Cold weather Epoxy

[mark2457]

Hoping to get my roof finished this weekend and tyvek and siding weekend after, then it's on to the inside. Weather's getting chilly here in IL (http://www.wunderground.com/us/il/skokie)

Anyone know of an epoxy that can be applied in cold weather?

Regards

Mark

 

[Shea]

As long as the temperature of the concrete can maintain 50-55 degress during application and cure, you can apply epoxy effectively. The temperature is dependent on the brand that you use. You can find some tips on applying epoxy in colder weather here.

For colder temps you can't use epoxy. You would need to use a polyurea or polyaspartic coating instead. The problem however is most of these are not very DIY friendly due to the very short pot life of these coatings.

 

[Garage Flooring]

Hoping to get my roof finished this weekend and tyvek and siding weekend after, then it's on to the inside. Weather's getting chilly here in IL (http://www.wunderground.com/us/il/skokie)

Anyone know of an epoxy that can be applied in cold weather?

Regards

Mark

Rust Bullet is not an epoxy it is a urethane but it can go down 10-15 degrees cooler than Epoxy

 

[LegacyIndustrial]

Nohr-S Polyurea and our Xtreme Polyaspartic can go lower than epoxies. Epoxies can act funny when left open for too long. Best to heed Shea's advice above.

 

[mark2457]

thanks Guys. Will look into those suggestions

 

[SunsetsAndFriends]

Hoping to get my roof finished this weekend and tyvek and siding weekend after, then it's on to the inside. Weather's getting chilly here in IL (http://www.wunderground.com/us/il/skokie)

Anyone know of an epoxy that can be applied in cold weather?

Regards

Mark

I'm looking at coating my garage floor too, which is under my house on the same level as my basement. My floor temperatures, without heat, are in the 55-60 F range, but being in WI, temperatures will soon drop to the 30's.

Recently, I saw an article on allgaragefloors.com about Nohr-S polyurea floor coating by LegacyIndustrial. Here's the link http://allgaragefloors.com/nohr-s-best-diy-polyurea-floor-coating/. It can be applied in temperatures down to 35 F.

 

[mark2457]

I'm looking at coating my garage floor too, which is under my house on the same level as my basement. My floor temperatures, without heat, are in the 55-60 F range, but being in WI, temperatures will soon drop to the 30's.

Recently, I saw an article on allgaragefloors.com about Nohr-S polyurea floor coating by LegacyIndustrial. Here's the link http://allgaragefloors.com/nohr-s-best-diy-polyurea-floor-coating/. It can be applied in temperatures down to 35 F.

These guys have an Ultra product that can be applied down to 20-degrees: https://armorpoxy.com/garages-indoor-residential/

 

[Armorpoxy]

We offer a coating system called Ultrafast LT which can be applied down to about 30 deg F.
https://armorpoxy.com/garages-indoor-residential/ultrafast/

 

[ddove1972]

I know this post is a few years old but deals with my concerns. I am getting ready to epoxy a 40x50 garage floor. It is going to be a "Harry Home owner"garage but I will be working on cars on a regular basis. I only want to do this floor once. Saying this, I mean that I do not want to have to fix spots in a year or 2 because a car was parked on one spot too long or where brake clean was dripped.

What is the durability difference between a Nohr-S Polyurea - Xtreme Polyaspartic - or an Epoxy?

I am not even going to ask about cost yet, I am more concerned about something that will hold up.

 

[LegacyIndustrial]

Nohr-S is similar but leaning a bit to the Xtreme. Epoxy does not compare to either and I would not play with epoxy in the cold without a few cans of accelerator.
I just got off the phone with a customer who did an acid stain with our Nohr-S as the clearcoat. Against my guidance he did it in 30 degree weather.

He said the time between coats stretched out but the results were stellar.
He is sending us some pics to share.