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Use of Epoxy Floor Paint for Commercial Purposes by jackstellon

Various types of epoxy floor paints are available in the market. The paint comes in different beautiful colors and applications. Some applications require mixing of epoxy paint with resin or some hardening agent. Epoxy floor paint It is necessary to clean that surface on which paint is to be applied otherwise the coating may not stick properly to the surface beneath. All the greases including petroleum, oils, organic fat must be removed from the surface in order to get the best result. Floor can be further protected by using sealants.

Epoxy floor paint can easily be found at home improvement centers. It is important to buy the relevant type of coating. All the paints that are made for cement floors do not necessarily contain epoxy and thus your floor may not be protected properly. The other types of cement floor paints are not designed to serve the commercial purpose e.g. a concrete paint appears good on a courtyard but it wears off very quickly, so it is not suitable in to be applied in food preparation area or a garage.

It is very simple to apply the epoxy floor paint but some tips should be remembered in this regard. Firstly, the paint hardens very soon when it is exposed to air, so it should be prepared and applied in very small amounts otherwise it will become useless. Like other paint products, proper ventilation is required for this paint also. One may suffer from dizziness or nausea while applying so due care should be taken during its application.

You can use epoxy floor paint on your floors even if your floor already has a faded or stained coating. Epoxy floor paint is well deigned to make a perfect coating on already painted surfaces. It is not necessary to match the colors with previous coating as the epoxy paint is quite thicker.

The preparation and application of epoxy floor paints require three hours for a normal sized garage. The paint should be prepared in accordance with the manufacturer's instructions. If the paint is not prepared accurately then it won't last long and desired result will not be obtained.

There are some more tips for applying the paint on new concrete. New concrete can be judged from its color as the color of new concrete is darker. When the new garage has been laid down, one must wait for almost 30 days to apply the coating.

If you are not skilled to apply the paint then you must hire some professional for to serve the purpose otherwise your money and time will be wasted. Though the application of epoxy floor paints requires certain conditions to be fulfilled, but it serves the business in long run.

Many commercial organizations need durable flooring that is resistant to damages caused by heat, salt, dirt, oil and chemicals. Ordinary flooring may not serve this purpose, e.g. tiles may not be suitable for flooring if high traffic is expected. Epoxy Floor paint probably gives the most durable to the floors. Another benefit is that Epoxy floors can be cleaned very easily.

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What kind of materials work well for inlays on a curved wooden surface?

I'm just now beginning to experiment with inlays onto/into wood.

I'm still a bit clueless as to the process. Does this make sense: carve out my design with a dremel tool; use a colored epoxy clay, perhaps add some kind of texture agent (saw dust, perhaps a complementary color of craft store sand.). Place epoxy in the groove, sand and finish.

I'm doing this on various woods that are all roughly conical (I'm actually making a version of the didgeridoo!).

I feel as if I'm missing something -- that it could look much cooler if I did something different.

AM I missing something? ANY wisdom on inlaying to wood would be appreciated!!

Thanks!

You might want to check out using polymer clay as your inlays in the curved wood surfaces. (Polymer clay comes in various brands and lines, most of which come in premixed colors but some are only one color).

It can be inlaid as *prebaked* chips or bits of small sheets, or it can be inlaid while it's *raw* then cured right in the wood with a heat gun if it's too big to go into the oven,etc (held a certain distance away, for 10 min or so depending on the thickness of the clay). Polymer clay doesn't shrink appreciably like many other clays will, unless it's in large thin sheets, and it can be colored endlessly, shaped easily, and have all kinds of patterns created in it or metallic effects put on its surface, etc., etc.

Here are some examples of polymer clay being used in wood objects with depressions:
Cynthia Tinapple's bowls and drum with inlays
http://www.tinapple.com/oldsite/cynthia/bowl2000.html (several bowls, one with Balinese Filigree clay pattern)
http://www.tinapple.com/oldsite/cynthia/bowl399/index.html (+ lesson)
http://tinapple.com/cynthia/?p=16 (with inlay of "dot slice" from clay gun)
http://www.tinapple.com/oldsite/cynthia/djembe.html (drum)
...Cynthia's stairs with inlaid raw polymer along the edge (short, border, "railing")... cured with heat gun

http://www.tinapple.com/cynthia/stairs.html

....Cynthia put a strip of textured clay on her DH's 4' tall poplar chest, between drawers (also added clay handles)

http://www.tinapple.com/oldsite/cynthia/poplarplinth.html

Bonnie Bishoff's disks of patterned baked clay into the top of a wooden stool ... and a wood chair back
http://www.guild.com/artitem/28168.html and http://www.guild.com/artitem/28170.html

If you want more info about polymer clay, or about using it as inlays or even as whole veneers, check out my site (this is the Table of Contents page):

http://glassattic.com/polymer/contents.htm

......and check out these pages in particular for this use:
--Inlays
--Covering > Veneers
-----and Covering > Wood if you want to put the wood and raw clay in the oven together
--Glues
--Fauxs-Turq.&Wood > Wood > Parquet (if you want to actually create the inlays from faux wood made with polymer clay, as well)

HTH, and have fun!

Diane B.

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