Luxafloor Express can speed up return to service

The Dulux® Protective Coatings Luxafloor® Express range includes Dulux® Luxafloor® FCF and Dulux® Luxafloor® Primer, which are game-changing products for asset owners needing to repair concrete floors while minimising downtime. Luxafloor FCF provides a fast return to service without sacrificing durability or finish.

What is the Luxafloor® Express range?

The Luxafloor Express range is designed to return assets to service faster. The primer and topcoat should be used together to meet critical deadlines on a project.

Primer: Luxafloor® Primer, a two-pack quick-drying epoxy first coat
Topcoat: Luxafloor® FCF, a high performance, fast cure coating designed to get assets back into service quickly. Luxafloor FCF exhibits excellent gloss and colour retention under extreme UV exposure.

The Luxafloor® Express range is ideal for commercial and industrial settings. It can be used in both indoors and outdoors and is suitable for factories, carparks, garages and retail spaces and showrooms. Dulux® Luxafloor® Aggregates can be added to provide excellent slip resistance in areas such as food preparation, laundries, pools, and processing plants. The range can be used on new or existing concrete surfaces.

Cut return to service times

According to Dulux Protective Coatings National Technical Services Manager, Dan Savage, a major advantage of the Luxafloor Express range is the huge time savings it offers across a wide variety of commercial settings.

“Compared to a standard solvent based epoxy floor coating with a standard hardener, Luxafloor Express saves time on any project,” Dan explains.

“The Luxafloor Express range can be walked on in just 2 hours after the application of Luxafloor FCF topcoat. The system is fully cured in a single day at an average substrate temperature of 25°C,” explains Dan. “This means project deadlines can be met and assets can be returned to service much faster than with standard concrete floor coatings.”

Underpinning the performance of the Luxafloor Express range is more than two years of product development. “Dulux Protective Coatings conducted extensive product development and testing to ensure the performance outcomes they wanted with the Luxafloor Express range. The goal was to achieve an extremely fast-drying system with no compromise on durability or quality of finish, with a long pot life, stability on the shelf, and easy application.”, explains Dan.

Luxafloor Express in action

See how the Luxafloor Express range returned an inner Melbourne commercial car park to service in just four days.
When the Queensland Westpac rescue helicopter hangar floor required an ultra-fast recoat and return to service, Luxafloor FCF was the ideal choice.
Fast return to service was vital for the busy basement carpark at Shell House in Melbourne. Again, Luxafloor FCF was the best product for the job.
Luxafloor FCF plus slip-resistant Dulux® Luxafloor® Stir-In Aggregate Fine ensured return to service in just four days for this busy commercial carpark.
Luxafloor FCF offered a super-fast recoat and return to service for this warehouse floor.

Luxafloor Express range FAQs

Can Luxafloor Primer be used with any Luxafloor topcoat?

Yes, Luxafloor Primer can be used with any Luxafloor topcoat. To achieve very fast cure and return to service, use the Luxafloor Express range: Luxafloor Primer as the first coat, followed by Luxafloor FCF as the topcoat.

How long does Luxafloor FCF take to cure?

Luxafloor FCF can be walked on in 2 hours, and full cure in a single day at 25°C.

How long should you wait before topcoating Luxafloor Primer with Luxafloor FCF?

To achieve a durable, high-performance finish, it’s important that Luxafloor Primer is topcoated within 24 hours when used with Luxafloor FCF.

Can the Luxafloor Express range be used on both new and existing concrete surfaces?

Yes, both products can be used to coat new and existing concrete surfaces. Please refer to the Product Data Sheets for more details and substrate preparation information.