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Surface Preparation for Epoxy Coating

Even though it is obvious to clean and prepare the floor before getting epoxy coating, surface preparation is key to long-term success of epoxy flooring project. Is there anything heart breaking for a person to discover that his epoxy floor is chipping or breaking just in few weeks after completing it? If you want to get more information regarding Epoxy flooring contractors in Melbourne then visit our website. Read more: https://tuffbuild.blogspot.com/2022/02/surface-preparation-for-epoxy-coating.html

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Surface Preparation for Epoxy Coating

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  1. WELCOME TO

  2. Surface Preparationfor EpoxyCoating

  3. Eventhoughitisobvioustocleanandpreparethefloorbeforegettingepoxycoating, surface preparation is key to long-term success of epoxy flooring project. Is there anythingheartbreakingforapersontodiscoverthathisepoxyfloorischippingor breakingjustinfewweeksaftercompletingit? Ifthisishappeningtoyourfloors,thentheculpritisthepoorsurfacepreparation.It meansthesubstratehadnotbeenproperlygrounded,cleaned,andpreparedwellto beabletobindtheepoxy. Whatconstitutessurfacepreparation?Whichmethodisthebest? Thisarethequestionsyoumightbeseekinganswersfor.Inthisblog,youwillget answertothequestions.Justkeepreading! Thereareseverallevelsofsurfacepreparationaspermechanicalintensity.Some methods such as sanding is light and would barely scratch the surface. Other methodssuchasscarifyingcanbeintenseanddeep.

  4. Sanding Thisisthelightestformofsurfacepreparation.This isdonewiththehelpofanglegrinderorevenalight floorsander. Sandingpaperofvaryinggritisusedforsanding whichisattachedtothedisc. Suchsurfacepreparationisusedeitherforre- coating,orforapplyinglightpaint.Evenifyouusea rough,lowgritsandpaper,thesurfacescratchwill beless.

  5. StoneGrinding Stonegrindingmachineswereusedbeforediamond grinderscameinthemarket. Moreover,epoxyapplicatorsarenotusingthestone grindersthesedays. Thisisaheavyfloorgrinderwhichhasstonetools fastened to the bottom. This works well for a soft concretesurfacebutitdoesnotgrindwellonahard concretesurfaceorevenepoxysurface.

  6. DiamondGrinders Theseareversatileasthesealloweasyswitching outofdiamonds.Thesecanhandlealmostalltypes offloorsrightfromsoftcementtohardconcrete. Thesecanstripoldpaintlayersandalsocleanout oilypatchesfromthefloor. Diamond grinders leave a deep and harsh scratch profileofthefloorwhichenablesbetterbondingof theprimertothefloor. Ifyouaredealingwithamessyandacontaminated patch on the floor surface, little bit of persistent diamondgrindingisenoughtoforacleanfloor.

  7. Shot-Blasting Thismethodisaggressivewhencomparedto grinding. Itleavesanicedeepprofilewhichmakesthe bondingconditionsforhigh-buildflooringsystems like3mmandoverquiteperfect. However,shotblastingneedsagoodquality concretetoworkproperly. Ifyouwilltryshot-blastingaweaksubstrate,there are chances that you will end up damaging the substrate.

  8. Scarifying Thisisthefinalsolutionorsaythelastresort.Even thoughitisaggressive,thismethodcansavetheday. Toconclude,wewouldsaythat,thickerthethickerthe systemthatistobeappliedtothefloor,thedeeperthe preparationisneeded. Ifyouscarifyasurface,youwouldrequireathick coatingtocoverthesurface. Athinepoxycoatwillnotbeabletofullycoverthe heavyscarredsurfaceprofile. EpoxyflooringcontractorsinMelbournedefinitely preparethefloorfirstandthenstartthecoating process.However,ifyouchoosetodoitallbyyourself, youmaynotbeabletodoitasperfectlyasitisneeded beforestartingtheepoxycoatingprocess. So,ifyouarelookingforwardtogettingepoxyfloor servicesinMelbournecontacttheteamofexpertsat TuffBuildandlet’sgettheworkstarted.

  9. Get In Touch 5LordPlace,PointCook,Vic,3030 +61432521274 info@tuffbuild.com.au ContentResource: https://tuffbuild.blogspot.com/2022/02/surface-preparation-for-epoxy- coating.html

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