Resincoat Penny Floor Epoxy

DESCRIPTION

This high quality Epoxy Penny Floor system allows you to get creative with your floor offering a totally unique design. Customers have the choice of pennies, coins, bottle caps or even LP vinyls to create a striking focal point. The coins can be positioned to create decorative patterns and designs that are ideal for any kitchen floor, bathroom floor or in any industrial or commercial setting. All our resin is manufactured in the UK to the highest standard offering a high quality finish ensuring your floor will last for many years.

COVERAGE RATES

Please see below for coverage rates. If you are coating a large area and would like expert advice, please call our team who will be happy to assist you.

Coverage at 1mm depth

1kg: up to 0.6m²

2.5kg: up to 1.5m²

5kg: up to 3m²

10kg: up to 6m²

Please note: the above coverage rates are per coat, in this case we would advise 2 coats.

APPLICATION GUIDE

Preparation

Old paint finishes should be removed if flaking at all and the surface should be sanded to create a texture (also known as a mechanical key) prior to applying Resincoat Penny Floor Epoxy. When preparing for a floor coat, doing so mechanically (shot-blasting or grinding) is always advisable for best results, but if that is not possible then sanding the area or our Etch and Clean is a good alternative. After the surface has been completely abraded, thoroughly sweep and vacuum the area of any remaining dust or contaminants. For more information on preparation, please see technical data sheet. 

Please note: Etch and Clean is only suitable for use on bare concrete.

Priming

• For new concrete floors or floors in good condition, prime with Resincoat Damp Tolerant Primer

• For dusty, old or weaker floors prime with Resincoat Deep Penetrating Primer

• For greasy floors with heavy oil residue clean thoroughly using a suitable degreaser scraping off any dust or dirt and then prime with Resincoat Oil Tolerant Primer

Application

We advise when applying this product the ambient temperature is at least 7°C.

1. Run a line of adhesive on your surface and begin applying the pennies in your chosen pattern, until the space is filled.

2. Use grout and a squeegee to cover all the pennies, filling grout in the spaces left between the the coins

3. Leave to fully dry, before vacuuming and cleansing the area of dust and contaminants 

4. For a penny floor, the maximum depth of resin is typically 2mm

5. Mix Part A on its own with a mixing paddle attached to an electric drill for about 1 minute before adding ALL of Part B and continue to mix for another 90 seconds, keeping the paddle in suspension to avoid mixing air into the unit.

6. Pour entirety of the tin's contents into a plastic paint scuttle or tray.

7. Immediately begin applying your paint with a nylon-bonded resin suitable roller.

8. Use a brush around the edges to cut in (a second pair of hands can be useful for this stage).

9. As soon as the first coat has started curing (is no longer tacky to touch) you can re-coat; this should take 12-24 hours.

10. The cured final coat is ok for foot traffic at 24 hours. Cars and heavy objects, however, should be left off the new coating for the first 48 hours and chemicals including water should not be introduced for the first 7 days (Full chemical cure).

PLEASE NOTE: The pot life of this product is 20 minutes. This means that once parts have been mixed, the paint will start to chemically cure after this time. Ensure you remove the paint from the tin in this window. The paint will then be workable on your floor for up to 40 minutes. 

Pot life = Time to harden in pot following addition of hardener

Working Time = Time to apply product before it becomes unworkable

USEFUL INFORMATION

• Roller sleeves should be used once per coat, two coats will require two roller sleeves.

• This product should NOT be split. Taking smaller quantities from each tin, even if measured correctly, may cause issues with activating.

• This product is NOT self levelling.