PROGRESSIVE EPOXY POLYMERS, INC.

Pittsfield NH 03263


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We are the only technology based coating/epoxy/resin company that actively encourages your phone calls, not just during our East Coast work hours but also after/before hours, evening, weekends and even holidays. We're available when you are. We form a personal relationship with our customers and freely share technical information, how to-advice, product information and tips-and-tricks. Speak with a non-salesman technical professional with over 25 years of experience in the resin/coating/epoxy industry (no newbie staffer on the phone lines!). Floors, tables, boats, leaks, rot repair. We handle it all! We are an 'always available,' one-on-one, technical/scientific, coating company (watch our video). We are NOT one of those fluffy/slick mass sales firms the dominate the internet selling cheap third party (made in China???), low end epoxies and coatings with no real knowledge of what they are selling and quotas to sell to as many people as possible. 603-435-7199 (east coast time).


IS EPOXY PAINT RESINS THE SAME

AS EPOXY FLOOR PAINT RESIN?

best epoxy floor paint vs. best epoxy paint - any difference ?

 

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Paul Oman, MS, MBA - Progressive Epoxy Polymers, Inc. (floor epoxies, marine epoxies, underwater epoxies, repair epoxies)

Member: NACE (National Assoc. of Corrosion Engineers), SSPC (Soc. of Protective Coatings)

Board member: Friends of the Suncook River - 501(c)(3) non profit ----- Founder: Friday Night Paddlers .

"Professionals helping Professionals"

FLOOR EPOXY SYSTEMS SINCE  1994

(Our prices include all the email and 'returned phone call' support, handholding, help, advice you need or want. That's why our customers buy from us!)


 

 

If your "HELP" person can't explain nonyl-phenol, cyclo-aliphatic epoxies, epoxy adducts, MCU urethanes or LPU polyurethanes, they're salespeople and not coating professionals. If your "SUPPORT" person won't return your call on a Sunday afternoon, they're not really interested in you. At Progressive Epoxy Polymers/EpoxyProducts.com we are your Help and Support Professionals. Call : 603 - 435 7199

 

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"You provide outstanding products, and Fantastic Support. Thank You." Brian S.  (call 603 435 7199 anytime)

"Thanks for all your advice, tips & moral support concerning my project. It turned out beautiful. Quality people backing a quality product is the only way to go!" Joe


So, is there a difference between epoxy paint and epoxy floor paints?

YES

Let's focus on the most common high solids (low solvent), or solvent free epoxy coatings. These are common epoxies that can be formulated for either floors or all other things. Note that there are also water based floor epoxies. More about these later.

 

The big difference between floor epoxy and regular epoxy paints is something called THIXOTROPHY. This is a physical property that deals with something that becomes more 'liquid' when agitated and more 'gelled' when left alone. (For more on thixotrophy click here).

 

When you paint a wall you want the paint at the top of the wall to stay in place and be as thick as the paint at the bottom of the wall. This is thixotrophy. Water is not thixotrophic and when you wet a wall with it the water all flows down and the top of the wall dries first - because all the water has 'slid' down to the bottom of the wall.

 

So, regular epoxy paints have thixotrophic agents added to them.

 

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epoxy resin paint application in an industrial setting
 

 

Floor epoxy paints do not have thixotrophic agents in them. Thus they work best on horizontal surfaces like floors. And without the thixotrophic additives floor epoxies do a better job of flowing out and self leveling.  In many ways floor epoxy paints are more like basic, plain, raw epoxy resins with pigment added.  So this give self-leveling points to floor epoxies. SELF LEVELING

 

There can be other differences too. Floors are a pretty stable surface but non floor surfaces can have a good bit of flex associated with them (like the thin walls of a large liquid storage tank).  FLEX

 

Also storage tanks areas often contain very strong chemicals that floors are not often associated with. CHEMICAL RESISTANCE

 

Many epoxy paints end up on tanks, sumps, ships etc. Now all epoxies will slowly degrade and yellow with exposure to solar UV. That said, some epoxy 'flavors' handle outdoor weathering better than others. Garage and slab floors, generally speaking, don't need the enhanced weather resistance. So another issue is: WEATHERING

 

There is a strong link between the time you have to apply the epoxy and how long it takes to fully cure. There is generally more pressure to put a floor back into service than a wall, so floor epoxies try to balance working time with cure time while regular epoxy paints are more interested in longer working times. POT LIFE

 

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Professional contractors apply our Industrial Floor Epoxy (tm).

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 So can you use 'regular' epoxy paint on your floor? Yes, of course. It many require a bit more rolling out to get it to 'flow out' - this is often addressed with the addition of some solvent to the epoxy which will make it thinner and easier to self level (also longer pot life, but decreased epoxy properties).

 

Can you use epoxy floor paint on your walls? Yes, and probably without much concern on rough cinder block walls but maybe more thinning and runs on a smooth vertical surface. Generally  if folks want to paint the 'apron' around the slab, say 12 inches high, not a problem either.


 

Best advice from an Epoxy PRO on how to avoid a $$$ DIY epoxy floor disaster

(you won't learn this on any other epoxy floor site)

If any of the following apply or might apply to you:

1) no vapor barrier, or don't know if there is a vapor barrier under your slab; 2) suspect there might be moisture issues in/on the slab; 3) suspect the concrete was not 'vibrated down' and contains lots of air spaces (which can cause bubbles and blisters in the wet epoxy); 4) cannot professionally prep the floor (usually means a shot blast contractor); 5) any existing coating on the floor is peeling and lifting; 6) the concrete seems dusty, gritty, weak or crumbling; 7) you are worried about "hot tire pickup" lifting off your epoxy floor; 8) you have oil stains on the floor (especially OLD oil stains).......

If so, consider putting an inexpensive epoxy primer / sealer (such as ESP 155 - an Internet Favorite epoxy coating - not for sale in California) on the entire floor or over those potential trouble spots. Then wait a few weeks or months and see what happens. If everything looks great it is very likely that a 'fancy' epoxy top coat will be successful and probably issue free. You might even decide to just keep the sealed floor and skip the thicker mostly decorative (or at least thicker and pigmented) epoxy top coat (such as 0% VOC INDUSTRIAL FLOOR EPOXY).

If problems developed with the thin, nearly clear ESP 155 epoxy sealer, it is not that big a deal. No worse than having some deck/porch enamel paint lift and peel. You won't trip over it, it is not so 'in your face', and you saved big $$$ that you would have spent on the epoxy, paint chip, top coat. Some existing concrete surfaces are just not good candidates for an epoxy coating. QUESTIONS? email OR call 603 435 7199. Floor Links Page. Learn all about epoxy floors.

 

Cement slab sealers (internal and surface), primers, tie coats help to increase the odds of a successful floor coating project.

Read about the two products we recommend CLICK HERE

 

 


WATER BASED FLOOR EPOXIES

Water based floor epoxies are very very thin and runny. The work on porous surfaces but if not on a floor expect to apply several coats and watch out for lots of drips. Bottom line, generally just for floors - plus they need a lot of open surface exposure to allow the water to evaporate away.


Commercial - industrial grade - solvent free floor epoxy - how the PRO's do it

That's purchasing a commercial grade, solvent free floor epoxy (like our Industrial Floor Epoxy) and optional chips separately. Our Industrial Floor Epoxy is sold in 1.5 gallon kits and 15 gallon units (actually any gallon amount 15 gallons or more). The 15 plus gallon orders are shipped direct from the factory. The 1.5 gal units cover about 180-200 sf and a 15 gal kit covers 2000 sf. Chips can and should be purchased direct from the chip manufactures (Chips Unlimited is one manufacturer). Find Industrial Floor Epoxy in our catalog - CLICK HERE .

Solvent free Industrial Floor Epoxy can be sold and used in all 50 states.


 

"Paul, you have outstanding products. Every product has out performed the highly advertised units I purchased elsewhere for past projects. Thank you."  (Dick - email 11/10/13)

 

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Links to Lots of MUST READ Information Articles About the Best Epoxy Floor Paints, Including Preparation, Alternatives, What Can Go Wrong, etc.

floor related articles, info, links

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Bio Vee Seal - INTERNAL CONCRETE SEALER



SOME OF THE SITES THE ABOVE LINK

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Clear Top Coats  - FLOOR CLEAR TOP



Best Floor Epoxy - CLICK HERE



Epoxy Quartz Floor - BROADCAST FLOOR



Acid Etching - ACID



Epoxy Paint Chip Floor - CHIPS



Epoxy Paint vs. Floor Epoxy Paint - EPOXY PAINTS



Epoxy Paint - SURFACE PREP



Floor Basics/Options - START HERE



Floor Epoxy - CATALOG PAGE



Questions: ASK PROFESSOR E. POXY

 


No Sales Tax applied. Save Money. You're shopping in Tax Free New Hampshire - and you can order bulk order our Industrial Floor Epoxy in any gallon amount over 15 gallons packed in five gallon pails(besides our standard 1.5 gal units packed in DIY cans)


Links:

Industrial Floor Epoxy - catalog page




The "OLD GOAT" discusses bubble in epoxy and 1 part poly floors




Clear top coats for epoxy floors




Different paint types explained




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Epoxy Floor Coatings - Sampler Kits

1) NEW Epoxy Floor/ Deck non slip coating  (ROUGH COAT (TM) FLOOR EPOXY) Check out the  8 oz test kit of Rough Coat (tm) - a tan colored  solvent based epoxy floor coating with non slip grit already mixed in. Standard unit size is one gallon which covers about 160 sf. Texture is suitable for bare feet. Use on boat decks, garage floors, shower areas etc.  This product is featured on the GreatThings4u.com website.

2) Solvent Free Industrial Floor Epoxy - 48 oz test kit of IFF in beige or light gray. Tired of the low end stuff sold in mass market box stores or hard sell epoxy flooring web sites run by a marketing major and staffed with ex-shoe salesman just interested in your money? Check out our industrial - commercial (you can buy 15 gallon units), solvent free, Industrial Floor Epoxy (even the product name is simple, no frills labeling). Use with or without chips (order separately - picking colors and percentages), and with or without clear epoxy or poly intermediate or topcoats. Shop like a Professional - where you pick and select what you need. This product is featured on the Best Epoxies  website.

CLICK HERE (floor epoxy paint options) to see these products in our online catalog.

 

 

The Benefits of Solvent Free Epoxies

(zero VOC - 100% solids)

(Same for epoxy paints and epoxy floor paints - see differences between)

 

* A smooth non-porous, cleanable with strong cleaners surface (thus antimicrobial - mold and mildew resistant) and great  for children's play rooms, bathrooms, showers etc.). Thus common in garage, shops, labs, trailers, etc.

* Solvent free epoxies little or no odor and no solvents to fill the air (great news for allergy and asthma prone during application)

* Wet thickness equals dry thickness (and it is a thick coating to start with) - so equal in thickness to many coats of 'regular' paint.

* Thick and self leveling it fills and hides small chips, depressions, cracks etc. Fill them during application and they will not reappear when the epoxy cures.

 

DISADVANTAGES - all solvent free epoxies yellow, especially in sunlight --- they will scratch ---  they have a surface bond only so they needs a top notch bonding surface to adhere to --- there are MOISTURE DURING CURE issues -- solvent free epoxies have a short pot life (working time during application) - air escaping from concrete can form bubbles in the thick solvent free epoxy (there are ways around this, but you need to be told of this possible issue).

 

CONSUMER WARNINGS - *** Some questionable epoxy vendors like to imply that only their solvent free epoxy has these benefits, which is not true. *** Some questionable epoxy vendors will compare their solvent free epoxy to other vendor's water based epoxies and solvent based epoxies. These are unfair comparisons designed to make their products look 'superior.'***  Some questionable vendors will deny their epoxy yellows (water based epoxies have limited yellowing - dark colors don't show yellowing). *** Some vendors will promote 'special epoxies (novolac, cycloaliphatic, flake filled, coal tar, etc.)  when they are not necessary for your intended application. *** Some questionable epoxy vendors will 'forget to mention' the potential disadvantages and problems listed above.  *** No epoxy vendor can know the condition and suitability of your surface for an epoxy coating, nor can they oversee your surface preparation, and weather/environmental conditions during your DIY epoxy application. So all vendor Warranty documents  have a built in escape mechanism and are presented only as marketing tools to get your business. All that an epoxy vendor can actually warranty is that when mixed correctly the product will harden and have the physical properties described in the product data sheet. An honest epoxy vendor will tell you this up-front.

 

 

 


High Quality Commercial Grade DIY Floor Project

"I have been looking for a good Commercial grade garage floor Epoxy system with color flakes and had a hard time till I stumble onto your web site. Most of the product that I find out there are the lower grade product that I’m not interested on, by the way this is for my own personal use in my 550 square foot, standard two car garage, that is the reason I want a good system. I understand I can purchase from you such products. I will need some advise on what you’ll recommend based on my needs. I see you carry two types of epoxy at two different prices. Please I would greatly appreciate if someone could get back to me with the type of product and all the necessary material to do an epoxy flake floor system with a clear top coat finish. Thank you."- Franco 1/15


Thank you for the kind email. The simplest system is simply to roll down a coat of epoxy and sprinkle some colored flakes on top of it. You are wise to seek a more commercial/professional system, but still within a DIY budget and skill set.

Here is a suggest system (with a few options included):

1) Surface prep: folks go from simple sweeping to Shot Blasting or Grinding. Each floor is different and some floors are not suitable for coating no matter how you attempt to prepare it. We cannot make official recommendations - it is truly your call, but check out our page on surface prep.

2) Epoxy primer:  epoxy floor primers are optional and most floor epoxy manufacturers do not require or sell them. That said, many (not all) experienced epoxy floor contractors recommend or require it. They claim better results, better bond, etc. Consider it extra insurance for a problem free project. You might prime and wait a few weeks before continuing. If bad stuff happens  (peeling, lifting, bubbles, etc.) it is only the thin coat of primer involved. Recommended primer ESP 155 1/2 gal unit covers about 150 square feet (not for sale in Southern California). Order 4 units for your 2 car garage.

3) Roll down a coat of solvent free Industrial Floor Epoxy. A 1.5 gal unit will cover just under 200 square feet. Colors are light gray or beige. Order 3 units for your 2 car garage. apply with a short roller. Order  2- 4 rollers. Let the epoxy cure for one or more days.

4) Order colored chips direct from the chip manufacture. You pick color and percent of each color. 100% chip coverage requires 1 pound of chips per 7-10 square feet. That said, most 2 car garages use two or three 10 pound bags of chips. Order chips direct from  Chips Unlimited.

5) Next a clear middle coat of epoxy or polyurethane is applied and the chips are sprinkled onto the wet coating and then application roller is rolled over the chips and coating (called back rolling). The roller picks up the chips and re-deposits them. Add more chips as needed, fix mistakes with a paper towel wipe-up.  Epoxy middle coat: thicker, no odor, but all epoxies yellow without special top coating. Two part poly middle coat: thin to start with, but also roll on thin not thick,  smelly, leaves some texture from the chips, not for sale in California, doesn't yellow. If using epoxy - Order 4 units of Low V Floor. If using 2 part poly - Order 2 - 3 units of Acrylic Poly UV Plus 2 part poly.

Note that the added materials for the epoxy middle chip coat add about $400  to the total cost compared to the Acrylic Poly Plus middle coat.

6) The clear topcoat over the chips in step 5 is the same Acrylic Poly UV plus. Two coats rolled on thin if going over an epoxy/chip, middle coat. Order 4 units of Acrylic Poly Plus (2 coats).  One or two coats if going over the same Acrylic Poly UV plus used with the chips in the middle poly/chip layer.


PRODUCT SUMMARY - 2 part poly middle coat with chips: 4 units ESP 155 primer; 3 units Industrial Floor Epoxy;  4 units Acrylic Poly UV Plus; optional short nap rollers (2-4) for the Industrial Floor Epoxy layer.

PRODUCT SUMMARY - Low V Floor clear epoxy middle coat with chips: 4 units of ESP 155 primer; 3 units of Industrial Floor Epoxy; 3 units of Low V Floor Epoxy; 4 units of Acrylic Poly UV Plus; optional short nap rollers (2-4)

PRODUCT SUMMARY - 20-30 pounds of chips ordered directly from Chips Unlimited.


COST ESTIMATES - (either system) - about $3 to $4 per square foot plus Chips (chips are under $150)


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Epoxy Floor On Large Garage - primer/base/chips/clear coat

About 1600 sf business floor - used Esp 155 primer sealer, 15 gallons of Industrial Floor Epoxy and Acrylic Poly UV Plus two part clear epoxy topcoat. Chips purchased direct from Chipsunlimited.com


"Good afternoon Paul!  My floor is done and it is all over but the smell from the two part polyurethane top coat.

. HA! Cool temps worked in my favor to keep pot-life long but the rainy weather tried to work against me. I ended up tarping over my garage door opening so I could get the area under the seal done without dealing with water on the floor. A cheap rubber squeegee from Harbor Freight was an essential item because it is way too tough to get even distribution of the industrial floor epoxy with just a roller. The squeegee was the same price as a single 24" roller tube anyway and it worked great. I ended up broadcasting chips into the epoxy rather than the clear coat because I wanted a slightly smoother floor. It probably took more chips this way but I think it was a fair trade.

If I had to do it over again I'd seriously consider putting chips into a clear epoxy middle coat because even with two coats of poly my basement floor is a bit rougher than I thought it would be. I ended up putting a third coat of UV Poly on the garage floor and it still seems pretty non-skid but is smooth enough that it will be easier to keep clean.

The coverage estimates were spot on for Floor epoxy and UV Poly top coat. The Primer was another story, my basement floor was pumped concrete and after bead blasting it was like a cement sponge! The poured concrete on my mail level took the primer as expected.

I'm very happy with the results and will be ordering another gallon of UV clear from you when it is time to do the steps and landings.

Thanks again!"   Gordon 4/16



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NOTICE: Legal notices, Terms of Service, warranty information, disclaimers, health warnings, etc. are required reading before using web site, ordering and/or using Products. Any such use and/or ordering, online or by telephone, shall constitute acceptance and knowledge of all such terms. CLICK HERE  to access these terms. Please note: Whenever you purchase from this web site, and with each new purchase, you are granting us full and complete permission to add you to our email newsletter list at our option. Accessing this web site, and/or purchasing our products, grants Progressive Epoxy Polymers, Inc. permission to add you to our email newsletter list. You may opt out from the newsletter at any time (link to do so can be found on the newsletter).

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