Fortis Coat 823 HS is a durable epoxy floor coating for warehouses, factories, workshops, garages and commercial concrete floors. Designed for demanding traffic and wear, it provides a hard-wearing gloss finish and can be used for solid-colour or decorative flake flooring systems.
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Fortis Coat 823 HS is a 95% solids, two-component high-build epoxy formulated for industrial, commercial and residential concrete flooring where durability, film build and long-term protection are required.
The high-solids formulation produces a hard-wearing seamless finish with excellent resistance to abrasion, vehicle and pedestrian traffic, oils and common chemicals. It provides greater film build than lower-solids roll-applied coatings while remaining practical to apply by roller.
Coat 823 HS is suitable for warehouses, factories, workshops, manufacturing areas, garages and commercial floors. It can be used as a solid-colour flooring system or as the base coat for decorative flake and slip-resistant systems.
On suitable properly prepared concrete, Coat 823 HS can be self-priming. Fortis 823 Prime can be used where rapid recoating and additional penetration are required, while Fortis 820 Prime is suited to poor, porous or difficult concrete where high adhesion and substrate consolidation are important.
For self-levelling or substantially higher-build flooring, consider Fortis Coat 824 SL. Where low odour and water-based application are priorities, Fortis AquaCoat™ provides an alternative epoxy flooring system.
95% Solids Two-Component Epoxy
Typical Applications
Coat 823 HS is suitable for warehouses, factories, workshops, manufacturing facilities, garages, plant rooms and commercial concrete floors requiring a durable, high-build epoxy finish. It can also be used as the base coat for decorative flake and slip-resistant flooring systems.
Application
Apply Coat 823 HS to clean, sound and mechanically prepared concrete. Diamond grinding is the preferred preparation method to remove laitance, contamination and weak surface material while providing a suitable profile for adhesion.
Thoroughly mix Parts A and B before measuring. Combine 3 Parts Resin (Part A) with 1 Part Hardener (Part B) by volume and mix at low speed using a suitable mechanical mixer until smooth and homogeneous.
Once mixed, pour the material onto the prepared floor in ribbons and distribute evenly using a suitable microfibre roller. Maintain a consistent wet edge and avoid excessive rolling as the coating begins to cure.
Where required, apply Fortis 820 Prime or 823 Prime before coating according to substrate condition and system requirements.
For decorative flake systems, broadcast the selected flake into the wet Coat 823 HS base coat. Suitable Fortis non-slip aggregate can also be incorporated or broadcast where additional surface texture is required.
Refer to the current Coat 823 HS Technical Data Sheet for complete mixing, application, coverage and curing requirements.
For workshops, warehouses, factories and other areas requiring additional surface grip, Fortis Non-Slip Additive can be incorporated into Coat 823 HS to create a textured, slip-resistant floor finish. Select the addition rate according to the required surface texture and service conditions.
Suitable Surfaces
Coat 823 HS is suitable for mechanically prepared concrete, appropriately primed concrete and compatible existing epoxy flooring systems.
Concrete must be clean, sound and free from dust, laitance, oil, grease, curing compounds and other contaminants that may affect adhesion. Diamond grinding is the preferred preparation method.
New concrete should normally be cured for at least 28 days before coating. Porous or difficult concrete may require Fortis 820 Prime or 823 Prime depending on substrate condition and flooring requirements.
Existing compatible epoxy coatings must be firmly bonded, cleaned and mechanically abraded. Test adhesion before proceeding.
Where rising damp, hydrostatic pressure or significant moisture transmission is present, investigate the substrate before coating and use an appropriate HydroFort™ epoxy vapour barrier where required.
4 L Kit, 16 L Kit
Coat 823 HS is a 95% solids, high-build epoxy floor coating for industrial, commercial and residential concrete floors.
It is suitable for warehouses, factories, workshops, garages, manufacturing areas and commercial concrete floors.
It can be self-priming on suitable prepared concrete. Fortis 820 Prime or 823 Prime may be used where additional adhesion, penetration or substrate consolidation is required.
Yes. Decorative flake can be broadcast into the wet coating to create a decorative epoxy flooring system.
Coat 823 HS provides greater film build and is designed for more demanding floors. AquaCoat™ is water-based and suited where low odour and easy application are priorities.
Coat 823 HS is a roll-applied high-build epoxy. Coat 824 SL is a self-levelling system for greater build and floor levelling.
Light foot traffic is typically possible after approximately 24 hours under suitable curing conditions.
Fortis Coat 823 HS - Technical Data Sheet
Fortis Coat 823 HS Pt.A- Safety Data Sheet
Fortis Coat 823 HS Pt.B- Safety Data Sheet
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