Bubbles in Epoxy Floors - Seven (7) Reasons Why are you getting them & How to avoid them

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These pinholes are caused by air bubbles formed in the epoxy coating during the application process. (some people mistakenly assume that they appear later once the floor has cured. This is wrong)

Repairing bubbles once cured is very difficult (or nearly impossible without needing to re-coat). Therefore the entire strategy for avoiding bubbles will need to fall on prevention of air bubbles. Over the years I have come to identify the key factors that can lead to the formations of bubbles in epoxy floors. Some of these I learnt the hard way, meaning that I encountered a cured floor with bubbles and needed to explain to the customer. And therefore I now make sure that most possible causes of bubbles have been eliminated before applying the epoxy coating.

[mattlehnardt]

thank you! nobody talks about this stuff, just how easy it is to lay a floor, but not what can go wrong or why. or how to avoid it.

[mattlehnardt]

excellent video! im interested in starting a business at this and this is the first time ive heard all this, and probably saved my butt from a few disasters right out of the gate!

[abhilashsahu]

This video is a very useful guide .... Its contains almost every single point that needs your concentration during epoxy flooring.

[runmydogs]

Could you put a good dpm over the concrete to help

[jpcalderon]

What's the proper formulation used in a good Epoxy resin?

[nipplenigga]

Extremely helpful! ran into this problem in one section no I can save the rest

[mindseyepr]

do you have an affordable yet effective primer you recommend?

[mattlehnardt]

do you have bubbles and such problems with Polyaspartic? or just epoxy? or polyurethane?

[brickmissing]

Hi, if you have a bad case of bubbles in your newly laid epoxy floor - what's the best way to repair it? Remove all and start again? Or just keep patching up and recoating? Also, should the surface be sanded before re-coating ? (eg. to remove the bumps from bubbles which haven't broken through the surface).

[mal]

I did an epoxy floor in my garage and got thousands of bubbles. That was after I grinded the floor, applied 2 coats of water based epoxy sealer and then 100% solids epoxy. I had to use an epoxy concrete repair paste to manually patch each pin hole and bubble crater before painstakingly sanding and recoating. I then had to repeat the process again because the second coat was still significantly affected. Absolute nightmare. Indeed I placed the initial epoxy coating in the morning, the same with the sealer, so maybe that was the issue. Currently I am 1 month into my 2 week project.

[judy]

Good explanation. Thank you. Sir I have few questions:
1. Can I apply self levelling epoxy to an outdoor area?
2. Can I apply self levelling epoxy to bathrooms where floors are usually unlevel because of drainage?
3. Is self levelling epoxy more durable than tiles?
4. Is self levelling epoxy more costly than tiles?
Thank you. More power to you sir.

[muzzettevlogs]

What are your thoughts on the Sherman William products for Epoxy?

[bobriley]

What happens if I mix the epoxy at a slower rpm for e.g 200 rpm?

[asyfiqbal]

Hi,
Kindly tell me how to prevent these bubbles after the application of top coat.
Suppose in a case it appears after final coat.
Thanks

[myrawarwick]

Awesome presentation!! Very helpful!!

[michaelpoinelli]

G
Informative video! I am also taking the course and learning quite a bit. Thank You!

[barbee]

You said no 5 reason give you a feel about the floor, so after you applied primmer you see where problems are, so if problems what would be the correction step plz advise

[creestee]

Hello. Are epoxy floors safe on humid and hot countries? I fear for the toxic fumes that may escape when epoxy become too hot. Please do clarify me. Thanks.

[jkin]

Recently had a top coat done on an concrete overlay, by the end of the day I noticed sporatic dime sizes bubbles. What could have caused this?

[judy]

Good explanation. Thank you sir. I have 3 questions:
1. Can I apply self levelling epoxy to an open air or outdoor?
2. Can I apply self levelling epoxy to bathrooms where floors are usually not level for drainage?