We recently treated our new reefer body floor with a product that provides excellent results. For new truck owners and especially for owners of older trucks whose floors might need some help, I'm sharing product info here.
The Key Polymer product line includes Crack Filler, Original Floor Restore, Slip Stop and more. Having used the crack filler and floor restore I can say it is great stuff.
We used it to seal the floor and protect it from water that reefer bodies get inside from condensation when cool reefer bodies are opened to hot-humid air. If left alone, water will rot a wood floor away over time. We've read stories on EO about dry box wood floors that failed. We protected ours early to help it last.
In dry-box fleet owner trucks we drove, we sometimes saw daylight through nail holes and cracks in the floors. Had those been our trucks, we would have filled those holes and cracks to keep water from road spray out and protect the wood.
Crack filler alone would do the trick. The floor restore will provide a finished look if desired.
One note of caution. This stuff comes in two containers to be first mixed into one when the product is to be applied. It is wise to begin by mixing a small batch to give you a feel for how it works and how fast it begins to cure and becomes difficult to work with.
When Kidron built our reefer body, they asked if we wanted the floor sealed. We said yes and received a floor that was polyurethane treated. I did not like how it was holding up so looked at alternatives. Floor Restore was the answer.
I sanded the entire floor down to the wood. The hardwood laminated boards came nice and clean but showed disappointingly little color. After using crack filler and sanding off the excess, we decided to stain the wood before putting down the Floor Restore. After finishing most of the floor, we realized that the stain did not look good, so back to the sander I returned.
When we put Floor Restore over the bare wood, we were amazed to see deeper, rich colors emerge from the mostly light-colored wood and were very glad that we removed the stain.
Being in a CR unit where we haul small loads and it is possible to keep forklifts out (not one has entered the truck yet), the smooth, shiny surface works well for us. For larger trucks, the stop-slip additive would be wise to use.
In a word, our truck floor is beautiful. With undamaged, freshly-sanded wood and Floor Restore on top, it rivals bowling alley wood in it's appearance and is stonger than wood alone because of the industrial-strength coating on top.
http://www.keyfloorrestore.com/products.htm
The Key Polymer product line includes Crack Filler, Original Floor Restore, Slip Stop and more. Having used the crack filler and floor restore I can say it is great stuff.
We used it to seal the floor and protect it from water that reefer bodies get inside from condensation when cool reefer bodies are opened to hot-humid air. If left alone, water will rot a wood floor away over time. We've read stories on EO about dry box wood floors that failed. We protected ours early to help it last.
In dry-box fleet owner trucks we drove, we sometimes saw daylight through nail holes and cracks in the floors. Had those been our trucks, we would have filled those holes and cracks to keep water from road spray out and protect the wood.
Crack filler alone would do the trick. The floor restore will provide a finished look if desired.
One note of caution. This stuff comes in two containers to be first mixed into one when the product is to be applied. It is wise to begin by mixing a small batch to give you a feel for how it works and how fast it begins to cure and becomes difficult to work with.
When Kidron built our reefer body, they asked if we wanted the floor sealed. We said yes and received a floor that was polyurethane treated. I did not like how it was holding up so looked at alternatives. Floor Restore was the answer.
I sanded the entire floor down to the wood. The hardwood laminated boards came nice and clean but showed disappointingly little color. After using crack filler and sanding off the excess, we decided to stain the wood before putting down the Floor Restore. After finishing most of the floor, we realized that the stain did not look good, so back to the sander I returned.
When we put Floor Restore over the bare wood, we were amazed to see deeper, rich colors emerge from the mostly light-colored wood and were very glad that we removed the stain.
Being in a CR unit where we haul small loads and it is possible to keep forklifts out (not one has entered the truck yet), the smooth, shiny surface works well for us. For larger trucks, the stop-slip additive would be wise to use.
In a word, our truck floor is beautiful. With undamaged, freshly-sanded wood and Floor Restore on top, it rivals bowling alley wood in it's appearance and is stonger than wood alone because of the industrial-strength coating on top.
http://www.keyfloorrestore.com/products.htm
