Epoxy garage floor

Epoxy garage floor is a concrete floor problem solving when you look dull. This is due to your garage floor presence of oil droplets or stains and will become a mess. Epoxy garage floor coating is based on the product you are made of epoxy.
Various coating available for coating your garage floor as floor paint or enamel. The advantages of using epoxy is for coating your garage floor in a very long time. The use of epoxy products are one of the best to coat the floor, especially for the garage.

Linoleum floor with epoxy paint

Linoleum made from natural ingredients that bio gradable that can be recycled such as wood cork, linseed and limestone. This material is used for flooring is environmentally friendly. This material also persisted into the tens of years and still be in bio gradable.

The use of linoleum in high traffic because this material is consistent, if scratched or scuffed the damage is not nearly visible and colors and patterns do not change. That is why this material into a suitable choice for households that have the small children or pets.
Linoleum choice for kitchen, garage floor because this material is also resistant to moisture and chemicals and also easy to clean.

You can use epoxy to coat the floor linoleum which has advantages for repair of damaged or increase your endurance floor.
You can scrub the linoleum floor with a damp cloth or regular jobs such as sweeping without using chemicals so your floors look great and look neat and clean.

If you intend to coat linoleum with epoxy is quite simple. The steps you should do make sure that your room has the good ventilation by opening doors and windows so the air circulation going well.
You clean the floor with a rough brush and then you can pour the wax into the bucket, melt wax according to the manufacturer's instructions.
You can pour the liquid wax to the floor using a mop linoleum and wait for some time, after which the residue with a vacuum to suck wet and allow to dry. Eliminate all linoleum the peeling and can be done with sand.
Collapse all sections that do not want your coat, then you can pour the epoxy resin into the bucket according to the size of your floor and stir in the catalyst.
You can paint your floor with a roller starts from areas farthest from the door.
Allow the epoxy to dry for six to eight hours before you use it. Then you clean up your work tools.

How to epoxy floor coating for your concrete floor

Epoxy floor coating is a two component-based floor paint, consisting of a resin and a hardener, which, after mixing on a concrete floor can be applied.

Through this floor coating in the desired color to apply (for example your garage floor or concrete industrial floor), it will get a clean look and your floor is also equipped with a long-term protection.


1. Preparation

Your concrete floor must be at least four weeks old, before our floor coatings it can handle. It is also important that our products are processed at a minimum temperature of 12 º C. At a lower temperature, it is advisable to warm your room. Finally, it is advisable to get there before you start to ensure that the concrete floor clean and dry.

To perform successfully the work, the following tools:

* Floor Coating Primer
* Floor Coating
* Rectangular buckets
* Mixing sticks
* Paint Rollers
* Extension pole for paint rollers
* Anti-slip powder (optional)
* Leveling compound (optional)
* Floor squeegee (optional)

Consumption primer: 200 grams per square meter.
Consumption coating: 500 grams per square meter (for two layers).
Leveling compound Consumption: Depending on holes and / or cracks.

2. Repairing holes and cracks

Do you have holes or cracks in your floor? Then no problem. It is important that you first repair with leveling compound (also available in our shop). This has an additional build and smoothed out nicely.

You mix the hardener with the leveling compound and pour it gently with a small bucket and into the cracks or holes. If the resin erasure you cannot possibly update with a squeegee.
After applying the leveling compound you will need four to eight hours to dry. You can then individually leveled surface treated with primer (this is not necessary).

3. Pretreatment

When the floor is dirty and dry, you can start with the primer. The primer ensures that the absorbency of the concrete is reduced and you do not need unnecessary coating. In addition, the primer course for a good adhesion between the concrete and the coating.

It is recommended that a primer in too much time to process related to the temperature evolution of the resin. It is best to not more than one kg at a time. To add the hardener (2:1) to the primer and mixes the whole. Note, both the proportions and mixing are very important for the quality of your floor. This money also for the epoxy floor paint.

After the primer has created and mixed, take it with a roller and extension pole. Make sure you cover the entire surface treated. Let it all then a few hours to harden.

4. Coating

Before you start applying the coating, it is important that the primer has dried . How long this takes depends on the temperature of the room. At room temperature (22 degrees) for drying will take about four hours.

Make sure you have no more than 36 hours after applying the primer coating begins. The floor coating mix with the hardener (in the same proportions as in the primer).

With a roller extension pole and make the coating. You make sure you cover all good but not too thick. If the color is still not clear enough to emerge, then you do not have to worry about. You spend half was still to low.

5. Second layer

After the first layer attachment let it dry again. If you want a non-slip floor, you can add it to your second slip powder-coated. This is done during the mixing of the hardener. You add a kilo about 100 grams of non-slip floor paint powder and mix well with a spatula. This gives the floor a rough surface after curing.

This layer will also, even, and opaque (but not too thick) with a roller and extension pole.
After 18 hours (at room temperature), the hardened concrete paint well and used at light loads. After 36 hours it is fully cured and fully taxable. And so you have a tight floor again where you have years of fun!