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10/7/2019
"Polyaspartic naming nomenclature:
Todd Williams, Technical Service, Covestro AG
Per your request, we will clarify the differences between polyaspartic and polyurea. The name polyaspartic has recently become popular among formulators in the industry due to the need to differentiate these polymers from polyureas and polyurethanes. By definition, a polyaspartic polymer is an aliphatic polyurea because it is the reaction of an aliphatic polyisocyanate with an aliphatic diamine - the polyaspartic ester."
Polyaspartics are a type of polyurea, an aliphatic polyurea to be exact. The name polyaspartic was used in order to differentiate it from conventional polyureas which are aromatic chemistries and from older polyurethane polymer technologies. Aliphatic and aromatic compounds are different and can be of importance to you if your floor is going to be exposed to sunlight. We will discuss these at greater length in the weeks to come.
Polyurea is "Better" Than Polyaspartic?
Posted: 10/30/2019
Are Polyurea floor coatings better than polyaspartic floor coatings? ... There seems to be quite a bit of confusion in our industry regarding polyurea and polyaspartic coatings. One piece of misinformation stems from competitors claiming that polyurea coatings are better than polyaspartic coatings. That's just not true, in fact ...
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Polyaspartic Floor Coating Withstands Flooding in Austin, TX
Posted: 4/25/2019
In October of 2018, the Highland Lakes of Central Texas received significant rainfall resulting in massive flooding. The Austin Yacht Club was underwater for approximately 2 weeks. During cleanup and renovations the GM of the property discovered that our polyaspartic floor coating held up, and after a quick wash the floors looked brand new ...
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Best Floor Coatings for Auto Mechanic Shops - Commercial Flooring
Posted: 1/31/2019
Commercial flooring jobs keep our guys in Delaware pretty busy! We receive many phone calls about the best coating for auto mechanic shops. Learn what coatings we recommend and see our latest commercial floor install ...
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What Is The Best Garage Floor Coating?
Posted: 7/10/2018
Tired of searching the internet for the best garage floor coating? Trying to determine the most inexpensive, bargain, low cost, cheap or wholesale garage floor coatings? Here's our take on all the different coatings you can choose for your garage floor and why you should choose ...
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Why You Shouldn't Broadcast Chips Into The 1st Coat
Posted: 8/15/2017
We have heard that some floor coating contractors are now offering a 2 coat system, where they broadcast, or throw, the decorative chip into the base, or 1st coat, and then do a 2nd coat as a top coat. Some applicators ...
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Concrete Surface Preparation Methods For Resinous, Seamless Floor Coatings
Posted: 8/14/2017
We are often asked what is the best, most preferred method for preparing the surface of a concrete garage floor, concrete warehouse floor, aircraft hangar, restaurant, office or show room floor for a resinous coating. We tell applicators ...
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About The Author
Samuel Strayer is a trained chemist with a Bachelor of Science in Biochemistry from Arizona State University with an emphasis on material and polymer science. Samuel has been involved in developing and testing coating systems for over 10 years.
Keywords: polyurea, polyaspartic, aliphatic, epoxy, polyurethane, coatings, covestro, bayer, material, science, flooring, floors
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