Mixing and Applying Phoenix Flooring Select the color and type of kit to match your job requirement. In a relatively short period of time, just about anyone can be trained to lay down our product correctly with a trowel. Phoenix One-Step is packaged in five gallon steel pails (one pail is a "kit") which contain the color aggregates, and a gallon can of epoxy (marked "A") and a quart can of curing agent (marked "B"). Do not alter proportions and do not add thinners. Place a clean empty unlined five gallon mixing pail into the Phoenix Power Blender (available from American Hi-Tech Flooring Company). Open the gallon can of epoxy and the quart can of curing agent. Pour the epoxy ('A") in first. Pour component B (curing agent) into component A (epoxy) and mix with a clean paddle to a uniform consistency. Make sure all of the product is removed from cans A and B to insure product consistency and performance. Thorough mixing of components A and B are essential to proper performance. Turn mixing machine on, and allow resins to mix for a minimum of 1 1/2 minutes. Pour marble aggregates slowly into the resin, and mix for 3-5 minutes. Move the mixing blade from side to side to insure total blending. Material will look a bit "dry" initially. When the material reaches a very wet look, it is mixed properly. When mixing in a cold environment, additional mixing time should be allowed to ensure thorough mixing. Usable working life (Pot Life) at 75 degrees Fahrenheit, 50% relative humidity is approximately one hour. Working life will be longer at lower temperatures and shorter at higher temperatures. Pour the product from the mixing bucket over the prepared surface. Make sure that your trowel has a smooth, clean surface. Trowel out the product to an even consistency of about 3/16 inch. You will be able to tell that you have reached a little less than this thickness when you feel the largest marble aggregate on your trowel. Press all the material down to the size of the largest marble aggregate. This is 1/8' (2/16th inch) thickness. You want to maintain just a slightly greater thickness. Trowel over about 1/16" more to achieve the desired thickness, and work this thickness in smooth long strokes from one end of your floor to the other. Once you have completed making the floor 3/16 of an inch all over - take a look for uniform consistency. Then, let it set for about 3-5 minutes so that the material has time to settle tight to the floor. Then, start your finishing strokes.