While epoxy has many positive aspects that are hard to beat there are always drawbacks to everything.
Garage floor epoxy slippery.
The first of these would be garage floor paint or an epoxy garage floor coating with anti slip grit added.
Posted on march 4 2017.
Fixing your slippery epoxy floor.
Due to resinous garage floor coatings such as epoxy polyurea and polyurethane are nonporous the surface created can be very smooth.
When your hands are full while unloading groceries the slipping danger is even.
The anti skid additive is applied to the mix of the final coat in order to create a surface which is soft enough to walk on in your bare feet but gritty enough to prevent slip accidents in slippery conditions.
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The anti skid additive is applied to the mix of the final coat to create a surface that is soft enough to walk on in your bare feet yet gritty enough to prevent slip fall accidents in slippery conditions.
One drawback of epoxy is that it is slippery especially if it is in an area where oil water or grease can be spilled such as a kitchen garage industrial building or automotive shop.
Will painting the floor make it less slippery.
Also what can be done in terms of an anti slip additive to create a non skid surface.
Professional installers incorporate a slip resistant aggregate into the final coat of the epoxy flooring properly installed floor coatings consist of multiple color and or clear coats.
My garage floor is slippery when slush melts off the cars which is bad news because i back the cars out and use the garage as a shop.
The good news is that there are many ways to mitigate.
Help on slippery garage floors.
A slippery garage floor or one that gets slippery when wet is a safety hazard.
The easy solution is a garage floor paint or an epoxy garage floor coating with anti slip grit added.
One of the main concern about epoxy flooring or any other coating for that matter is how slippery it will be when wet.