the two most popular products to broadcast flake into. You can also use our Epoxy Flow 100 product lines. Polybase 98 is designed for one-day flake systems with a fast cure, while Epoxy Flow 100 gives you maximum work time on the floor — great for beginners or larger areas.
For full-broadcast coverage, use 12% of your floor's square footage in pounds. So a 600 sq ft floor needs about 72 lbs, and a 900 sq ft floor needs about 90 lbs. Never short yourself on ordering flake; running short mid-project means waiting for more material and recoating, which adds time and cost. Use our epoxy flake calculator to figure out exactly what you need.
After applying your base coat, grab a handful of flakes and toss them upward and outward from about shoulder height, letting them fall randomly into the wet coating. Work from the back of the floor toward the front. Do multiple light broadcasts until you get full coverage — don't try to get 100% in one pass. After the base coat cures, scrape any loose or vertical flakes with a flat floor scraper, vacuum clean, and apply your clear topcoat. Check out our full step-by-step epoxy flake installation guide for the complete process.
Most decorative floor flakes are made from pigmented vinyl. They're lightweight, UV stable, and designed to bond with epoxy, polyaspartic, and polyurea coatings. Our flakes are random-shaped and 1/4" in size for optimal coverage and appearance.
A properly installed flake floor can last 10–20+ years, depending on traffic, maintenance, and the products used. The topcoat makes the biggest difference — polyaspartic topcoats like our Poly 90 are UV-stable, chemical-resistant, and hold up to hot-tire pickup far longer than a basic epoxy clear coat. Keeping dirt and abrasives swept up is probably the most important thing you can do to extend your floor's life.
Flakes vary in color and quantity. For a complete flake floor system including base coat, flakes, and topcoat, our Pro One Day Flake Kit starts at $1,054 for up to 600 sq ft, with larger sizes available up to 3,000 sq ft. Buying a kit is the most cost-effective way to get everything you need in one box.