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Metallic & Flake/Chip System Concrete Services

Decorative vinyl chip (flake) or metallic pigment broadcast into an epoxy or polyaspartic base, sealed with a clear topcoat. Chips hide imperfections and create a terrazzo-like appearance; metallic pigments produce swirling, marbled effects.

Decorative flake (chip) and metallic epoxy systems turn a functional floor into a design statement while maintaining all the durability benefits of a coated concrete surface. Vinyl flake chips — available in hundreds of colors and sizes from 1/16" to 1" — are broadcast into a wet epoxy base coat, creating a terrazzo-like appearance that hides minor surface imperfections and provides natural slip resistance before the clear topcoat is applied. Metallic epoxy systems use pearl or metallic pigments suspended in a clear or tinted epoxy, manipulated with squeegees and air to create swirling, three-dimensional effects unique to each pour. Concrete Doctor installs both systems in residential garages, basements, showrooms, and retail spaces across Lakewood and the Denver metro.

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Concrete Doctor brings Metallic & Flake/Chip System concrete repair and coating expertise to cities across the Denver metro and Front Range.

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Metallic & Flake/Chip System Service FAQs

A full-flake (full-rejection) broadcast covers the entire floor surface with chips — the base coat color is completely hidden by a continuous layer of flake. This produces a uniform, terrazzo-style appearance and provides the most surface texture for slip resistance. A partial-flake system broadcasts chips at a lower density, allowing the base coat color to show through and creating a more subtle, speckled pattern. Full-flake is the more popular choice for garages because the dense chip layer conceals substrate imperfections, hides dirt between cleanings, and provides a more durable wear surface. Partial-flake is often chosen for showrooms, retail, and finished basements where a lighter, more decorative look is preferred over maximum durability.
Metallic epoxy floors use the same 100% solids epoxy base chemistry as standard garage floor systems — the metallic pigments are purely decorative and do not change the mechanical properties of the coating. Durability is determined by the epoxy base coat thickness, the quality of concrete surface preparation, and the topcoat selection. A metallic epoxy floor protected with a polyaspartic or aliphatic polyurethane clear topcoat will resist hot tire pickup, oil, and road chemicals as well as a standard chip system. The one consideration specific to metallic floors is that the swirling patterns, being unique to each installation, cannot be exactly replicated if a section needs repair — a full-floor recoat is needed to maintain a uniform appearance after significant damage.
The decorative system (chips or metallic pigments) doesn't change the underlying moisture management requirements — the epoxy base coat must be specified for the slab's moisture vapor emission rate. For basements with confirmed moisture transmission above 3 lbs/1,000 sq ft/24 hrs (calcium chloride test) or relative humidity above 75% at 40% depth (RH probe test), Concrete Doctor specifies a moisture-mitigating epoxy primer before the decorative base coat. This primer chemically reacts with residual moisture in the concrete pores to create a vapor barrier from within the slab. Skipping this step on a below-grade Colorado basement — where ground moisture is near-constant — is the leading cause of delamination in decorative floor systems installed by contractors who don't test first.

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