Floors
Floors: Power Floated – New/Unpainted:
Ensure that the condition of the substrate is sound e.g. no friable cement. Apply one coat PROMINENT 2PACK FLOOR EPOXY and two coats 2 PACK POLYURETHANE FLOOR COATING or two coats 2 PACK FLOOR EPOXY for interior floors only. NB Ensure that the entire surface of the floor is evenly acid etched and then washed down with clean running water. If this is not done the final finish could possibly end up patchy. The substrate preparation is very important, to ensure adequate adhesion of the primer coat.
- Pour a Spirits of Salts/water solution, ratio 1:10 over an area of the floor and use a hard bristle broom to work the solution into the screed to etch it and remove any loose debris (it may be necessary to do this two or three times depending on the strength and porosity of the screed). Rinse with clean running water (Preferrably with a high-pressure washer).
- Neutralise the acid wash with a PRO GOLD GP Cleaner/water solution, ratio 1:6. Use the same method as before to work the PRO GOLD GP Liquid Cleaner/water solution into the floor.
- Rinse the floor thoroughly with clean running water and allow drying to a moisture level of 17% or below.
- Once the floor is dry, apply one coat of PROMINENT 2 PACK FLOOR EPOXY at a spreading rate of 5m² per litre and allow a drying time of 18 hours before applying a second coat at 8m² per litre.
- For a PROMINENT 2 PACK POLYURETHANE FLOOR COAT top coat, allow the first coat of PROMINENT 2 PACK FLOOR EPOXY to dry for 72 hours, then apply 2 coats of PROMINENT 2 PACK POLYURETHANE FLOOR COAT at a spreading rate of 8m² per liter per coat (16 hours drying time between coats no longer than 24hours).
- Special attention must be given to the mixing of the 4Lt base coat with the 1Lt catalyst. Before mixing the catalyst with the base coat, both must be stirred thoroughly for 3 minutes. Dispense the 4Lt and the 1Lt into a clean 20Lt container, ensuring that all the contents have been removed from the 4Lt and 1Lt containers by means of brushing out the last of the contents. The 5Lt base/catalyst mixture should be stirred further for a minimum of 3 minutes. Allow a 3 minute interval before applying the coating. A tuff pile extra heavy duty roller is recommended. OR Apply two coats PROMINENT 2 PACK FLOOR EPOXY.
Floors: Wood – Previously Painted With Varnish:
Redecorating over previous coatings of PROMOTHANE in good condition.
- Lightly sand with 100 Grit sandpaper, remove residue and recoat with either one or two coats of PROMINENT 2 PACK POLYURETHANE FLOOR COATING CLEAR. Redecorating over any other coatings – Strip down completely and treat as new work. Redecorating over previous coatings of POLYURETHANE VARNISH CLEAR in good condition
- Lightly sand with 100 Grit sandpaper, remove residue and recoat with two or three coats of PROMINENT WOOD PRO POLYURETHANE VARNISH CLEAR. If there is doubt as to the previous coatings, strip down completely and treat as new work. NB In all cases it is imperative that a small section of the floor be coated with the new coating to ascertain compatibility of product and to ascertain whether oil or polishes have been applied prior to recoating.
Floors: Wood – Untreated:
- Sand down well manually or mechanically.
- Rub down with “Grade 00” steelwool and remove residue with a vacuum cleaner.
- Regardless of the topcoat, always apply a coat to a small “test area” to ascertain whether the product is compatible and that the finish is to the clients’ satisfaction.
PROMINENT WOOD PRO POLYURETHANE VARNISH CLEAR
Follow preparation points 1-3 as above. Single pack application requiring two to four coats depending on porosity of the wood. The first coat can be thinned down with 10% PROMINENT PRO GOLD Turpentine (Recoating time – 16 hours, Hard dry – 18 hours).
