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diamond grinding process to cut the concrete, which limited the dust," Behunin explains. The hand-held grinders helped the crew access tight spaces.
more cost-effective media than epoxy. However, with this project, time was a huge consideration. In fact, time truly was money. They simply could not afford to have the pet food processing line out of commission for the 28 days or more that it would take for the new concrete to cure. In the long run, it was more cost-effective for them to build up the floor using high-tech coatings. An unusual move, to say the least.
"To create the slope," Behunin says, "we had to build the floor
up to a thickness of 3" (7.62cm) in some places, tapering down to ¼" (0.64cm) at the drain. The ICO-Guard 51 is self-priming, so once the concrete was clean and prepped, we could start coating. We didn't have to wait for a prime coat to cure." Establishing a mixing stat ion, the crew warmed the
International Coatings' ICO-Guard 51 epoxy to 85°F to 95°F (29°C to 35°C), and mixed the three-part epoxy in a mortar mixer. Then, using a screed box and armed with trowels, they began applying the resin-rich, 100% solids epoxy onto the floor, one ¼" (0.64cm)
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