Sealers & Protective Coating Topics

css over wcs

feeds@yuku.com (Braceman) — Tue, 08 Dec 2009 15:52:30 GMT

I have a chocolate mf with black chemstone overlay with 2 coats of wcs on it. The owner was wondering if I can make it darker because they do not like the muted tones now. They did on the sample, though. Will I be able to go over that with css 2:1? Will I have to worry about compatibility of sealers? And will it bring the darker tones back? I making my own samples as I type this but any ideas would be greatly appreciated.

Polyaspartic failure

feeds@yuku.com (krete) — Sun, 06 Dec 2009 17:52:01 GMT

I recently installed a acetone dye system with a 70% polyaspartic clear coat. The garage floor was in good shape probally 1.5 yrs old no current sealer. We did a acid wash and neutrlize and final rinse. the floor had tire marks where both cars were parked in the same place everyday after an hour drive home, we scrubbed the tire marks with a degreaser but could not get them completely gone. 1 week later the dye and poly are comin up. Ive done over 10 thousand square foot of this product in the...

Topcoat/sacrificial coats on pt1

feeds@yuku.com (briandeas) — Mon, 23 Nov 2009 22:58:51 GMT

I really want to use a sacrificial top coat on my pt1 jobs. On floors I use a high solids finish (ncl one) but I hear a urithane is necessary... I just finished 50ft of ctops and I really really feel I need topcoat or scratchcoat. They already have some scuffs and scratches. What do you guys prefer? I'm going to be doing 2500ft rfr pt1 next week in the same restaurant and I need input soon. Oh and would the countertops need a urithane topcoat or a food grade beeswax? Thx

Reflector Floor Hazing

feeds@yuku.com (mdornbrook2) — Thu, 12 Nov 2009 07:23:44 GMT

I installed a reflector floor last week. I prepped the floor w/ grinder. I then rolled out a base coat of a dark red to hide concrete. Next day I layed out reflector (copper w/ russet drizzled in it. Trowel it around. Temperture was about 65-70 w no humidity. I had them put a dehumidifier in the room. the day before. Thought it would go away if I waxed it but its still there. Ive done a few floors like this and its the first one that did this. Any opinions or suggestions? Id appreciate it...

Has anyone applied css/rfr over interior stain job? How much rfr can one add to css?

feeds@yuku.com (briandeas) — Thu, 22 Oct 2009 08:46:26 GMT

We prepped, dyed, sealed with css over existing concrete. Customer signed off on color and payed happy. Now, weeks later she changes her mind. She can't afford to grind and start over so...... She asked if we have a dye, I told her dyes are transparent yadi yadi. So I told her I would get back with her about rfr/css since those could be opaque, But very metallic, etc, so.....! How much rfr can one add to css to make it opaque, will it weaken the css if there is too much present. Yes,...

The end of css? How long until the VOC police ban purchase/use of xylene?

feeds@yuku.com (briandeas) — Thu, 15 Oct 2009 21:43:41 GMT

I was at a local concrete supply called Williams equipment. A rep there said in 2 years we WONT be able to use or purchase solvent bases and solvent based sealers. Anyone care comment on this rumor? I don't know about you but css is magic to me. It's sook forgiving, breathable, pops color, carrier for rfr especially for those cool reseal/color restoration aplications like ECOM did, it's tough, Yadi yadi yadi I love css and what am I going to do without it!!!?? Lol! There's...

Has anyone ever put css over a urithane?

feeds@yuku.com (briandeas) — Mon, 12 Oct 2009 19:37:50 GMT

No, I don't do it but I'm wondering if it's been done. We get a lot of calls about reseals and sometimes I can't tell if the homeowner has a uithane or an mma. Usually we just clean/strip any wax with bare bones and reapply NCL ONE

has anyone heard of noskidding.com ??

feeds@yuku.com (briandeas) — Mon, 05 Oct 2009 20:25:33 GMT

I gotta decent size reflector job in the near future and they want a non-skid. so, we applied different grits of alum oxide to the sample boards that we made to sell the job. Turned out fine but the aggregate kills the effect and its just ugly. Plus, im betting it will be a pain to mop or clean, etc. The customer agreed, it wasnt happening. So I have decided to check out some samples from noskidding.com has anyone tried any of these products? They have a few different products i could...

Garage Floor

feeds@yuku.com (mac1) — Thu, 24 Sep 2009 06:28:46 GMT

I'm using my garage floor for a practice run with epoxy and reflector and I'm looking for some input about the color of reflector to use. Id like to keep the garage bright so I was thinking of just using silver reflector but I'm guessing if I do that there will be little wow effect. So any suggestions on reflector color combination's before I order my reflector would be great.

sealing aggregate driveway at busy hotel entrance

feeds@yuku.com (alan) — Thu, 10 Sep 2009 18:39:07 GMT

I would like a suggestion on the best sealer for protecting the aggregate driveway at my hotel drive entrance. Very busy auto traffic and spills from oil penetrating. . Thanks

Twister pads.. will it work on...

feeds@yuku.com (Gideon) — Tue, 01 Sep 2009 19:06:40 GMT

Question for ya'll. I have a concrete floor with a pigmented hardening agent applied to the surface, penetrates about 1/4". The surface is kind of dull, will a white twister bring back a shine to it? Will the twister eventually grind through the top coloring of the slab? I am going to be cleaning it 7 days a week.

Thanks for your input and feed back

VB6 Questions

feeds@yuku.com (BS) — Sat, 22 Aug 2009 22:05:04 GMT

Anyone know the coverage rate of VB6 along with best way to apply? May need to use it on an upcoming job.

Thanks
Bruce

css and new intregal colored concrete

feeds@yuku.com (Braceman) — Thu, 13 Aug 2009 16:27:44 GMT

I have a dilemma. We poured 2 concrete handicap parking spots. We did not add any water when the truck showed up. Spent about $1900 on integral blue powder and now the slab is practically white. I had never seen this before so I asked around. Most people said that it should go away. So I waited but I think I waited too long. Here's what I think I did. After the slab had cured for 4 days I sealed it with css at 1:1. I now know that it should have been 2:1.
I assumed that my...

Stained Retail Floor.. Need help from the pro's

feeds@yuku.com (Gideon) — Tue, 28 Jul 2009 19:31:59 GMT

Hey guys, I got a concrete floor in a retail grocery store and it has numerous stains and loss of shine. Customer says a white powder was cast onto and buffed into the concrete during installation, driving the white color into the top 1/4" of the slab. The whole floor looks real "dirty" and has dull shine. They want to know what can be done to improve the cleanliness and increase the gloss level.. at a reasonable cost.

First question: What is that process/product...

Decorative colored quartz supplier

feeds@yuku.com (DCPlus) — Mon, 20 Jul 2009 16:43:02 GMT

Who does everybody use for their quartz broadcast floors? I'm investigating weather or not we can put together a source for all of us EC'ers. I would like to get as many sources as I can.

vb6 application

feeds@yuku.com (kwik overlays) — Sun, 28 Jun 2009 15:50:18 GMT

Hello fellow ec installers
I am going to do a vapor barrier using vb6 but can not find any info on putting the product down. any application guides available?

CSS Dilute

feeds@yuku.com (eliteng) — Thu, 18 Jun 2009 03:59:27 GMT

Can I use Nitro Cellous thinner to dilute CSS instead of Xylene which is not easy to come by in my area

anyone ever top coat pt1, aus, or CSS with this?

feeds@yuku.com (ecom) — Mon, 15 Jun 2009 08:59:18 GMT

any experience with this JD product?

Johnson Diversey Jonseal 220™ - 5 Gal.

Patented, water-based epoxy formula offers tremendous...

Nonslip in reflector?

feeds@yuku.com (BS) — Fri, 12 Jun 2009 07:37:29 GMT

I've done a few reflector jobs inside with trowel finish on them, but I was wondering if anyone has tried a nonslip
with the reflector and trowel finish. Would be nice to offer as an option for garages. Just looking for input if anyone
else has experimented with this.

Bruce

spraying css

feeds@yuku.com (Sweetcretefloors) — Thu, 14 May 2009 19:09:48 GMT

can I spray css at 1.5 to 1 and do I use the brass tip with the with SP sprayer
also
I opened the css but did not cut it a year ago is it still good