STRIPPING: When stripping a
concrete floor in a warehouse, industrial manufacturing
area, recreation center, etc. it is a help to
know what type of seal or finish you are to
remove. Cure & seals, polyurethanes, epoxies,
and water based seals may be removed by using
a modern type paint and varnish remover with
the aid of a conventional floor machine equipped
with a wire brush, nylo-grit pad, or stiff bassine
bristle brush. The paint and varnish remover
is spread liberally on the floor and allowed
to work for 15-25 min. Stripper should not dry
on the floor but should be kept wet either with
a fine water spray or additional stripper. After
waiting the alloted time, scrub floor with floor
machine as afore mentioned. Pick up residue
with wet/dry vacuum, rinse and re-vacuum. If
wet/dry vacuum is not available, sawdust or
sweeping compound may be sprinkled on wet area
and then shoveled into drums. Two or more rinses
should be used when shoveling operation is over.
If the above type seals have
been waxed or coated with an acrylic floor finish
or have an abundance of oil and dirt on the
surface, floor should be degreased or cleaned
with Rubber Burn Remover/Concrete Cleaner prior
to seal removal. This allows paint and varnish
remover to use its stripping strength on the
seal rather than expending itself cutting through
dirt, greases, and waxes.
REFINISHING FLOOR: Concrete
flooring, which has been properly stripped,
is now ready for application of Aquathane CS
or HP. The etching of a floor is an option based
on the condition of the concrete. Extremely
smooth cement may be etched with an acid solution
to produce good adhesion of sealer to substrate.
If etching is performed, several rinses should
be applied prior to sealing.
Aquathane CS or HP may now be
applied using either lambs wool pad applicators,
pump-up sprayers, airless spray equipment, mop
or finish applicator. Roughness of substrate
should determine type of application equipment
needed. Apply at the rate of approximately 800-1000
sq./gal. Allowing 45 minutes dry time between
coats. Two or three coats should suffice depending
on traffic in the recoat area. Total curing
time prior to foot traffic is 8 hours. This
product is colorless and will not yellow even
in ultra-violet light. Good chemical resistance
and ease of application make this the ideal
product to seal and finish concrete, concrete
aggregate, quarry tile, and flagstone.
FLOOR CARE: Finished floor may
be cleaned at intervals with all purpose cleaner
or cleaner degreaser type detergents, either
manually or with auto-scrubber.
