Frequently Asked Questions

All of our floor coatings are customized in order to meet your specifications. We can work with you to design a floor coating within your budget. Contact us today to learn more about our pricing.

In general, our polyaspartic floor coatings will last the lifespan of the floor until they are applied to. They are formulated to be durable and strong, and proper maintenance and cleaning will help them stay that way.

If you follow our maintenance and cleaning recommendations, your polyaspartic coating should last the lifespan of your floor. If you don’t clean and maintain your floor coating, it won’t last as long.

There is no one size fits all, as every project is different. We will work with you in order to best meet your needs, wishes, and requirements.

If it is tan epoxy that gets a lot of sun exposure, yes. If it is polyaspartic, then no. Our polyaspartic coatings have a no-fade lifetime guarantee.

We recommend that you stay off your new floor coating for about 4-6 hours.

Though floor coatings require minimal maintenance, regular cleaning and taking care of any repairs will increase their lifespan.

Polyaspartic floor coatings are designed to be able to repel oil so that you can wipe it away easily.

Polyaspartic refers to the term “Aliphatic Polyurea”. They’re less common than polyurea coatings since polyurea is used for truck bed liners and tank coatings as well. 

Bayer Material Science invented polyaspartic floor coatings in the early 1990s.

Since polyaspartic coatings are UV resistant and thus have less likelihood of being damaged from UV rays, they can be used outside.

Polyaspartic floor coatings are very versatile and can be installed with many floor systems.

Polyaspartic floor coatings can be applied with squeegees or nap rollers.

Certified coatings contractors can install polyaspartic floor coatings.

Polyaspartic coatings are designed to dry quickly, usually curing within a few hours.

This is dependent on the specific formula being used, but in general, polyaspartic can be applied in cold weather.

Anywhere that calls for resinous floor coatings are environments that polyaspartic coatings can be installed.

If anything, polyaspartic coatings are more durable than epoxy! They offer more resistance to abrasion than epoxy coatings.

Yes, you can. It involves a slightly altered process, but polyaspartic can be used over epoxy.

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The type of product used greatly affects the odor left behind. Products that use cheaper materials and have a lot of odor solvents added to them tend to be the worst offenders.

Polyaspartic floor coatings can have textures that make them slip-resistant. They are much more slip-resistant than epoxy, which can get very slippery, especially when wet.

We use a special kind of caulk to caulk over your felt pad before it is coated over.

If your concrete cracks, usually your expansion joints will contain the majority of cracks.

Polyaspartic floor coatings are among the most resilient in the industry. They will not scratch easily.

It’s unlikely that your floor coating will chip from having something dropped on it, unless it is dense with a sharp edge. Small damages like chips are easy to repair and don’t require the floor coating to be redone.

Yes, you can fill the expansion joints after the floor coating is installed.

We don’t recommend filling in the expansion joints, as they are there in order to prevent cracks in the middle of the floor.

Grinding the floor with diamonds is the best way to prepare it for floor coating installation.

All the polyaspartic colors we offer are at the same price point.

Unlike epoxy, polyaspartic coatings are UV resistant and will hold up best against sun exposure.

Yes, we can coat wood steps with polyaspartic coatings.

You do not need to be home for the installation process. Our team only needs access to your garage; there’s no need for us to go into your home.

Polyaspartic floor coatings are very easy to maintain. All you’ll need is a squeegee, soap, and water.

Regular cleaning will improve the longevity of your floor coating by limiting abrasion.

At Surface Bella, we keep dust to a minimum, to keep your belongings as clean as possible.

It is normal for there to be some air bubbles the day after installation. 

We advise against applying floor coatings to driveways, especially if they are sloped.

If your floor has sunk a significant amount, you will need to have it raised back up before floor coatings can be applied.