Answer
Mar 03, 2022 - 02:04 PM
Your problem may be a result of three things:
1. Before you painted you washed the floor and encapsulated the humidity. Usually before painting a floor, you need to wash the floor (using a degreaser like SealGreen Oil Cleaner Degreaser). This will create a better bonding surface. After the wash you need to let the floor dry for at least 24 hours. If the floor is basement floor it may require more time.
2. You floor has excessive humidity underneath due to poor drainage, lack of sump pump, and other factors that may be driving water to accumulate under the slab. Check your rain gutters and sprinklers.
3. You used a paint that was not rated to mitigate the humidity transfer that all concrete floors have. Remember that concrete by nature is porous and it will always transfer any humidity surrounding it.
If you want to solve the problem here is the SealGreen solution process:
1. Remove any coating of the surface of the concrete either thru a grinding process or using SealGreen SCR1600 Coating Remover.
2. Wash the floor with a degreaser SealGreen Oil Cleaner Degreaser.
3. Allow the floor to dry for at least 24 hours or more. The longer the better. Use fans to allow the floor to dry faster.
4. Apply color to the floor using SealGreen Color Stains.
5. Allow the floor to dry for at least 24 hours.
6. Apply SealGreen E10 Epoxy Sealer – this is a clear one-part epoxy with vapor barrier capabilities to allow the floor to breath and mitigate the humidity in the concrete floor. Apply two coats.
7. If you like a gloss finish apply SealGreen W10 Finish coat after the SealGreen E10 application.
Here are some videos to watch regarding to your project: List of Video
Source: SealGreen Website
