Are you wondering what epoxy paint is? What is epoxy floor coating for? How are their advantages? This paint line is both strange and familiar to you because it can be seen many in factory floors, factories, basements, swimming pools, …
Today, HST Epoxy will send users and contractors all the most useful information about this epoxy coating. Helps you understand the strengths and best solutions to apply effectively to each project.
1. What is Epoxy paint?
Epoxy paint is a two-component paint consisting of a curing agent and a solvent, in addition to a number of other additives. Epoxy paint has high adhesion, adhesion on most surfaces of concrete, metal, wood, … Commonly used in painting floors, floors, walls, floors, stairs, metal materials, …
The epoxy floor paint is resistant to waterproof, fireproof, antistatic, chemical resistant and well-adapted to extreme climatic conditions. Ensure the durability of building surfaces, materials, and bring convenience and efficiency to activities on the floor
2. Outstanding characteristics of Epoxy paint
+ High adhesion: Adhesion and long lasting on most materials.
+ Good durability: Possesses toughness, very hard and tough paint surface, quality materials.
+ Possessing aesthetics: The painted face is shiny, colors are diverse, beautiful, smooth, color difficult to fade.
+ Absolute waterproof: Epoxy paint is 100% waterproof to water, suitable for painting in water tanks, swimming pools.
+ Effective anti-abrasion: Convenient to use the vehicle to move, pull objects, products, work on the floor surface.
+ In addition, epoxy floor paint also has many other types with outstanding features such as anti-static, anti-fire, anti-moisture, heat insulation, …
+ Easy cleaning: The gloss property of the paint surface helps to limit the high dust, convenient to clean, clean, quickly and effectively.
+ Resistance to friction, bearing: With super good bearing and friction properties, they are very suitable for places with high frequency activities such as workshops, basements, warehouses, …
3. Epoxy floor coating methods
Currently, there are 2 main epoxy coating methods which are self-leveling epoxy coating and roller system epoxy coating. For each type we have different construction methods as well as mixing materials, resulting in different quality and price conditions.
Depending on the needs and purposes of users to choose the best coating method and save costs.
4. Which buildings should use epoxy floor paint
With the outstanding physical properties and high applicability as above, the two-component epoxy coating is increasingly used. Buildings should use this epoxy paint as:
5. The surfaces often use epoxy paint
Adhesion ability on metal surfaces such as iron and steel is very good, whether galvanized or not. Used for items that have applications or in contact with the environment of grease, water, chemicals, temperature, … Ensuring the surface durability of objects for a long time, difficult to fade, shiny color, freshness. .
6. The surfaces often use epoxy paint
Epoxy paint for metals
Epoxy paint for concrete
With a specific concrete surface, the epoxy paints for this surface often have other outstanding features such as anti-slip, slip. The ability to withstand loads and great pressure, always ensure that operations take place on the floor without worrying about damage, and high durability.
7. How to mix epoxy paint
For example: If the mixing ratio says 1 part curing and 5 parts paint, you just mix according to that ratio. Note that when mixing, it is necessary to add 15-20% solvent for using spray gun and about 12% if using roller. Stir well for 5-7 minutes to be used.
8. Questions related to epoxy paints
How many m2 is 1 liter of epoxy paint?
Depending on the skills of the painter and the characteristics of each brand. But usually 1 liter of epoxy paint norm is about 8-10 m2
How much does epoxy paint cost 1m2?
This depends on the paint company as well as the epoxy floor coating company will have different prices. For more information, please contact us for advice and the most accurate quote
How much is 1kg of epoxy paint?
Each row of epoxy paints will produce paint buckets with different volumes, they are quite diverse, popularly stretching from 1 to 5 kg, in addition to over 5kg also.
How long does the epoxy paint dry?
Depending on the quality of the company and the type of epoxy coating and the weather conditions at application, normally it takes 4-8 hours to dry, and to meet the standard and ensure it is about 10-25 days.
Is epoxy paint toxic?
Currently, epoxy paints are much improved and extremely friendly with the environment and users, so there is almost no toxic status as before. A good example is water-based epoxy paint that is extremely safe and non-toxic, while oil-based epoxy paints are more or less irritating and quite headache.
Price of an epoxy paint barrel?
Depending on the manufacturer will have different prices, there are epoxy paints several hundred and millions of paints. Contact us for an accurate and best quote.
What kind of epoxy paint is good?