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Using Epoxy Concrete Properly

by on Sep.23, 2009, under Uncategorized

The usual target for epoxy paints are basements and garages, since they take heavy traffic and need a paint that can endure it well. They also work well on laundry room floors, shop floors, brick pavers, concrete slabs, kennels, pole barns, interior floors and on wooden car trailers. Many paints can’t resist various chemicals and other contaminants, but epoxy fights well against, water, oil, grease, dirt and other debris. Tough resins that are mixed during the application are responsible for this. It’s because of this they are the most efficient solution for your floors.

Epoxy floor paints come in three types. First, hundred percent solids do not contain solvents that evaporate. Number two are solvent based epoxies that penetrate and adhere quite well, but these are dangerous to health and you will have to vent your garage while you are applying them to the surface, due to heavy fumes. Finally, third type of paint is water bases and it does not have hazrdous fumes, is cheaper, a lot thinner with anti-slip texture. They need a lot of air the dry properly and in time.

You will have to clean your floor before applying the paint, use a hard bristled brush to remove all the debris and dirt, and do not forget to use some soapy water on the concrete to help you deal with the dirt. Get a degreaser and scrub it all over the floor so all the soluble contaminants can be rinsed with water. If the water you use to rinse the epoxy floor is not sticking on the floor, then the floor is completely clean. leave your garage floor to dry out until tomorrow. Then simply apply the first layer of paint the next day. Quality finishing will require two to three coatings. To get rid of those spills and paint drips, you need to have a clean rag made of cotton near you, as well as some epoxy thinner that will clean solvent based paints well.

I love this paint and go for it because it has a clean finish, is resistant to acid and salts, while it is durable and tough in the long run. But you can atain these from proper application and penetration only, while you have to give them time to cure before any vehicles are allowed to move onto the surface.

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