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Commercial & Industrial Coatings
Displaying all posts in the category: Commercial & Industrial Coatings
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Metallic Flooring Systems: The 90s are Making a (Better) Comeback!
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Commercial & Industrial Coatings, Industry Trends, Decorative Concrete
Metallic flooring systems have become very popular over the last five years and demand is expected to increase as products with greater variety hit the market. These systems are relative easy to install, cost effective and allow contractors who mainly specialize in coatings to offer flooring systems that are decorative enough to complete with acid stained or dyed concrete.... |
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How to Choose the Right Flooring System for an Auto Service Shop
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Commercial & Industrial Coatings
It can be challenging to find the right flooring system for an automotive service shop. There is a fine line between budget and performance. To help you spec out your next project, we’re providing a quick rundown of issues you’ll need to cover:... |
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Concrete Professionals: Bringing Value to Customers, Establishing Realistic Expectations
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Commercial & Industrial Coatings, Industry Trends, Small Business, Decorative Concrete, Marketing, Trouble Shooting and Prevention
As concrete repair and protection professionals, how do we bring real value to our customers? This is an important question we need to ask ourselves from time to time.... |
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The Significance of Dew Point in Polymer Floor Coatings
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Commercial & Industrial Coatings, Moisture Remediation, Decorative Concrete
Simply put, the dew point is equal to the temperature at which condensation begins to form, depending upon the amount of moisture (humidity) in the immediate, surrounding atmosphere.... |
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Tips for Selecting a Flooring System at Military Maintenance Hangar Projects
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Commercial & Industrial Coatings, System Design
When the military needs a maintenance hangar floor coated with epoxy and polyurethane, contractors tend to get excited because of the size of these facilities. It’s not unusual for the hangar decks to be between 40,000 and 200,000 square feet in size. These types of projects can be very profitable when managed correctly and add a very impressive reference to the contractor’s resume.... |
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How to Design a Flooring System at a BioMedical Facility
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Commercial & Industrial Coatings, The Green Initiative, System Design, Urethane Mortars
When designing systems for the biomedical industry, you must take extra care to evaluate the manner in which the finished floor will be used and what it will be exposed to. What kind of chemicals will be used on a day-to-day basis? Will the floor receive heavy cart traffic or just foot traffic? Is there an existing moisture problem?... |
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How to Manage the Short Pot Life of Polyaspartics
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Commercial & Industrial Coatings
Polyaspartic andpolyurea coatings have become a highly popular chemistry in the concrete coatings industry. They possess some very desirable properties, such as good chemical resistance, good abrasion resistance, excellent aesthetics, and they cure rapidly. However, there is one big challenge: some of the faster curing formulas have a short pot life. This can make installation tricky, so I’m providing you with tips and knowledge to help you avoid common pitfalls and ensure your next project is a success.... |
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Renewable Materials in Concrete Coatings
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Industry Trends, The Green Initiative, Commercial & Industrial Coatings
We constantly follow trends in sustainable construction, as many preferences and regulations are leaning in this direction. One aspect we’re watching closely is the use of raw materials in building products.... |
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Low VOC Options for Concrete Coatings
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Commercial & Industrial Coatings, Industry Trends, The Green Initiative
Demand for low VOC concrete coatings has surged in the past five years. This is partly driven by consumer demand and partly due to legislation advocating for environmentally safe building practices in states like California.... |
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Diamond Grinding as a Method of Surface Prep
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Commercial & Industrial Coatings, Decorative Concrete
In and of itself, concrete surface preparation seems fairly straightforward. Just make the existing surface ready to receive a new flooring system. Simple, right?... |
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Testing for Concrete Moisture
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Commercial & Industrial Coatings, Industry Trends, Moisture Remediation
When one of my customers has an adhesion failure, the first question I always ask is, “Did you test the concrete for moisture?” You may be surprised to find the answer is typically no.... |
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Flooring for The Food & Beverage Industry
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Commercial & Industrial Coatings, Urethane Mortars, The Green Initiative
Food and beverage processing facilities are among the most challenging environments for both polymer floor coatings and the contractors who install them. The flooring installed in these facililities is subjected to extreme temperatures, thermal shock, hot oils, animal fats, caustic cleaners and strong acids.... |
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Benefits of Urethane Mortars vs. Epoxy
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Commercial & Industrial Coatings, Industry Trends, The Green Initiative, Urethane Mortars
If you work in the industry of concrete coatings, you are probably aware that choosing the correct system for a flooring project can be the deciding factor in the success or failure of a project. Certainly this is the case when we are talking about the critical needs of any floor that will be subjected to extreme conditions.... |
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CASTORCRETE News & Video
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Industry Trends, Commercial & Industrial Coatings, The Green Initiative
We produced a video demonstrating the step-by-step installation process of our CASTORCRETE ™ RT-B System, which is just one of 5 available systems within the CASTORCRETETM brand.... |
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APF Announces CASTORCRETE
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Commercial & Industrial Coatings, The Green Initiative
We are proud to introduce our latest innovative product line CASTORCRETE, a heavy-duty, thermal shock resistant, Urethane Mortar that is...... |
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Pot Life - Part 4 of 5
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Commercial & Industrial Coatings, New Application Techniques, The Green Initiative, Decorative Concrete, System Design
The Floor Coatings MBA: Materials, Business & Application - Topic: Pot Life... |
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Solids Content - Part 3 of 5
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Commercial & Industrial Coatings, Decorative Concrete, New Application Techniques, System Design, The Green Initiative
The Floor Coatings MBA: Materials, Business & Application - Topic: Solids Content... |
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Surface Profile - Part 2 of 5
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Decorative Concrete, System Design, Commercial & Industrial Coatings, New Application Techniques, The Green Initiative
The Floor Coatings MBA: Materials, Business & Application - Topic: Application... |
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Profile-Pot Life-Solids-Thickness - 1 of 5
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Decorative Concrete, The Green Initiative, Commercial & Industrial Coatings, System Design
The Floor Coatings MBA: Materials, Business & Application - Topic: Application... |
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Introductory Post
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Commercial & Industrial Coatings, Industry Trends, Marketing, New Application Techniques, System Design, Decorative Concrete, Small Business, The Green Initiative
The Floor Coatings MBA: Materials, Business & Application - Topic: General... |
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