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Polyaspartic Urethane Floors And Its Many Benefits

1-16-2021
By Mark Housh
Polyaspartic Urethane Coatings And The Benefits
Urethanes are typically used as a finish coat, a thin top coat that goes over thicker coating systems such as epoxies. Many think of urethanes as the very last coat in a system, the “clear sealer” for floors. Polyaspartic urethane is a high-end urethane coating that gives contractors and applicators many more options and capabilities than when they are working with regular urethane coatings. The coatings industry has embraced the versatility that polyaspartic urethanes bring to a wide variety of jobs. This opens the posibilites to the designers and installers can be creative.

Polyaspartic urethanes are different, they are thicker and can be used as primers, body coats and top coats for the floor. Polyaspartic urethanes really liberated the urethane world. Many epoxy floor contractors think of polyaspartic as a phenomenon in the coatings world. Put in simple terms, polyaspartic urethane is like having a shampoo, conditioner and hairspray all in one quick and effective application. Polyaspartic urethanes were once used very cautiously. Today, garage floor installers have started using it, and then floor contractors started applying polyaspartic on the floor areas of many community developments. They are also used in many commercial projects as it can be applied quickly and is fast-curing.

With polyaspartic urethanes, coatings contractors can apply the primer, body and top coat in rapid succession. This means that on a job that would typically take three days, the application time could be reduced to one day. Polyaspartic urethanes are typically applied at a thickness of 7-10 mils and can be broadcast with chips, flakes, metallic and quartz. The material is applied with squeegees and rolled back for quality. Some applicators may use an 18-inch roller to push the material like a squeegee but either way the installer needs to move extremely fast to acheive good results.

Polyaspartic urethanes are an excellent option for many jobs, especially garage floors, commercial, office and industrial spaces. Although polyaspartic urethanes are great floor coatings that truly revolutionized the coatings industry, they are not the answer for every job. They are expensive, and their chemistry is not the perfect fit for heavy industrial floors. Polyaspartic urethanes are more appropriate for architectural versus industrial applications and are not made for floors that are exposed high temperatures, acids, harsh chemicals and other caustic materials. Thickness is also an issue in certain situations. In order to create a thicker floor, polyaspartic urethanes need to be layered up with chip, flakes, multiple contrasting colors, or quartz. If polyaspartic urethanes are applied at over 20 mils, the material will start clouding up.
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