How do you apply an epoxy wall coating yourself?

Easy to apply in 1 day

Farmcoat Epoxy Wall Coating is very easy to apply yourself in 1 day. Here we explain how you can easily apply an epoxy wall coating to your work area, tank room, barn wall or milk pit

Supplies

Clean tap water, preferably a high-pressure cleaner
Sander
Farmcoat application kit; consisting of a watering can with spray head, mixing tool (for on a drill), brushes, rollers, telescopic handle, tape and Farmcoat ADP Cleaner)
Farmcoat Epoxy Primer
Farmcoat Epoxy Wall Coating

1. Pretreatment

The preparation process is of utmost importance for a good final result. Grease, dirt
(feed residue/dung) and other contaminants should be completely removed from
the substrate. Use high pressure if necessary.

2. Sand

Sand the surface with a sander. This will also sand away any stubborn dirt. For sanding, the following applies for each type of substrate:

New cementitious substrates should be at least 2 weeks old before applying a coating. These do not need to be sanded provided they are smooth.
Sand down old plastic, paint or coating layers well.
Bare steel objects should be blasted. Already treated steel objects (with paint or the like) only sanding.
Pretreated wood should be well sanded. Wax, greases or oils should be completely removed.

3. Cleaning

Apply Farmcoat ADP Cleaner diluted with water (1 in 30) to the wall using the watering can with spray head. Brush this in and allow it to act on the substrate for up to 10 minutes. After 10 minutes, spray the surface clean with tap water. The ADP Cleaner is an acidic cleaner that causes all miniscule dirt (not visible to the eye) to dissolve.

4. Primer

Make sure the substrate is completely dry before applying primer. You can do this by letting it dry overnight or forcing it to do so using a gas burner. Tape off the substrate where necessary for a good separation line.

Process Farmcoat Epoxy Primer according to the following description: mix the product up before use by adding the B component (hardener) to the A component and mixing firmly until evenly mixed. Then let the product rest for 5 minutes before application. Then apply the product by roller or brush.

Let the primer dry for about 4 hours. When the white primer has dried completely transparent you can move on to the next step: coating!

5. Coating

Mix Farmcoat Epoxy Wall Coating up before use by adding the B component (hardener) together with the A component and mixing firmly for 2 min. Also mix well along the edges and across the bottom of the can.

Apply the coating to the wall by roller or brush as soon as possible, but at least within 1 hour of mixing. Work well wet-on-wet.