Concrete Floor Cleaning and Refinishing
Concrete Acid Etching and Epoxy Paint Process
PREPARATION: Special attention will be given to any area that needs to be taped off and protected. All paint spots, stains, and black heel marks will be hand scrubbed and scraped to remove all blemishes possible.
MACHINE CLEANING : All concrete flooring will be machine cleaned using 160lb.Mercury 175 r.p.m. floor scrubber equipped with a .46 grit silicon tynex brush. This stiff nylon brush with different length bristles will completely strip the floor removing all wax, dirt, and grime. All edges and corners will be hand scrubbed. This cleaning method will not harm the concrete flooring and all of the cleaning chemicals are biodegradable and environmentally safe.
CLEANUP AND RINSE: After the concrete or cement floors are stripped clean all of the solutions are removed. The floors are then given a complete mopping and thorough rinse.Floors should dry for at least 3- 5 days depending on the porosity of the concrete.
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VACUUMING: When the concrete floors have completely dried they are vacuumed with an Electrolux Olympia Vacuum cleaner with a 3 layer dust filter. This will insure a clean floor for the application of the concrete sealers and Epoxy Paints.FINISHING: Now that the concrete floors are clean and dust free the first coat of Concrete seal will be applied. This sealer will take approximately 20-30 minutes to dry. A second coat will then be applied to all the flooring. As the porosity of concrete varies additional coats may be needed.
Option #2 would be the application of an Epoxy Paint instead of a sealer and finish coats.
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Concrete will need to be "acid etched" to achieve maximum epoxy paint adhesion.
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The CLEANPRO process will clean and shine your
Concrete floors as well as providing a protective coating.
Examples of Before and After Epoxy Painting
