The body shop and alloy wheel renovator had experience a leak from the wheel stripping tank, flooding the workshop with stripping agent. Even after professional chemical decontamination the floor was still becoming slippery once wet where the spill had occurred.
We proposed the preparation of the floor by diamond grinding to remove the contaminated concrete surface and the application of a slip resistant resin flooring system. The resin flooring system had to be able to resist the chemical stripper in case leaks and spills occurred in the future.
Initially once the floor had been handed over to us some cleaning was required to remove dried on chemical stripper using scrapers.
All surfaces to be coated were then prepared by method of vacuum controlled diamond grinding. The concrete slab was very hard so a soft bond diamond cup disc was used to ensure thorough preparation of the concrete to ensure excellent adhesion of the new resin floor.
All surfaces were vacuumed clean and the concrete moisture content checked using a Tramex moisture meter to ensure compliance with the manufacturers recommendations as part of our standard quality assurance.
Prior to coating and during application climatic conditions with regard to relative humidity and dew point were tested and recorded as part of our standard quality assurance.
The first coat of the resin flooring system was applied by squeegee and roller in the form of Remmers Epoxy MT100. This highly damp and oil tolerant epoxy primer obtains excellent adhesion to the concrete substrate.
Minor defects in the slab were filled using a twin component filler prior to sanding flush.
Remmers Epoxyflex PH was then applied by squeegee and roller and dressed with 0.3mm – 0.6mm kiln dried quartz aggregate to provided the desired level of slip resistance.
Looses aggregates were removed using soft brooms and vacuums prior to the application of Remmers Epoxy WHG. This crack bridging yet highly chemical resistant resin flooring material was perfect for this application
Expansion joints in the slab were reflected using a vacuum controlled floor saw prior to sealing using Remmers Multi Sil NUW chemical resistant jointing compound. When installing resin flooring it is essential that all expansion joints present are reflected in the new resin floor to prevent reflective cracking from occurring in the new resin finishes.
The works were completed in the Christmas shutdown to align with our clients business operations.
