Are you interested in learning more about epoxy floors failures? By clicking on the link you can access our FREE 4-page troubleshooting guide http://learncoatings.com/sign-up-to-my-newsletter/ This presentation explores problems that may arise during the application of industrial flooring works. Epoxy floor coatings are amazing products that can provide great benefits to industrial and commercial companies. However just like many other great building products if the product is not applied correctly, the installation will fail, causing severe operational problems and headaches to the end-user. This presentation identifies the seven key reasons. Visit http://www.learncoatings.com for more information

1. Seven reasons why
epoxy floors fail

2. Epoxy coatings are fantastic products that
can create great seamless resinous floors

3. And yet….

4. Many times things can go wrong when
applying epoxy floor products….

5. So what causes industrial
flooring projects to fail?

6. Here are the top 7 reasons:

7. 1.
Poor surface
Preparation

8. Always grind (or shot-
blast) the surface
before installing the
new floor!
1. Poor surface Preparation

9. 1. Poor surface Preparation
A surface needs to be properly prepared.
This means it should be
• clean
• dry
• dust-free and
• the substrate must be ground or shot-
blasted

10. 2.
Humidity

11. Solvent based Epoxy products do
not bond well with humidity
2.Humidity

12. Make sure that
• the surface is completely dry
• no pipes or taps dripping
• no rising humidity from
beneath the ground.
2.Humidity

13. 3.
Weak Substrate

14. This happens when the Epoxy floor product
is much stronger than the substrate (for
example low –quality cement)
What ends up happening is that you don’t
actually have the epoxy layer detaching
from the cement
3. Weak Substrate

15. but
the cement detaching itself from
the cement.
(for more information on substrate failures
click here)
3. Weak Substrate

16. 4.
No (or wrong)
Primer

17. 4. No (or wrong Primer)
Always use
suitable primer for
Industrial Floors!

18. Floors experience heavy wear and tear
Don’t assume the industrial floor screed will
simply just stick to the substrate.
Always make sure that the primer is
suitable for the substrate
4. No (or wrong Primer)

19. 5.
Incompatible
Surface

20. Make sure the substrate is
compatible for epoxies both in terms
of adhesion as well as tensile
strength.
5. Incompatible Substrate

21. For example never coat epoxy on wood!
Wood is far more flexible than epoxies
which leads to the epoxy cracking simply
because it cannot follow the expansions of
the wood floor.
5. Incompatible Substrate

22. 6.
Contaminated
Floors

23. Such problems occur in old installations
(for example food and drinks factories,
car service shops, workshops) that want to
install an epoxy floor coating over the old
contaminated floor.
6. Contaminated Floors

24. 6. Contaminated Floors
All oils, greases, residues must be properly
cleaned before attempting any type of fresh
coating. Don’t expect proper bonding
otherwise.

25. 7.
Faulty Resin/
Hardener mix

26. 7. Faulty resin/hardener mix
Ever seen the coating not cure properly?
Did it remain sticky or soft long after the
application was finished?

27. 7. Faulty resin/hardener mix
This was caused by a faulty mix between
the resin and the hardener:
- Mixing incorrect or inaccurate
proportions of the components
- Not mixing the material properly or for
a long enough time
(click here for more information on sticky epoxy)

28. Any Questions?

29. Do you require any further
information?
Any advice on how to repair your
floor?
Do you want to share your
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31. This presentation originally appeared as a
blog article. To read the original article click
here:
http://www.learncoatings.com/the-reasons-
why-epoxy-floor-fail/

32. Thank you for watching!