Polyurea can be described as an inert, elastomeric substance made by combining an isocyanate with a synthetic resin.
This sounds complex unless you are a chemist. So in layman's terms, Polyurea is one of the most effective protective coatings and it's flexible as well as highly adaptable. Even under extreme stress, it returns to its original form. Polyurea combines two potentially harmful chemical compounds to create a single, inert, and environmentally friendly product.
Facility owners use Polyurea for many purposes. These include joint sealants, linings, and protective coatings. For corrosion protection and resistance to abrasion, apply over concrete and steel. Polyurea offers many advantages over traditional materials in joint fill and caulk applications. Polyurea's fast setting, high elongation, durability/abrasion, and strength are some of its key advantages. Spraying Polyurea into pre-formed molds allows you to mold and shape it easily. You can also use Polyurea to protect expanded polystyrene's (EPS) hard coat protective shell for architectural molding fascia.
It is important to remember that Polyurea does not refer to a particular coating system or specification. It is a description of polymer technology. It's a wonderful technology that can be used in many formulations and has different physical properties. There are two types of polyureas: the PDA defines pure polyureas and hybrid polyurea systems. Each has its advantages and disadvantages.
Polyurea cannot solve all your joint fill or protective coating needs. It should be used in conjunction with the correct surface preparation, primers, manufacturer's material formulation, appropriate equipment, quality control inspection, and trained applicators.
Modern times call for modern technology.
Traditional coatings are often not eco-friendly. They can emit harmful gases for several days, sometimes even weeks, as they cure slowly. This is not only harmful to the environment to anyone around it, but it also causes prolonged downtime as the protective coatings cure.
Polyurea was developed to replace these coatings with a better quality alternative. Polyurea is an inert and highly durable system that can withstand the most severe environments heavy industry has to offer. It can cure almost immediately, in seconds or minutes rather than hours or days/weeks. It has better physical properties than other systems. It is suitable for almost any application.
There are so many garage floor coatings out there. Each of them has its own benefits. Polyurea, Polyaspartic and urethanes, especially moisture cured urethanes have become all the rage in the garage flooring industry. Why? When you epoxy coat a garage floor, what do you do next? You protect it with urethane! We introduced a hybrid Polyura, Polyaspartic with the single component properties of moisture cured urethane! This means you get an incredibly durable and chemical resistant floor that comes with an installation process you can handle. Virtually unlimited pot-life. No roller marks and no guessing. Of course we still require some floor prep! Data Sheet and Product Info Download
Easy Prep
Untreated concrete floors can easily and safely be prepared without grinding or the use of muriatic acid by using our safer etching method for garage floors
Flake & Coating Colors
Simply select the flake and base coat colors to preview them
Price vs Thickness
Coatings are three dimensional. We tend to look at them like paint on a wall. How much do we need to cover an area? The best trick in the book is to give someone an inexpensive system by taking the same gallon of material and spreading it over 300 Sq. Ft. instead of 200 Sq. Ft. Our kits are based on a spread rate of 200 Sq. Ft. per gallon. Don’t just ‘cover’ your floor. You are building thickness. Even our two coat system is designed to be up 4.4 times thicker than inexpensive garage coatings and 20-30% thicker than similarly designed competitors. More coating on the floor means better color depth, better gloss better performance and it does a better job hiding our flaws.
Is This The Right Coating?
To be clear, there is no coating that is perfect for anyone. This is absolutely the coating we would suggest for the vast majority of our customers. We like to have a closer look if you have specific chemicals you know your floor will be exposed to. If you are going to be welding, you should call us. If you have a floor that was heavily damaged and has a lot of repairs there are times a 100% solids epoxy makes more sense. It is also important to understand that coatings are not a perfect fit to every situation and every customer. If you have questions, CALL US.
Important Tinting & Mixing
Tint always comes prepackaged for a 1-gallon container. For all colors EXCEPT White and Yellow: If you have a quart that needs tinted use 5 Fluid Ounces of tint. 10 Fluid Ounces for a half gallon. Etc. Always mix all tinted material together before applying to the floor. Our 100 Sq. Ft. add on kits are priced as inexpensively as possible. To do this you may need to split a gallon. For example, if you need 1/2 gallon of clear and 1/2 gallon of color, we are sending a gallon. You would separate it and tint half.
For the color White or Yellow use the entire content of the container for 1 gallon. If you have a quart that needs tinted use 7.5 Fluid Ounces of tint. 15 Fluid Ounces for a half gallon. Etc. Always mix all tinted material together before applying to the floor.
We’ve built a kit for every floor. You want a simple 2 coat system with some flakes. We’ve got that. Do you want a clear that brings out the natural beauty of your concrete? Done! High end three coat flake systems… simplified! You want a full broadcast floor where you see nothing but flake and two coats of clear to make it feel nice under your creeper. We’ve got it. From 250 Sq. Ft. to 1,000 Sq. Ft. we have kits that will work in your garage! Need a little more? We have add on kits so you can get exactly what you need! Our Polyurea is also available individually if our kits do not meet your needs.
Three Floor Coating Options
Two Coat System: Our two coat system is two options in one. Your choice of a beautiful gray garage floor coating with a heavy broadcast of flakes OR a simple yet beautiful option of two coats of clear to bring out your concretes natural beauty. The flake system includes one color coat and one clear coat. The clear system is two coats of clear. This system is perfect for residential garages in relatively good physical condition. This is the basic system we have been selling for years. It performs incredibly well and for most of us, more coats are simply not required. We are using a lower spread rate so you end up with a considerably thicker system.
Three Coat System: This system was specifically designed for those looking for a color option. It does offer a thicker system so we do offer it in gray as well. We find that colors look better when they are applied in two coats. Let’s face it. None of us are coatings contractors. When you want a white floor, you want a white floor. You don’t want concrete showing through. Two coats of color give you incredibly high shine and increased durability. Finish it off with the included clear and you have an outstanding system that hides some flaws in the concrete underneath. This system is perfect for anyone who wants color, commercial applications and those of us who tend to beat our floors up a little — you know who you are!
Three Coat Full Broadcast System: In a full broadcast system, flakes are not just a decorative item. They are part of your floor. They create a fourth layer that makes for one of the most durable and beautiful coatings systems on the market. The system will hide most repairs and provide years of enjoyment. Our system in specific will also smooth out much of the texture. This system is perfect if you like to beat the heck out of your floor or if you just love the unmistakable look of a full broadcast system.
Need Extra?
We have built a little forgiveness into the amount of coatings we shipped (see exceptions below). 250 Sq. Ft. systems could effectively cover up to 300 Square feet. 500 Sq. Ft. Systems could effectively cover Up to 600 Square Feet. 750 Sq. Ft. Systems could effectively cover up to 900 Sq. Ft. and 1000 Sq. Ft. systems could effectively cover up to 1,200 Sq. Ft. You would be reducing your Mil thickness but would still be well within range. You may need additional flake on full broadcast systems. We also sell add on kits. You will need to split ad on kits to cover all coats before tinting. We do not suggest stretching 2 coat tan kits as the full Mil thickness may be necessary to prevent bleed through. Clear kits may be stretched even further or even doubled if you do a single coat of clear at 200 Sq. Ft. per gallon.
Facility owners use Polyurea for many purposes. These include joint sealants, linings, and protective coatings. For corrosion protection and resistance to abrasion, apply over concrete and steel. Polyurea offers many advantages over traditional materials in joint fill and caulk applications. Polyurea's fast setting, high elongation, durability/abrasion, and strength are some of its key advantages. Spraying Polyurea into pre-formed molds allows you to mold and shape it easily. You can also use Polyurea to protect expanded polystyrene's (EPS) hard coat protective shell for architectural molding fascia.
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