Sunday, October 26, 2014

Reasons To Apply 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.

Because of the luster of the floor and its surface, it gives an aesthetic feel and look which makes the atmosphere of the room more vibrant. Although it entirely depends on the owner how they wish to design the material, but it conveniently has different colors that can be made into patterns or combinations, or even logos. The material is attractive and highly durable.

Due to its chemical resistant behaviour, a lot of owners are using this for that reason. Manufacturing companies, along with warehouses and also industrial plants, would use this to prevent damage and wearing of the floors, since there might be additional incidents from the damages in cases of breakage and chipping of the surfaces. The hazard materials may be easily removed and cleaned off from the surface which resists slip, impact, fire, and heat.

Due to the design being flexible, it can be used as signages for warehouses in order to maintain organization and manage traffic. This can be used as a better alternative to paint which does not easily be worn out and is more effective against friction or abrasion. These signages are mostly for designating work zones, safety zones, and traffic movements.

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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