Chips and Cracking: How to Repair Your Epoxy Floors

Your epoxy floor is one of your favorite surfaces in your home. It is strong, is easy to clean and maintain, and everyone always comments on how great it looks. This is why it’s essential for you to know how to handle any chipping or cracking that may occur. Take these steps for epoxy floor repair to ensure that your floor keeps looking as good as the day you first had it installed.

If the chipping or cracking is minor, you can get away with simply applying a compound to the floor to fill in the gaps. Using a fresh mortar, trowel in the material until it fills the crack or chip and overflows out of the top. Then use the trowel to smooth the surface and remove any excess mortar. This will patch your floor and keep any damage from getting worse over time. Let these repairs cure for no less than 60 days before applying a new coat of epoxy.

In many cases, your cracked epoxy floors may be better off being resurfaced instead of just patched. This is ideal if the damage is extensive and seen across much of the entire surface. To prepare the area for epoxy floor repair, thoroughly sweep the area and use a grease-cutting detergent to remove any oil that may be on the surface. After this, you can use patch any chips and holes in the floor with a faster acting epoxy patching compound. This cures in a few days, so you can apply a new coat of epoxy sooner.

Once your Epoxy patch has cured properly according to instructions, clean the floor again to remove any dirt and oil, then buff the floor with an 80-grit sanding screen. Vacuum and wipe the floor to remove any dust and apply the epoxy paint. This must cure for 12 to 24 hours, then you can apply a clear epoxy finish.

Epoxy floor repair can take an extensive amount of time. For this reason, it is often easier to have a professional handle the job. Contact our team at Epoxy Floors, LLC today for a free floor repair quote!