SOUDERTON, Pa. – In celebration of its 50th anniversary and in recognition of the impact industry has on our environment, Coatings For Industry, Inc. (CFI) has made a gift to the Pennsylvania Horticultural Society. The gift, made in honor of CFI’s valued customers and employees, will assist in the annual planting of over 1,000 trees …
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For a more detailed version of this story, including how our partners at KTA-Tator identified the problem, see the article in CoatingsPro Magazine. When any facility is being converted for a new use, problems with renovating or upgrading the concrete floor can deliver a surprise if the building’s previous history isn’t fully known. The resulting failure …
Sometimes, when you think a concrete floor coating job is going to go according to plan, you get a curveball thrown at you. That’s when you need a great vendor/partner to back you up and help to help ensure a successful outcome and happy customer. Here’s what happened when Premier Polymers took on a multi-faceted …
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In Coatingstown, the concrete floors are always perfect, always protected from whatever the world throws at them. Why? Because they always have the right coating for the job. It isn’t a real place, of course, but instead is a powerful new interactive coatings selection tool. For facility owners, specifiers and contractors it’s the easy way …
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Failures are one of the biggest challenges concrete floor coating contractors face. Even when contractors are not to blame, a floor coating failure can be financially catastrophic. To help contractors avoid big problems, Coatings for Industry, Inc. (CFI), has launched a video series aimed at providing information and solid advice based on decades of experience. …
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SOUDERTON, Pa. – Coatings for Industry, Inc. (CFI) has introduced its new WearCOAT 474 Flexible Epoxy Coating, a two-part system designed to bridge small cracks in concrete slabs. It also functions as a waterproofing membrane to seal floors and help prevent leaks below the substrate. Combining flexibility and durability, WearCOAT 474 is capable of 85 …
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SOUDERTON, Pa. – Coatings for Industry, Inc., (CFI) has introduced WearCOAT 2055, a new long-cure polyaspartic floor coating formulated to provide a smooth, glossy finish. The new product is ideal for use in high-visibility, high-traffic environments where stunning looks, abrasion resistance, and durability are critical. The new coating is a high-build, high-solids product formulated to …
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SOUDERTON, Pa. – Coatings for Industry, Inc., (CFI) has introduced WearCOAT 2015, a low-VOC polyaspartic primer that offers quick cure times and can be applied at low temperatures. WearCOAT 2015 is a fast-curing primer, typically ready for mid- or top-coat application in two hours, making it an ideal choice for projects requiring a very fast …
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SOUDERTON, PA – Coatings for Industry, Inc., (CFI) now offers its WearCOAT® 2015 low-VOC polyaspartic primer with pigments. The primer can be specified in any of CFI’s 16 standard colors with custom colors also available. WearCOAT 2015 is a fast-curing primer, typically ready for mid- or top-coat application in two hours, making it an ideal …
SOUDERTON, Pa. – Coatings for Industry, Inc. (CFI) just released its new WearCOAT® 720 and 735 urethane concrete products designed for floor coating professionals. The new formulations offer more durable, moisture tolerant performance in an environmentally sustainable formulation. The products, WearCOAT® 720 Slurry and WearCOAT® 735 Trowelable, are used to repair or level cracked, damaged …
CFI’s new WearCOAT® 720 and WearCOAT® 735 urethane concrete floor repair systems provide a durable, moisture-tolerant, sustainable solution for fixing or leveling cracked, damaged floors prior to applying resinous floor coating systems. They are truly next-gen products made for demanding environments like floors for labs, dispensaries, cold storerooms and freezers, kitchens and other food prep/processing areas. Replacing the older …
A Floor Coating Application Mistake that Leads to Big Problems By Kevin Klotz One of the worst things that can happen to a floor coating contractor is to redo an entire job because of a silly mistake. Here’s one such mistake I’ve seen many times: Turn a coating bucket over to get the last bit of …
The coating chosen for an aircraft hangar floor has a unique job to do. Choosing the right hangar floor coating system is critical to making sure the hangar floor not only looks professional and is durable, but it is also a reflection on the quality of the aircraft stored there. As a pilot and having …
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SOUDERTON, Pa. – Coatings for Industry (CFI) has released WearCOAT 3020, a new water-based lithium silicate concrete densifier. The coating helps make polished concrete floors last longer while maintaining an excellent commercial look. This new product is water-based and compliant with all VOC regulations, yet offers excellent adhesion to porous concrete, greatly reducing surface dusting …
SOUDERTON, Pa. – Coatings for Industry, Inc., (CFI) has introduced WearCOAT 3015, a new water-based, aliphatic urethane topcoat for commercial and light industrial floors. Offering quick return-to-service, this versatile new coating features high UV stability for color retention without yellowing, so it can be used in both indoor and outdoor applications. It also resists abrasion …
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Which is the best primer for concrete coatings? The answer lies in the moisture content found in the floor you are about to coat. Here are some basics about moisture in concrete, how to test for moisture, and when to use which type of product to mitigate the moisture a moisture problem prior to installing …
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SOUDERTON, Pa. – Coatings for Industry (CFI) has updated its WearCOAT® Floor Coating Systems brochure for 2021-2022 to include at-a-glance guidance for use of coatings containing volatile organic compounds (VOC). The new brochure is found here. “Compliance with regional regulations regarding VOCs is often a challenge for floor coating contractors,” said Lou Frank, director of …
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We frequently asked about using our moisture mitigating primer on old, moist concrete and new “green” concrete. Believe it or not, those two situations are similar, bringing into play both primer choice and cure time.
Over the past several decades, environmentalists and safety professionals have sought to reduce or eliminate products and coatings with high Volatile Organic Compounds (VOCs). Everyone wants to be professionally and socially responsible, including Coatings For Industry, Inc., but we and most other manufacturers sell products with and without VOCs. There’s a reason for that.
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