Cause:
Tire Marks: Marks left behind from vehicles.
Chemicals or Spills: Contamination left from spilling products on the surface.
Prevention:
Chemicals or Spills: Epoxies take approximately 7 days to fully cure. It is important to allow a minimum of 24 hours for foot traffic and at least 2 full days for forklift traffic or heavy loads.
Tire Marks: Due to the tires being manufactured with plasticizers, which improve cold weather traction, they tent to leach this plasticizer on to the epoxy floors when the tires are warm or hot from driving. This chemical reaction between the tires and epoxy floors are sometimes unavoidable. To help prevent this, consider placing a rubber mat at the location where tires will be on a constant basis.