Feature: LATICRETE SPARTACOTE and Texas Motor Speedway The challenges High-Profile Customization: The owners were not looking for just any old epoxy coatings as a replacement for the existing thin- film epoxy floor surface that was failing and had exceeded its service life. They demanded a professional, unique concrete coating system, which only SPARTACOTE offers. Timely Preparation: Floor prep- aration is often the most time- consuming part of a professional SPARTACOTE coatings project, but this is a necessary step to achieve the desired results. A LATICRETE solution The Intertech crew began surface preparation procedures by shot blasting and grinding the existing concrete to CSP 3 for proper adhe- sion. After grinding, the floor was repaired using SPARTACOTE FAST FIX™ to treat the joints and areas of the concrete that scaled and spalled. The crew then began to mix and apply NXTⓇ Vapor Reduction Coating, a single-coat, low-odor, epoxy coating specifically designed for controlling the moisture vapor emission rate from new or exist- ing concrete slabs. This particular moisture mitigator is unique in that Intertech Flooring was able to pigment the resin a grey color for it to act as the base-colored primer, saving the installer a step in the SPARTACOTE coatings pro- cess. The crew rolled out the pig- mented color across all 22,000 sq. ft. (2,044 m2 ) of prepared concrete at 12 mils thickness and allowed it to cure for 12 hours. Upon full cure, the crew buffed the surface using a swing machine with 100 grit screens and began mixing and rolling out a solid black The Intertech Flooring crew mixing LATICRETE NXT Vapor Reduction Coating before application Intertech Flooring pigmented the resin of this moisture mitigator a grey color so it could act as the base-colored primer, saving the installer a step in the SPARTACOTE coatings process. 42 TileLetter | March 2018