High gloss
The mirror finish most people picture. Maximum depth and reflection, and the option that shows dust, footprints and fine scratching most clearly. Best in controlled spaces with matting at the doors.
Decorative Resin System
Metallic Epoxy Flooring
Metallic mineral pigments are dispersed into clear resin. As the resin self-levels, those pigments drift and separate, and the floor cures with lava, pearl and marble-like movement running through it. Every pour is unique — which is exactly why people choose it, and the one thing you should understand before you do.
What metallic epoxy flooring is
A metallic floor is not a printed pattern and it is not a paint effect. Fine metallic mineral pigments are dispersed into clear or lightly tinted resin, and while that resin is still liquid and levelling itself, the pigments drift, collide and separate. What you get is depth: pearl bands, lava veins and pools of colour sitting at different levels inside the resin rather than on top of it. Walk across the finished floor and the pattern shifts with the light, because you are looking through the material, not at a surface.
The consequence matters more than anything else on this page. Every pour is unique. Pigment movement is governed by how much resin is on the floor, how it is spread, the temperature of the room, how the installer works the wet surface, and how the material behaves in the last few minutes before it gels. Those variables can be steered, but they cannot be repeated exactly. We treat that as the point of the system rather than a defect — you should choose it knowing the floor is a one-off.
Underneath the decoration, the discipline is the same as any resin floor: prepared slab, primer, body coat, the metallic design layer, clear build coats, then a protective topcoat. The topcoat is where the practical performance is decided — gloss level, abrasion resistance and UV stability all come from that final layer, not from the metallic pigment.
Sample panels, approved before we install
We do not ask anyone to approve a metallic floor from a photograph on a phone. Before installation we make sample panels in your chosen colours so you can see the real pigments, the real movement and the real gloss level under your own lighting, next to your own walls and furniture. The panel sets the direction: the colour family, the density of the veining, how much light-to-dark contrast you want. The installed floor is then worked to match that direction. It will not be a pixel-for-pixel copy of the panel, and we put that in writing before anyone signs.
How the installer shapes the pattern
Technique is the whole difference between a muddy floor and a good one. The resin is poured and then moved with a squeegee and roller — the direction and pressure of that spread stretches pigment into veins. A light solvent mist dropped onto the wet surface opens the pigment and creates pale cells and craters. A torch or heat gun releases trapped air and can also be used to open cell structures deliberately. Working the surface longer produces finer, more marbled movement; leaving it alone produces larger, calmer pools.
Every one of those decisions has to be made inside the working window of the material, with no chance to undo it. That is why metallic work goes to our experienced installation teams and not to a general finishing crew, and why we plan the pour before we open a single tin.
Who metallic epoxy is for
This system suits a client who wants the floor to be the feature of the room and is comfortable with a surface that is decorative first and hard-wearing second. It is a good fit when:
- You want a seamless, high-impact floor in a space that people photograph
- The room takes foot traffic rather than wheeled or dragged loads
- You like the idea that nobody else will have the same floor
- You can approve a colour direction rather than a fixed, repeatable pattern
- The space is largely climate-controlled and kept clean of tracked-in grit
It is the wrong system when:
- Forklifts, pallet trucks or dragged steel are involved — specify an industrial screed instead
- Every area has to look identical, or a future extension has to match exactly
- Slip resistance is the priority — a broadcast anti-slip system does that job properly
- You want a plain, calm, uniform colour — a self-levelling floor is cheaper and better suited
Where it is used
Metallic works hardest where the floor is part of the brand or the interior scheme, and where lighting can be used to bring out the movement:
- Showrooms and car display floors — the reflected depth reads well under spotlights and makes the product the centre of a clean, uninterrupted plane.
- Receptions and lobbies — one continuous surface with no thresholds or grout lines running through the space.
- Restaurants and bars — dark copper, bronze and charcoal families suit evening lighting; the seamless surface also cleans down easily at the end of service.
- Boutiques and retail — a floor that photographs well and costs nothing extra to keep looking that way.
- Salons, studios and lounges — pale pearl and silver families lift a room that does not get much daylight.
- Feature residential rooms — entrance halls, media rooms, master bathrooms and lounges. Most homeowners use metallic in one or two rooms rather than throughout.
We have offices in all major cities and provide service all over Pakistan. If you are planning a fit-out, the earlier you tell us, the easier it is to sequence the floor after the wet trades and before final furniture.
Appearance
What A Metallic Floor Actually Looks Like
Illustrative references for the movement, contrast and gloss levels we build. Your own sample panels are made in your chosen colours before installation. Tap any image to view it larger.
Advantages
Why Clients Specify Metallic
Most of the benefit is visual, and there is no point pretending otherwise. But the practical gains that come with any seamless resin floor apply here too.
- Depth that cannot be printed. The pattern exists in three dimensions inside the resin, so it changes as you move.
- No joints, no grout. One continuous surface with nowhere for dirt or water to sit.
- A floor nobody else has. The pattern is created by the material, not copied from a catalogue.
- Simple daily cleaning. Dust mop and a damp mop; no grout to scrub back to colour.
- Often installable over a sound existing floor once it has been mechanically prepared, which saves demolition and debris.
- Coved edges available where you want the floor to turn up the wall with no skirting joint.
Honest Limitations
What Metallic Will Not Do
These are the trade-offs we go through on site before anyone commits. None of them are deal-breakers in the right room — but you should hear them from us, not discover them afterwards.
- The exact pattern cannot be reproduced. If the floor is damaged later, a repair blends into the surrounding movement — it does not disappear. We match colour family and technique as closely as possible, and on a busy pattern the repair is usually hard to find, but we will not claim it becomes invisible.
- Large areas show variation between pours. A big floor cannot be poured as one batch. We plan the pour sequence, the break lines and the crew positions around that, usually landing joins at doorways, columns or a change of level so the variation reads as intentional.
- Dark, high-gloss metallics show everything. Dust, footprints, pet hair and fine scratches are all more visible on a dark mirror finish than on a mid-tone satin one. If the room is busy and you do not want to be cleaning daily, choose a lighter colour family or a satin topcoat.
- It is not built for heavy industrial abrasion. Metallic is a decorative thickness. Steel wheels, dropped tooling, pallet trucks and dragged loads will mark it. Those environments need a heavy-duty screed system.
- UV stability depends on the topcoat specified. Epoxy can amber in direct sunlight. Where a floor sits under glazing or a skylight we specify a UV-stable topcoat; if that is not in the specification, expect the colour to shift over time in the sunlit strip.
- Smooth resin is slippery when wet. For entrances, bathrooms and any area that gets water on it, we add a fine slip-resistant additive to the topcoat. It slightly reduces the mirror effect. That is a real trade-off and you get to make the call.
One more thing worth knowing. Most resin floor cracking originates in the concrete substrate rather than in the resin. If your slab is moving, a metallic floor will eventually show it. We assess the slab, repair cracks and check for rising moisture before we quote, and we will tell you if we think the substrate is the real problem.
Installation
How A Metallic Floor Is Actually Installed
Preparation decides whether the floor lasts. Pattern work decides whether it looks right. Both happen in this order, every time.
Site inspection and moisture assessment
We measure the area, check the substrate for rising moisture and look at how the room is lit and used. Where moisture is present we specify a moisture-tolerant primer or barrier system so the floor performs long term.
Sample panels and sign-off
Panels are made in your colour direction and viewed under your own lighting. Nothing is ordered until the direction is agreed in writing.
Mechanical preparation
Diamond grinding opens the slab so the resin can bond. We do not coat over dust, laitance or a floor that has not been assessed.
Crack and joint repair
Cracks are cut out, filled and consolidated, and joints are treated according to whether they need to stay live.
Primer
A penetrating primer seals the slab and creates the bond the rest of the system depends on.
Body coat in the base colour
The base tone goes down first. It sets how dark or light the finished floor reads underneath the metallic movement.
Metallic pour and pattern work
Pigmented resin is poured, spread and worked — squeegee direction for veining, solvent misting for cells, heat for air release. This is the stage that cannot be undone, and it is done by the same team every time.
Clear build coats and topcoat
Clear resin adds depth over the pattern, then the protective topcoat sets the gloss level, abrasion resistance, slip resistance and UV stability.
Cure, inspect, hand over
The floor cures to a return-to-service time we confirm for your specific system. We walk the finished floor with you and hand over the written warranty.
Budget
What Moves The Price Of A Metallic Floor
There is no single rate for metallic work, because two rooms of the same size can need very different amounts of labour. These are the factors that actually change the number on your quotation.
| Cost factor | Why it moves the price | What we do about it |
|---|---|---|
| Slab condition | Cracks, unevenness, old adhesive, weak or contaminated concrete all add preparation hours before any resin goes down. | Assessed at the free inspection and priced as a separate line so you can see it. |
| Area and layout | Rate per sqft falls as area grows. Small rooms, corridors and broken-up spaces cost more per sqft than one open floor. | We measure on site rather than working from a drawing. |
| Number of pigments and complexity | A two-colour blend is quicker than a four-colour floor with fine veining and controlled cells. | Agreed at sample-panel stage, before the quotation is fixed. |
| System thickness | A thin decorative coating uses less material and less labour than a higher-build system over a poor slab. | Specified against the traffic and the substrate, not sold as a package. |
| Topcoat specification | UV-stable and higher-abrasion topcoats cost more than a standard clear coat. | Recommended based on sunlight, footfall and whether the area gets wet. |
| Edges and detail | Coving, thresholds, stair nosings, drains and columns are slow, hand-worked areas. | Counted and listed, so nothing appears as an extra later. |
| Access and working hours | Upper floors without a lift, live retail units and night-only working all add time. | Programmed with you so the space is out of use for the shortest possible period. |
| Location | Where a site needs a crew to travel, mobilisation is included in the quotation. | Scheduled as a single continuous mobilisation wherever possible. |
Indicative only. Our resin flooring starts from Rs. 570 per sqft for a straightforward solid-colour or self-levelling floor. Metallic sits above that entry rate because of the extra material and the hand-worked pattern stage. We do not quote a metallic floor by phone — the figure that matters comes in writing after a free site inspection. You can also try the budget calculator for a planning range.
Programme
How Long It Takes On Site
For a single room, plan on roughly three to five working days on site, plus a few days beforehand for sample panels and sign-off. Preparation and priming usually take the first day, the body coat the second, the metallic pour the third, and clear build plus topcoat the days after that. Coats have to go down within the recoat window of the previous layer, so the sequence cannot be compressed by adding more people.
Larger commercial floors are phased so parts of your site stay usable. A showroom or restaurant is normally programmed section by section, with break lines agreed in advance at doorways or changes of level.
Return-to-service time is system-specific. Light foot traffic usually comes back well before wheeled loads, heavy furniture or cleaning chemicals are allowed on the floor, and warm weather cures faster than cold. We do not quote one universal number: the exact foot-traffic and full-service times for your build-up are confirmed in your quotation and repeated at handover.
Plan the floor late in the fit-out. Metallic should go down after the wet trades, plastering and painting, and before final furniture and fittings. Bringing us in at the right point avoids protecting a finished floor through someone else's dusty work.
Maintenance
Keeping It Looking New
Metallic floors are easy to clean and easy to dull. The difference is grit. Almost all of the fine scratching on a dark gloss floor comes from sand and dust being walked across it, not from the traffic itself.
- Dust mop daily in busy spaces, more often near entrances
- Damp mop with a pH-neutral cleaner and clean water; change the water before it turns grey
- Use walk-off matting at every external door — the single most effective thing you can do
- Felt pads under chair and table legs; lift furniture rather than dragging it
- Wipe spills reasonably promptly, especially anything strongly acidic or solvent-based
- No abrasive powders, scouring pads or wire wool
- No steam cleaners or strong solvents on the topcoat
When the gloss eventually flattens in the main walking lines, the topcoat can be abraded and re-coated. That refreshes the surface without touching the metallic layer underneath, and it is far cheaper than a new floor. We will tell you honestly when a floor is ready for it — and when it is not yet worth doing.
Specification
Colour Families And Finish Options
Common directions are silver and pearl white, champagne and gold, copper and bronze, charcoal and graphite, and deep blue or emerald. Base tone, pigment count and contrast are all set at sample stage — the topcoat below is what you choose separately.
Satin or matt
A softer sheen that keeps the pigment movement but hides day-to-day marking far better. The pragmatic choice for restaurants, offices and family homes.
Slip-resistant topcoat
A fine additive broadcast into the final coat for entrances, bathrooms and any area that gets wet. It reduces the mirror effect slightly, which is the honest trade for a safer surface.
UV-stable topcoat
Specified where the floor sits under glazing or a skylight, using a polyurethane or polyaspartic topcoat to hold the colour in sunlit areas. Also improves abrasion resistance.
Coved edges
Stair and threshold detailing
Base-colour tinting
Contrast control
Sample panels included
Why 3D Master Epoxy
Fourteen Years Of Pours That Cannot Be Redone
We have been installing resin floors since 2012 and have completed more than 1,200 floors, with offices in all major cities and service all over Pakistan. Metallic work is unforgiving — the pattern stage happens once, in a working window measured in minutes — so it goes to the same experienced installation teams every time, not to whoever is free that week.
Every project starts with a free site inspection: we measure, assess the slab, check for rising moisture and tell you what the floor genuinely needs. Then you get a fixed written quotation with the system, the topcoat and the return-to-service times set out in it.
Lifetime warranty on workmanship & materials. We stand behind our floors for life. Our lifetime warranty covers workmanship and material defects — if the floor fails because of our installation or the materials we used, we repair it free of charge, with no time limit. Damage from misuse, chemical exposure outside the specified system, structural movement, or moisture rising through the slab is assessed separately. Full warranty terms are provided in writing with every project.
Get sample panels made for your room
Tell us the city, roughly how big the area is and the colour direction you have in mind. We will inspect the floor free of charge and come back with a fixed written quotation.