Shop Flooring
" Performance Flooring "
TC-200 Broadcast Floor System
TC-200 Floor System
FS-190 Sealer System
Precision Epoxy Products
a division of :
Rock Art, Ltd.
4279 Midway Drive
Douglasville, Georgia 30134
Phone : (770) 489-0340
An Epoxy Floor System is absolutely
the best floor covering you can install in your garage or shop because it offers unparallel
protection for your substrate. Regardless of the substrate design in your shop,
concrete or wood, a floor covering is chosen for the following reasons:
1) Sub-strate Protection
The
ability to protect the substrate from fluid spills such as gas, oil,
anti-freeze, brake fluid, battery acid, paint thinner, kerosene, diesel fuel and
so on and so on. A good shop flooring does not allow any fluids to attack and/or
penetrate the substrate.
2) Ease of Cleaning
The ability to clean the floor
effectively with minimal effort regardless of how long a time may pass between
cleanings. Spot cleaning or entire area cleaning should produce 'Like New Again'
results.
3) Cosmetic Value
The value
that a floor covering offers to the overall appearance of the shop. The
appearance should also enhance and reflect the professionalism of the work being
performed in the shop.
4) Durability
The toughness of the floor
covering to withstand every day use and abuse. This comes in many forms such as
chemical attack, impact resistance, flexural strength, compressive strength and
thermal shock.
5) Cost
There
is more to think about than what a floor covering will set you back when first
installed. The term 'You Get What You Pay For' is a hard lesson learned with
many shop projects. If you save money installing a cheap floor covering that has
to be redone ten or twelve times over the life of a good floor covering then
what have you saved? There is nothing more time consuming than the down time
involved with cleaning out your shop to reapply floor covering. The best way to
be cost effective is to do it right the first time.
The following floor
systems
provide these results:
TC-200 Broadcast Floor System
TC-200 Floor System
FS-190 Sealer System
Quartz
Flooring System
Limitations
New concrete must be at least 30 days old, fully cured and
free of surface moisture. Do not allow your concrete contractor to apply a
curing sealer to the concrete when it is poured if you are planning an epoxy
floor coating, this will block penetration of the epoxies into the concrete and
will not provide the best results. A vapor barrier should be in place and
functional underneath your concrete that has been poured on or below grade to
block ground moisture migration. A vapor barrier is not needed for above grade
concrete or wooden substrates. Contaminates on the floor to be coated such as
oil, grease, silicone, wax, etc. can cause a 'Fish Eye' effect in the first
coat of epoxy and should be cleaned or dealt with as part of substrate
preparation. Extreme movement of new or existing stress fractures in substrate may transmit through the epoxy floor coating as a crack. When welding
and especially torch cutting, protection of the epoxy floor coating may be
needed from hot, glowing embers that exceed 290 degrees F. These embers can melt
into floor coating or leave burn marks causing cosmetic but not structural
problems. Prolonged immersion of automotive battery acid will leave a whitish
stain but will not effect the epoxy coatings film integrity. The smooth, high
gloss finish of our Epoxy Floor Systems may possibly highlight any uneven, wavy
or trowel mark type flaws in the substrate.
Surface
Ideally, new concrete is
obviously the easiest and most predictable application environment for any floor coating that you
choose. However, there is basically no substrate that cannot receive some type
of application. An existing flooring sub-strate must be clean, dry and free of
oils, grease, silicones, wax, etc. The most common methods of sub-strate
preparation are: washing with degreaser, muriatic acid, phosphoric acid, caustic
acid, steam cleaner or pressure washer; sand blasting, shot blasting or Blastrac
machine; sanding with a floor buffer and sanding attachment. The cleaning should
also leave the concrete with a profile that can be encapsulated by the epoxy
coating which will produce better bond strength. Should your concrete contain
fiberglass fibers that gives the top surface a peach fuzz appearance, do not
burn off the fibers prior to application as recommended by thin mil coating
companies. The fibers will embed within the epoxy coatings of our systems improving bond
strength. Specialized job requirements, already tried cleaning methods,
previously applied coatings or applications to other than concrete substrates
should be consulted with Precision Epoxy for additional technical assistance.
Substrate Defects
Correction of defects is
important to help achieve the cosmetic results that all of our Flooring Systems
have to offer. The substrate should always be sanded with a rotary floor buffer
and sanding attachment using a 20-3 1/2 grit paper. This will remove or smooth
any burrs, protrusions, mortar or concrete splatter, trowel ridges, residue
and/or existing coatings. Spalling, depressions, holes and chips, along with
stress fractures, cold joints or shrinkage cracks in the substrate, should be filled and tooled smooth
with one of the SG Series Epoxies. Defects can also be corrected between coats
in multi-coat applications as needed. SG-25 Epoxy is applied much like bondo or
spackling and should be tooled, cured and sanded prior to the next coating
application. Do not use bondo, spackling, mortar, concrete patch material
or other type filler material for this procedure because of possible problems
with reaction, curing shrinkage, moisture content or improper bonding. For more
severe cases of concrete spall repair, substrate leveling or drainage sloping, a
troweled or slurry coat application of the Santex System may prove more
feasible. After sanding, the floor is vacuumed to remove all dust and debris.
Caring for your Floor
The Epoxy Floor finish can be
cleaned as you would any other floor area. General cleaning can be done with
warm water and a degreasing soap or detergent by mopping or scrubbing with a
nylon bristle brush, hosing off to rinse and squeegee or air dry. For detail
cleaning, 'Soft Scrub' or plastic cleaners that are non-abrasive and offer
anti-static and scratch resistance are recommended (see 'Advanced
Grounding System' for more
information on cleaning). Your Epoxy Floor can be waxed as you would any other
type flooring; however, when doing so, the wax will not have the same chemical
resistance as the epoxy and may not hold up in harsh conditions. The Epoxy Floor
will show scratches over time. Scratches will be more noticeable on lighter
colored floors when they are dirty. Avoid dragging heavy and/or sharp objects
over floor surface. Plastic or rubber feet for jack stands and plastic or rubber
wheels for jacks used on the Epoxy Floor will minimize scratching.
One source for jack wheels is:
Norco Industries, Inc. www.norcoind.com
Dealer: Wotco, Inc., 2708 N. Graham St.
Charlotte, NC 28206, (704) 333-5441
What about Cost ?
For the Do-It-Yourselfer, we
package the Flooring Systems to fit the square footage of your project as
needed. Larger jobs do save somewhat on volume discounts, packaging cost and
freight cost over smaller jobs. The 4-step TC-200 Broadcast Floor System (Top of
the Line) runs between $1.45 to $2.45 per square foot for all your materials,
application tools and freight. The lesser systems are reduced in price
respectively. Contact Precision Epoxy with your square footage and system choice
for a current price quote for do-it-yourself installations or for a professional
installation where available.
See Do-it-Yourself
Shop Flooring for installation procedures.
See Flooring Shop
Check List or Flooring Order Form
for ordering information.
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