How do you apply an epoxy floor coating to a concrete floor yourself?

Easy to apply in 1 day

Farmcoat Epoxy Floor Coating is very easy to apply yourself in 1 day. Here we explain how you can easily apply an epoxy floor coating to a concrete floor in your stable, tank room, feed alley or garage floor.

Supplies

Clean tap water, preferably a high-pressure cleaner
Concrete grinder or concrete grinder
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 Floor 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 concrete grinder or concrete sanding machine. This ensures long-term adhesion. For heavily worn surfaces, sanding also ensures that irregularities are smoothed, brittle/loose pieces are removed and you ultimately need less coating. Sanding is therefore also cost-saving! New trowelled floors should also be sanded. These are trowelled so smoothly/densely that the coating cannot adhere to them properly. New concrete surfaces that have not been trowelled and already have a rough surface do not need to be sanded (as in the instruction video on this page). Rinse the floor again after sanding to remove all dust.

3. Cleaning

Apply the Farmcoat ADP Cleaner diluted with water (1 to 10) to the floor using the watering can with spray head. Brush this in and let it work on the floor for a maximum of 10 minutes. After 10 minutes, spray the surface clean with tap water. The ADP Cleaner is an acidic cleaner that ensures that all miniscule dirt (that is not visible to the eye) dissolves. In addition, the ADP Cleaner ensures that the pores of the concrete open up. This makes the coating adhere even better!

4. Coating

Make sure the surface is completely dry before coating. You can do this by letting it dry overnight or by forcing it with a blowtorch. Tape the surface where necessary for a good separation line (relevant for feed alleys).

Mix Farmcoat Epoxy Floor Coating before use by adding the B-component (hardener) to the A-component and mixing thoroughly with the supplied mixing tool on a drill for 2 minutes. Also mix well along the edges and over the bottom of the tin.

Giet de coating binnen 30 minuten in delen uit op de vloer en verspeid deze over de vloer met een roller. Gebruik de roller om de dikke laag uit te verspreiden/vooruit te duwen. Gebruik de kwast voor de randen/hoekjes. Eventueel kan ook een wisser gebruikt worden. Let op: houdt je aan de verwerkingstijd. Buiten de verwerkingstijd begint het uithardingsproces van de producten en zijn de producten lastig te verwerken. De coating voor gebruik koel (< 20°C) opslaan. Niet in de zon laten staan.