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How to Have A Successful Epoxy Coating Job
If there were a trick for achieving a successful coating job it would be to understand why coatings fail and how proper surface preparation can prevent those failures. It is hardly a minor issue. Premature or immediate coating failure is like throwing large amounts of money away. Removing the failed coating, contractor costs and material costs, as well as down time, can cost tens of thousands of dollars and end business relationships and entire careers. Simply put, coating application is a high stakes game, play smart and the odds are in your favor, cut a few corners and sooner or later youÕll regret it Big time. This report will help get you started on the right track.
Simply not sticking to the surface is one of the more obvious coating failures and has been discussed above. Other reasons include:
How much surface preparation is necessary can be a tough call. Someone has to take the responsibility, balancing effort and success against time and money.
A pre-step is to insure the strength and integrity of the concrete. Crumbling concret5e is a poor or impossible surface to bond with. There are several repair or replace options, including "sealing" the surface with a thin, penetrating epoxy or some other compatible product. Once that is done real surface preparation can begin.
The process of surface preparation involves at least five steps:
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