Every easy to use. Has a strong smell, but just wear a mask.

I used this product on a 150-year-old basement floor. The floor was very uneven and rough. In one room I had to strip old paint off the floor using a 3200psi pressure washer and chemical stripper for several rounds. I also used the Epoxy-Shield Concrete Resurfacer in this room to fill in some of the major pockets, divots, pitting, and unevenness. I put on two coats which filled in the worse of it, but did not completely smooth the surface (as advertised by the product since it is just for light spalling and pitting). I was fine with this since I was not going for a look-like-new smooth surface.
I then used the Epoxy Shield Concrete Etch in both the newly resurfaced room as well as the rest of the floor. This was easy enough to use and clean off.
I bought the Epoxy Shield Basement Floor Kit (Gray with blue/black/white decorative ships) to apply epoxy on the floor. I measured out the floor areas and divided it into smaller sections. I then took all the decorative chips, and using a kitchen scale, separated them into proportional groups so I knew how many to apply to each section so as to make sure I had enough and that I applied a consistent amount everywhere. The epoxy was easy to apply using a Wooster Brush Epoxy Glide Roller Cover, however since it was only 1/4" nap and I had a very rough floor, I had to fill some spots in with a brush (as well as all the edges). The instructions state to apply epoxy in 4ft x 4ft sections and then toss the chips. If you try larger sections, the epoxy starts to dry and the chips may not stick as well to it. The epoxy did go on a lot thinner than I was expecting and therefore, because of my rough floor, after it dried many chips were sticking up or had corners sticking up from the surface.
Therefore, I read some reviews online and decided to try using the Epoxy Shield Premium Clear Coating. It was a little more expensive but I definitely wanted to put a clear coating of some kind over the epoxy and chips and decided at this point to just stick with the same brand. The clear coating was very easy to use, I didn't even need to use a brush for the edges, just the roller. This time I just used a basic painting 3/8" nap. I used the anti-sliding additive that came with the kit and just made sure to mix the can every time before I poured into my roller tray. It went on really easily and much quicker than the epoxy. Note the smell is quite strong, so recommend opening windows if possible while applying.
The end result was very nice, exactly what I was hoping for. The clear coating sealed up all the chips with the epoxy and gave it a nice finished look. See pictures attached, including zoomed-in views on the rough uneven floor.

The media could not be loaded. Looks great, I used a foam roller because I had about 258sqft to cover and it did it all down to the last drop! My basement was pretty smooth, had a few cracks but nothing major. The prep is the worst with sweeping, vacuuming, then degreaser, scrubbing, then hosing it down and shop vacing it up.. then etching, hosing down again and shop vacing it again .. then waiting a week to make sure its completely dry (tape a big square of plastic to the floor, all sides and wait 24 hours. If no moisture on the inside then you are good to go) I had some newer concrete footings that the installed sealed, do i had to etch that the most. When applying the epoxy it bubbled on those spots but the bubbles all went away and everything looks uniform. I also had an oil spot under the oil filter of my tank.. I degreaser and got up as much as I could... and I painted over it haha. I honestly thought it would bubble or peel... so far it's been a week and it looks perfectly fine.

I went heavy on the flakes. Shake the bag up because you will end with crumbs at the end. I did steal a little bit of flakes from the 2nd kit( I just need to do one more room that's about 160sqft, so I will use a 1/2" nap to go on thicker and will need less flake) I got a foam corner roller thingy that worked great doing the perimeter. Just an fyi.

I also decided to add very fine white pearl glitter :) haha I dont regret a thing haha it looks amazing! I did a test cup and tried mica powder but it just disappears. Glitter stuck to the top perfectly.

The edges of the flakes stick up. I will need to go over it w a vacuum and pick up any loose pieces. Not a big deal, it's just a basement. Some may want the clear coat to go over it. I'm perfectly fine, just needed a clean decent looking basement floor.

Amazing love love love turned my outdated gross basement into a classy hang out - went on easy dried so fast didn't smell love it! Will definitely recommend and give a gold star â­ï¸

Every easy to use. Has a strong smell, but just wear a mask.