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How to get the best Watco floor

That will look good and last for years, with minimum maintenance

Painting a floor is often an inconvenient and time-consuming exercise – cleaning the area, preparing and repairing the floor, applying the paint and allowing it to dry. To avoid re-painting before you have to, using quality products for a long lasting result is a good start – as the effort is the same whether using a cheap paint or a high-performance coating. 

Epoxicote™ High Build is a great all-rounder. The 100% solids, two-part epoxy resin coating provides a thick, extremely hard wearing, glossy finish in just one coat. We have a range of formulations which will cope with application in cold weather, where extra rapid drying is required or where there’s a need for slip resistance. 

Being one thick coat, means you can get the job done and the floor back into use faster.

A big advantage of this formulation is that it does not include water to make it cure, instead a chemical reaction takes places after the base and activator are mixed together which brings about rapid drying. This makes the product suitable for areas where there is poor ventilation, cold temperatures, or high humidity – all these factors can cause you problems if you are using a water-based epoxy resin paint. 

All Watco products are designed to be easy to use and provide first class results, first time. But for the best Watco floor, we recommend the following...

1. Prepare

Surfaces should be clean and dry. We have user friendly cleaners and primers for difficult substrates, and offer full advice for painting new or old floors, painted or bare concrete, clean or contaminated floors. 

Click here to read more about our preparation products.

Watco Etch & Clean

Watco Etch & Clean

Essential for preparing bare concrete ready for painting

£39.00 (Ex VAT)

Watco Concroff

Watco Concroff

Lifts grease and oil from bare concrete

£33.90 (Ex VAT)

Watco New Concrete Primer

Watco New Concrete Primer

Allows brand new concrete to be painted quickly

£173.35 (Ex VAT)

Watco Bio-D

Watco Bio-D

A heavy duty biodegradable cleaner for floor preparation

From £25.80 (Ex VAT)

Cures at -10°C
Watco Polyaspartic Primer

Watco Polyaspartic Primer

For use with Watco specialist polyaspartic coatings

£115.75 (Ex VAT)

2. Repair

Painting a used floor will tend to highlight surface damage. Chips and scratches which probably didn’t show up before will be more obvious. Our repair products range from a paste which is smeared into minor surface defects for an ultra-professional finish, to repair mortars for larger holes, surface damage or broken joints. They are all easy to use and dry quickly to allow you to get on with painting.

Click here to read more about which repair products best suit your project.

New
Bulk Discounts
Watco Concrex® Carbon Fibre - Epoxy Repair Mortar

Watco Concrex® Carbon Fibre - Epoxy Repair Mortar

For super strength long lasting repairs to concrete floors, ramps & steps

From £115.75 (Ex VAT)

Bestseller
Bulk Discounts
Watco Flowpatch

Watco Flowpatch

A pourable mortar for filling holes in concrete, inside and out

From £62.00 (Ex VAT)

Bestseller
Watco Flexible Joint Repair

Watco Flexible Joint Repair

For repairing broken expansion joints quickly and easily. A polyaspartic mortar.

£109.00 (Ex VAT)

Watco Floor Joint Sealant

Watco Floor Joint Sealant

For filling construction joints, expansion joints and cracks

£87.50 (Ex VAT)

Watco Tack Coat

Watco Tack Coat

High strength 100% solids epoxy resin adhesive primer

From £29.00 (Ex VAT)

Cures at 0°C
Bulk Discounts
Watco Concrex Cold Set - Epoxy Repair Mortar

Watco Concrex Cold Set - Epoxy Repair Mortar

Long lasting formula for concrete repairs in cold conditions

From £121.65 (Ex VAT)

Cures at -20°C
Watco Flowpatch Sub Zero

Watco Flowpatch Sub Zero

Fast & strong concrete repairs for heavy wear, cold areas. Cures down to -20°C

From £219.00 (Ex VAT)

Cures at -20°C
Watco Tack Coat Sub Zero

Watco Tack Coat Sub Zero

A polyaspartic resin primer for use at low temperatures

£36.85 (Ex VAT)

 

3. Paint

The two parts of the epoxy resin mix easily in the outer mixing tin. The catalyst that causes the paint to harden generates some heat, so tip the mixed paint into a roller tray to help keep it cool. Use a paint brush for the edges and a medium pile roller for the floor. 

The thick, creamy consistency spreads easily and evenly, and looks and feels like a superior quality coating as you use it. 

Just one coat is needed. leave until the next day to dry. The floor will look good and will last for years. it will take forklifts and chemical spillages, shrug off tyre marks and easily wipes clean.

 

Bestseller
Bulk Discounts
Watco Epoxicote High Build

Watco Epoxicote High Build

Extra thick for heavy traffic areas in warehouses, garages, receptions, oil & chemical areas

From £198.70 (Ex VAT)

Bestseller
Bulk Discounts
Watco Safety Grip

Watco Safety Grip

For steps, ramps and floors, in wet or oily areas. Coarse anti slip finish to reduce accidents

From £134.15 (Ex VAT)

Cures at -10°C
Watco Cold Set Coating

Watco Cold Set Coating

For cold areas such as walk-in fridges, cold stores and loading bays. Highly wear resistant

From £151.70 (Ex VAT)

Cures at 5°C
Bulk Discounts
Watco Epoxicote High Build Cold Cure

Watco Epoxicote High Build Cold Cure

A thick virtually solvent free epoxy. One coat protection for heavily trafficked surfaces

From £211.60 (Ex VAT)

Bulk Discounts
Watco Safety Grip Cold Cure

Watco Safety Grip Cold Cure

For loading bays, walkways and entrances incl wet, oil and heavily trafficked areas. Cures at 0°C

From £147.60 (Ex VAT)

Follow these steps and it's good to know you won't have to repeat the exercise for some time.

Bestsellers

Watco Etch & Clean

Watco Etch & Clean

Essential for preparing bare concrete ready for painting

£39.00 (Ex VAT)

Watco Concroff

Watco Concroff

Lifts grease and oil from bare concrete

£33.90 (Ex VAT)

Watco New Concrete Primer

Watco New Concrete Primer

Allows brand new concrete to be painted quickly

£173.35 (Ex VAT)

Watco Bio-D

Watco Bio-D

A heavy duty biodegradable cleaner for floor preparation

From £25.80 (Ex VAT)

New
Bulk Discounts
Watco Concrex® Carbon Fibre - Epoxy Repair Mortar

Watco Concrex® Carbon Fibre - Epoxy Repair Mortar

For super strength long lasting repairs to concrete floors, ramps & steps

From £115.75 (Ex VAT)

Bestseller
Bulk Discounts
Watco Flowpatch

Watco Flowpatch

A pourable mortar for filling holes in concrete, inside and out

From £62.00 (Ex VAT)

Bestseller
Watco Flexible Joint Repair

Watco Flexible Joint Repair

For repairing broken expansion joints quickly and easily. A polyaspartic mortar.

£109.00 (Ex VAT)

Watco Floor Joint Sealant

Watco Floor Joint Sealant

For filling construction joints, expansion joints and cracks

£87.50 (Ex VAT)

Bestseller
Bulk Discounts
Watco Epoxicote High Build

Watco Epoxicote High Build

Extra thick for heavy traffic areas in warehouses, garages, receptions, oil & chemical areas

From £198.70 (Ex VAT)

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