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Epoxy floor coating systems are considered to be a high build, high performance industrial coatings and designed to provide semi-gloss, high gloss or stipple finish.
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Epoxy Floor Coating Systems
These coatings offer protection against splash, spillage and fumes of many process chemicals, caustic cleaners, oils, fuels and acids. These systems also protect against impact, equipment and high traffic situations.
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Epoxy Flooring Advantages:
Concrete surfaces, left untreated, commonly end up with unsightly stains, cracks and splits over time. It is far more expensive to have the concrete replaced down the road than it is to prevent many of these issues from happening. Installing an epoxy coating system will prevent substrate damage and prevent contamination from chemicals and cleaners. Once you have installed a full epoxy system on your concrete floors the cost of cleaning and maintenance is significantly reduced.
- 100% solids and high solids material
- VOC compliant
- Low odor during installation
- Easy to maintain
- Chemical, stain and abrasion resistant
- High mil build per coat speeds project turnaround
- Good hiding
- Acceptable for use in USDA inspected facilities
- UV color stability
- Resists common acids, fuels, grease, salt and Skydrol
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Process of installing an Epoxy:
The process of installing an epoxy system places a primer/sealer on a properly prepared concrete surface. Then a binder resin epoxy body coat or base coat is put down as a wear coarse; this is typically when a broadcast of aggregate is thrown into the wet resin until the aggregate reaches refusal. Different types of aggregate include silica sand, decorative quartz, aluminum oxide, vinyl chips, etc. When the base coat material has set, all the excess aggregate can be recovered and cleaned up. Next is considered a seal coat; this coat can be used as the final coat and will typically leave an aggressive non-slip surface. A final top coat can be applied after the seal coat for additional protection and reduce the aggressiveness of the non-slip surface.
By installing epoxy coatings before damage has occurred, concrete floors are much more durable and last longer than bare concrete. In addition to being a defensive coating, a wide variety of decorative options and colors are available to create an attractive finish for a concrete floor.
- Warehouses
- Industrial Plants
- Aircraft hangars
- Hallways
- Loading docks
- Production floors
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Epoxy Floor Coating Requirements
It should be noted that most Epoxy floor coating systems will require moisture vapor transmission (MVT) testing prior to installation. These types of epoxies are not considered a moisture blocking or moisture control materials. Most manufacturer’s standards will state that the concrete will need to measure less than 3 pounds of moisture vapor transmission, on 3 test sites, per every 1,000 square feet during a 24 hour minimum test period. This test uses calcium chloride test kits, which are applied to a properly prepared surface area. If environmental conditions change at any point before or after installation, this can affect MVT.
Another test that can be required for installing these epoxy coating systems is a relative humidity (RH) test that measures moisture content that is part of the concrete itself. Most manufacturer’s standards will state that the relative humidity of the substrate cannot exceed 75% RH, on 3 test sites, per every 1,000 square feet during a 24 hour minimum test period. This test uses RH probes that are set into a drilled hole in the concrete.
If concrete testing shows MVT testing that exceeds 3 pounds or RH testing that exceeds 75%, a moisture mitigation or moisture control system will need to be applied or installed prior to installation of the epoxy coating system.
There are also epoxy coating systems for walls. These coatings are used to protect walls in situations where typical wall paints cannot. Areas and spaces that require walls to be washed and scrubbed daily; or any situation where extreme humidity, moisture, heat, cold or splash and spill environments are constant.
There are pretty basic wall coatings where 2 component epoxies and urethane are applied to walls in a fairly similar manor as the average wall paint, but have the increased durability. There are also wall coatings that use flexible, waterproof membranes with integrated fiberglass mesh or fiber re-enforced coating or even a scrim; which will prevent damage from water, impact, chemicals and abuse. In addition, there are wall coatings that will include an anti-microbial additive that is used in many clean room applications, surgical rooms and pharmaceutical industries.
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