What surface coatings does Urban Surfaces feature on its flooring products?

We offer two kinds of surface coatings. They might look the same from the outside, but inside it’s a different story. Each features a unique design, giving many levels of protection from scratches, scuffs, and wear, while making the surface easy to clean and maintain. Let’s go over the three surface coatings.

Polyurethane Surface Coating

Flooring makers apply this liquid coating to all vinyl flooring products with a “roll coating” machine. The concentration of polyurethane material is determined by the base material of the flooring product. Because a rigid core helps prevent polyurethane from cracking, a rigid base can accept a thicker surface coating. However, if a flexible base receives too much polyurethane, cracking might happen when the flooring material is bent.

Protection

Polyurethane protects vinyl flooring from scratches, liquid spills, and daily wear caused by foot traffic.

Heavy-Load Scratches

While polyurethane protects against everyday scratches, there is a limit. Heavy or blunt objects such as a refrigerator will scratch the polyurethane surface coating on any vinyl flooring product.

Urban Surfaces’ products with polyurethane coating:

• Studio 12 GlueDown Floor
• Studio 12 Floating Floor
• Main Street GlueDown Vinyl Floor
• Level Seven Commercial GlueDown Vinyl Floor
• Foundations GlueDown
• Foundations Floating Floor
• InstaGrip
• InstaGrip Tile

Ceramic Bead With Polyurethane

Ceramic bead strengthens a polyurethane system. To increase wear resistance, a fine ceramic powder mixes with the liquid polyurethane, then it’s applied to the surface of the flooring. Urban Surfaces’ products featuring ceramic bead with polyurethane:

• Sound-Tec Floating Floor
• Sound-Tec Plus Floating Floor
• Sound-Tec Tile Floating Floor

Adding a Shine With Wax

You can wax both coating types of polyurethane (if needed) with Urban 3040 Clear Coat wax.