What Midnight Granite looks like at standing height
From a few feet away, Midnight Granite reads as one even dark gray, closer to a solid stone surface than to salt and pepper. Up close you can pick out seven tones, but none of them jumps out, because there is no white chip and black is only about 10%.
About 80% of the blend is charcoal and gray; black and blue slate make up the rest. The lightest chip, a warm light gray, is about one chip in ten, so there is nothing bright to catch the eye. The blue slate chip adds a faint cool note, and the warm-leaning neutral, mid and dark grays balance it.
Where Midnight Granite fits
- Large floors. On a three car garage or a 1,000 sq ft shop, a low contrast blend stays calm where a high contrast one can start to look busy.
- Showrooms and collector garages. A quiet, dark floor lets paint, chrome and equipment be what people look at.
- Dark and industrial finishes. It sits well with black cabinets, steel benches, dark slatwall and exposed ductwork.
How does a dark blend handle dirt?
Midnight Granite hides dark dirt best and light dust least. Tire marks, rubber scuffs and dark grime disappear into the charcoal, while light dust sits on top of a dark floor and shows sooner than it would on a blend with white chips.
That makes it a strong fit for a garage where cars come in on dirty tires, and a weaker fit for a woodshop or a space next to fresh drywall. If light dust is the main mess, Gun Metal puts white chips into a similar charcoal field.
Which base coat goes under a dark blend?
Tint the base coat to match the charcoal chip, about 40% of the blend. Do not put a dark blend over a white or light gray base: a thin patch in the broadcast would show as a bright hole.
Even a broadcast to refusal can leave the odd thin spot. Over a charcoal base, those spots fade into the largest share of the blend instead of drawing the eye. Your resin manufacturer's system guide sets the base coat build; the flake guide covers the broadcast.
Matching an existing floor
Midnight Granite is comparable in color to Nightfall (Torginol). Nightfall is also a charcoal-led dark gray with black and several supporting grays.
With seven components, a small difference in any one chip can shift the overall tone of a large floor. If you are matching an existing Nightfall floor, broadcast our chips on a test board, put it next to the old floor under that room's lighting, and email Adam about the job first.
Ordering for three car garages and shops
Plan on 4 boxes for a three car garage of 704 to 864 sq ft at a full broadcast. Larger shop floors scale from there.
| Floor | Boxes to order | Flake needed | Flake cost at $85 per box |
|---|---|---|---|
| 704 sq ft (32 x 22 ft) | 3 to 4 | 118 to 141 lb | $255 to $340 |
| 864 sq ft (36 x 24 ft) | 4 | 144 to 173 lb | $340 |
| 1,200 sq ft shop (30 x 40 ft) | 5 to 6 | 200 to 240 lb | $425 to $510 |
| 2,400 sq ft shop (40 x 60 ft) | 10 to 11 | 401 to 480 lb | $850 to $935 |
Each row runs the area at the typical full broadcast rate of 0.167 lb per sq ft for the low figure, and at the 0.20 planning rate for the high one. Costs are before freight. On a job that takes several boxes, pour them all into one clean container and blend them before broadcasting, so the color stays even from one end of the floor to the other. Check your own numbers in the flake calculator.
