EPOXY AND POLYURETHANE FLOOR COATINGS
Cardolite offers a broad portfolio of products for floor coatings that include concrete floor primers, self-levelers, and top coats based on epoxy and polyurethane chemistries. Formulators looking for low viscosity, zero and low V.O.C. solutions with excellent adhesion properties even to uncleaned or wet concrete, fast hardness development, good weatherability, and long lasting protection can benefit from our offering.
Check out Dr. Hong Xu’s article “CNSL-Based Epoxy Curing Agents for Zero-VOC Floor Coatings and Underwater Cure Applications” featured in the Paint and Coatings Industry (PCI) Magazine December 2021 issue. The article covers Cardolite’s offering for epoxy and polyurethane coatings.
OUR OFFERING FOR CONCRETE FLOOR COATINGS
EPOXY FLOOR COATINGS
FLOOR COATING PRIMERS, SEALERS & SELF-LEVELERS
Cardolite offers low viscosity, solvent free phenalkamine curing agents for primers, sealers, and self-levelers that need good penetration and adhesion to concrete even in the presence of water and other contaminants. These phenalkamines cure very fast even at low temperatures while providing a blush free film. Mix ratios are user friendly.
Our NX-8101 Series waterborne curing agents provide similar benefits to solvent free systems including fast hardness development at lower temperatures and high humidity and excellent adhesion to damp concrete. In addition, these curing agents have a visible end of pot life and provide good stain resistance to household and industrial chemicals.
Reactive and non-reactive diluents from Cardolite enable low V.O.C. coatings without compromising performance. These products are hydrophobic in nature delivering excellent water resistance and vapor protection. The cardanol line also delivers epoxy-amine cure acceleration and can be used as a replacement for nonyl phenol. Ultra LITE color options are available.
TOP FLOOR COATS AND NON-YELLOWING SELF-LEVELERS
Cardolite’s products for top coats and non-yellowing self-levelers are very low in viscosity and color for use in all hues and shade paints. The low color technology is based on Cardolite’s proprietary process for Ultra LITE products.
Our curing agents provide excellent wetting and intercoat adhesion properties to various chemistries including epoxies and polyurethanes. Their fast hardness development ensures quick return-to-service, but with good pot life and friendly mix ratios for easier coating application. Differences in hardness development between CNSL based products and other chemistries becomes more evident at lower temperatures.
Moreover, coatings based on these curing agents deliver very good color retention and gloss stability in the presence of UV light for long-lasting beautiful floors.
Cardolite reactive and non-reactive diluents are suitable for use in top coats and self-levelers and enable low V.O.C. coatings without compromising performance. These products are hydrophobic in nature delivering excellent water resistance as well as chemical resistance due to the cardanol backbone. The cardanol, NX-2020 Series, also provides epoxy-amine cure acceleration and can be used as a replacement for nonyl phenol. Our reactive diluents are a label friendly alternative to other glycidyl ethers.
POLYURETHANE FLOOR COATINGS
Cardolite polyols for polyurethane floor coatings deliver good hardness development and mechanical properties. Polyurethane coatings based on our materials show excellent flexibility and impact resistance, good adhesion to surfaces and a good range of elastomeric to harder coatings. Grades like NX-9014 are suitable for top coats due to their good UV resistance.
SOLUTIONS FOR EVERY COATING LAYER
Cardolite offers a solution for every coating layer. To learn more about the benefits provided by each product, please select from the options below.