Epoxy floor systems will tend to vary significantly in thickness depending on the intended use.
Epoxy coating thickness measurement.
Super thick epoxy coating.
The thicker coatings are used to repair and rebuild concrete floors that are in bad shape.
They are composed of one coat of primer and 2 3 coats of ktisepox epoxy floor coating.
Shims can be placed over soft tacky coatings to prevent the gage probe from depressing the coating film.
The thinner epoxy floorings are typically used for new concrete or concrete that is in decent shape and does not need a lot of repair work.
This guide below examines the most common epoxy floor systems used.
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Thin coat systems usually have a dry film thickness of 400 500 microns.
The most popular epoxy floors for businesses are those in the range of 10 20 mils thick and will usually comprise of a 2 to 3 coat system.
Coating thickness is obtained by subtracting the shim thickness from the total measurement of the shim and the coating.
The elcometer range of destructive coating thickness gauges includes the elcometer 121 4 paint inspection gauge the paint inspection gauge commonly known as the p i g is a popular method for determining dry film thicknesses on non metallic substrates.
A primer a high builds basecoat and a topcoat.
Epoxy thicknesses can range from 2 3 mils to 250 mils 1 4 or thicker depending on the application.