For years, the standard roof coatings for industrial and commercial buildings were dark, often built with asphalt and gravel. As technology has advanced, newer, cooler coatings have been developed, including elastomeric roof coatings.

The majority elastomeric coatings are water-based and formulated from an acrylic resin. All acrylic systems have the ability to breath transmit water vapor and will provide waterproof protection for quite a few years and clean up with water.

New resin systems also give the elastomeric coatings exceptional color preservation and outstanding durability. When in place, the elastomeric coating systems are flexible and waterproof, but they can easily be maintained by pressure cleaning to remove dust, dirt or other contaminates.

Elastomeric coatings are flexible, elastic coatings that can be applied to roofs or other structural surfaces with airless spray systems, brushes, or rollers.

Although coating applications using polyurea elastomeric products bring many benefits such as fast-curing time, tolerance to fluctuating and low temperatures, and resistance to acids and physical damages, some of these properties also pose certain disadvantages.

Below are some of the limitations in the application of polyurea elastomeric coatings:

Because polyurea elastomeric coatings are 2-component 100% solid formulations, they possess fast-drying and high-resistance abilities that make them suitable for a wide range of applications. Polyurea elastomers perform well in projects like:

In this age of intense public awareness about environmental degradation, polyurea elastomeric coatings are some of the most environment-friendly coatings in the market. A fast-curing ability and excellent damage resistance add to the advantages of this coating system.

Below is the breakdown of the unique characteristics of polyurea elastomeric coatings and how protective coating projects gain the greatest benefit from using it:

The range of anti-corrosion protective coatings increased with the addition of polyurea elastomeric coatings to the list. Although relatively new, this class of elastomeric coatings is slowly gaining wider market coverage because of its unique properties to combat corrosion.