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 …
The distribution center at the Los Angeles International Airport is one of the busiest in the world. Tens of thousands of products move through the facility on fork trucks, pallet jacks, and food carts every day. In addition to withstanding constant, heavy-duty traffic, the floor coating had two other jobs to do. It had keep …
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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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 …
Cooler temperatures can present a big potential problem when applying an epoxy coating to a concrete floor: amine blush and slow cure times. It’s a problem that’s common during the colder months but can also be an issue for floors in refrigerated, cold storage areas. As temperatures drop in the fall, winter and early spring, …
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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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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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Auto service center floors have a much different job than showroom floors. Whereas showroom floors need to be welcoming to consumers and not distract from the sale, auto service centers’ floors have to endure spills and hot tires and remain safe for workers. CFI offers six floor coating systems that can capably meet these needs, …
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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