Concrete With Epoxy Coating

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Concrete with epoxy coating.

Epoxy coatings have been used for years on concrete floors in commercial settings and more recently as a traffic resistant decorative coating on residential garage floors see garage floor coatings. Prepare the concrete slab clean grind or acid etch the surface and vacuum up dust apply primer coat improves the epoxy concrete bond mix the two component epoxy resin add desired decorative flakes aggregate or. In floor coating industry jargon the term green concrete refers to a freshly poured and placed concrete mix that has begun to set but which has not yet fully cured. It is not intended for use on unsound previous coatings or floors that have a moisture problem.

There are a number of coatings that are suitable for concrete floors and one of these is paint more specifically epoxy paint. Many contractors like epoxies because they produce a long lasting high gloss finish with superior hardness and abrasion resistance. Epoxyshield water based epoxy garage floor coating is a two component water based epoxy floor coating designed for finishing concrete garage floors that are in good sound condition and are free of curing agents and sealers. Shot blasting is another good method for mechanically abrading concrete to receive a coating and is typically recommended for heavier duty epoxy mortars or urethane cement systems.