Kalekim Offers Perfect Flooring Solutions with 'Tecnica'

Tuba Günsel / Brand Manager, Kalekim

Kalekim, an innovative product range 'Tecnica' with extensive applications, offers ideal solutions for all types of flooring. Produced by Kalekim's long-established R&D expertise, 'Tecnica' brings creative, economical, aesthetic, safe and durable applications to floor systems, connecting with consumers and professionals alike. The new name for comprehensive floor system solutions, 'Tecnica', offers numerous options in epoxy and cement-based formulations while maintaining product quality and long-lasting performance.

Tecnica Everywhere

With extensive application areas, 'Tecnica' provides aesthetic, durable and rapid solutions in 'manufacturing areas requiring high chemical and mechanical resistance', 'logistics storage areas', 'food and pharmaceutical production areas', 'multi-storey car parks', 'general manufacturing areas', 'commercial buildings', 'offices and outdoor activity areas'.

Ideal Options to Meet Every Need

Kalekim offers ideal solutions tailored to specific floor applications through cement-based quartz and corundum aggregate surface hardeners 'Tecnica 32 DS' and 'Tecnica 34 DS', acrylic curing material 'Tecnica 22 CW', and epoxy-based products including primer, levelling mortar and repair mortar 'Tecnica 132' and 'Tecnica 142', self-levelling coating 'Tecnica 242 SL', topcoat 'Tecnica 332' and orange peel textured coating 'Tecnica 342 OP'. With its solvent-free product family that maintains environmental sensitivity without compromise, Kalekim contributes to sustainability in production and living spaces. Through professional technical support and service provided alongside 'Tecnica Floor Solutions', Kalekim aims for excellence at every stage.

TECNICA 32 DS

Quartz Aggregate Powder Surface Hardener A cement-based, quartz aggregate surface hardener ready for use, applied in powder form onto fresh concrete surfaces subject to medium and heavy loads.

Application Areas

• In indoor and outdoor spaces, • Industrial facility floors, • Hangars and workshops, • Garages and car parks, • Warehouses, • Loading and unloading areas, • Areas subject to rubber-wheeled vehicle traffic.

Properties

• Easy to apply onto freshly laid concrete. • Enables achievement of uniform and homogeneous surface finish. • Prevents wear caused by mechanical loading. • Provides impact resistance. • Delays surface dusting.

Application Instructions Surface Quality

• The quality of supplied concrete must not vary; the entire surface must have uniform strength. • Concrete slab must be fully compacted, minimum C25 class (350 dosage, 25 N/mm2), prepared with minimum water-cement ratio. • Applied concrete thickness must be minimum 15 cm. • Concretes containing entrained air are not suitable for surface hardener application. • The surface of fresh concrete to be treated must be levelled with a wooden straightedge.

Application Method

• Allow the base concrete to reach a state where it can be walked on. Footprint depth when walked on should be 0.5-1.5 cm. • Allow bleeding water to move away from the surface depending on conditions. • For mechanical application, immediately after spreading 5 kg/m2 Tecnica 32 DS with an automatic spreader in one pass, distribute evenly over the surface. • For manual application, spreading is recommended in two stages (3 kg/m2 in first stage, 2 kg/m2 in second stage). • Ensure careful and homogeneous distribution without creating waves on the surface. • Do not spread from distances greater than 2 m. • Allow the spread material to absorb moisture from the concrete. Colour change indicates that adequate moisture level has been reached. • Trowel with low-speed mechanical trowel (helicopter). • Never add water to surface hardener-treated surface. • Final adjustments can be made by hand or helicopter trowel. • Looseness or slurrying on the surface indicates the concrete is still fresh. • Once concrete reaches appropriate hardening level, perform initial finish with low-speed metal-blade trowel at minimum angle, and work at high speed for final finish.

TECNICA 132

Epoxy Primer, Levelling Mortar, Intermediate Coat, Mortar Coating

A two-component, epoxy-based, low-viscosity, solvent-free primer.

Application Areas

• On concrete and cement screed surfaces, • On normal and highly absorbent surfaces, • As primer and intermediate coat for Tecnica Floor Coatings, • As binder for levelling, filling and repair mortars, • In indoor and outdoor environments.

Properties

• Solvent-free. • Low viscosity. • Penetrating capability. • High adhesive strength. • Easy to apply. • Multi-purpose. • Can be used in outdoor environments.

Application Instructions Surface Quality

• Ensure the surface is dry, sound and has adequate compressive strength (minimum 25 N/mm2). • Surface pull-off strength must be at least 1.5 N/mm2. • Surface must be clean and free from dust, dirt, oil, coatings and surface curing agents that would prevent adhesion. • In case of doubt, conduct a test application.

Surface Preparation

• Concrete surfaces must be abraded using abrasive equipment appropriate to surface characteristics to obtain a porous surface, removing cement slurry to reach aggregate. • Surface moisture content must not exceed 4% by weight. • There must be no moisture rising from the surface. PE sheet test is recommended for verification. • Substrate temperature must remain constant between minimum 10°C - maximum 30°C, and dew point must be at least 3°C above substrate temperature. • Cracks must be repaired if necessary.

TECNICA 242 SL

Self-Levelling Epoxy Coating

An epoxy-based, two-component, low-viscosity, solvent-free, self-levelling and self-smoothing coating.

Application Areas

• On concrete and cement screed surfaces, • On surfaces subject to normal to moderate heavy loading such as storage and assembly areas, maintenance workshops, garages and loading ramps, • In multi-storey and underground car parks and maintenance hangars, • In beverage and food industry, • In shopping centres and supermarkets, • In exhibition and fair spaces, • In showrooms, • In garages.

Properties

• Solvent-free. • Easy to apply. • High mechanical strength. • Chemical resistant. • Glossy surface finish. • Non-slip surface obtainable.

Application Instructions Surface Quality

• Ensure the surface is dry, sound and has adequate compressive strength (minimum 25 N/mm2). • Surface pull-off strength must be at least 1.5 N/mm2. • Surface must be clean and free from dust, dirt, oil, coatings and surface curing agents that would prevent adhesion. • In case of doubt, conduct a test application.

Surface Preparation

• Concrete surfaces must be abraded using abrasive equipment appropriate to surface characteristics to obtain a porous surface, removing cement slurry to reach aggregate. • Weak concrete must be removed, voids and holes on the surface must be fully exposed. • Surface must be repaired and levelled. • Concrete or screed surfaces must be primed with Tecnica 132 or Tecnica 142 or levelled to create a uniform surface. • Surface moisture content must not exceed 4% by weight. • There must be no moisture rising from the surface. PE sheet test is recommended for verification. • Substrate temperature must remain constant between minimum 10°C - maximum 30°C, and dew point must be at least 3°C above substrate temperature.