Chemical & Acid Resistant Epoxy

Why Standard Epoxy Fails Against Chemicals

Acid and chemical spills can rapidly damage any concrete floor lacking proper protection. The image below shows the difference: the left side is coated with a standard "heavy-duty" 100% solids epoxy, while the right side uses ArmorGarage Acid Shield.

The standard epoxy side has developed yellowing and exposed aggregate as caustic chemicals eat away at the concrete. In contrast, the Acid Shield system remains unaffected under the same exposure conditions.

If left improperly protected, the damaged slab will eventually require removal and replacement — a far more costly outcome than coating it correctly from the start.

While Acid Shield has a slightly higher upfront cost, it is significantly more economical long-term by eliminating downtime, recoating, and slab replacement.

Acid Shield Epoxy Systems

We've done extensive research and field testing to ensure that when you choose an ArmorGarage Acid Shield epoxy coating, you're getting the highest corrosion protection possible. ArmorGarage Acid Shield epoxies are 100% Novolac epoxy — not a blend. Using water-based or standard floor epoxies in chemical environments can cause premature floor failure and costly downtime.

As with all our products, these systems are packaged for easy DIY installation — no prior experience needed.

Bund & Containment Flooring

A bund is a secondary containment area — a walled or raised perimeter surrounding tanks, drums, and equipment that store hazardous liquids such as chemicals, fuels, and industrial solvents. When a tank leaks or a spill occurs, the bund catches everything. But only if the flooring within that containment zone is properly sealed.

Standard concrete and basic epoxy coatings will absorb and allow chemicals to penetrate through to the sub-slab, contaminating soil and groundwater — creating environmental liability and costly remediation. ArmorGarage Acid Shield creates a seamless, waterproof, chemically impervious barrier across your entire bund area, ensuring full containment compliance.

Common bund & containment applications: chemical storage facilities, fuel and petroleum depots, pharmaceutical plants, wastewater treatment areas, hazardous material warehouses, and any facility where environmental regulations require secondary spill containment.

Semiconductor & Fabrication Facility Flooring

Semiconductor fabrication facilities (fabs) present some of the most aggressive chemical environments of any industry. From caustic etch bays and acid wet benches to wastewater treatment rooms and chemical mechanical planarization (CMP) areas, fab floors are continuously exposed to hydrofluoric acid, sulfuric acid, hydrogen peroxide, ammonium hydroxide, and dozens of other highly corrosive chemicals.

Standard epoxy coatings fail rapidly in these environments. The constant chemical exposure, combined with frequent wash-downs and decontamination cycles, breaks down conventional floor coatings in months — not years. This leads to exposed concrete, contamination risk, and costly emergency shutdowns for floor repairs.

ArmorGarage Acid Shield systems are 100% Novolac epoxy — purpose-built for exactly this type of sustained chemical assault. Our systems resist hundreds of chemicals at both splash-exposure and extended-immersion levels, maintain their integrity through thousands of hot caustic wash-downs, and provide the seamless, waterproof surface that semiconductor facilities require.

Ideal fab areas for Acid Shield: wet etch stations, acid and solvent storage bays, chemical mechanical planarization (CMP) rooms, wastewater treatment and neutralization areas, chemical delivery and distribution corridors, and sub-fab mechanical spaces.

How To Know How Durable An Epoxy Coating Is

Two specifications tell you everything you need to know about how an epoxy coating will hold up: Abrasion Loss Rating and Shore D Hardness. Buy based on performance specs, not name or price.