Sunday 26 October 2014

Benefits For Applying Epoxy Floor Coating

By Dominique Martin


A strong adhesive that is usually used is an epoxy. It is basically two epoxy resin materials that are mixed together to make it functional. These epoxy resins is a term that was taken from an epoxide functional group. These are polymers that are polyepoxides.

There are various utilizations for this material. Most commonly it is used for coatins on metal, parts for electrical machines or devices as well as their insulators and plastic materials, and also for structural adhesives. Although inside houses, this Ohio epoxy floor coating is used for garage floors. This is to prevent any wearing out and damages.

Due to the seamless and easy to clean surface for epoxy treated floors, a lot of industrial and garage owners have used this for their floors so that they can easily take away any debris or dirt. This is why other establishments like pharmaceutical packaging or production factories, bottling and beverage, food, and others, would use this. The maintenance is fast and convenient.

The surface has a bright luster that would look aesthetic and gives the atmosphere of the place a better feel. This material comes in various colors and designs and may be used depending on how the owner wishes to install this. It can either be a flat or combination of colors, or also a pattern or logo. They can be mixed and matched with anything and would add beauty to the entire place.

Because it is chemically resistant, a lot of owners would use this for this exact reason. Manufacturing companies and warehouses, as well as industrial plants, would be using to maintain and protect the floors from any chemicals that may cause harm and damage to the floors, which would in time cause incidents. Because of its functionality, these chemicals may easily be removed. They resist heat, fire, impact, and slip.

The material may also be used for signages and designs for the floors of warehouses in order to designate each zone. Whether they are for traffic areas, work zones, or safety zones. Unlike paint, they do not wear down easily which makes it completely more efficient against abrasion and friction from various surface contacts.

Because of the durability of the material against friction or abrasion, the company would gain a lot of savings from expenses on preventive measures and overall safety as well as for their maintenance when they use this. Aside from that, this is friendly to the environment which makes the campaign for eco friendly materials to be used by industries to be a success. The hazard materials would be easily contained and cleaned.

There a lot of causes why the installation would fail or end up having some minor malfunctions. This can either be caused because of bad primer or poor floor preparation. So it is very necessary to have the floor shot blasted first or grinded before applying the epoxy mix. It is also best to make sure that it is clean, dust free, and dry.

A couple of additional reasons would be weak substrate, the wrong kind of primer or nothing at all, the surface is not compatible with the elasticity of the resin, which for example if applied on wood, the expansion would not coincide with the resin and thus would break. Another likelihood is for contaminated floors with oil and other debris that are not cleaned properly.




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