Learned Something About 8510

[02vito]

I am in the process of treating my new, cured, machine-troweled auto-shop floor with Ghostshield 4500 densifier followed by Ghostshield 8510 sealer after the 7-day cure on the 4500.

The 8510 instructions suggest that UP TO 150 square feet can be treated per gallon using 2 coats as recommended.

I experience difficulty getting a gallon of 8510 to soak into 150 square feet, and I thought that maybe the 4500, by "densifying" the concrete, was affecting the absorbtion rate of the 8510. So I emailed the manufacturer.

The response I got was that, while the 4500 should not affect the 8510 absorbtion rate, for a machine-troweled surface, an acid etch is recommended to improve absorbtion.

In the 8510 and 4500 instruction sheets I downloaded and on the respective containers, I see no such recommendation.

 

[Garage Flooring]

I am in the process of treating my new, cured, machine-troweled auto-shop floor with Ghostshield 4500 densifier followed by Ghostshield 8510 sealer after the 7-day cure on the 4500.

The 8510 instructions suggest that UP TO 150 square feet can be treated per gallon using 2 coats as recommended.

I experience difficulty getting a gallon of 8510 to soak into 150 square feet, and I thought that maybe the 4500, by "densifying" the concrete, was affecting the absorbtion rate of the 8510. So I emailed the manufacturer.

The response I got was that, while the 4500 should not affect the 8510 absorbtion rate, for a machine-troweled surface, an acid etch is recommended to improve absorbtion.

In the 8510 and 4500 instruction sheets I downloaded and on the respective containers, I see no such recommendation.

Our current online suggestion is a single flood coat of 300 Sq. Ft. per gallon. https://www.garageflooringllc.com/siloxa-tek-8505-concrete-sealer/ I can't imagine getting a single coat to soak in at that rate. The only possible way I could see it would be to apply, wait and reapply -- but before its fully dried.

 

[02vito]

From the 5-gallon can of 8510 that was delivered last week:

"One gallon covers up to 300 square feet per coat. 2 Coats required."

 

[Armorpoxy]

We have found from our experience carrying Ghostshield that the manufacturer's instructions generally are fine and that many of our clients have achieved the desired spread and application rates.

 

[Garage Flooring]

I have seen a lot of ranges. I have it on very good authority that a single flood coat at 300 Sq. Ft. per gallon is more than sufficient for residential applications. If you care to email me directly -- not PM -- I will add Josh from Ghostshield to the loop