Flexmar Coatings is once again changing the way coatings applicators, homeowners, commercial building owners, business owners, and facilities and maintenance managers view polyaspartic coatings. Introducing NextGen™ polyaspartic coatings, a new line of polyaspartics that enhance ease of use and labor cost-savings for the
coatings applicator and minimize disruption and discomfort for the end-use customer. Now, same-day application and return to service is possible.
Flexmar NextGen polyaspartic coatings include factory-pigmented Flexmar NextGen Self-Prime HS color coats, Flexmar NextGen Clear Coat HS clear polyaspartic sealers, and Flexmar NextGen Variegate® HS polyaspartic stain-sealers. They are combined along with decorative media and micro-media slip reduction agents to create all-polyaspartic concrete floor coatings systems.
NextGen overcomes deficiencies of polyaspartic coatings technology by incorporating features applicators have been asking for and their customers are increasingly demanding. Its hallmark is a combination of a 25-minute working open time with a rapid 1-hour re-coat and 1- to 2-hour return to service interval, 0 VOC, and virtually no odor—without trading off one performance property to achieve another. And NextGen retains all of the other features that have made polyaspartic coatings ideal for residential, commercial, and light industrial concrete floor surfaces, indoors and out.
25-Minute Working Open TimeEver since polyaspartic coatings were first developed applicators have raced against the clock just to lay down coating before it tacks.
Now There’s Time to BreatheNextGen polyaspartic coatings provide 25 minutes of working open time before the 2-component system begins to set up, allowing applicators to easily maintain a wet edge and broadcast decorative media directly into the self-prime polyaspartic color base coat.
The 25-minute working open time remains consistent in ambient temperatures ranging from 0°F to 100°F and relative humidity up to 85%.
1-Hour RecoatDespite the extended working open time, NextGen polyaspartics still dry in about an hour, at which point applicators can walk on the surface without spike shoes to recoat it. This drastically reduces the amount of time spent at a job site or eliminates return trips to a job site. In fact, with a 2- or 3-coat system, wait time can be reduced by 6 to 8 hours minimum. With a crew of 3 or 4, this can save at least 18 man-hours. The result is a considerable labor- and travel-cost savings and the ability for applicators to complete more jobs.
1- to 2-Hour Return to ServiceAlong with the rapid 1-hour recoat, Flexmar NextGen polyaspartic coatings can be returned to service in about 1 to 2 hours after application. Versus competitive polyaspartics, epoxies, and other coatings technologies this makes a NextGen application ideal in situations where time is of the essence due to tight construction and renovation schedules, the need to minimize revenue loss in retail settings, or the mission-critical nature of the floor surface for essential services like hospitals and medical facilities, fire and ambulance stations, schools and higher education facilities, airplane hangars, etc.
Again, the recoat and return to service times remain consistent in ambient temperatures ranging from 0°F to 100°F and relative humidity up to 85%.
Same-Day Application and Return to ServiceCombining the rapid recoat and return to service, an entire NextGen system can be applied—and the floor returned to service—within hours, not days. The system can easily be applied while facilities are closed or during non-peak hours. Other trades can finish construction. Cash registers can start to ring at full speed. Students can flood hallways when the school bell rings. All with minimal disruption, minimal inconvenience.
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www.flexmarpolyaspartics.com or call 1-877-339-1442.