WearMax™ is a space age, next generation waterborne, low VOC, clear anti-slip protective coating system which provides a tough hard wearing and long lasting non slip surface. It cures to provide a surface which is tough, abrasion resistant, a superior wear resistance, superior scratch resistance excellent slip resistance as well as low maintenance and very good chemical and stain resistance.
WEARMAX PROFESSIONAL
Large shopping centre floor
The WearMax™ floor coatings have a patented technology that provide a floor finish that will look good for years. WearMax technology is a coating system that prevents you from walking on the floor finish. All WearMax Ceramic finishes are designed to contain 120,000,000 + ceramic particles per square metre after applying WearMax Professional.
The WearMax Technology allows these particles to protrude through the final surface. These ceramic particles are what you walk on - not the floor finish.
WearMax™ coating systems have been designed to provide a good looking, very hard wearing, slip resistant floor and protective coating for internal areas with low to very heavy pedestrian traffic.
Technical description for WearMax™ Professional
The WearMax™Professsional consists of three different components:
1. WearMax™ Professional Primer (adhesion primer) 2. WearMax™ Professional Armor (ceramic coating)
3. WearMax™ ProfessionalShield (coating varnish)
WearMax™ consists of a 3-layer varnishing system. This new type of varnishing system is suitable for PVC, linoleum,rubber, epoxy resin coatings and painted surfaces. All materials are based on a combination of self-connecting acrylate and polyurethane dispersions, mixed with various flotation agents and the usual additives such as anti-foaming, co-solvent, waxing and matting agents.
Function of the individual layers
1. WearMax™ Professional Primer is specially formulated to guarantee adhesion to the surfaces listed above.
2. WEARMAX WearMax™ Professional Armor is the actual ceramic layer. The ceramic used possesses a hardness of 9.2 – 9.4 (natural diamond = 10). The entire system has been formulated in such a way that the added ceramic grains project out of the top layer and create extremely hard and durable protection against mechanical wear and tear. As a result of the density and homogeneous distribution of the ceramic particles within the ceramic coating, excellent protection of the actual varnish surface is achieved. This means that the actual varnish surface only begins to be trodden on and wears after the ceramic particles have worn away. Moreover, the fine roughening of the surface leads to very good slip resistance.
3. WearMax™ Professional Shield represents the coating varnish which produces the required sheen and protects the ceramic from dirt. This material possesses good resistance to chemicals. By adding Clean Plus, the chemical resistance is substantially increased, resulting in very good resistance to solvents, acids and alkalis.
Public building
WHY USE WEARMAX™
With WearMax™you save on cleaning staff, Cleaning agents and maintenance.
The useful lifespan of all the surfaces in your building treated with WearMax™ will be increased
enormously!!
Furthermore the long-lasting clean appearance
of your floor surfaces improves the image of
your company and the motivation of your
employees.
Advantages
Single pack – no mixing required
T-bar and roller applied
Fast drying
Tough, durable and very hard wearing and abrasion resistant
Water based, Low VOC level (under 125 or 12.5%), odourless
Suitable indoors, from light to very heavy pedestrian traffic
Total thickness is 2 mm
Completely eliminates need for stripping and sealing
Low maintenance, easy to clean(damp cloth clean-up) , no more scrubbing, waxing and polishing required
Environmentally friendly as greatly reduces water use for cleaning
Easily over-coated and repaired
Resist against urine, disinfectants
Final coating is available in three different sheen: Commercial, Satin, Gloss
50x stronger than polyurethane and acrylic coatings and 10X stronger than Aluminum Oxides
Industry's best written warranty against wear through
Professional application is ensured by application of the product is only by manufacturer accredited and licensed applicators
WearMax™ Professional comes with a three years manufacturer warranty for commercial applications
Recommended Uses
WearMax™ is suitable as an non slip protective coating for the following types of floors:
Wood (will only be available in the first part of 2010)
Terazzo (for these surfaces the WearMax System Plus is suitable which uses a specialised primer)
Marble, Granite (for these surfaces the WearMax System Plus is suitable which uses a specialised primer)
Ceramic and porcelain tiles (for these surfaces the WearMax System Plus is suitable which uses a specialised primer)
Cork (will only be available in the first part of 2010)
VCT
Asphalt Tile
VAT Tile
Laminate Floors (Melamine)
PVC Floors
Polished Stone
Polished Concrete
Recommended Environments
Shopping centre food courts areas. Will provide a long lasting and good looking surface which will provide the required Class X level slip resistance for an extended period of time
Shopping centres and other public and private buildings with internal terrazzo floors. It will provide major savings by totally eliminating the requirement for the regular stripping and sealing and buffing processes and also provides savings on water use, while providing a hard wearing slip resistive surface.
Hospitals, aged care centres, nursing homes with vinyl / PVC / laminate floors. It can provide major savings by not only in eliminating the floor stripping, sealing, waxing and polishing processes, but also can be a very effective full rejuvenation process instead of going for full floor replacement****.
Hospitals (including operating theatres and wards), aged care centres, nursing homes with vinyl / PVC / laminate floors. It can provide major savings by not only in eliminating the floor stripping, sealing, waxing and polishing processes, but also can be a very cost effective full rejuvenation vs of a full floor replacement****.
Government buildings, officesand other areasHospitals, aged care centres, nursing homes with vinyl / PVC / laminate floors. It can provide major savings by not only in eliminating the floor stripping, sealing, waxing and polishing processes, but also can be a very effective full rejuvenation process instead of going for full floor replacement****.
Casinos, clubs, entertainment centres. It can provide very attractive major savings by not only in eliminating the floor stripping, sealing, waxing and polishing processes, but also can be a very effective full rejuvenation process instead of going for full floor replacement****.
Hotels, motels, clubs, restaurants in food serving and other areas. It can provide very attractive major savings by not only in eliminating the floor stripping, sealing, waxing and polishing processes, but also can be a very effective full rejuvenation process instead of going for full floor replacement****.
Sporting facilities. It can provide a hard wearing and good looking slip resistive surface in sporting facilities which is being not only functional, but also easy to maintain and very cost effective.
Domestic environments
Anti-slip and Accelerated Wear Rating As an indication of the products excellent slip resistance and wearing properties, the slip resistance rating of Floor Tuff Green has been independently tested according to AS/NZ4586:2004 Appendix A (Wet Pendulum Test) and achieved a BPN of 50 (Pendulum Class W). Note: The manner in which the product is applied will effect its anti-slip rating and may produce a lower result. An accelerated wear test of 5000 cycles equating to approximately 10 years of average wear the product’s slip rating was reduced to a BPN of 36 (Pendulum Class X).
Summary of the Test Report from ÖFI (Österreichisches Forschungsinstitut für Chemie & Technik) evaluating the WearMax polyurethane – acryl ate ceramic water-based finish
1. Abrasion according to Taber ÖNORM - EN 438 Part 2 Result: 1,450 revolutions (45 % more than the highest EN Standard value) Acc. to the EN Standard 438 values of up to 1,000 revolutions lead to the highest grade (4)!
2. Scratch test acc. to ÖNORM A 1605-12 and EN 438-2 Result: > 2,0 N Acc. to EN 438-1 values of up to > 2,0 N result in grade 3 (of 4 = 3,0 N)
3. Gliding Friction value acc. to DIN 18032/Part 2 Result: 0,5 N
4. Slip Safety Classification will be norm conform tested
5. Chemical Resistance acc. to ÖNORM A 1605-12 / 24 h. Test result: no change in the WearMax surface after 24 hours exposure to common chemicals. Resistance to disinfectants was highlighted!
6. Suitability for casters acc. to EN 425 Result: 50.000 revolutions without any impairment of the surface! (100 % above the highest EN Standard) Information: the entire test report is available on request.
7. "Testing the scoring hardness in accordance with the current standard for Epoxy resin floors, gives a scoring hardness for WearMax of 9 N compared to a value of 4 N for an uncoated Epoxy resin floor.”
Airport
Industrial application
Hospital
Hotel and Casino complex
Supermarket
Office
Sporting facility
Cleaning instructions for WearMax™ surfaces
These cleaning guidelines apply to all floor coverings coated with WearMax™ Ceramic Finish in accordance with the proper standard. K10 Active Cleaner as well as Active Brilliant Cleaner permit easy treatment of the aforementioned surfaces and clean and care simultaneously. Comparable cleaning agents can only be used if they do not lead to a build up of layers. For recommendation for the floor disinfection agent to be used talk to your local floor safety representative.
The use of a badly maintained surface leads to a high level of abrasion, mechanical damage and possibly staining.
Dirt, particularly when it has a gritty structure, increases the abrasive action on all surfaces. To protect the WearMax™ finish, suitable carpets or ‘walk-over’ dirt retaining systems should be fitted in entrance areas. The feet of table and chair legs should be fitted underneath with appropriate protectors e.g. felt pads fixed in plastic. Before using chairs and transport trolleys, it is imperative to make sure that these are equipped with casters that leave no coloured contact marks and which meet DIN 68131 standards. In addition the use of special protective mats is recommended. It is extremely important to protect the floor from mechanical damage. Mechanical damage is not covered by the warranty.
I M P O R T A N T – No initial waxing: After finishing the floor covering with WearMax™ an initial waxing in the conventional manner is no longer necessary. Incorrect treatment becomes evident in a sticky, dirty surface from which even rubber marks can only be removed with great difficulty. This would ‚cover up’ the positive characteristics of WearMax™ and lead to invalidation of the warranty. The WearMAx™ finished floor is already protected.
Normal cleaning / Maintenance cleaning
Depending on the type and intensity of the dirt to be removed, maintenance cleaning falls into one of the following categories:
wet wiping, disinfection, damp wiping, cleaner procedure.
We recommend cleaning WEARMAX surfaces according to the extent of use with the cleaning agents mentioned above. For all cleaning procedures refer to the recommended mixing ratios. The amount of cleaner used can be lowered or raised depending on the dirt load.
Caution The cleaning effort required is dependent on the dirt load! If streaks occur the ratio is too concentrated; wipe over with fresh water in order to produce the right dilution.
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