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Pour at the specified slump don’t add any more water Wet cure for a week Sounds confusing I know but concrete that’s over watered can never reach its design strength. And the biggest mistake folks make is not curing properly Wet cure as long as possible

Dude....... Hattrick....

All Lithium in the US is made by FMC , Euclid and Sinak are there only licensees for topical application ,if you sell it it's not 100% Lithium it's a blend , not that thats bad just the pure stuff works best.. or you buy it from one of them??

Walmart and Lows polish to a spec then use a material called diamond hard by Euclid chemical or another that I can,t remember the name of ,same stuff different drum.. I used to do it when we could make a buck now it goes for Nada

what 66dave says is very true however the more aggregate that shows the more $$$ it costs, we used to use portable Marble/Granite polishing equipment and it was like mowing the lawn , the dam slurry was a ***** to deal with especially when you are on the 40th floor of a high rise, now you can...

euro , there are a few ways you can get to that look, if its existing concrete you can overlay it with pigmented underlayment ,polish then seal , you will need to maintain it relative to the hygiene and environment , if its new concrete you can install a mineral aggregate dust on hardener...

if I were you I would contact a pro and start by running a few tests to determine suitability of the concrete, your first mistake ( IMHO) was the acid, then I am sure it's no surprise that most of the materials sold Thur the big box guys are of substantially less quality that the stuff the guys...

you can sand it and then go right over it if its well bonded ,contact Stonhard ask them for a local installer he may offer you the material and some help for cheep....

cold /feed side yes.. hot side be carefull !!

this **** happens to me all the time and I allways forget who and end up replacing the sht ....

I real polyurethane or polyaspartic will not.. all epoxy will fade or yellow over time you need to investigate your material options well the good stuff is normally sold only to contractors with GL insurance for obvious reasons... once its gone bad if it's bonded well you can just go over it...

so lets let folks just live and learn on there own ..I wounder if anyone that see this site would like to share with us there experences after a floor fails and they need to go thru the process and expense of correcting the problem , it's just a garage floor? I bet the fella that droped 400k on...

very nice!! thanks for sharing..... enjoy!!

I am not going to start anything here but there an entire industry built around the business of preparing concrete for various topical applications of materials for various reasons, coatings , toppings repairs etc etc, there is also a business of defending or prosecuting the party's in a legal...

Google floor polishing contractors.... where do u live?? get a few opnions and prices guys are looking for work right now.... have them do a sample / mock up in a area that will be covered for you to approve. if done correctly you will be happy trust me...