I need to patch some moderately large cracks (and fill a few holes) in a concrete floor inside a passenger car. The existing floor is the usual "lightweight" concrete type material commonly found in railcar floors.

I've done this before with smaller cracks by using fix-all or a floor leveling compound, but I thought I'd tap into the network for other remedies people have employed. The floor will be painted, but not covered with anything else.

I recall that someone had been advertising a product in Private Varnish (I believe) for reworking concrete floors in passenger cars. Anyone have this info?

Orange Empire Railway Museum
jsmatlak@earthlink.net

Needing to remedy the same situation in regards to my car, I have been given the following advice. One can replace the affected areas with the "bagged" concrete you can pick up from Lowes or Home Depot. Has anybody tried this? I know locally a gentleman replaced an entire concrete floor in a caboose. I believe he called a local Ready Mix and must have put the shoot through the door.

Regards,
Gerald W. Kopiasz

> I need to patch some moderately large cracks
> (and fill a few holes) in a concrete floor
> inside a passenger car. The existing floor
> is the usual "lightweight"
> concrete type material commonly found in
> railcar floors.

> I've done this before with smaller cracks by
> using fix-all or a floor leveling compound,
> but I thought I'd tap into the network for
> other remedies people have employed. The
> floor will be painted, but not covered with
> anything else.

> I recall that someone had been advertising a
> product in Private Varnish (I believe) for
> reworking concrete floors in passenger cars.
> Anyone have this info?


hrrhs@aol.com

If the substrate is sound and the patch small, I have had good luck with vinyl concrete patching mix from the local Home Depot. I think it may have a little give in it due to its plastic binder.

Dave

irondave@bellsouth.net

The original material is still available from the original manufacturer. The only problem is, I don't have my files with that information with me and I can't for the life of me remember the exact name. But I think it is something like Tucolith and I think the company is known as E.H. O'Neil. They are back in New England somewhere. I'm almost positive they actually ran an ad in the last issue or 2 of the T.R.A.I.N newsletter.


domeliner@hotmail.com

>...I think it is something like Tucolith and I think the company is known as E.H. O'Neil...

A quick Web search resulted in the following that may be helpful.

Tucolith (formerly known as Flexolith)
http://www.railroadtreasures.com/Catalo ... d%2088.htm

Specs: http://www.tamms.com/flexolith.pdf

Available from:
Tamms Industries
3835 State Route 72
Kirkland, IL 60146
Tel: 800-862-2667
Tel: 815-522-3394
Fax: 815-522-2323
E-mail: sscarp@tamms.com
WWW: http://www.tamms.com


Tamms Industries
kalbrandt@rypn.org

I have it as E. H. Oneill. Lutherville, Md.
Their Magnaflor-R product is what PV recommended some time ago.

http://ehoneill.com
bebackus@bellsouth.net

The product I've been using is Magnaflor-R by the E.H. O'Neill Co.
1405 Chippendale Rd
Lutherville, MD 21093
410-560-2244

I have not used this for patching cracks, etc. We have used it for replacing large sections of floor. It is an interesting product to work with, but seems to work well in this application. They are nice to deal with and will gladly answer your questions.

For patching, I once used a two-part epoxy material from the Pioneer Randustrial Co. I can't remember the exact product, but the telephone number is 1-800-877-1500. They also make a product I use for coating canvas roofs.

shaymech@hotmail.com

Try abocrete from the people who make the wood epoxy and wood consolidants. See link below:

David Farlow


http://www.abatron.com/
Hudson.Industries@worldnet.att.net