Floors/flooring chlorinated rubber paints

Figure 1 indicates a typical nitroglycerin facility "inside out" wood frame construction at a concrete floor slab. Note that the exterior cant strip, the lead conductive floor cant and the wood cap are all sloped to discourage product build-up and facilitate cleaning. This assembly also indicates spray-on foam insulation as an optional construction item. At Radford AAP this is a safety approved insulation system. The insulation at Radford AAP received a chlorinated rubber paint coating for weathering. 

Chlorinated rubber floor paints are probably the most common of the lower-cost floor paints on the market. They produce tough and chemically resistant coatings, but their adhesion to concrete is not always good. They tend to wear off in patches and cannot be considered as a durable floor treatment except under light traffic conditions. However, re-coating is a simple job and floors can easily be repainted over weekend shutdowns, for example. Similar paints based on other resins such as acrylics, vinyls and styrene butadiene are also used. 

Thin coatings These pigmented materials, commonly known as floor paints, are often based on chlorinated rubber (see Section 12.3.2) or epoxy ester (see Section 12.3.1). They have limited life in heavy traffic but are easy to apply. 

Chlorinated rubber is often used in combination with medium oil drying-type alkyds. The principal applications are highway traffic paint, concrete floor, and swimming pool paints. 

Chlorinated rubber is often used in combination with medium-oil drying type alkyds. The alkyd gives better toughness, flexibility, adhesion, and durability, and the chlorinated rubber contributes to faster dry and better resistance to water and chemicals. The major applications are highway traffic paint, concrete floor, and swimming pool paints. 

Polystyrene resins are made from polymerized styrene and have good insulating power. Synthetic rubber, known as styrene-butadiene rubber or chlorinated rubber latex, can be used in paints for floor coverings or tank linings (Fischer and Adams 1990). 

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