At present, the floor construction project is widely used, but it may cause some impacts under certain conditions, especially in winter. In winter, due to the low temperature, the curing speed of the coating will slow down and become viscous, which will greatly increase the construction difficulty. In the process of professional floor construction, the quality of the coating itself will decline, affecting the later use. Although the construction of epoxy floor paint is more difficult in winter, if the project really needs to be constructed in winter or low temperature environment, how should it be carried out? Here are some methods for your reference!

1. Isolate low temperature period

During the construction of epoxy floor paint, try to isolate the low temperature period as much as possible. You can choose to start construction after 10 a.m. and stop construction at 3 p.m. to minimize the impact of low temperature.

2. Increase room temperature

Increase the indoor temperature to more than 5 degrees, so that construction can also be carried out in winter. Many plants in the north have heating supply, which can be opened before and during construction.

3. Add solvent

Solvents with faster volatilization rate less than 5% can be added, such as acetone, ethyl acetate, butyl acetate, etc. This can solve the problem of high viscosity and lack of leveling property of floor paint at low temperature.

4. Paint heating.

Place the coating in a warm environment or heat it with steam or hot water. But be careful not to let steam or hot water enter the paint, and the temperature of hot water should be controlled below 38 ℃.

In addition, attention should be paid to the following environmental problems in winter to avoid affecting the construction quality.

1. It is not suitable for construction during fogging

If the construction site is not a sealed space and meets fog, frost, snow and other climates, construction cannot be carried out. If the floor surface is covered with water vapor, it is not suitable for construction.

2. Extended construction interval

In the low temperature environment in winter, the curing time of floor paint becomes longer, so the time interval between construction procedures needs to be extended. The next layer must be constructed after the film is tested to be really dry, otherwise it is easy to have film problems such as color bleeding and film delamination.

3. Watch out for fireworks

In cold winter, workers are used to smoking or making a fire to keep warm. At this time, they must pay attention to safety awareness, and do not make a fire or smoke near the paint stacking place, otherwise, once ignited, barreled paint may cause explosion