Chemical Resistant Epoxy Quartz Flooring

Seamless Resurfacing System

Epoxy.com Product #15

Best Clear Epoxy Material for Installing Seamless Epoxy Resin Flooring

For Colored Quartz Flooring Systems and for Sealing Acid Stained Concrete

GENERAL DESCRIPTION

Epoxy.com Product #15 is a two-component, seamless, 100% solids clear epoxy flooring and resurfacing system with high chemical resistance. It can be applied as a coating or combined with silica sand or Epoxy.com multi-colored quartz aggregate to create a durable, easy-to-maintain surface for both new and existing substrates.

While commonly used for seamless epoxy quartz flooring systems, Product #15 is also one of Epoxy.com’s most versatile resins. It is widely used for resealing epoxy-bonded stone, sealing acid-stained concrete, and as a carbon composite and fiberglass layup resin.

APPLICATIONS

Product #15 is used in a wide range of commercial, industrial, institutional, and residential flooring applications where a seamless, durable, chemical-resistant surface is desired.

Epoxy.com Product #15 Multi-Colored Seamless Epoxy Flooring System used on a counter top

Epoxy Product #15 over Color Quartz.

Aisle Ways
Assembly Plants
Bakeries
Basement Floors
Bottling Plants
Break Rooms
Cafeterias
Canning Plants
Car Washes
Cells
Chemical Storage Areas
Chemical Processing Areas
Church Floors
Classroom Floors
Corridors
Educational Facilities
Entrances
Epoxied Stone Recoating
Food Plants
Fork Lift Areas
Health Care Facilities
Hospitals
Kennels
Kitchens
Laboratories
Law Enforcement Facilities
Laundries
Leveling concrete
Loading docks
Locker Rooms
Machine Shops
Manufacturing Areas
Marine Surfaces
Meat Preparation Areas
Mortuaries
Nuclear Plant Floors
Offices
Patching concrete
Photography Processing Areas
Power Plants
Printing Plants
Produce Preparation Areas
Pool Decks
Ramps
Research Facilities
Rest Rooms
Restaurants
Semiconductor Plants
Sewer Plants
Sealing "Epoxy and Stone" Decking
Shop Floors
Shopping Centers
Shower Rooms
Store Floors
Show Rooms
Supermarkets
Veterinary Facilities
Water Plants
Warehouses
Wooden Floors
& many others

ADVANTAGES

LOW ODOR
CHEMICAL RESISTANT
STRONG YET RESILIENT
VARIABLE SURFACES FROM NON-SLIP TO SMOOTH
ABRASION RESISTANT
ZERO VOCs - MEETS EVEN THE STRICTEST LOW VOC REQUIREMENTS
MEETS USDA STANDARD FOR USE IN FOOD HANDLING APPLICATIONS

Epoxy.com Product #15 Clear Floor Top Coating as a sealer on acid stained concrete

Epoxy.com Product #15 over Acid Stained Concrete Photo Courtesy of AA Permacoat
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SURFACE PREPARATION

Surface to receive Epoxy.com Product #15 Epoxy Chemical Resistant Flooring Resurfacing System for Seamless Epoxy Quartz Flooring must be clean and sound. Remove all dirt, laitance, grease curing compounds and other foreign matter by sandblasting, mechanical abrasion. If acid etching is used follow with abrasive or mechanical abrasion. Remove water and dust from all surfaces with an oil free blast, or vacuum, immediately prior to application. See Epoxy.com Surface Preparation Guide for more details.

MIXING INSTRUCTIONS

Temperature of Epoxy.com Product #15 Epoxy Chemical Resistant Flooring Resurfacing System for Seamless Epoxy Quartz Flooring must be 65 degrees F or above at time of mixing. Stir each component separately before blending. Mix two parts by volume of Part A with one part by volume of Part B for three minutes with a low speed electric drill motor equipped with a mixing paddle.

APPLICATION

Epoxy.com Product #15 over stained Concrete

Epoxy.com Product #15 over acid stained concrete.
Photo Courtesy of Stephen Gaier
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Epoxy.com Product #15 Epoxy Chemical Resistant Flooring Resurfacing System for Seamless Epoxy Quartz Flooring can be applied with brush, roller, trowel, airless sprayer or squeegee. Apply a coat of #15 to surface to be finished, doing only a small area at a time. If anti-skid is required, while epoxy is still wet, it may be broadcast with aggregate. This can be done by hand or mechanical means. Make sure that the entire surface is completely covered with no shiny spots visible. Allow the epoxy to dry. Then sweep off excess aggregate. Sand surface, if required, to desired texture. If broadcast with sand, apply a topcoat over the entire surface. For more information on installation please see:

LIMITATIONS

New concrete to receive Epoxy.com Product #15 Epoxy Chemical Resistant Flooring Resurfacing System for Seamless Epoxy Quartz Flooring should be at least 28 days old. Temperature of substrate must be above 55 degrees F. DO NOT thin. For indoor use, except when used to seal Epoxy.com Product #17 or similar product, contact Epoxy.com for technical assistance.

OPTIONAL FEATURES

Epoxy.com Product #15 Clear Epoxy Top Coating over rough cut reclaimed barn board floor.

Rough Cut Reclaimed Barn board floor, after clear coating of Epoxy.com Product #15. Click the picture above to see before and after pictures and a project description.
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INTEGRAL COVE BASE
AGGRESSIVE, MEDIUM, FINE, and SMOOTH TEXTURES
FINAL COAT OF URETHANE FOR EXTENDED DURABILITY AND WEAR
CLEAR, SOLID, OR MULTI-COLORED
VARYING THICKNESS FROM 10 MILS TO 4 INCHES
EPOXY.COM WEAR CODED LAYERS

SAFETY PRECAUTIONS

Prolonged or repeated exposure may cause eye and skin irritation. If contact occurs, wash immediately and seek medical help. Use safety glasses with side shields and wear protective rubber gloves.

CLEANING

All tools and equipment should be cleaned before the system gels. Use MEK, Acetone, or any lacquer solvent.

APPLICATION PROPERTIES @77°F
Mix Ratio	2:1 By Volume
Viscosity (mixed)	450 CPS
Pot Life (200 gr.)	30 minutes
Cure Time (Walk-on Traffic)	24 hours
Cure Time (Truck Traffic)	48 Hours
Final Cure	7 Days
VOC Content	0.0 lbs per Gallon (Zero VOC)
Packaging (unit size)	15 gal. Units (5 gal pails)

PHYSICAL PROPERTIES (neat)
Bond Strength (ASTM C-882)	2110 PSI
Flexural Strength (ASTM D-2240)	6075 PSI (7 days)
Compressive Strength (ASTM D-695)	9910
Absorption (ASTM D-570)	0.6%
Thermal Shock	40 Hr. @10° F., 3 Min. @ 212° F. Shock Water @ 33° F.
Hardness (Shore D)	65 @ 24 Hours, 75 @ 7 days

Estimating Coverage

For a 1/8 inch double broadcast system you can use the material calculator for Epoxy.com Product #15.

CHEMICAL RESISTANT CHART
Reagent	CHEMICAL TEST TIME MONTHS
Reagent	1	3	6	9	12
WATER, DISTILLED	+	+	+	+	+
SEAWATER	+	+	+	+	+
SULFURIC ACID, 10%	+	+	+	S	S
SULFURIC ACID, 30%	+	+	S	-	-
SULFURIC ACID, 70%	+	S	-	-	-
HYDROCHLORIC ACID, 10%	+	+	+	+	+
HYDROCHLORIC ACID, 20%	+	+	+	+	+
HYDROCHLORIC ACID, 36%	+	+	+	+	+
HYDROCHLORIC VAPOR	+	+	+	+	+
ACETIC ACID, 5%	+	+	-	-	-
ACETIC ACID, 10%	-	-	-	-	-
AMMONIUM HYDROXIDE, 10%	+	+	S	S	-
AMMONIUM HYDROXIDE, 25%	+	S	-	-	-
SODIUM HYDROXIDE, 20%	+	+	+	+	+
ACETONE	-	-	-	-	-
BUTANONE	-	-	-	-	-
BUTYL ACETATE	+	+	S	S	S
DIACETONE ALCOHOL	+	+	+	+	+
CELLOSOLVE	S	S	S	S	S
ETHANOL, 50%	+	+	+	-	-
ETHANOL, 96%	-	-	-	-	-
OCTANOL	+	+	+	+	+
XYLENE	+	+	+	+	+
TOLUENE	+	+	+	+	+
BENZENE	+	+	S	S	S
SKYDROL	+	+	+	+	+
TRICHLOROETHYLENE E	+	+	S	S	S
CRUDE OIL	+	+	+	+	+
GASOLINE, 98 OCTANE	+	+	+	+	+
ACETAL GLACIAL	-	-	-	-	-
CITRIC 10%	+	+	+	+	+
CITRIC 50%	+	+	+	+	+
FATTY ACID (LINSEED)	+	+	+	+	+
LACTIC (DAIRY PRODUCTS)	+	+	+	+	+
NITRIC 10%	+	-	-	-	-
NITRIC 20%	+	-	-	-	-
NITRIC 30%	+	-	-	-	-
PHOSPHORIC	-	-	-	-
ALLYL CHLORIDE	+	S	S	S	S
CARBON TETRACHLORIDE	+	+	+	+	+
DIETHYLENE TRIAMINE	-	-	-	-	-
ETHYL ALCOHOL	-	-	-	-	-
ETHYLENE DIAMINE	-	-	-	-	-
FORMALDEHYDE	-	-	-	-	-
METHYL ETHYL KETONE	S	-	-	-	-
ISOPROPYL ALCOHOL	+	+	+	+	+
METHYL ISOBUTYL CARBINOL	+	+	+	+	+
METHYL ISOBUTYL KETONE	S	S	S	S	S
MINERAL SPIRITS	+	+	+	+	+
DETERGENTS ANIONIC 2%	+	+	+	+	+
CALCIUM HYPOCHLORITE 5%	+	+	+	+	+
SODIUM CHLORITE 25%	+	-	-	-	-
SODIUM HYPOCHLORITE 5%	+	-	-	-	-
STAIN RESISTANCE
BUTTER	+	+	+	+	+
CITRUS JUICES	+	+	+	+	+
COFFEE	+	+	+	+	+
COLA	+	+	+	+	+
GREASE	+	+	+	+	+
HAIR TONIC	+	+	+	+	+
INK	+	+	+	+	+
LARD	+	+	+	+	+
LIPSTICK	+	+	+	+	+
LIQUOR	+	+	+	+	+
MILK	+	+	+	+	+
MINERAL OIL	+	+	+	+	+
MUSTARD	+	+	+	+	+
VINEGAR	+	+	+	+	+
SANDBLASTED STEEL PANELS, COATED WITH AN AVERAGE. OF 14 MIL FILM THICKNESS, IMMERSED IN THE VARIOUS MATERIAL FOR UP TO ONE YEAR + = Resistant S= Softened -= Attacked

Material Certification of LEED Requirements

Epoxy.com a division of Epoxy Systems, Inc. certifies that Epoxy.com Product #15 meets or exceeds LEED requirements as summarized below:

LEED Credit IE 4.2:

Indoor Environmental Quality/Air Quality Before Occupancy Materials meet the requirement for VOC content Pertaining to LEED IEQ 402 Indoor Emitting Materials Credit. Refer to the individual product component technical data sheets and MSDS for further information.

Certificate or Origin

This product is made and or assembled in the USA.