Eliminate any source of direct air blowing onto the surface.
Air bubble roller popper for floor coatings.
Woven shed resistant rollers are recommended.
Effectively remove air bubbles from an epoxy coating using acetone spray technique.
Using a roller to pick out the bubbles from the floor.
Concrete that has not been cured properly and is soft punky.
Use this technique for removing air bubbl.
Apply paint gradually if using a roller.
If you see bubbles forming in.
We recommend saturating your 9 or 18 roller cover in the product and then rolling it and make it.
Bubbles sometimes form within the coating or on the backside of the coating film.
If outgassing bubbles are seen during the primer application a metal porcupine roller can be used to pop the surface tension as bubbles start to develop.
Follow label and data page directions for the appropriate applicator.
Slowly stir partially filled containers to prevent entrapping excess air in the coating.
Allow the coating to dry thoroughly then sand the coating smooth and repaint.
Air moving in and out of the concrete slab with changes in temperature and barometric pressure.
If bubbles are seen while applying the primer a metal porcupine roller can be used to pop the surface tension as bubbles start to develop.
If air bubbles are present in coating allow to sit briefly before pouring on the floor.
Some people mistakenly assume that they appear later once the floor has cured.
Follow directions for mixing and using primer.
Fixes during prime coat installation.
Little pinholes in the floor.
Spike rollers can be used if bubbles appear but may not completely remove them.
Always use a jiffy mixer and medium to slow speeds.
Another common reason for air bubbles in your floor coating is dry rolling the product.
Rapid stirring for a prolonged period can introduce air bubbles into the paint that might persist in the dried paint coat.
For example moisture cured urethane mcu coatings that dry and cure by reaction with atmospheric moisture and other coating types i e aliphatic polyurethanes that are formulated with moisture sensitive components can also bubble.
This is wrong repairing bubbles once cured is very difficult or nearly impossible without needing to re coat.
Avoid aggressive shot blasting.
If there is a very noticeable amount of air bubbles during application try slowing down application speed.
Aides in flow out and leveling.
This can often prevent the outgassing bubble from forming and allow the primer to fill in the pinhole that would otherwise be created.
Epoxy floor coating problem solving guide page 10 prevention.
Various nap roller covers have air within them.
After applying coatings with a squeegee you should never take a dry roller cover and roll out the floor.
