one of the things i like about the guard products for polished concrete is that it greatly increases the COF. Your typical epoxy terrazzo floor is honed to 200 grit, then a solvent sealer like Crystal Seal is applied and then the terrazzo guys say you are on your own...they tell them to wax it. We like using Bellatrex from Meadows...the guys from Terrazzo and Marble supply will tell you that they only want to see an acrylic sealer applied, they do not like to have the floors waxed, which of course everyone does.
i polished one epoxy floor out and hated it..if i did it again, i would stop at 400 and put a guard on it...it was taken to 1800 and looked horrible..it had a great shine, but the epoxy did not polish out like the chips did... an effect known as 'alligator eyes" in the industry...describes it pretty good. Other areas we took to 800 and put the guard down and it looked so much better...
We used Signature for years and years on sealed concrete and never had any problems with it being too slick btw.
We just waxed an epoxy terrazzo floor at a local high school last month,and used Navigator wax from Hilyards...its really hard , about 30% solids..
From: J Williams <Jeff@srsdetroit.com>
To: Restoration and Maintenance <sccpartners@stoneandtilepros.com>
Sent: Friday, March 2, 2012 12:48 PM
Subject: [sccpartners] Increasing slip resistance on epoxy terrazzo
I have a potential customer with an epoxy terrazzo floor that is currently coated with Johnson Diversey “Signature” floor finish. They have had some complaints about the floor being slippery – especially when people come in with wet feet. Diversey states that their product has a C.O.F. of 0.5 to 0.6. Does anyone know what the approximate C.O.F. is of a an uncoated epoxy terrazzo, or have any suggestions as to increase the slip resistance and still maintain the shine?
Any suggestions are appreciated
Jeff Williams
Stone Restoration Services
1700 W Maple
Troy, Mi 48084
Phone (248) 220-1672
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