Epoxy Flooring for Commercial Kitchens, Food & Beverage Processing Plants
Commercial kitchens and food production facilities have one thing in common they both need flooring that is super tough and easy to clean. They need to be able to take anything and everything chefs and production processes can throw at them without being damaged. They also need to come clean fast and easy. Our floor epoxy is USDA approved for all food service applications.
Very few epoxy floor coatings have all the characteristics needed to survive long term in these environments. They must have high adhesion ratings, high hardness rating, high impact resistant rating and a very low Abrasion Loss rating. These are the four most important factors that determine how well an epoxy floor coating will perform under harsh conditions. This epoxy system rates best in all four categories! So called High Solids epoxies, water based or hybrid epoxies such as cyclioaliphatic epoxies have no chance at surviving long term. We have two versions that are at the top of the epoxy technology spectrum. The standard prime and epoxy floor system with traditional dry times for facilities that don't have a critical down time issue and a remarkable No-Prep Instant Primer option that allows you to prime over minimally prepared concrete and apply the epoxy layer over it in 15-20 minutes. This is a huge time, money and labor saver!
Each Commercial Kitchen System comes with high performance epoxy primer(outperforms our competition's top epoxies), high build commercial kitchen epoxy, epoxy rollers, epoxy jiffy mixer and calibrated squeegee for spreading epoxy out properly. If slip resistance is needed we recommend you purchase the heavy duty nonslip additive that you mix into the epoxy. We recommend 2 units per 400sf.
Can be applied over existing coatings which minimizes downtime and prep work, also can be applied over ceramic or porcelain tiles you just need to use our proprietary Bonding Primer in lieu of the standard primer. Our bonding primer will ensure permanent adhesion between dissimilar coatings and smooth tile surfaces to our epoxy. Just select the Bonding Primer option and we will make the switch at no additional cost.
We also recommend when doing a commercial kitchen that you install a cove base around the perimeter walls. This way you have a seamless transition from the floor to the wall and you can run the epoxy across the floor and right up the cove base to form a waterproof tub.. You can make the Cove Base yourself with our Cove Base Kit available at the bottom of the page that comes complete with 4" cove tool. Notice how the 90 degree wall-floor juncture is now a germ free radiused continuation of the floor!
Our commercial kitchen epoxy system is USDA approved and inspectors love it when you install a cove base forming a sanitary joint at the floor/wall junction.
If downtime is critical choose the No Prep Instant Primer. It's a combination of ArmorGarage superior epoxy technology and Nano Technology. No grinding or etching necessary. Simply remove all surface dirt, oil & grease and apply the primer with the supplied nano sprayer. Let sit 15 minutes and then apply the epoxy right over the primer. This option makes redoing your floor a one day process!
Our epoxy floor coating has the hardest chemically cross linked finish with a SHORE-D rating at the top of the chart well above the hardness of even construction hard hats, highest adhesion ratings(Up To 725psi), highest impact ratings(Up To 160 ft/lbs). Dropped heavy pots, pans, mixing bins and dishes have no effect on this coating. It can also take hot oil splashes of up to 350 degrees. Other epoxy floor coatings will boil right off under a hot oil spill. This means your floor with our chemically hardened finish will handle abuse better than standard epoxies which means your floor will stay looking newer longer and stay easy to clean longer. Although your first install costs may be slightly higher with this coating, your total cost of ownership is much lower because it will last five times as long as any epoxy you can buy will. Eliminating critical downtime, heartache and less expense from not having to redo your floor every couple of years. Not to mention the unhappy health inspector seeing a shabby looking floor with exposed concrete showing.
Your floor will also be highly chemical and acid resistant. Can withstand power washings and caustic wash downs if and when needed. It's also waterproof, mold, mildew and bacteria proof and self extinguishing.
Can be applied over existing Quarry Tile or Ceramic Tile Floors. Simply clean tiles and prime with our Proprietary Bonding Primer, let dry and then apply the epoxy. The No Prep Instant Primer option doesn't require grinding or etching. As long the floor is oil and grease free you apply this primer right over it. See the Must Read Tab on the product page for how to easily and quickly remove oil & grease stains. Your new floor can now be a one day process!
WET PROCESSING EPOXY FLOOR COATING.
Coverage is dependent upon application and the porosity of your concrete. You will get 20-25% more coverage going over quarry tile or previous coating. We always recommend a 10% safety factor when ordering no matter what the surface is. Concrete can be like sheetrock sometimes and just soak in the coating like a sponge. We provide ample product in each of the kits but its still a good idea to have a little buffer. If using the No Prep Primer we suggest a safety factor of 20%, this primer takes a little more product to cover than the standard primer.
Floor should be free and clear of all dirt, oil or grease. Acid etch or diamond grinding with Floor Prep Machine from Home Depot or a rented Industrial Diamond Grinder is recommended. All oil and grease stains must be removed for kitchen floor applications. Clean stains with Liquid Tide or Dawn Dish Detergent scrubbed in with straight muriatic acid, let sit 5 minutes and rinse well. Several applications may be needed to remove stubborn stains. Neutralize floor with a TSP wash down. When water does not bead up on stain or turn rainbowish blue is when the stain has been removed. If oil cannot be cleaned from floor, prime floor with our Oil Primer.
Once floor is clean and dry, mix primer(color coded and labeled Primer) in a 1:1 ratio with supplied mixer until the color is uniform, about 2-3 minutes on medium speed. IF YOU ARE IN A LOW VOC STATE YOU WILL RECEIVE THE LOW VOC PRIMER WHICH IS 4:1 MIX RATIO. Do not mix on high speed. Use calibrated mixing containers to get an accurate mix of the Part A & Part B. Then pour mixed primer into roller pan and roll onto floor with 1/4" or 3/8" lint free roller as if you would regular paint. Our primer is really a high performance epoxy that we thin down a little so that it soaks into the lsab for permanent adhesion so working time is similar to the epoxy about 30-40 minutes. Do not mix more than you can apply in about 25 minutes. We recommend mixing 1 gallon combined paert A & B per person rolling. If mixing 2 or more gallons, once mixed seperate the mix into separate pails for each person this will slow the curing process down.
Let primer dry to the touch(4-6 hours) but no longer than 24 hours. Next, mix the epoxy(color coded differently and labled Epoxy) in a 2:1 ratio of Part A to Part B. Do not mix all the epoxy at once, this is not like store bought epoxy and the more you mix the faster it cures. Mix one gallon of epoxy for each person rolling. After mixing the epoxy pour from mixing bucket directly onto floor in a left to right bead. Using the supplied notched squeegee spread the epoxy up and down, then using a roller backroll over the squeegee marks spreading and evening out the epoxy. The Nonslip material can be dispersed into the wet epoxy and back rolled or can be mixed right into the epoxy. Let dry overnight before light use and 24-48 hours depending on temperature and humidity for heavy duty traffic use. The warmer the floor the faster to full cure.
If coating over a tiled floor you must clean the tile and grout thoroughly and apply the Bonding primer, let dry then apply the epoxy. If applying over existing coating, ensure coating is still adhered to the floor properly, sand lightly with 100 grit to clean and rough up and then apply Bonding primer. See the Bonding Primer product at bottom of page.
For applications where downtime is critical use the No Prep Instant Primer. This eliminates the cleaning process although you should do a basic cleaning to remove any surface contaminants and allows you to apply the epoxy in 15 minutes after primer application. This allows for a one day application and back in service in 24 hours. See related Products.
Many uncoated kitchen and food prep floors have some sort of oil & grease contamination. Usually this can be remedied by scrubbing Muriatic Acid and Liquid Tide into the stains. Let it sit for 5 minutes and then rinse well. it may take several times to fully remove the stain. Once cleaned you must neutralize the area with some TSP powder that you simply sprinkle on, scrub in and rinse.
To test if you removed enough of the oil & grease to apply the epoxy coating simply sprinkle some water on the stain after it has dried from cleaning. The water should soak right in and should not bead up and turn to a bluish rainbow color. If unable to fully clean these areas we strongly suggest you use our Oil Stain Primer that is engineered to bond with oils & grease in concrete.
For going over VCT Tile be sure to strip the tiles clean and choose the Bonding Primer Option. We will switch out the standard primer for two coats of the Bonding Primer.
PLEASE NOTE that due to recent changes in VOC laws by the EPA certain states require the 'Low VOC' version. The Low VOC version of the primer is a 4:1 mix ratio, rather than 1:1 mix ratio. Current states that these laws apply to are CA, CT, DE, IL, IN, MD, MA, ME, NJ, NY, OH, PA, RI, VA, KY and all of Canada. Orders shipping to these states require that the No Odor/Low VOC Option be selected for the size kit you need in the Primer Drop Down Box, orders to these states that have not selected the No Odor/Low VOC option will be manually adjusted with the correct price when your order is processed. The Fast Dry Primer & the No-Prep Instant Primer meets the Low VOC requirements and is very low odor also.
This epoxy system consists of our high performance epoxy primer and super heavy duty epoxy coating with an unmatched hardness rating that is at the top of the chart and many levels harder than even construction hard hats. This is an incredibly robust epoxy floor coating, in fact our primer out performs most other epoxies! Installs at an extra thick 25-30mils.
This system has standard dry times of 4-6 hours for the primer and 8-10 hours for the epoxy. For faster cure time Order the Fast Cure primer version which dries in 2-3 hrs. Allows for floor prep, priming and epoxy coating in same day. Or for even faster application time see order the No-Prep Instant Primer, see additional details regarding this option below.
Waterproof and Mold & Mildew Proof. Can be used with our Cove Base Kits to form a waterproof tub for power washdowns.
Chemical & Acid Resistant.
Nonstick surface cleans easily and maintains sanitory conditions.
USDA approved.
Virtually Indestrutible and can handle heavy forklift traffic and constant heavy impacts with ease.
This is a simple to install epoxy floor system with no prior experience needed and will meet all your operational needs. It is unmatched when it comes to kitchen and food prep duty.
