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| Feature | Ultra | Armor II | Armor Chip | Armor Granite | Epoxy Coat | U-Coat It | Original Color Chips | Muscle Gloss | Groits |
| Solids Based | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | No | Yes | No |
| Water Based | No | No | No | No | No | Yes | Yes. | No | Yes |
| Epoxy Thickness | 23 Mils | 14 Mils | 19.7 Mils | 23 Mils | 9.7 Mils | 2-3 Mils | 3-4 Mils | 8 Mils | 3-4 Mils |
| Top Coat | Yes | Yes | Yes. 2 coats | Yes. 3 coats | As Add On | As add on | Yes | No | As add on |
| +Urethane Fortified& UV Protection | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | If Topcoat Apllied | At additional cost | No | No | No |
| Chips | No | No | 8 lbs | 20 lbs | 1.5 lbs | 3.5 lbs as add on | 2 lbs | 1 lb as add on | 5 lbs as add on |
| Adhesion. See note below | 450 psi | 375 psi | 450 psi | 450 psi | no data | no data | no data | no data | no data |
| Abrasion. See note below | 20mg | 20mg | 20mg | 20mg | 24mg | 54mg | 54 mg | no data | no data |
| Impact Resistance | 160in. lbs. | 160in. lbs. | 160in. lbs | 160in. lbs | 87in. lbs | no data | 50in. lbs | no data | no data |
| Gloss Rating. See note below | 80+ | 80+ | 80+ | 80+ | no data | no data | 40 | no data | no data |
| Guarantee For Wear | * | 5 yrs | 5 yrs | 5 yrs | None | None | None | None | None |
| Free Shipping | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | No | No | No | No |
| Non Skid & Mixer | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | No | No |
| Calibrated Notched Squeegee | Yes | No | Yes | Yes | No | No | No | No | No |
| Price/Kit As Advertised | $600.00 | $539.00 | $528.00 | $889.00 | $284.00 | $249.00 | $317.00 | $249.00 | $59/gal |
| Equivalent Price** | NA | NA | $528.00 | NA | $650.00 | $750.00 | $645.00 | $739.00 | $718.00 |
| Equivalent Price*** | NA | $539.00 | NA | NA | $540.00 | $680.00 | $595.00 | NC | $620.00 | Equivalent Price**** | $600.00 | NA | NA | NA | $799.00 | NC | NC | $825.00 | NC |
NOTES
+ A Urethane Fortified Topcoat is the most critical part of any epoxy floor coating. All Cycloaliphatic epoxies and all epoxies with any amount of solids in them will Yellow/Amber without a Urethane Topcoat! Urethane is to epoxy as what rebar is to concrete, see the Abrasion and Impact ratings, you'll see that without a Urethane Fortified Topcoat you have an inferior coating that will Dull due to wear, Chip from impacts and Yellow! Any epoxy claiming to have a high UV rating without a Urethane Topcoat is simply not telling the truth!
Adhesion Note: Epoxy could not be seperated from concrete. During adhesion testing with elcometer pull tester, top layer of concrete slab pulled off with no delamination of our epoxies! Typical epoxy adhesion ratings are 250 psi or less.
Abrasion rating is based on the CS-17 Taber Abrasion test with 1000 gram load at 500 cycles which is the industry standard. Where as the lower the mg loss number the better resistance an epoxy has to losing it's shine and actually wearing off. A small difference here equates to a huge difference in the life expectancy of your floor. Each additional mg of loss represents 2 years of additional aging under normal vehical use with standard tires. It's why we're the only epoxies with a "Wear" Guarantee! An epoxy coating is not much good stuck to your floor looking dull and worn out!
Gloss rating based on the Erichsen Gloss Meter test. Our epoxies score highest for shine and gloss! Typical epoxy gloss ratings are 50 or less!
Impact Resistance is the ability of an epoxy to resist impacts such as dropped tools without chipping or cracking. Our epoxies have just about double the impact resistance than our closest competitor! A harder coating will also resist scratching much better! It means you'll have a newer looking floor a lot longer without chips and scratches in it! Typical epoxy impact ratings are 75 inch lbs or less!
* 10 Yr Guarantee against Wear for residential use. Note: Some of the competition offer so called Lifetime Guarantees. Please know one thing there is no such thing as a lifetime epoxy! Read the Exclusions and Conditions of those guarantees and don't forget to send in the registration card within 10 days of purchase or you have NO guarantee! NC= NOT COMPARABLE. ** Equivalent Price to Armor Chip when the additional materials needed to equal those of Armor Chip are added in, such as additional chips, topcoat, additional epoxy for equal coating thickness, shipping etc. There are no actual equivalent products(prices) to Armor Granite since these products cannot hold the equivalent amount of chips. 550 sq ft is used as the basis for comparisons. Please note that both Armor Chip and Armor Granite use our Ultra Grade Epoxy as the base coat. *** Equivalent Price to Armor II when shipping and the additional epoxy and top coat are added in to equal that of Armor II. **** Equivalent Price to Ultra when shipping and the additional epoxy and top coat are added in to equal the thickness and protection of Ultra.Note: For Refrence - Coventional floor paints and enamels are 2-3 Mils thick.
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