Effectively remove air bubbles from an epoxy coating using acetone spray technique.
Air bubble roller popper for floor coatings.
Spike rollers can be used if bubbles appear but may not completely remove them.
Woven shed resistant rollers are recommended.
Another common reason for air bubbles in your floor coating is dry rolling the product.
Fixes during prime coat installation.
Always follow recommended nap and type of cover.
This can often prevent the outgassing bubble from forming and allow the primer to fill in the pinhole that would otherwise be created.
Use this technique for removing air bubbl.
This is wrong repairing bubbles once cured is very difficult or nearly impossible without needing to re coat.
If air bubbles are present in coating allow to sit briefly before pouring on the floor.
Rapid stirring for a prolonged period can introduce air bubbles into the paint that might persist in the dried paint coat.
Air moving in and out of the concrete slab with changes in temperature and barometric pressure.
If there is a very noticeable amount of air bubbles during application try slowing down application speed.
These pinholes are caused by air bubbles formed in the epoxy coating during the application process.
Using a roller to pick out the bubbles from the floor.
Various nap roller covers have air within them.
Always use a jiffy mixer and medium to slow speeds.
Allow the coating to dry thoroughly then sand the coating smooth and repaint.
Follow directions for mixing and using primer.
Eliminate any source of direct air blowing onto the surface.
If you see bubbles forming in.
Apply paint gradually if using a roller.
Follow label and data page directions for the appropriate applicator.
Epoxy floor coating problem solving guide page 10 prevention.
Aides in flow out and leveling.
We recommend saturating your 9 or 18 roller cover in the product and then rolling it and make it.
Slowly stir partially filled containers to prevent entrapping excess air in the coating.
Avoid aggressive shot blasting.
Some people mistakenly assume that they appear later once the floor has cured.
Use a primer system on all porous concrete.
If outgassing bubbles are seen during the primer application a metal porcupine roller can be used to pop the surface tension as bubbles start to develop.
Bubbles sometimes form within the coating or on the backside of the coating film.
For example moisture cured urethane mcu coatings that dry and cure by reaction with atmospheric moisture and other coating types i e aliphatic polyurethanes that are formulated with moisture sensitive components can also bubble.
Concrete that has not been cured properly and is soft punky.
