Claremont Epoxy Garage Floors

Step 1

In Claremont, we use shot-blasting to thoroughly clean the home floor of dust, residues and other debris to enable the best bonding between the epoxy and the floor surface. Shot-blasting is also used to strengthen and polish the surface. Proper preparation and cleaning of the Claremont home floor allows a strong chemical and mechanical bond between product and the surface. Areas contaminated with oils are cleaned using chemicals.

Grinding

By opening the pores of the floor of your home in Claremont and lightly texturing and removing paints and thin coating, grinding corrects irregularities and imperfections on the surface. Diamond-grind hard to reach areas. Grinding is also a very important part in preparing the home floor prior to the application of the epoxy product. Before grinding, make sure that the floor of your Claremont home is swept clean and free of all oils and grease spots.

Patching

Minor damages cause by abrasions and impact, unsuitable materials and harsh conditions on the floor of your Claremont home need to be patched using the highest quality polymer-modified patching compound available to epoxy floors. Correcting irregularities and imperfections before applying the epoxy ensures a smooth final texture of the new Claremont epoxy floor. After patching, grind-smooth the surface.

Epoxy Primer

Although most contractors and homeowners skip priming to save money and time, in Claremont, we use priming in the preparation of the floor of the Claremont home. Priming offers an abundance of benefits such as reducing the risk of bubbles and gasses and creating the best possible adhesion between the epoxy floor coating and the floor surface. Priming also gives the new Claremont epoxy floor longer life.

Step 2

Sweeping and cleaning of the floor

Blasting and sanding residues left on the Claremont home floor must be cleaned with dry compressed air or vacuum. Sweep and brush the surface if necessary. Particles left on the floor when the epoxy is applied significantly weakens the adhesion between the epoxy and the floors of your Claremont home.

Epoxy Floor Priming & Filling

Step 3

Prime the floor with a suitable epoxy primer

Claremont homeowners recommend that you prime the floor with a suitable epoxy primer to ensure better adhesion of the epoxy floor coat to the home floor. Aside from creating a strong bond between the epoxy and the substrate, priming also reduces chipping and breaking of the coat, as well as reducing the risk of bubbles and gasses from forming on the new epoxy floor. Priming also reduces chances of the coat being absorbed by sealing off the substrate thus actually helping you save on your use of the epoxy on the floor of your Claremont home.

Step 4

Fill all cracks, holes etc with epoxy grout

Fill all thin cracks, small holes and minor damages on the Claremont home floor with epoxy grout to smoothen the surface before applying the epoxy primer. Thin cracks must be sliced with a diamond cutter to improve the anchoring of the grout and the bond between the home floor in Claremont and the epoxy.

Applying The Epoxy Floor Coating

Step 5

Application of the first coat of epoxy paint

Use an electric mixer to thoroughly mix the components of the epoxy, continuously stirring for at least two minutes to ensure thorough blending. Prevent air bubbles from forming by making sure that no air is introduced into the epoxy mixture. A nice consistency is achieved when the mixture is properly blended which results to a new Claremont epoxy floor that properly hardens and a smooth and blemish-free final finish.

Step 6

Apply the product with a roller

Use good quality durable rollers when applying the epoxy to make sure that no shreds of the material and small hairs are left on the surface of the new Claremont epoxy floor. Also do not try to re-use rollers when applying additional coating. After application of the first coat, let it dry for about 24 hours or follow label directions. Seal-fill all holes and cracks on the Claremont home floor before applying additional coats. Dust, bugs and other debris that may have fallen on the new epoxy floor should also be checked.

Last Epoxy Flooring Procedure

Step 7

Apply the final coat

Most epoxy products have a pot life of just 40 minutes so make sure to mix just one bucket of the epoxy at a time and immediately use the product on the floor of your Claremont home. Repair all holes, cracks and all other damages and check for dust and other debris that have collected on the surface before applying the final coat to prevent irregularities on the final finish of your new Claremont epoxy floor.

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