Extremely heavy-duty epoxy floor paint.
Exceptionally heavy-duty, high build, non-toxic 100% solids epoxy floor paint. The best available.
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Flortex® Professional is a non-toxic two part 100% solids virtually solvent-free epoxy floor coating incorporating quality high build fillers, providing a totally impervious coloured gloss finish. Its pure epoxy high build formulation makes Flortex Professional one of the most durable coatings available, with excellent abrasion and chemical resistance.
Non Slip and Extra Fast Hardening versions are also available.
Following application of the appropriate primer, Flortex® Professional may be applied to old and new concrete, and polymer modified cementitous screeds.
Flortex® Professional is available in a selection of 14 stock colours, or in a large range of BS4800 and RAL specifications.
Flortex® Professional is supplied in pre-measured quantities as a two part 7.5kg or 15kg unit, comprising a coloured epoxy resin blend Part ‘A’ and hardener Part ‘B’.
Concrete & Polymer Modified Sand/Cement Screeds:
For substrates in contact with the ground, a damp proof membrane must be incorporated in accordance with CP 102 or for basement floors, BS 8102. The base should have a relative humidity at the surface of no more than 75% when measured according to BS 8203.
After preparing the surface, the substrate must have a reading of 25 or above when tested using a rebound hammer in accordance with BS EN 12504-2 type N and pull-off strengths in excess of 1.5N/mm² when tested in accordance with BS EN 13892-8.
Fine concrete screeds should be constructed in accordance with BS 8204-1 and should not contain any water repellent admixtures. Unmodified sand cement screeds or those based on calcium sulphate are not suitable.
Substrates must be clean, dry and free of surface laitance and contaminants such as oil, grease, dirt and surface treatments. A loss of adhesion and failure in the coating can occur due to poor preparation.
Vacuum-assisted shotblasting or grinding are the recommended methods for preparing the substrate.
Prior to application of Flortex® Professional a suitable Polycote primer should be applied, depending on the type and condition of the surface.
All materials should be stored between 15°C and 25°C for a minimum of 8 hours before use.
Having fully prepared the substrate, stir the individual components before mixing together. As pigment may ‘sink’, ensure that the mixing is very thorough and from the bottom of the container.
Add the Hardener (Part B) to the coloured Resin (Part A) and thoroughly mix on a slow speed setting for 3-4 minutes.
Ensure thorough mixing as an unmixed product will result in a poor or non-cure situation. For best results use a heavy-duty slow speed drill with a mixing paddle.
Scrape the sides and bottom of the mixing vessel with a spatula several times as any unmixed material will result in uncured patches in the final finish.
Flortex Professional may be applied with a medium pile simulated sheepskin roller, working well into the surface, but do not exceed the coverage rate. Edges and difficult to reach areas can be applied by brush.
Flortex® Professional is normally applied between 0.3kg to 0.5kg per 1m2. When the quantity of resin used exceeds 0.5kg/m2, air bubbles may become trapped within the coating. These are removed using a Polycote Spiked Roller. This must be carried out immediately after application of the resin BEFORE CURING TAKES PLACE. Spiked shoes should be worn to avoid disturbing the wet coating.
To achieve an anti-slip finish – gradually sprinkle Kiln Dried Aggregate onto the WET resin at a rate of 2-3kg/m2, this will need to be rolled immediately once scattered onto the coating. The quantity of aggregate required will depend on the thickness of the initial coating.
If 2 coat have been specified, please note spiked rolling is unnecessary for the first coat when using aggregate. Allow first coat to fully cure (preferably 24 hours) before removing all excess aggregate.
Please note: White, Yellow and Safety Red will usually require 2 coats. The thickness of this coat may be varied depending on the finish required but should be significantly less than the first coat.
An epoxy coating or epoxy floor paint is mostly a twin pack paint consisting of an epoxy resin ‘base’ that is mixed with an epoxy resin hardener, or catalyst. Each part requires the other in order to initiate the curing process. As the two liquids are mixed together this causes a chemical (exothermic) reaction and thus the product cures to form an extremely hard wearing and protective topcoat, suitable for the most heavily used floors. For example, areas such as a warehouse floor traversed by heavy traffic, concrete garage floors having to cope with the constant movement of vehicle traffic, through to heavy foot traffic in schools, hospitals and shopping centres, to name a few.
Single-pack floor paints have their advantages but for areas of heavy wear and tear, a twin-pack epoxy will last far longer. Furthermore, due to the fact that they can cure to an impervious finish, they are also far more waterproof and/or chemical resistant and also, far easier to keep clean. Floor coatings such as Flortex Professional are strongly advised for areas such as factories and warehouses with the constant trafficking of heavy forklifts and pallet trucks.
Single-pack floor paints have their advantages but for areas of heavy wear and tear, a twin-pack epoxy will last far longer. Furthermore, since they can cure to an impervious finish, they are also far more waterproof and/or chemical resistant. Not to mention they’re much easier to keep clean. Floor coatings such as Flortex Professional are strongly advised for areas such as factories and warehouses with the constant trafficking of heavy forklifts and pallet trucks.
For areas that need to withstand vehicular traffic such as cars and trucks, particularly in garage floors and manufacturing facilities, standard paint will not withstand hot car tyres, etc and therefore twin pack epoxy flooring system such as Flortex Professional remains the number one choice for long term success.
They have far less impact on the environment due to little to no VOC’s (volatile organic compounds). When the solvents evaporate in solvent based coatings, VOC’s are released and therefore increase air pollution.
A major benefit of a solvent free resin floor paint is that it is non toxic and therefore has little to no smell. The fact that it is also non toxic means that it can be applied is sensitive areas such as where there are people or animals within the vicinity and/or where there are products such as food that are susceptible to being damaged by tainting.
The DFT (Dry film thickness) of a low VOC paint is mostly far better than a solvent based paint. Furthermore, fewer coats means less application time fewer labour costs and perhaps more importantly less downtime.
Curing times will vary from one paint to another. However, the curing of a 100% solids epoxy resin floor paint is generally quicker that other paints, especially water based epoxy paints as they rely solely on a chemical reaction to cure. Water based epoxy resin and paints have to wait for the water to disperse before they cure and this of course, is why they take even longer in environments that are already damp and where the atmosphere is already ‘water-logged’.
The curing of 100% solids epoxy paints can be accelerated using specialist extra fast hardeners. Due to these hardeners creating more heat in the curing process, thus they can be more able to cure in cooler conditions.
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