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Sealer for concrete floor with radiant heat 
Q. Is there a special type of sealer that should be used on a concrete floor with radiant heat. A. That depends on what you are going to apply to …

Sealer on Concrete Floor with Radiant Heat 
Q. What type of sealer should I use on a concrete floor with radiant heat? A. In most cases a film forming or topical acrylic concrete sealer will …

Concrete sealers for pool decks 
Q. What type of sealer is best for stamped colored concrete around a swimming pool? A. We use L.M. Scofield's decorative concrete sealer. It is called …

What do I use to Stain and seal concrete pavers. Not rated yet
Question: A month ago we made cement pavers from a pre-fab form to make a 200 sq ft. patio. We are wanting to stain and seal the concrete to look like …

APPLYING SEALER ON A 15YR OLD SLAB Not rated yet
Question: I would like to apply a sealer on a pad that my camper sits on. I am not sure what was used originally, if anything. I want something that will …

Do RadonSeal waterproofing products work? Not rated yet
Question: We are purchasing a 100 yr old home in Oakland with a concrete floor in the basement, which we would like to grind, stain, and seal. We don't …

Will my stamped concrete sidewalk be ok if not sealed before winter comes? Not rated yet
Q. I recently had a stamped sidewalk installed at my home. However, it was done the end of October and has not been sealed due to cold weather setting …

What product will block moisture in my concrete slab? Not rated yet
Q. We are putting down wood laminate flooring and discovered a slab leak. We had it fixed, but now there is quite a bit of residual moisture confirmed …

How can I tell if my two part polyurethane concrete sealer is cured? Not rated yet
Question: I improperly applied a two part solvent based polyurethane concrete sealer in my basement. I did not mix "Part A" with "part B" (only applied …

Orange peel effect from concrete sealer Not rated yet
I recently acid stained my concrete floors (new construction} I feel I did everything right, concrete had cured for 8 months, covered with tyvek during …

How to remove too much sealer from decorative concrete driveway Not rated yet
Q. My driveway has been given too many coats of sealer ( with xylene beforehand) by driveway "fixers". At least one of the re-seals was done in wet weather. …

Eucopoxy Tufcoat  Not rated yet
Q. Eucopoxy Tufcoat was used to seal my slab due to a severe moisture problem 15 years ago. How long can I expect the product to work before I need to …

What type of sealer to use on my pavers near the pool area Not rated yet
Q. I would like to seal my pavers next to my pool but do not want it to be slippery. What should I buy and where can I get it? A. You can use a concrete …

Is urethane a good brick floor sealer? Not rated yet
Q. I desire to place urethane sealer on old Chicago brick kitchen floor previously sealed with Behr 986 acrylic water based sealer. Will there be an issue …

Garage Floor Sealing Not rated yet
Q. We just built a new garage. We sealed the concrete slab before any other building was done. The garage is now finished and the concrete floor looks …

Applying concrete driveway sealer in cooler weather Not rated yet
Q. What sealer is best for a new concrete driveway that was poured Oct. 20, 2011 in Michigan? we are starting to get close to freezing on some nights. …

When to put concrete sealer on walkway Not rated yet
Q. How soon after pouring a concrete walkway should I seal it? A. As soon as the concrete is dry to touch, you can apply a concrete sealer. Usually …

How to make stamped concrete less slippery Not rated yet
Q. What is the best product to add to a penetrating sealer for an outside patio that will make it a little less slippery when wet? A. Penetrating concrete …

salt water proofing Not rated yet
Q. I will be building a small boat dock landing at my land block which has a tidal river passing through. I was thinking of using PVC culvert pipe as …

Stripes from roller in sealed driveway Not rated yet
Q. Sealed driveway and you can see stripes from the roller. How do you correct this? A. If you used a solvent based sealer, you can spray on some …

Release Agent Not rated yet
Q. Can you apply a release agent and seal immediately afterwards? I just had my patio stamped and colored, however, the salt water from the pool seems …

Solvent based concrete sealer over water based concrete sealer Not rated yet
Q. I just had a new sidewalk put in and it was sealed with a solvent concrete sealer, which darkened the color of the concrete. Since this sidewalk connects …

Best Sealer for preventing lichen growth Not rated yet
Q. Which sealer would you recommend for a stamped concrete patio that would most resist the growth of lichen a big problem we have had with our existing …

Choosing a concrete sealer for use in Africa Not rated yet
Q. Hi! I live in Africa and am planning to build a house there. My wife and I are currently back in the states and are hoping to ship a few things over, …

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Stain/sealer Not rated yet
Q. Do you stain before polishing? A. You aren't very specific as to what you are polishing, a countertop or floor, but I will give you the simple answer. …

Using Concrete Sealers Not rated yet
Q. Can you use a penetrating sealer like TK 290 penetrating sealer on a stamped concrete patio with color release and also use the sealer called Brite …

Penetrating concrete sealers for driveways Not rated yet
Q. What, of your products, do you recommend as a penetrating sealer for driveway application? What is the compound inherent to that sealer, e.g., silane, …

painting over acrylic sealer Not rated yet
Q. About 2 years ago, I primed, painted, and sealed (water based primer, latex concrete paint, acrylic sealer) about 500 sq ft of the interior of my home. …

Drying time for second coat of concrete sealer Not rated yet
Q. How long should you wait before applying second coat of sealer over the first? A. 24 hours is best, although the sealer will feel dry in an hour …

Concrete Sealer turns white Not rated yet
Q. One area turned white. How do I remove and reapply? A. Sometimes you can spray some xylene on the white areas to fix this. Check out this page for …

White (opaque) spots in newly applied sealer Not rated yet
Q. Recently had a re-seal job done on a 3 year old stamped concrete walkway/driveway. The last section of the job had opaque almost white spots all through …

How to remove water based sealers from concrete Not rated yet
Q. How can I remove a water base sealer from stamped concrete to replace with a solvent based sealer? A. You can try a product from Blue Bear. Here …

Is there a black sealer for concrete? Not rated yet
Q. Is there a durable type of black sealer for concrete? It is for a parking lot and it is currently concrete but we would like it to look like blacktop. …

Removing bubbles from concrete sealer Not rated yet
After sealing the concrete and you have bubbles, how long do you wait before you apply the xylene? A. You can apply xylene to concrete sealer blisters …

Bubble effect in concrete sealer Not rated yet
Q. I had a concrete pad and porch sealed with Butterfield color lot # 57948. The weather was warm and dry and the sealer was not put on until approx …

Glossy concrete sealer over penetrating concrete sealer Not rated yet
Q. I put a penetrating sealer down and now want to darken the concrete, can I put something down that will make the concrete look like it does when it …

Paver Moisture transmission  Not rated yet
Q. When using concrete pavers as a sidewalk in cold climate states, is it advisable to use a sealer for protection from salt damage? Once the top …

Sealing after concrete poured Not rated yet
Q. Which sealer can I use after the concrete is poured, mean, right after....concrete still wet...tried many with out luck,,the next day it show like …

Concrete sealer dryed foggy Not rated yet
Q. Can I paint over sealer? A. If your concrete sealer dried foggy, its usually because there was moisture present on the concrete, in the concrete, …

Re-sealing 5yr old stamped concrete walkway Not rated yet
Q. Which is better to reseal out-door stamped concrete walkway, a water or solvent based acrylic or urethane sealer? Thank you! A. A solvent based …

L.M. Scoffield Acid Stain Not rated yet
Q. Got the acid stain product in my dark bottom pool, water looks greenish brown now. Did I change the color of concrete in my pool or just the water? …

Clear Matte Concrete Sealer Recommendation Not rated yet
Q. What product/brand would you recommend for a clear matte finish to a stamped concrete patio with moderate traffic 6 months of the year? We did not …

How to clean and seal stamped concrete Not rated yet
Q. We poured and stamped a concrete walkway last fall. During the 28 day wait period the temperature dropped to around freezing and stayed there. The …

Type and brand of concrete sealer Not rated yet
Q. What brand type of concrete sealer should I use on a concrete ceiling? A. I would use a penetrating concrete sealer. Radonseal makes a penetrating/waterproofing …

Water based sealer problem Not rated yet
Q. I applied a coat of elitecrete water based sealer to a Floor. The first coat set about two hours, when we applied the second coat it dried funny and …

patchy sealer (tinted) Not rated yet
Q. Hi, I sealed my exposed blue metal driveway about 12 months ago and I put black tint in the sealer(recomended by suppliers)and after a few months it …

SURECRETE ARS 400 CONCRETE SEALER Not rated yet
Q. My husband & I poured our concrete countertops recently after a lot of research. I drove my husband crazy with all the information I found! I have …

Stamped concrete sealer Not rated yet
Q. I had stamped concrete done little over a year ago. Unfortunately I can not locate the guy who laid it to find our what sealer he used. Do i run a …

Sealer with a radiant heat floor Not rated yet
Q. We are interested in sealing our garage floor. However, we have a radiant heat system in the garage. Will a sealer work well in this situation? Is …

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Concrete sealer blisters and bubbles Not rated yet
Q. We had stamped concrete put in around our pool area last summer. We live in Iowa. It was sealed 2 days after being poured and the sealer bubbled and …

sealer tackiness? Not rated yet
Q. I applied a stain to the concrete floor let it dry, washed it and so on, after it dried I applied the sealer but there are 2 small sections of the …

Best brand of concrete sealer Not rated yet
Q. I have a stamped concrete patio and it needs to be sealed again. I had hired it done in the past, but thought it's something I should be able to do …

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