Covid19 Update

March 24, 2020

Epoxy.com is open and shipping product. We provide critical products including repair materials, seamless coatings and flooring systems capable of handling many of the new challenges we are now facing in easy to disinfect surfaces.

We take the service we provide by way of our products and installation tech support very seriously. We are a family owned business and we run our business as family. Please be assure that we are practicing social distancing as a company and as individuals to do our part to stay healthy. 

We are all in this together.  Please do not hesitate to contact me personally at norm@epoxy.com or 352-533-2167 for anything I can do to help with our products to make things easier for you and your people to stay safer.

Please Stay Safe!

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Disinfecting Epoxy.com Coatings and Flooring

March 17, 2020

We have many of our customers and their clients doing enhanced disinfecting of Epoxy.com Flooring and Coating Systems. I want all of you to concentrate on worrying about killing viruses and germs, and not worry about damaging the epoxy coatings and flooring you have purchased from us. Be sure to follow the NIH method with bleach below.

The National Institute of Health “Infection Prevention and Control of Epidemic- and Pandemic-Prone Acute Respiratory Infections in Health Care” recommends “1:100 dilution of 5% sodium hypochlorite is the usual recommendation. Use 1 part bleach to 99 parts cold tap water (1:100 dilution) for disinfection of surfaces.
Adjust ratio of bleach to water as needed to achieve appropriate concentration of sodium hypochlorite. For example, for bleach preparations containing 2.5% sodium hypochlorite, use twice as much bleach (i.e. 2 parts bleach to 98 parts water).”
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/books/NBK214356/

You can feel confident to disinfect all Epoxy.com epoxy Flooring and Coating products, this way. Please contact Epoxy.com Technical support with any additional questions that you have at 352-533-2167 or email me directly at norm@epoxy.com

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Mitigation of Concrete Slab Chemical Vapors

January 29, 2020

How do I stop chemicals gas vapors from contaminated soils passing though a concrete slab? This is a question I get frequently from owners and environmental mitigation experts.

Background

Chemical contamination vapors tend to pass though a concrete slab and get into the air above. Stopping the migration of the gas through a slab is frequently a requirement of repurposing a space.

The following steps can be used to mitigate chemical vapors into your space above it. Without the right tools these vapors in the air from contamination under that slab can be quite pervasive.

Each job needs to be evaluated on an individual bases. The tools below make the solution less evasive.

Cracks through the Concrete Slab

The most direct way for soil contamination gasses to get in is through cracks. Cracks are the path of least resistance, so most of your vapors come through cracks in the floor. That is a very easy fix Product #684LV – Methyl Methacrylate Crack Healer and Sealer.

The #684LV has about the viscosity (thickness) of diesel fuel. That makes it easy to gravity feed into small cracks small porous areas of the concrete. It welds the cracks back together with a bond strength that is greater than the tensile strength of the concrete. In other words structurally you have the monolithic structure that the concrete was intended to be.

Expansion Joints

Expansion joints are the also a very direct route for vapors to come in. To seal these joints use Product #632 – Chemical Resistant Joint Filler. This is a highly chemical resistant joint filler. It will not only keep the vapors out. If there is going to be a chemical exposure to the surface there will it will stop the chemicals from attacking your concrete and further contaminating the soils below it.

Sealing the Surface of the Concrete Slab.

The next step is to prime the concrete with Product #12 Chemical Resistant Primer / Sealer.

This is where there is a couple of ways to go. You can apply an additional coat or coats of the #12 or go on to Coating the Concrete Slab below. Our optional translucent Synthetic Anti-Skid Fine may be added to the #12 if it is used in additional coats as a clear sealer.

The Product #12 Primer Sealer can also be mixed with silica sand and used as a patching material for potholes and otherwise damaged concrete if required.

Coating the Concrete Slap 

In many cases you will want to install a coating over the concrete slab.  There are a number of options for doing this but here are a few of the most common ones.  The biggest difference between these coatings is the chemical resistance. Please See Chemical Resistance Chart for a comparison of chemical resistance of the products below. All of these products are 100% solid, zero voc.  All of the coatings in this section are highly durable and resist the abrasion of traffic. 

UV Resistant Top-Coating

For jobs that will see direct sunlight.  It may be desirable to add an ultra violet (UV) Resistant top coating for the systems above.  

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Chemical Resistant Flooring

September 10, 2019

Epoxy and Chemical Resistance

All our epoxy products have good chemical resistance in every day situations.  The products listed below are for projects where flooring materials must have medium chemical resistant to highly chemical resistance. These highly chemically resistant epoxy and similar materials are primarily designed for secondary chemical containment, but are also useful on production lines and in laboratories where there is a chance of chemical spill. Applying highly chemically resistant epoxies to your secondary containment can protect your structure, protect the environment, and make economic sense.

We offer a large variety of chemical resistant products, that cover a wide variety of situations.  Our chemical resistant systems are used for a wide variety of projects. Consult with Epoxy.com Technical Support Department for more details.

Highly Chemical Resistant Epoxy Coatings and Novolac Epoxy Coatings

Novolac Chemical Resistant Epoxy Coating Product #633 epoxy is specifically designed to provide increased levels of thermal stability and chemical resistance.  Chemical Resistant Novolac Epoxy #633 is a 100% solids chemical resistant epoxy Novolac coating ideal for harsh chemical and solvent resistant applications. It can be used in secondary containment, solvent storage, pump pads, trenches, and other high exposure areas. This chemical resistant epoxy Novolac coating is ideal for use as a protective coating for concrete and steel in the extremely corrosive areas of chemical plants and pulp mills secondary containment areas, water and waste treatment, and gas and electric utilities. Novolac Epoxy Coating Product #633 is commonly used as a seal coat for Epoxy MORTAR SYSTEMS where chemical resistant performance is required. 

Chemical Resistant Epoxy and
Chemical Resistant Urethane Flooring

Chemical Resistant Epoxy Flooring Resin Product #15   is a two component, seamless 100% solids epoxy resurfacing system with High Chemical Resistance. It may be applied as a coating, or combined with silica sand or Chemical Resistant Epoxy Flooring Resin Product #15 to produce a durable, easy to maintain floor, on both new and old surfaces. Chemical Resistant Epoxy Flooring Resin Product #15 has superior clarity and UV stability. Zero (0) VOC Epoxy. 

2 Component Chemical Resistant Polyurethane Coating Product #402 is a two component chemical resistant polyurethane coating with gloss finish offers excellent abrasion resistance, chemical and stain resistance, and color retention. 2 Component Chemical Resistant Polyurethane Coating Product #402can be used equally well on vertical or horizontal surfaces. It is ideal for concrete floors and walls in warehouses, storage facilities, aircraft hangers, animal housing, and vehicle maintenance facilities. 2 Component Chemical Resistant Polyurethane Coating Product #402 is not for use in California Use Product #406 – Two Component Low VOC Chemical Resistant Urethane Coating when a California Compliant low VOC product is required, or desired.

Chemical Resistant, Polyurethane Coating – Product #406 is a two component, . Chemical Resistant, Polyurethane Coating – Product #406 is a low VOC compliant urethane that meets all federal and state environmental air quality standards. The high gloss finish offers excellent abrasion resistance, chemical and stain resistance, and superior color retention.Chemical Resistant, Polyurethane Coating – Product #406 can be used equally well on vertical or horizontal surfaces. It is ideal for concrete floors and walls in warehouses, storage facilities, aircraft hangars, animal housing, and vehicle maintenance facilities. Available in both clear and pigmented formulations, Chemical Resistant, Polyurethane Coating – Product #406 can be used as a finish coating option for most Epoxy Flooring Systems.

Chemical Resistant Conductive Flooring Product #629 is a 100% solids epoxy Novolac Conductive coating ideal for severe chemical and solvent storage requiring conductive and spark proof surfaces. Applied at a nominal 1/16 inch, the Epoxy.com Product #629 Chemical Resistant Conductive Flooring offers the superior chemical resistance of a Novolac Resin System while maintaining a conductive surface.

Epoxy Novolac Coating / Novolac Epoxy Mortar Binder Product #630  – a 100% solids epoxy chemical resistant Novolac ideal for harsh chemical and solvent resistant applications. It is ideal for use as a troweled mortar, slurry binder, and coating for concrete and steel in extremely corrosive areas where resistance to 98% sulfuric acid or other strong caustics is needed. Epoxy Novolac Coating / Novolac Epoxy Mortar Binder Product #630 is ideal for use as a protective coating for concrete and steel in the extremely corrosive areas of chemical plants and pulp mills secondary containment areas, water and waste treatment, and gas and electric utilities. Zero (0) VOC Epoxy. 

Chemical Resistant Novolac Epoxy Control Joint Filler Product #632 is a 100% solids flexible Novolac epoxy Chemical Resistant joint filler for saw-cut joints of concrete slabs on grade. Epoxy Novolac Coating / Novolac Epoxy Mortar Binder Product #630  is Zero (0) VOC. 

Novolac Epoxy Highly Chemical Resistant Coating Product #633  is a 100% solids epoxy Novolac coating ideal for harsh chemical and solvent resistant applications. It is used in secondary containment, solvent storage, pump pads, trenches, and other high exposure areas. It is ideal for use as a protective coating for concrete and steel in the extremely corrosive areas of chemical plants and pulp mills secondary containment areas, water and waste treatment, and gas and electric utilities. Novolac Epoxy Highly Chemical Resistant Coating Product #633 is commonly used as a seal coat for EPOXY MORTAR SYSTEMS where chemical resistant performance is required.  Zero (0) VOC Epoxy. 

Highly Chemical Resistant Joint Sealers

Chemically Resistant Control Joint Filler Epoxy Novolac Product #632   is a 100% solids flexible Novolac epoxy Chemical Resistant joint filler for saw-cut joints of concrete slabs on grade. Zero (0) VOC Epoxy. 

Flexible Polyurethane Methyl Methacrylate (PUMMA) – Product #6890 is a higher viscosity, 100% reactive, flexible methyl methacrylate polyurethane hybrid resin used as a crack isolation or waterproofing membrane under various Epoxy.com MMA Systems, or as a resilient mortar or joint filler for numerous applications.

Vinyl Ester and Novolac Vinyl Ester Systems

Universal Primer for Vinyl Ester Systems Product #660 – used as a primer for Epoxy.com Novolac Vinyl Ester and Vinyl Ester Systems. is a one component, moisture cured polyurethane aluminum filled primer and coating. Its low viscosity, high “wetting” characteristics, and creep, undercutting, and blistering resistance make Epoxy.com Product #660 Universal Primer and Finish a superior primer and finish coat. Epoxy.com Product #660 Universal Primer and Finish undergoes a rapid molecular weight change as it polymerizes into a high molecular weight finish with excellent corrosion and abrasion resistance.

Chemically Resistant Vinyl Ester Binder and Adhesive Product #661  is a clear, 100% reactive, vinyl ester novolac used to coat or line concrete or steel surfaces in chemically aggressive industrial environments. It is used for coating primary and secondary containment, trenches, troughs, pump pads, and equipment.

Product #662 – Vinyl Ester Aggregate.

Chemical Resistant Vinyl Ester Coating Product #663  is a 100% reactive, vinyl ester novolac used to coat concrete or steel surfaces in chemically aggressive industrial environments.  Due to its high molecular weight and low permeability, it will withstand exposure to bond range of acids, caustic and solvents. Chemical Resistant Vinyl Ester Coating Product #663 is designed as a coating for secondary containment, trenches, troughs, pump pads, equipment and structural members. Low Temperature accelerators are available for positive cure at temperatures down as low as 33° F.

General Purpose Epoxies Good Chemical Resistance

Chemical Resistant Epoxy Coating Product #2   is a two component, 100% solids epoxy chemical resistant coating used to protect chemical concrete, steel and other structural materials from non-oxidizing acids and alkalines for both interior and exterior applications. Available in normal, fast, and Cold Temperature Cure. Also available fast, and Cold Temperature Cure versions. Zero (0) VOC Epoxy. 

Chemical Resistant Epoxy Wall Coating Product #2W    is a two component, 100% solids epoxy chemical resistant coating used to protect chemical concrete, steel and other structural materials from non-oxidizing acids and alkalines for both interior and exterior applications. Zero (0) VOC Epoxy. 

Chemical Resistant Polyurethane Coating 2 Component – Product #402 is a two component chemical resistant polyurethane coating with gloss finish offers excellent abrasion resistance, chemical and stain resistance, and color retention. Product #402  – 2 Component Chemical Resistant  Urethane Coating can be used equally well on vertical or horizontal surfaces. It is ideal for concrete floors and walls in warehouses, storage facilities, aircraft hangers, animal housing, and vehicle maintenance facilities. Product is not for use in California.

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Epoxy Primers and Sealers

Epoxy Chemical Resistance Chart

Information Needed About a Project to Select the Right Chemcial Resistant Epoxy

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