Your Floor Care Guide

Simple habits that keep your coated floor looking new — and your 7-year warranty fully intact.

The first week — cure times

These three numbers matter more than everything else on this page. Coatings reach full hardness gradually; traffic too early is the #1 cause of avoidable damage — and it is excluded from warranty coverage.

24 hours: no foot traffic. Keep people and pets off the floor.
72 hours: no vehicles. Park on the driveway until day 4.
7 days: no heavy equipment, shelving, tool chests, or point loads. After a week, the floor is at full strength.

During the cure period, keep the space between 10°C and 30°C and avoid getting the surface wet. In winter, leave the garage door closed and any heat source on as discussed at handover.

Routine care — the easy part

Coated floors are genuinely low-maintenance. A few minutes a week is all it takes.

Dust mop or soft-broom sweep weekly to remove grit — abrasive dust is what slowly dulls any floor finish.
Mop with warm water and, when needed, a pH-neutral cleaner (a small amount of dish soap works). Rinse with clean water so no film is left behind.
Wipe spills when you see them — oil, gas, brake fluid, and paint sit on top of the coating and wipe away easily if not left for weeks.
Use a walk-off mat at the entry door in winter to catch grit and slush before it spreads.
Felt or rubber pads under shelving legs, workbenches, and anything you slide around.

What to avoid

Each item below is a real damage cause we see — and most of them are listed as warranty exclusions in our Terms of Service, so avoiding them protects both your floor and your coverage:

Jack stands and floor jacks directly on the coating. Put a piece of plywood or a rubber pad underneath — steel point loads can chip any coating.
Studded winter tires. Studs abrade the surface; that wear is not covered. Regular winter tires are completely fine.
Harsh chemicals. No drain cleaner, pool acid, industrial solvents, or concentrated bleach on the floor. If something aggressive spills, wipe and rinse right away.
Pooled salt brine and de-icers. Normal winter salt tracked in on your tires is expected and covered — just rinse or mop it off every few weeks. What damages floors is concentrated de-icer (calcium/magnesium chloride) or a leaking salt bag left sitting in one spot for weeks.
Hot exhaust or torches touching the surface. Sustained heat above 120°C can mark the coating — keep running exhaust pipes and welding work off the floor.
Abrasive scrubbing. No steel wool, wire brushes, or gritty scouring powders — they micro-scratch the gloss. A soft mop or nylon pad handles anything that comes up.
DIY repairs or recoats. If anything ever looks wrong, contact us first — patching or sanding by another party voids the warranty in that area, and a covered defect costs you nothing to have us fix.

Ontario winter, specifically

Snowmelt off a parked car is normal — the coating is waterproof. Squeegee standing water toward the door occasionally so brine doesn't dry into rings.
A quick warm-water mop once a month in winter removes the salt film and keeps the gloss up.
No need to shovel “around” the floor — plastic shovels and rubber-blade squeegees are safe on the coating.

If something goes wrong

See peeling, bubbling, or anything that doesn't look right? Take a photo and send it to hello@purecoatings.ca with a short description. If it's a covered defect, we inspect within 14 business days and fix it at no charge — see how warranty claims work.

Read the 7-Year Warranty Call (437) 833-4455