Staff Answer
Jul 13, 2026 - 02:48 AM
Armor Granite has a thicker base coat epoxy to hold a more significant amount of flakes, 18lbs vs 6lbs. This provides a flake coverage of about 95% and ensures there's plenty of epoxy under that amount of flakes. Many flake systems fail because they are paper-thin to begin with, and then when you add in flakes, they disperse a small amount of the epoxy, but enough to cause the epoxy to fail under hot tires or abrasive traffic. The Granite kit is a much better way to go than full broadcast. Full broadcast can be tricky for first-time users and result in uneven finishes, large lumps of flakes that need excessive sanding and scraping to even and smooth out. You also need a huge amount of flakes and double the topcoat to fill in all the nooks and crannies; in short, it's not as easy as it's made out to be in videos done by pros. The Armor Chip has more of a light terrazzo look and a slightly thinner epoxy base coat, which is topped with two layers of our heavy-duty urethane epoxy clear coat, while the granite system uses 4 layers. Both systems can be upgraded to the military topcoat, which only requires one coat; it's so strong. When using the military topcoat, you get the strength and durability of the industrial system with a color flake finish.
