How to Fix a Peeling Epoxy Floor

How to remove epoxy coatings

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Epoxy floors will occasionally fail and peel. And when they start peeling, the floor looks ugly and all sorts of problems will emerge.

Floors that start to peel need to be fixed as soon as possible. If we let the peeling continue, the damage gets worse. A peeling industrial floor can lead to more dust in the facility and damage in the forklifts and vehicles.

However before we even consider fixing the floor, we need to understand what caused the peeling. Because if the peeling of the floor is due to a generalised failure of the epoxy installation, then you must remove the entire coating before re-coating. Examples of generalised failures could be not having applied primer, or not having specified the right thickness and product, or poor surface preparation.

[PrimeTime]

I have metallic epoxy that is only peeling where my tires are for my truck in the garage. Is there a way to prevent this?

[marciallopez]

I have done a job using Home Depot 2 part epoxy product and after A FEW YEARS client called me saying the floor start to peel al over the place. I believe that’s because some kind of humidity problem or some kind of chemicals he drop there but I don’t know for sure. Is that possible that his floor has a humidity problem that requires a total scrape and specific treatment before even, clean, acid and re-coat with any other product?

[relaxingnature]

I want to DIY epoxy my basement floor with Rustoleum epoxy for the sole purpose of sealing out moisture. I want to install another floor system ontop like a vinyl board and insultation board to have a warmer floor to walk on as its residential. My thinking is that epoxy lasts much longer than paint so it will be a long term solution to keeping the dampness out as there is no leaks just dampness. Any thoughts on if this is a good idea or a waste of money?

[a]

I bought the course btw. I just thinks it’s much better if I can learn from daily regular job actions.

[mahbubmehedi]

Sir, I am a PU and EPOXY thick coating specialist of Fosroc. Can we diacuss by any social medium or mail?

[moskitouu]

Hello! We own a seafood processing plant, we’ve had it for 20 years, and the only time the epoxy floor really worked was when we built the plant. The original job lasted for a few years. Since then, we’ve had to repair/re-do the floors every couple of years, and lately we’ve had to do it every single year. Many contractors have come and gone, and we’ve switched from epoxy to polyurethane, to urethane and back to epoxy following on the different contractors advices. Nothing lasts over a year. Being a seafood processing plant it is a high humidity environment, there are high traffic areas as well with constant activity all day long. And the places were the doors to the cold rooms are are the first ones to crack and cause problems. Could you share some of your knowledge and give some advice? Should we stick to epoxy? Should we use different products on each area? Or is it normal for epoxy floors to last only a year? Thank you!!

[a]

Can I go to your location and and follow you to learn in action? You don’t need to pay me and I can help.