At present, the floor construction project is widely used, but it may cause some impacts under certain conditions, especially in winter. Due to the low temperature in winter, the curing speed of the coating will become slow and the state will become viscous, which will greatly increase the construction difficulty. In the process of professional floor construction, the quality of the coating itself will be reduced, which will affect the later use. Although the construction of epoxy floor paint in winter is more difficult, if the project really needs to be constructed in winter or low temperature environment, how to proceed? The following Xiaobian has sorted out some methods for your reference!

1. Separate low temperature periods

During the construction of epoxy floor paint, the low temperature period shall be separated as much as possible. The construction can be started after 10:00 am and stopped at 3:00 pm to minimize the impact of low temperature.

2. Increase room temperature

Increase the indoor temperature and raise the temperature to more than 5 degrees, so that construction can also be carried out in winter. Many plants in the north have heating supply, which can be opened before and during construction.

3. Add solvent

Less than 5% solvent with fast volatilization rate can be added, such as acetone, ethyl acetate, butyl acetate, etc. This can solve the problem of high viscosity and lack of leveling of floor paint at low temperature.

4. Paint heating.

Place the coating in a warm environment or heat it with steam or hot water. However, be careful not to let steam or hot water enter the coating, and the temperature of hot water shall be controlled below 38 ℃.

In addition, pay attention to the following environmental problems in winter to avoid affecting the construction quality.

1. It is not suitable for construction in case of fog

If the construction site is not a sealed space, the construction cannot be carried out in case of fog, frost and snow. If the floor surface is covered with water vapor, it is not suitable for construction.

2. Extended construction interval

Under the low temperature environment in winter, the curing time of the floor paint becomes longer, so the time interval between the construction procedures needs to be extended. The next layer must be constructed after the coating is determined to be dry, otherwise, the coating problems such as color permeation and coating delamination are likely to occur.

3. Watch out for fireworks

It is cold in winter, and workers are used to smoking or lighting a fire for heating. At this time, they must pay attention to safety awareness. Do not light a fire or smoke near the coating stacking place, otherwise, once ignited, the barrel coating may cause explosion