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Cement floor sealing
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| Mario 2006-03-13, 10:21 am |
| I had a steel building made last year.This is storage for my bookstore.
All the shelving was installed then.
I did not had time to seal the cement floor.
Now it is all dusty all the time and it get on the books.
Do I need to wash the floor before or if just
passing the vacuum cleaner is enough?
Mario
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| Grumman-581 2006-03-13, 1:21 pm |
| "Mario" <norrois@yahoo.com> wrote in message
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> Do I need to wash the floor before or if just
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> passing the vacuum cleaner is enough?
Try going over a section with a vacuum cleaner and then washing it with a
sponge and bucket of water... Look at the color of the water... If it looks
clean, you probably won't have a problem... If it looks dirty, you might not
want to put the sealer on top of that... Of course, this depends upon the
type of the sealer...
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| jumpenjuhosaphat@yahoo.com 2006-03-14, 2:21 am |
| I would suggest cleaning the floor with a concrete cleaner/stripper.
If your going to go to the trouble and expence of sealing it, you might
as well make sure that it gets done right. If you can't rinse the
floor using the hose off method, use a mop and a bucket, and change the
water often. This step prepares the surface of the concrete for the
sealer and helps to enhanse the adhesion of the product. I had to do
this in a laundry room to apply a 2 part epoxy. I couldn't use a hose,
so I mopped and mopped, but it was worth it. The concrete looked clean
before I stipped it, but the difference afterwards was impressive.
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| Mario 2006-03-15, 10:21 pm |
| thanks I will do that.
<jumpenjuhosaphat@yahoo.com> wrote in message
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> I would suggest cleaning the floor with a concrete cleaner/stripper.
> If your going to go to the trouble and expence of sealing it, you might
> as well make sure that it gets done right. If you can't rinse the
> floor using the hose off method, use a mop and a bucket, and change the
> water often. This step prepares the surface of the concrete for the
> sealer and helps to enhanse the adhesion of the product. I had to do
> this in a laundry room to apply a 2 part epoxy. I couldn't use a hose,
> so I mopped and mopped, but it was worth it. The concrete looked clean
> before I stipped it, but the difference afterwards was impressive.
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