Epoxy Floors Chino Hills

Step 1

Thoroughly clean the surface of the floor in your Chino Hills home before applying the epoxy to ensure a strong bond between the epoxy product and surface. Make sure that the surface is not contaminated, by shot-blasting, to clean, strengthen and polish the surface. Shot-blasting also allows the epoxy primer to deeply penetrate the surface for a good chemical and mechanical bond. Areas with greasy residues and contaminated with oils need chemical cleaning. In Chino Hills, we also use primers to create better adhesion of the epoxy product to the substrate, to reduce the risk of bubbles and gasses and to give longer life to the new Chino Hills epoxy floors.

Grinding

Oil and grease spots on the surface of the floors of the Chino Hills home, as well as dust and other debris should be cleaned before grinding. Grinding opens the pores and lightly textures the surface of the home floor, and removes paints and thin coatings. Hard to reach areas are diamond ground to ensure a smooth finish of the new epoxy floor, without irregularities and imperfections to make sure that the epoxy bonds well with the surface.

Patching

The Chino Hills home floor can be damaged by unsuitable materials, abrasions, impact and harsh conditions. Patch minor damages such as thin cracks and small holes using the highest quality polymer-modified patching compound available to epoxy floors. After patching, grind-smooth the surface to ensure a smooth new Chino Hills epoxy flooring.

Epoxy Primer

Many contractors disregard priming because of the additional cost and extra day of work involved. In Chino Hills, we never believed claims that priming is not necessary in the preparation of the home floor. Priming actually is one very important step in the floor preparation as it provides the best possible adhesion between the epoxy to the floor surface. An epoxy primer penetrates into the concrete for a better chemical bond for a longer-lasting and more durable Chino Hills epoxy floor.

Step 2

Sweeping and cleaning of the floor

The floor surface of your home in Chino Hills should be properly cleaned before the epoxy is applied to ensure a successful bonding between product and substrate. Dry air or vacuum can be used to clean blast and sanding residues and other dust and dirt left on the home floor. A brush or broom can also be used if needed. Proper cleaning of the surface ensures a perfect bond between epoxy product and the floors of your home in Chino Hills.

Epoxy Floor Priming & Filling

Step 3

Prime the floor with a suitable epoxy primer

Primed surfaces bond better with the epoxy floor coat so it is always important to use a suitable epoxy primer before applying the epoxy on the floors of your Chino Hills home. Using a suitable epoxy primer before applying the coat also reduces bubbles especially in thicker coats where air trapped in the concrete slab causes gas bubbles and pinholes to form on the new epoxy floor. Priming also reduces chipping or breaking and gives the Chino Hills epoxy floor longer life.

Step 4

Fill all cracks, holes etc with epoxy grout

Filling is also important to ensure a smooth finish when applying the epoxy product. Fill cracks and small holes on the floor of your Chino Hills home with epoxy grout. Use a diamond cutter to slice thin cracks to make sure there is a strong bond between the Chino Hills home floor and the grout.

Applying The Epoxy Floor Coating

Step 5

Application of the first coat of epoxy paint

Properly mix the two epoxy components using an electric mixer and continuously stir for at least two minutes. Prevent air bubbles from forming on the surface of the Chino Hills home floor by making sure that air is not introduced into the mixture. Proper blending of the two epoxy components gives you a nice consistency that results to a smooth new epoxy floor finish and a coating that properly hardens.

Step 6

Apply the product with a roller

Cheap rollers shed and usually leave tiny hairs and shreds of the material on the new Chino Hills epoxy floor. You surely don’t want that to happen to your coating so make sure to use good quality durable rollers when applying the epoxy product. When applying additional coats, do not try to re-use rollers. After applying the first coat, let the epoxy floor dry for about 24 hours or follow label directions. Seal-fill all holes and cracks, as well as minor damages before applying the next coat. Check for dust, bugs and other debris that may have gotten on the surface of the new epoxy floor of your Chino Hills home.

Last Epoxy Flooring Procedure

Step 7

Apply the final coat

Most epoxy products have a pot life of about 40 minutes so make sure to mix one bucket at a time and immediately use the mixture on the floor of your Chino Hills home. Dust and debris that have collected on the surface of the home floor must also be removed before applying the final coat of the epoxy as these will only leave irregularities on the new epoxy floor.

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