How to Make a Decorative Concrete Overlay in 2 Days Setup

Decorative Concrete overlays are thin layers of concrete purpose for resurfacing unattractive concrete surfaces. Most applications are plans, but can also be applied on vertical surfaces.

The process is fairly simple if you have all the right tools, products and systems. A basic question is that milk from striking the floor with a polymer that looks like. And 'white and the consistency of milk. Polymer is then poured into a 5 gallonBucket, add color, mix quickly and then slowly mix concrete to a pancake batter consistency. Pour evenly distributed on the floor and thin.

Most systems have a two-coat process that is sealed with concrete sealer.'s All. A big problem.

Here are the steps to use and completely over the weekend. This system is the same whether it is a store of 3,000 square meters per minute or a basement of 500 square meters.

Step 1 - Friday night after work. Make sure surface is clean.With blue painters tape on the edges, columns, stairs. You can use plastic to protect your walls. How to use a roll with a strip of blue painters tape is attached. Always apply the bottom and work. Then (style cheap garden sprayer spray) or water based polymer floor and MOP on the surface. Takes about an hour for a 500-SF.

Step 2 - Saturday morning, once again with the polymer stock and allow to dry. If the temperature is comfortable and disk spaceTemperature, drying time is less than an hour. Use this time to create a mixing station. You need a drill and mixing blade (available at hardware stores) 2 five gallon buckets, "x 7" plane on the ground to protect a 5, knee pads and a "Magic Cellar". (A squeegy magic ladle for the distribution of your mix used)

Once mixed polymer blend dry bucket first. Most manufacturers of overlay product package to cover 200 meters square per bucket. Process is specified by the manufacturer volume pourPolymer in 5 gallon bucket, add color, mix with drill and paddle stirring for a few seconds. Then slowly begin to take concrete and mix until smooth and without lumps.

Once the mixture is ready pour the floor on a 2-3 cm height and spread thin on the ground accidentally. At 500 square meters floor should only take about an hour. Let dry for 5 hours. If there are marks or drops high places easily graded 100-120 Palm Sander can be ground. Then applysecond layer is usually a good wet coat. This step should be faster than the first.

Stage 3 - Sunday, the application of two layers of sealed concrete. Acrylic sealants are recommended.Sealers They should be sprayed in your garden, pump sprayer with light hands. Allow to dry 2-3 hours apart. Exit final demand or wax coated. The wax layers are generally thick for a pump sprayer extensively on the ground and poured on thick with a microfiber mop. With a thick microfiber mopnot create streaks. There are few layers of wax finish that 30% solids, which are a system of two layers. 25% of solid wax layers typically require 5-6 layers at the same end product has reached 30% solids. Each step of sealing wax and the application should be 20 or 30 minutes.

This is the process. If you figure the demand for a total time of 500 square meters floor is about 5 hours of actual work, with lots of dry weather. Total cost of all instruments and products is approximately $ 1.50 - $ 2.00 forSquare feet.

If you plan to apply concrete acid staining dye or add a name for the project. Stains and dyes are not expensive, but not on the ground. Must have 24 hours of dry weather has stalled. If you do not want to run and bind moisture in your pot.

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