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Floor Protectors: Preserve Your Investment
Refinishing your floors is one of the best ways to restore shine, durability, and long-term protection to your surfaces. But to make sure your floors stay beautiful for years to come, proper floor protection and maintenance are essential, especially against damage caused by everyday furniture and equipment. Inspect Before You Refinish Before applying the finish,…
Prioritizing Air Quality While Producing High-Performance Coatings
At Ultra Durable Technologies (UDT), we believe that innovation should never come at the cost of employee health or the safety of the work environment. In an industry where manufacturing coatings and paints often means dealing with strong odors and high levels of VOCs, we take a specialized approach to workplace safety. We are committed…
Epoxy, Polyurea & Polyaspartic Coatings: What Sets Them Apart
Epoxy, polyurea, and polyaspartic coatings are popular for concrete floors, including garage floors. Each offers unique characteristics and advantages. But how to choose garage floor coatings? Understanding the differences between these coatings can help distributors, contractors, and facility managers make informed decisions based on specific needs and requirements. Epoxy and polyurea are often used for…
Which Sheen is Best for Your Floors?
How do you decide which sheen is best for your customers’ floors? The main difference between matte, semi-gloss, and high-gloss finish is the level of sheen or reflectivity produced. Matte finishes produce a low sheen and appear more subdued, while semi-gloss finishes have a moderate sheen that is smoother and more lustrous than matte but…
Floor Maintenance and IAQ
It is commonly known that poor indoor air quality (IAQ) can have adverse effects on our health, but did you also know that how we maintain our hard floors can also impact the air we breathe? As a nation, we spend more than 90% of our time indoors, so it should not come as a…
Luxury Vinyl Flooring: Seal It!
For several years, people have chosen Luxury Vinyl Tile and Plank (LVT and LVP) flooring as a smart option for both new construction and existing buildings. To ensure high performance throughout its lifespan, you need to coat LVT and LVP with a high-quality finish that resists physical and chemical abuse. Manufacturers introduced Luxury Vinyl Tile…
Maintaining Terrazzo Floors
If you have terrazzo flooring or are considering having some installed, it’s crucial to know your options to protect your investment for the long term. Like any floor, terrazzo requires maintenance. But how much and what kind of terrazzo floor care will depend on how you choose to protect the surface. There are three distinct…
How to Make Floors Anti-Slip
How do you make floors anti-slip? UDT customizes your coating to provide the exact slip resistance needed to keep your facility’s floors safe. To reduce slip risks and keep floors looking their best, we recommend combining EPIC High-Performance Floor Finish with one of our Ultra Grip or UDT Aggregate Additive products. Add Ultra Grip or UDT Aggregate to EPIC. Your…
How to Clean and Restore Tile and Grout
Restoring your tile and grout to look like new may seem may seem like an impossible task. However, there is a proven way to make nasty bathrooms a thing of the past. All too often, you enter public restrooms only to be confronted with dirty tile and grout floors and a familiar, nasty odor. Unfortunately,…