Color Flake, also known as Decorative Flake, Color Chips, Vinyl Color Chips, or Fleck are specially formulated polymer paint aggregates utilized to improve the aesthetic attributes of resinous flooring systems. It is made up of a combination of acrylic and vinyl resins and generally composed of resin materials, organic minerals, additives, and various pigments. The thickness of a thin flake is typically 4 – 5 mils. Color Flake product is random in shape, sized within a standardized range, and can be also custom blended to reach optimal appearance and texture qualities with a resinous flooring system and match any décor.

Even though choosing a color may seem a simple task or small detail, it may affect the aesthetic of your floor and place. Additionally, the color you choose will affect the maintenance and cleaning practices required to carry out.

The most popular option tends to be a blend of three colors. It is recommended to start with a light color and a dark color before choosing a medium color. So, for example, white, black, and a medium gray tone. Of course, you can use fewer or more color combinations; the choice is yours. There are some websites available that allow you to choose color combinations to see how they would look together, so that may be helpful.

Keep in mind the color of the floor when choosing color combinations. Tan and gray hues are the most commonly used base colors, but many other colors work well too, such as white and black hues. The only time the base color is not important is when you are doing a full refusal, which is when the flakes are distributed over the entire floor until you cannot see the floor color anymore.

Lastly, dirt, dust, grime and spills are an unfortunate inevitability regardless of what room your surface is applied to. Certain flake options are going to show signs of uncleanliness worse than others. It’s important to consider what activities you’ll do on your newly sealed surface and how often you’ll be able to clean it. The classic color for garage epoxy is any of our grey flake options, as these generally require the least amount of upkeep to stay looking great. If you are building a garage gym, we recommend Igneous, as it tends to look like classic gym flooring. While Igneous tends to show dust, home gym owners frequently clean their equipment and flooring to offset this. For our woodworking enthusiasts, we recommend our earthier color options like Saddle Tan, Cafe Mocha or Desert Butte. These colors add a lot of light to the room, make it easy to find dropped screws and nails, and hide much of the sawdust accumulation between cleanings.

The below (12) Colors are the most popular selections and what we constantly have in stock. Visit our Full-Color Selection page to see other custom options available.

When choosing a Color Flake design, size matters. Color Flakes are generally available in six standardized size ranges, including: Original (1”), 1/2”, 1/4”, 1/8”, 1/16”, and 1/32”.

Each size profile distinctively influences the appearance of the overall décor to achieve favorable appearance and texture qualities. Larger flake sizes are more random in shape and offer a broad range of dimensions, whereas smaller flakes become more consistent in shape and size as they are reduced.

We recommend using 1/4″ flakes because they can be applied in a single broadcast, cover well and have great strength. Smaller flakes usually require two coats which increases the cost and installation time.

We normally recommend Double Broadcast Full Coverage decorative flake system to our customers. With this system, you don’t need worry about the imperfections of the concrete substrate, the pros & cons of different coverage rate, or the selection of base coat colors etc. It’s a proven system that guarantees to give you a beautiful floor with great durability.

• Light coverage – requires .002 lbs per sf.
• Medium coverage – requires .01 lbs per sf.
• Heavy coverage – requires .04 lbs per sf.
• Full coverage – requires .15 lbs per sf.

Color Flakes are random in shape to provide optimal aesthetics. Flakes sizes could be slightly different from box to box as a result of the manufacturing process, the blending process, and damages during transportation.

Experienced professional installers could notice the difference and avoid uneven distribution while broadcasting. This wouldn’t be a problem for full broadcast systems or even double broadcast systems.