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I would double-check the application methods for 8510. I believe only one flood coat should be applied past the saturation point at an...

Concrete or wood floor?

Gotcha. Yes, Versatile offers their 5018m polyaspartic, which comes in a matte finish. What is your intended use for the matte finish?

Acid?

I started building tennis courts in 1983, went indoors with epoxy in 1988. The profit potential in epoxy drew in many people that did...

Densifiers do not fix bad concrete. It would be a waste of money to apply one to concrete dusting as badly as yours. The primary problem...

I can see dusting of the exposed concrete, which is most likely why the epoxy is peeling up. Did the installer grind the floor or etch...

Yikes... I hate hearing stories like this. I feel for your problem. This is one of two primary reasons why we have always felt that...

Yes, a penetrating sealer is what you need. A siloxane sealer typically works best for outdoor applications. What you don't want for...

Ahh... OK. So the concrete was integrally colored and a powdered release agent was used for stamping the surface, correct? If so, did...

Was the release agent solvent- based?

One of the ingredients is alkyl alkoxysilane. It forms a type of micro-thin film-forming silicone used in hydrophobic coatings. The...

This is the description of the Behr product in the first sentence: "The BEHR Premium Protector and Waterproofer is an interior/exterior...

I'm not aware of any sealers that require etching (at least that I can remember). Etching removes much of the free lime and other...

The last thing you want to do is use an etching solution on the concrete before applying a sealer. It opens the pores more and absorbs...