Epoxy Floor Paint  

Kingfisher Epoxy Floor Paint

Tough environments demand tough coatings

Kingfisher Epoxy Floor Paint is the last word in versatility, being suited to a vast range of demanding floor coating applications, including: garage floors, industrial floors, showrooms, commercial workshops, hospitals, kitchens and canteens.  

When we say “tough” we mean “tough”.   Standard single pack coatings are simply not up to the job compared to Kingfisher Epoxy Floor Paint.  They flake, wear excessively under vehicle traffic and require repeat application.  By contrast our two pack epoxy resin coating combines features that standard formulas simply cannot match:

•    High impact resistance ideal for industrial floors
•    Tenacious bond to concrete, no delamination
•    Water proof, withstands repeated washing down
•    Chemical resistance to: solvents, acids, hydraulic fluid, chlorides and alkalis
•    Withstands vehicle traffic, including forklifts
•    Dries in as little as 8 hours
•    Stunning coloured epoxy, satin finish
•    Slip resist, easy-clean
•    Easy to apply by brush or roller
•    Non-taint & non-toxic (water-based)
•    Low odour & solvent-free

A well organised and maintained workspace exudes professionalism, whether it is a factory assembly line, boarding kennels or just your garage floor at home.  The right floor coating can contribute considerably to this impression, communicating cleanliness, uniformity and efficiency.  Clean non-slip flooring also contributes to a safe working environment.

Being easier to clean, epoxy floor coatings contribute to productivity and the choice of high build epoxy colours is a practical way to de-lineate work, walkway or storage spaces without resort to physical barriers.

Additionally, our customers frequently comment that their new epoxy floor finish has “brightened the place up considerably”.  On the face of it, this sounds like a purely decorative observation but the semi-sheen finish often improves the light quality in a space, introducing a pleasing element of soft reflection.

It is worth noting that Kingfisher Epoxy Floor Paint can help to stabilise or harden weak concrete floors and those which have required patching.  The epoxy resin absorbs readily into softer areas and hairline cracks, where it cures to reinforce these weak spots.  It can also act as an effective remedial damp proof membrane on porous concrete floors which are exhibiting rising damp patches (as long as the floor is otherwise free of structural defects*).

Kingfisher Epoxy Floor Paint has real industrial credentials and numerous other applications on its CV:  

•    Chemical production & Industrial floors
•    Garage floors & MOT stations
•    Home workshops and utility rooms
•    Commercial fleet workshops
•    Automotive component manufacture
•    Classic vehicle restoration
•    Warehousing
•    Schools
•    Healthcare
•    Engineering machine shops
•    Milking parlours
•    Kennels & Equestrian
•    Showrooms & Exhibition spaces

How to use Coloured Epoxy Floor Paint

a) Clean the surface:
To ensure the Kingfisher Epoxy Floor Paint keys to the floor or wall, the surface must firstly be cleansed of all dust, dirt, oil residue and other surface laitance. If necessary, use a de‐greasing agent to thoroughly de‐contaminate oil-stained surfaces. Acid‐etch new concrete as required. Flaking paint should be removed by abrasion or wire brushing. If the surface is dusty this should ideally be vacuumed to remove fine particles.

b) Surface repairs:
Fill any minor holes in concrete with repair mortar of sand, cement, fine aggregate and Kingfisher K‐X11 Waterproof Admixture mixed with 4 parts water. Larger holes may require our Kingfisher Tuff Patch epoxy repair, especially if this area is to be subject to vehicle traffic.

c) Salt (Efflorescence) Treatment:
Where the floor is clearly suffering from rising damp, the concrete will inevitably be contaminated with hygroscopic ground water salts. These salts must be neutralised by pre‐treating with Kingfisher Anti‐Sulphate Solution to avoid delamination resultant from chloride/sulphate corrosion.

d) New Concrete:
As with all cementitious products, newly poured concrete has a high alkalinity which combined with chloride and moisture evaporation during curing can cause de‐lamination of any coating which is applied to early. We recommend allowing concrete to cure fully before applying the epoxy coating (typical curing rate = 1 day per mm thickness of concrete). In addition, we suggest an application of Kingfisher Floor & Wall Sealer to assist with neutralising the alkalinity of new concrete.

How much will I need?

Kingfisher Epoxy Floor Paint should always be applied in TWO coats where it is the finished surface coating.  The coating is supplied in generously proportioned containers to allow the activator to be added to the resin can and then mixed with a power paddle.
Coverage is 4 to 6 sq m per litre.  A floor area of 5m x 5m = 25 sq m will therefore require an average of 5 litres per coat or 10 litres for the recommended 2 coats.
Touch dry time at 20 deg C is 8 hours. Recoat: 24 hrs & Full Cure: 7 days

Important!

a) * If damaged and/or un‐level concrete is also damp, use Kingfisher Damp Floor Epoxy Sealer Kit which contains a flooring compound to both level the surface and seal cracks permanently
b) Always mix the resin (the big pot) separately BEFORE adding in the activator (smaller pot), otherwise the finish may come out as matt instead of satin
c) Post application, do not allow coating to be washed or otherwise wetted for a minimum of seven days to avoid discolouration (bloom/ haze)
d) Avoid parking vehicles, running pallet trolleys or placing heavy machinery on the newly coated floor, for a minimum of 48 hours (72 hours in colder temperatures) after application

Technical Support

As always we recommend that you read the Technical Data Sheet & Safety Data Sheet thoroughly before commencing any work.  If in doubt please call us for advice, we are here to help.