When people notice a shiny concrete surface, they automatically assume it must be polished concrete. However not all glossy concrete floors are actually polished concrete. There are a number of ways to make the concrete floor shine.
1. Coat concrete with polyurethane coatings
2. Clear 100% solid resins epoxy floor coatings
3. Naturally polished concrete floors
Polished concrete is extremely popular floor finish often seen in galleries, showrooms, professional office and luxury homes. It is easy to maintain, scratch resistant, skid resistant and does not require topical re-coating.
The epoxy floor coatings and polyurethane sealers work well to bring out to reveal the texture of the concrete floor slab, and leaves a high gloss topical finish. When 100% epoxy coating is applied properly the appearance of the concrete floor looks as if a thin sheet of glass was installed over the concrete slab, due to thickness the epoxy coating is applied onto the concrete surface. Polyurethane although also provides a high gloss finish, polyurethane sealers are applied at a paper thin coats, and will likely require several applications of polyurethane before a build up is achieved. It is also important to mention to get the best results from clear coating the concrete floor surface, it is imperative that the concrete floor is mechanically profiled with a concrete grinding maching to ensure adhession and to expose the character the of the concrete floor surface.
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