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UK Window Cleaning Forum => Window Cleaning Forum => Topic started by: vivaro 013 on January 20, 2010, 07:59:51 pm

Title: proteckote alternative
Post by: vivaro 013 on January 20, 2010, 07:59:51 pm

has anybody found any alternative to proteckote for sealing van floor

Title: Re: proteckote alternative
Post by: Window Washers on January 20, 2010, 08:08:34 pm

fibre glass is way nbetter, have not used it though

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Post by: Frankybadboy on January 20, 2010, 08:18:06 pm

what the cost to fibreglass a van floor

Title: Re: proteckote alternative
Post by: Window Washers on January 20, 2010, 08:22:45 pm

You would need to go to a boat chandlers  or simlar to find that out sorry.

Ian

Title: Re: proteckote alternative
Post by: jimboo on January 20, 2010, 08:34:29 pm

you can buy fibreglass sheets and resin in any car shop[halfords]
its pretty easy to apply....not cheap though ;)

Title: Re: proteckote alternative
Post by: matt on January 20, 2010, 08:46:31 pm

epoxy resin would do a very good job

add to it some FG matting and its a fibreglass floor

i once fibreglassed a balcony floor over looking bondi beach ( Oooooooo )

that ended up a nice job and the couple were going to use it as a workout ( gym ) area

Title: Re: proteckote alternative
Post by: rg1 on January 20, 2010, 08:57:56 pm

There is also a resin available thats used by builders to put on flat roofs. Don't know what its called or how much it is though

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Post by: Ian_Giles on January 20, 2010, 09:05:08 pm

You can get fibreglass kits for van floors, I used it myself, stinks to high heaven and your  - gloved - hands look like a hairy porcupine when you've finished!!

Way harder wearing than Protectacote and before...er...what is the now acknowledged leader in floor protection?..anyway, it was the standard at one point.

Cost a year or two ago was about £100 or so for a van the size of a vivaro/traffic/primastar.

At one point, Peter Fogwill could supply the kits, don't know if he still does....just checked, yep, he still does, hopefully the link won't be disabled...

Prices from around the £80 mark.

  http://www.window-tools.com/window-cleaning.htm

Copy and paste it if it doesn't!


Ian

Title: Re: proteckote alternative
Post by: daniel worgan on January 21, 2010, 08:06:05 am

B&Q do a rubber paint..used it to repair my shed roof once and then tried it in the van....nearly two years later and it still looks good and waterproof...not bad for about £20 a tin :)

Title: Re: proteckote alternative
Post by: matt on January 21, 2010, 10:13:05 am

i painted the berlingo floor with garage floor paint from wicks, 14 months on and its still fine, though it doesnt have any traffic on it

Title: Re: proteckote alternative
Post by: evil genius on January 21, 2010, 10:21:04 am

most Polyurethane based Paints will do the job very well.
thats what ^^^ matts garage floor paint would have been.

resistant to water and also strong chemicals.

http://www.toolstation.com/shop/Painting+Decorating/Floor+Paints/Anti+Slip+PU+Floor+Paint+Grey+5+Ltr/d150/sd3172/p32762

hth
ian

Title: Re: proteckote alternative
Post by: matt on January 21, 2010, 11:14:08 am

Quote from: evil genius on January 21, 2010, 10:21:04 am

most Polyurethane based Paints will do the job very well.
thats what ^^^ matts garage floor paint would have been.

resistant to water and also strong chemicals.

http://www.toolstation.com/shop/Painting+Decorating/Floor+Paints/Anti+Slip+PU+Floor+Paint+Grey+5+Ltr/d150/sd3172/p32762

hth
ian

i think mine was 17 quid from wickes

Title: Re: proteckote alternative
Post by: DaveG on January 21, 2010, 12:58:58 pm

Quote from: daniel worgan on January 21, 2010, 08:06:05 am

B&Q do a rubber paint..used it to repair my shed roof once and then tried it in the van....nearly two years later and it still looks good and waterproof...not bad for about £20 a tin :)

I also used this stuff, but it chips easily..

I just bought some rubber matting to put on top