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SKID SAFE
Water Based Sealer & Finish



Use Ideas & Definitions
 

SKID SAFE protects a wide variety of materials and substrates old and new from Sun, Water, and most Chemical damage for many years when it is properly applied and maintained. It will make all materials/substrates look beautiful and it can significantly enhance colors of older materials/substrates especially painted floors and line paints in garages. The renewed color will not change, fade, nor oxidize over many years. It will prevent typical rust and corrosion on metal flooring.
Use it before painting a floor as it will increase the spread rate of the new paint-saving money, protect the substrate from water damages, spawling and crumbling.

SKID SAFE is non-conductive. It should be used to protect wires, and flooring etc. from humidity, dust, and moisture in environments of heat up to 600° F. This feature makes it an ideal choice to seal boiler rooms and other flooring areas subject to high heat.

As cured SKID SAFE does not attract dirt, soils, nor dust, it is easy to clean with just plain water or with a neutral cleaner. It may be cleaned with a power washer at anytime and as frequently as needed. The regular use of a 2000 lb powerwash weekly showed no ill affects to SKID SAFE for 7 years! This does not mean that such high water pressure is necessary to clean SKID SAFE, Simple washing works well.

SKID SAFE is a penetrating sealer which will deeply seal all porous and semi-porous materials/substrates. Therefore, it is advisable to apply a heavier base coat to any porous material/substrate so that one can see some gloss when this first coat has dried to the touch. A heavier coat means that the product will look white to slightly bluish when first being applied as opposed to a normal style coat which is spread or spray misted water clear looking. For larger floor areas, one may apply SKID SAFE with the use an airless sprayer with a tip size of either 0.015 or 0.013 at 300 PSI-500 PSI, or with a low pressure hand pump sprayer of 35 PSI.

Existing line paint should be sealed with about 4 coats of SKID SAFE which will help extend the life of the line paint while immediately restoring the look of the original color of the line paint. Apply our product as a sealer before installing a new line paint to prevent water and other damages from below the paint. Then, top seal the line paint. Doing so will prevent the new paint color from fading/oxidizing over many years and add better stability to the line paint.
While SKID SAFE prevents water damage, it is not designed to be used on any flooring area which is subject to being constantly wet or from being wet for long periods of time exceeding a week or so. When applied and cured SKID SAFE is subject to being wet for too long, it will turn white in appearance. It will return to looking clear when the standing water has dried and often without exhibiting and damage. This is called "ponding". Do not use it in a ponding situation.
Another highly innovative use of our product is too be able to replace the use of all anti-slip mats and anti-slip strips extremely cost effectively. Finely broadcasted aggregate into freshly applied SKID SAFE will be sealed for many years! That area will not be required to be saturated with aggregate like an anti-slip strip is. A light sprinkling will work excellently to provide true traction-a non slip area! While 5-6 coats of SKID SAFE may be needed to cover at least 3/4ths of the aggregate or all of it, this application is eliminating costly and frequent removal of anti-slip strips every 6 months or so in many instances. This application is guaranteed for 5 years with proper application and maintenance according to our directions.
The wooden steps pictured on our web site were broadcast with aluminum oxide aggregate which is virtually unwearable under the heaviest foot traffic.


IMPORTANT DEFINITIONS

DRY TO THE TOUCH:
After any single coat of SKID SAFE has been applied, it must feel absolutely dry. It does not feel sticky nor tacky. Wait longer if it does. SKID SAFE will be dry very quickly outdoors, and can dry in less than 20 minutes with the use of a blower indoors. It dries quickly because the water portion of the product evaporates and the applicator person can then walk on it to apply the next coat.
Heat and air movement on it will affect how quickly each coat dries. High humidity and cold air will cause to become dry slower.

CURED:
This is the process of the hardening of the non water elements-the solids. SKID SAFE cures in 96 hours in normal temperature. It will get much harder over time to a point.

SLIP RESISTANCE:
This is the degree of resistance our product delivers to slipping and skidding as measured by ASTM C 1028 architectural test by a State of California certified independent test laboratory. It is COF. DRY: .81 COF WET:77.
Our product makes flooring material that is slippery when it is in a dry condition more slip resistant in a dry condition. It should not be interpreted that the use of our product can prevent slip/falls ! One can hydroplane on a floor when the shoe does not make sufficient contact with SKID SAFE and slip. One can also trip on SKID SAFE. We do not claim that the use of SKID SAFE will prevent slip/fall accidents.

TRACTION:
This is the creation of a non slip floor through the use of aggregate sealed into SKID SAFE. We do not claim that the use of finely broadcast aggregate into freshly applied SKID SAFE will prevent slip/fall accidents.

USE COST:
This is the real cost of using any sealer or finish. It is calculated by adding together the following factors:
The product cost, the spread rate of the product on a floor( how much product is needed to cover the floor), the cost of applying and maintaining the sealer/finish over a specific period of time when it then requires to be stripped off the floor, the costs of stripping it off the floor, and the cost of again applying the sealer/finish.
Most sealers and finishes require regular stripping-a very costly procedure-every 3-6 months. When you add just the cost of the product applied and stripped every 3-6 months along with the other factors above, one can produce a USE COST for the sealer/finish.
The USE COST of most other sealers/finishes is actually many hundreds of $ per gallon and much higher over a 5 year time period!

SKID SAFE DOES NOT REQUIRE STRIPPING!!!
This means that when one purchases a sealer/finish for certain price per gallon that and then calculates the actual cost of using that product over 5 years, adding those additional forced expenses into the price per gallon will produce a USE COST far exceeding the purchase price of that sealer/finish !Our numerous clients have enjoyed the sizeable cost savings gained by purchasing SKID SAFE!


WARNING: SKID SAFE CANNOT BE ALLOWED TO FREEZE IN THE CONTAINER!

SKID SAFE is guaranteed for 5 years when applied and maintained according to our directions.