If you’ve experienced enough Minnesota winters, you know the effect salt can have on your vehicles and even your garage floors. At some point, we all just come to accept it, but that doesn’t have to be the case.
Permanent Coating Solutions, based in Mayer, provides protective spray-on coatings. Their services include concrete floor coatings, vehicle and industrial protective coatings, and custom garage and storage cabinets.
And after 27 years of experience, Permanent Coating Solutions owner Randy Stodola knows a thing or two about the importance of protecting your floors and vehicles.
“Minnesota road de-icing agents love to deteriorate concrete. Without a good barrier between the elements and the concrete, it’s only a matter of time until it eats through the protective cream layer of the concrete. Once that happens, the popping and salt erosion will happen fast,” he says.
To avoid damage, Permanent Coating Solutions' services help protect a wide variety of your floors and vehicles.
More specifically, their protective coatings can be used on garages, basements, lunch rooms, warehouses, airplane hangars, and so much more. Their spray services also protect truck beds, truck accessories, boats, horse trailers, and shower stalls, to name a few.
In other words, if you frequently walk or drive on a surface or in a vehicle, Permanent Coating Solutions can help protect it.
Their coatings are available in both residential and commercial applications. The time-tested coatings can withstand steady foot and vehicle traffic and protect against road salt, moisture, freeze-thaw, UV damage, and other often-damaging winter effects — things that are difficult to avoid in Minnesota winters, no matter how many car washes you get.
One of the newest technologies in Permanent Coating Solutions' repertoire is the Rhino “FastFloor” polyaspartic. “The new polyaspartic technology has really changed the game. These new materials have taken the place of the old epoxy top coats. They are quick drying for a faster return to service, but are also UV stable and much more abrasion resistant.”
In addition to new technologies that offer a better product for clients, Randy says the upkeep following a coating is very minimal. Once the coating is on, nothing needs to be done except general maintenance, such as cleaning with something as simple as a mop, hot water, and some soap.
“You will be amazed at how easy it will clean up,” Randy says.
So what sets Permanent Coating Solutions apart from other companies? According to Randy, who is a certified SSPC coatings inspector, the company’s knowledge, experience, and integrity make them the best in the business.
As an owner/operator, Randy works on every single job. “I personally make sure every job we do is done to industry standards or better, done on time, and done on budget. I always leave the homeowner with my card and information, including my personal cell phone number. So there will never be a finger-pointing blame game if there ever is an issue.”
And Permanent Coating Solutions' work speaks for itself. A few high-profile examples include:
- The floor coatings in Mayer Lutheran High School’s auditorium.
- The South Haven and St. Bonifacius Fire Department floor systems.
- The flooring in Mayer’s city hall and community center.
- The floors in J. Carver Distillery.
“But we love our residential work also. I love doing old, crappy garage floors and turning them into works of art that people are amazed by,” Randy noted.
And speaking of amazing, if you’re yet to locate the perfect present for your loved one — or yourself — this holiday season, Permanent Coating Solutions' floor and vehicle coatings make perfect gifts, Randy said.
“Our truck bed linings come with a lifetime warranty, and most floor coating systems have 20-year warranties. How many gifts do you know that people will still enjoy 20 years down the road?”
While no one questions the importance of road salt during winter in Minnesota, it’s also no question that it can damage vehicles and floors. So instead of accepting that as fact, call Permanent Coating Solutions to protect your investments from cracks and rust. permanentcoatingsolutions.org