Commercial Painting Los Angeles: Mistakes to Avoid When Repainting Your Commercial Floors

When doing something, there is always the right way as well as the wrong way to do it. Painting your floors is one of the things that fall under this category, where most people think they can do it, and that all that you need is a can of paint and a paintbrush. Now, this is true in a sense – that is in terms of what you need – but what most people get wrong is in the painting itself. This is especially true if you have never done this before. What most of these amateurs don’t know is that preparation is the main part of the work. Especially when painting concrete, which is notoriously difficult to get paint to adhere to, where people just slap floor coating without putting too much thought into it. This is one of the reasons why you should hire commercial painting contractors in Los Angeles. If you are planning to do the painting yourself, here are some mistakes that you should keep an eye on;

Unpreparedness

As we mentioned above, amateur painters often start the painting work without enough preparation, which is not good. It goes without saying that you should always start off by cleaning the surface you are about to paint. When you skip this step, that’s the beginning of problems. Even if when the concrete is brand new, clean it anyway. And if the floor still has the previous coating, ensure that it is removed. Old coatings tend to have splits, bubbles, or cracks, especially if the previous job wasn’t that good. Once all the previous paint layers have been scrapped and removed, then use a degreasing agent to clean the floor. The next step is scoring or etching, as getting the floor coating to adhere to a completely smooth concrete surface. So, you have to rough it a bit.

Timeframe

Now, once you prep the floors and have already laid down the floor coating, you have to give it time to dry up. Most people are anxious to open the property as soon as possible, thereby not giving the coating enough time to dry, which messes everything up. The recommended wait period is 24 hours for light foot traffic, 72 hours for heavy foot traffic, and around 7 days for vehicle traffic.

Final word

The best way not to make some of these mistakes is to hire our commercial painting Los Angeles team. We have the experience and capability to professionally apply floor coating on any type of floor. Give us a call today!