Knowde Enhanced TDS
Identification & Functionality
- Chemical Family
- Product Type
- Technologies
- Product Families
Features & Benefits
- Ready-to-Use Product Features
- Features/Benefits
- Quartz aggregate is available in 16 standard colors, providing for slip-resistant wall to wall safety.
- 100% solids epoxy allows for total compliance with VOC regulations.
- Easy-to-use three step installation method permits rapid return to service and exposure to traffic within two days.
- Dense surface coupled with an available antimicrobial additive will resist mildew and bacteria growth and allow for easy cleaning and maintenance.
- Contains no volatile solvents, permitting interior applications with virtually no fire hazard or toxic odor.
- Can be used with MMA for exterior applications.
- Easy clean-up with soap and water.
Applications & Uses
- Markets
- Applications
- Typical Applications
- Pool decks
- Restrooms and locker rooms
- Office lobbies
- Laundry rooms
- Meat processing facilities
- Corridors of schools or hospitals
- Cafeterias
- Kitchens
- Penitentiaries
- Pharmaceutical manufacturing
- Sewage plants
- Mechanical rooms.
- Limitations
Color-Rok Flooring should not be applied outside with an epoxy system, exposed to steel wheel traffic, or temperatures above 150°F (65°C). Do not apply at substrate temperatures below 50°F (10°C).
- Estimating/Coverage
The recommended maximum coverage rate over a smooth surface is shown below:
Unit Size Coverage 3 gal. (11.3 liter) 150 sq. ft. (13.9 sq. m)
30 gal. (113.6 liter) 1,500 sq. ft. (139.4 sq. m)
- Directions for Use
- Preparation: The surface to be treated must be physically sound, thoroughly clean, free of oil, wax, loose paint, rust, scale, and completely dry. New concrete must be thoroughly cured for at least 28 days before starting surface preparation. Base concrete must be shotblasted or acid-etched with Bitesin. All acid-etched concrete must be rinsed and neutralized with potable water and allowed to completely dry.
- Priming: All concrete to receive Color-Rok Flooring must be primed with Diamite Primer and allowed to dry tack free.
- Base Coat Mixing: Thorough blending of all components is essential. Use a power drill with a Metco Jiffy mixing paddle. First, mix the binder separately; then mix the activator separately. Next, add the mixed activator to the mixed binder and thoroughly blend for at least two minutes at revolution speeds that will not entrap air bubbles into the freshly mixed Lexite. Let stand for two minutes and mix again for one additional minute.
- Application of Base Coat: After the substrate has been primed, pour the mixed Base Coat in strips or ribbons onto the primed surface. The Base Coat is best applied with the Diamite/Lexite Spreader Tool. Note: 1.5 gal. (5.7 liter) should be spread over 150 sq. ft. (13.9 sq. m). The spreading operation should then be followed by rolling with a short-nap or foam-rubber type paint roller. The rolling operation should proceed in one direction with slow, even strokes. Avoid short, quick, back-and-forth strokes such as are commonly employed in paint rolling techniques.
- Broadcasting the Granules: Sprinkle the Color-Rok granules into the freshly applied Base Coat. Toss the granules upward so that they descend like gentle rain. Continue broadcasting operation until an excess remains standing on the surface. Do not broadcast quartz granules any closer than about 1 to 2 ft. (0.3 to 0.6 m) from the edge of the Base Coat that has just been applied. This insures smooth lapping of each successive batch into the previous one.
- Top Coat Preparation: Remove all loose Color- Rok granules that did not adhere firmly to the Base Coat by thoroughly sweeping with a stiff broom. Vacuuming of the surface is recommended but not essential.
- Top Coat Mixing: Follow mixing instructions for Base Coat found in item “C” above.
- Application of Top Coat: After all loose Color- Rok granules have been removed, pour the mixed Top Coat in strips or ribbons onto granular surface. Note: 1.0 gal. (3.8 liter) should be spread over 100 sq. ft. (9.3 sq. m). A flexible squeegee should be used for spreading the Top Coat downward into the voids between the granules. Spread the Top Coat until uniform. After the squeegee operation, roll the Top Coat with a short-nap, or preferably a foam rubber type, paint roller to insure complete uniformity.
- Working Time/Pot Life: Both Lexite 100 Base Coat and Lexite 100 Top Coat should be applied immediately after mixing.
- Cure Time: Color-Rok Flooring becomes tack-free in approximately 8 hours and may be exposed to light traffic in 12 hours. Final cure time requires 3 to 5 days. All cure times are based on ambient and substrate temperature at 70°F (21°C).
- Clean-up: DL Solvent or Waterzall Concentrate and warm water may be used for cleaning tools and equipment.
- Maintenance: Color-Rok Flooring surfaces should be cleaned with a Waterzall Concentrate and water solution. Waterzall Concentrate may also be used at full concentrate strength to remove built-up deposits and stains. Lexite 100 Top Coat may be reapplied to itself.
Properties
- Typical Properties
| Value | Units | Test Method / Conditions | |
| Adhesion | 420.0 | psi | — |
| Flexural Strength | 11700.0 | psi | ASTM D790 |
| Compressive Strength | 13600.0 | psi | ASTM D695 |
| Tensile Strength | 7900.0 | psi | ASTM D638 |
Technical Details & Test Data
- Chemical Resistance
- Most Acids - Unaffected
- Acetone - Not Recommended
- Calcium Chloride - Unaffected
- Detergent Solutions - Unaffected
- Animal Fats - Unaffected
- Blood - Unaffected
- Gasoline - Unaffected
- Petroleum Oil - Unaffected
- Vegetable Oil - Unaffected
- Formaldehyde 37% - Not Recommended
- Methyl Ethyl Ketone - Not Recommended
- Urine - Unaffected
Packaging & Availability
- Color/Appearance
Color-Rok Flooring is available in 16 standard solid colors. Factory pre-mixed color combinations are also available in standard patterns or custom blends can be prepared in any proportion.
- Packaging
Color-Rok Flooring is supplied in units, each containing the proper proportions of clear liquid components for the Base Coat and Top Coat, plus colored quartz granules.
Unit Size Base Coat & Top Coat Binder Base Coat & Top Coat Activator Quartz Granules Shipping Wt. 3 gal. 1 gal. 1/2 gal. 75 lbs. 110 lbs. 30 gal. 10 gal. 5 gal. 750 lbs. 1,075 lbs. Equal amounts of both components for Base Coat and Top Coat make up the total unit size.
- Availability
Color-Rok Flooring is normally available from your local distributor or will be shipped within 5 working days upon receipt of order. Custom colors may take up to 8 working days before shipping. Metalcrete Industries recommends that material samples be requested before final order is placed.