Flortex Professional Epoxy Floor Paint

Our most popular industrial epoxy floor coating, Flortex Professional is an extremely heavy-duty epoxy concrete floor paint.
Professionally formulated using latest technologically advanced resins.
Manufactured to not only achieve excellent chemical and abrasion resistance but also withstand the most heavily trafficked areas.
This is a non-toxic two part 100% solids solvent-free epoxy floor coating incorporating quality high build fillers and is used in almost every industry, from warehouses and factories to food and medical environments, heavy engineering and production areas.
The pure epoxy high build formulation, provides a totally impervious coloured gloss finish, ensuring faster cleaning, easier on-going maintenance and ultimately a longer lasting solution.
It is a fact that we have many customers who were painting their floors every few months but are now still using Flortex Professional, applied over 20 years ago and still going strong!
This remains the professional’s No. 1 choice!

• Extremely heavy-duty & long-lasting
• 100% solids high build epoxy paint formulation
• Abrasion, chemical and impact resistant
• Suitable for heavy duty forklift & vehicular traffic
• Superb high gloss finish
• Impervious & easy-to-clean.
• Pressure washer resistant

Special Formulations
Flortex Professional can also be manufactured to answer bespoke needs such as Extra Fast Hardeners (XFH), extra chemical resistance and/or low temperature requirements. Please contact Polycote technical helpline for further advice.

Since 1991, Polycote have laid millions of square metres of Flortex Professional in almost every environment throughout the UK.  garages, warehouses, workshops, showrooms, factories, and production facilities and we know exactly what is needed to give you a dust free, hard-wearing and long-lasting solutions.

Typical Areas of Use:

• Chemical Bunds
• Factories
• Fuel Areas
• Garages
• High Wear, Heavily Trafficked Areas
• Production Areas
• Ramps & Steps
• Showrooms
• Storage Areas
• Warehouses
• Workshops
• Wash Bays

Specialist Formulations for bespoke requirements: 

• Extra Fast Hardeners (XFH)
• Extra Chemical Resistance
• Low temperature requirements

Professional Help and Advice:

We know only too well that the wear and tear of a single operative simply standing in the same area for long periods of time can have as much an effect on a floor as a fleet of forklifts in a large warehouse.

No matter if you have a large or small requirement, if you are not sure which product to use, please feel free to contact our technical experts who will establish exactly what your issues are, along with the maximum amount of downtime you can allow to complete any work. Only then will we advise the best preparation, the best primer and the best Floor Paint option, to meet YOUR specific needs.

Please consult the Flortex Professional technical data sheet for full technical product data.

Application temperature: 10°C – 25°C

Coverage:

Per 15kg drum: 30 – 50m²

Per 7.5kg unit: 15 – 20m²

Cure time @ 20°C: Approx. 24 hours

Heavy Traffic @ 20°C: 24 – 48 hours

Re-coat (if required): 12 – 48 hours
Full chemical resistance: 7 days

Number of parts supplied: 2 (Part A / Part B)

Pot life (once mixed): 25 mins @ 20°C

Primer required:

(Please note, this is not definitive but simply mentioned as a guide)

WD Primer: The most popular primer for almost all substrates including concrete, stone, ceramic and quarry tiles, brick, stone, wood, terrazzo, etc.

DPM Primer: For areas suffering with rising damp

OT Primer: For oil and chemical contaminated substrates

EP Primer: Suitable for almost all substrates but specifically for porous and unstable surfaces where excellent penetration is needed to stabilise and strengthen the substrate.

Preparation:Thorough substrate preparation is essential.
Recommended methods are:
Powerfloated concrete – use a Vacuum Assisted Shotblaster to remove weak laitance and provide a surface key for the coating. If this is not possible, chemically etch with Polycote Etch IT then rinse thoroughly and allow to dry before applying Flortex Professional.
Loose paint or rust – remove, using a Vacuum Assisted Shotblaster, Floor Grinder or equivalent method.
Loose or friable concrete – use a Vacuum Assisted Shot blaster. If this is not possible, chemically clean with Polycote Etch IT then rinse thoroughly and allow to dry.
Oil or grease – use Hot Compressed Air for large areas of contamination. Smaller, isolated deposits may be chemically cleaned with Polycote Degrease IT, then rinsed thoroughly and allowed to dry.
Prior to application of Flortex® Professional a suitable Polycote primer should be applied, depending on the type and condition of the surface.
Please contact Polycote technical helpline, and prepare the surface in accordance with the appropriate primer data sheet.
Mixing:
Having fully prepared the substrate, stir the individual components before mixing together. As pigment may ‘sink’, ensure that the mixing is very thorough and from the bottom of the container. Add Part ‘B’ to Part ‘A’ and thoroughly mix for at least 3 minutes. For best results use a heavy duty slow speed drill with a mixing paddle.Ensure thorough mixing as an unmixed product will result in a poor or non-cure situation.
Application:
Flortex Professional may be applied by brush, roller or squeegee, depending on the film thickness required.
It is normally applied at a rate of 0.3kg to 0.5kg per 1m² using a roller or squeegee. When the quantity of resin used exceeds 0.5kg/m², air bubbles may become trapped within the coating. These are removed using a Polycote Spiked Roller. This must be carried out immediately after application of the resin before curing takes place. Spiked shoes should be worn to avoid disturbing the wet coating.
To achieve a HIGH BUILD or TEXTURED finish – having applied the resin at a rate of 0.5kg to 1.0kg/m², then gradually sprinkle Kiln Dried Aggregate onto the WET resin at a rate of 2-3kg/m². The quantity of aggregate required will depend on the thickness of the initial coating. If a textured surface is required, all ‘wet spots’ must be re-covered with aggregate. Please note: spiked rolling is unnecessary for the first coat when using aggregate. Allow first coat to fully cure (preferably 24 hours) before removing all excess aggregate. A final coat of Flortex® Professional should then be applied using a roller or squeegee. The thickness of this coat may be varied depending on the finish required.