Mella Paint Blog
Guides, technical notes and case studies on epoxy flooring for factories, warehouses, malls and hotels, written by the people who install it.
How long an epoxy floor takes, and what decides it
Area, the state of the slab, and the wait between coats set the schedule, not the size of the crew.
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How long an epoxy floor takes, and what decides it
Area, the state of the slab, and the wait between coats set the schedule, not the size of the crew.
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Self levelling epoxy versus standard coating, and when to use which
Thickness, crack coverage, and cost per metre differ sharply. The load decides, not the look.
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What to prepare before the epoxy crew arrives
A cleared area, three phase power, and truck access. These hold up mobilisation more than anything else.
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Epoxy floors for food and pharmaceutical plants: a different specification
Seamless, coved at the walls, resistant to cleaning chemicals, and when a PU system is the better fit.
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Case study: a 2,000 m2 Mayora factory floor, laid without stopping production
The plant kept running, so the work was scheduled zone by zone with extra crew in non-production areas. Done in 21 working days.
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How to keep an epoxy floor from dulling early
Fine grit walked in day after day wears the surface faster than forklift load does.
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Concrete moisture: the most commonly missed cause of epoxy failure
A coating that lifts after three months is usually not the product. It is water vapour from below.
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Workshop and automotive floors: oil resistant, load bearing, still tidy
Oil and brake fluid ask for a different chemical resistance than a dry warehouse does.
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Case study: a 2,700 m2 Supermal Karawaci car park, one colour per zone
An uneven slab crusted with old residue was ground level, then coated zone by colour zone. Done in 15 working days.
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How long does an epoxy floor last in a forklift aisle?
Coating thickness, wheel type, and traffic pattern decide how long it holds.
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Epoxy or floor hardener for a warehouse?
How to choose on load, chemical exposure, and the cleaning standard the area has to meet.
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Concrete condition checklist before epoxy work
Moisture, cracks, and old coatings to check before the site survey.
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Upgrading a car park floor with epoxy coating that looks the part
Protection against oil and tyre scuff, plus a far tidier look, in one coating.
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How to read the posts on this blog
This blog is written from what our team sees on site and at the plant. To keep it from being misread, note the following:
- General information. Posts here explain common principles and practice. They are not a technical specification or a recommendation for your project.
- Numbers depend on the site. Thickness, duration and cost always depend on the slab, the load and site access. We only give firm numbers after a survey, in a written quotation.
- Case studies describe their own project. The area, schedule and result in a case study belong to that project. Results in another building can differ.
- Illustrative photos. Some photos on this blog are illustrations, not documentation of Mella Paint projects, unless stated otherwise.
- Third-party brands. Product names and brands of other companies mentioned in a post remain the property of their owners.
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