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We will reply to your comment shortlycan i use a sprayer to apply superseal 30
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We will reply to your comment shortlyNo, it is too thick. Roll it on.
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We will reply to your comment shortlyWe purchased a 10 year old home a few years ago in NM with a stamped, stained concrete entry (and partial-driveway). It looked weathered then and has deteriorated since. A few weeks ago, the stain began flaking in many areas. I had two different contractors come by for a "free" estimate to refinish. One contractor said I needed to rip out all the concrete and replace...to the tune of $7300+. No thanks. The other guy gave me a vague $3K quote. Both told me the current stain is WATER-BASED because of the flaking (and bare concrete underneath). As a DIYer, I'd like to tackle this myself.
I used my pressure sprayer and so far have cleared a bit of the color (and whatever sealant remains), as the pictures show. Near the house, in the shade, the color and wet-look is fine, but still needs to be resealed. Otherwise, the remaining 90% of the stamped concrete looks pretty bad. As others have mentioned, spraying is a very tedious process, and I don't want to harm the concrete. I'd like to strip completely and re-stain/seal.
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We will reply to your comment shortlySorry, but we do not carry the products that will fix this. We do have a stripper to remove the old sealer but it will not remove the stain and stamped concrete is stained internally and then a release stain is added on top. We do not carry those products.
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We will reply to your comment shortlyI have a stamped concrete patio; 10 years old, color was added to the concrete truck. I have been using H&C Concrete water based natural look sealer. I applied it most recently 2 years ago but areas, especially in the sun, have turned white and are cracking and flaking. What product will remove the old sealer and will it damage or change the stamped concrete color? What water based sealer you recommend after the old sealer is removed? Thank you
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We will reply to your comment shortlyWe already replied to your questions a few minutes ago.
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We will reply to your comment shortlyi HAVE A STAMPED CONCRETE DRIVEWAY INSTALLED THREE YEARS AGO AND WAS NEVER SEALED.COLORS ARE NOW FADED AND DULL. NEED ADVISE AS TO RESTORATION TO ORIGINAL COLORS AND SEALING THEREAFTER. eNCLOSE PICTURE.mAURICIO DIAZ
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We will reply to your comment shortlyThat has an old sealer on them that has started to turn white or blush. You will have to strip this to fix it and then reseal with a better sealer.https://www.opwdecks.com/paver-sealer-stripper.htm
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We will reply to your comment shortlywhich one would you recommend? Does it come with instructions about how to use it?
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We will reply to your comment shortlyhttps://www.opwdecks.com/paver-sealer-stripper.htmFor stripper. Apply and pressure wash off.This for sealer: https://www.opwdecks.com/25-semi-gloss.htm
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We will reply to your comment shortlyshould i use superseal25 semi-gloss on my ivory travertine pool deck, or are there better options
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We will reply to your comment shortlyYou can use it here.
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We will reply to your comment shortlyi used one coat of superSeal25 semi-gloss on my stamped concrete driveway.looks great. i have enough left to add a second coatis there an advantage to adding a second coat?
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We will reply to your comment shortlyNo advantage to additional coats.
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We will reply to your comment shortlyI'm having some "Speckling" occur with my concrete stain. I'm using H&C Infusion Semi-transparent stain. Do you have any recommendations or products that would help this?
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We will reply to your comment shortlySorry but no.
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We will reply to your comment shortlyChristine Molling:
Have an 11 yr. old exterior, textured, stamped, brick red colored concrete walkway and patio. Medium foot traffic in some areas. Have not been resealed since put in. Is worn in areas. Located on the OR coast- mostly cool weather and freeze maybe 1 time a year. Lots of rain (90" a year). With this information, would you suggest the Super Seal 25 or 30? From reading the specs, the only difference between the 2, seems to be 25 is medium gloss and 30 is high gloss and also heavier in content. Please advise. Thank you! :-)
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We will reply to your comment shortlyHave an 11 yr. old exterior, textured, stamped, brick red colored concrete walkway and patio. Medium foot traffic in some areas. Have not been resealed since put in. Is worn in areas. Located on the OR coast- mostly cool weather and freeze maybe 1 time a year. Lots of rain (90" a year). With this information, would you suggest the Super Seal 25 or 30? From reading the specs, the only difference between the 2, seems to be 25 is medium gloss and 30 is high gloss and also heavier in content. Please advise. Thank you! :-)
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We will reply to your comment shortlyHello, you cannot fix the white haze by adding more sealer. You need to chemically strip off all the old coatings first using this:
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We will reply to your comment shortlyI have a stained concrete patio. It is dark brown and in Texas. I have been applying Chem-Coat Premium Concrete Sealer (acrylic resins in solvent). After a few months in fades and turns white, especially in the hot summer. A new coat brings it back to life, but it fades again in a few months. Can I apply SuperSeal30 over this?
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We will reply to your comment shortlyNo it cannot be used or sold there.
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We will reply to your comment shortlyDoes SuperSeal25 Semi-Gloss allowed to be use in san Diego California
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We will reply to your comment shortlyJust clean it as long as the old sealer has not turned white or discolored.
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We will reply to your comment shortlyWe have approx 150 sq ft concrete patio the was stamped,colored and sealed approx 6 years ago by a local company we found at a home show. They sold us on water based colors and sealer and it looked great. We live in Las Vegas and the sun has faded and discolored most of the patio except for a few protected/covered areas. We would like to have it power-washed and refinished and were considering using your "SuperSeal25 Semi-Gloss 5 Gallon" product. My question is do we need to acid wash the entire patio first or just clean it?
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We will reply to your comment shortlyYou probably need to strip if the old sealer has turned white. Use the Brick Paver Sealer stripper we sell.
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We will reply to your comment shortlyI have stained stamped concrete about 5 years old. Was originally sealed with superseal 2000 then again 2 years ago. Now the areas in the sun are chalky and others not in the sun are still sealed wet look. I tried xylene and it didn't work on the chalky areas. Purchased 5 gal of superSeal 25 semi gloss. Need to know the best way to prep and seal. thanks, brad
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We will reply to your comment shortlyWe do not sell acid stain but we do sell this:
http://www.opwdecks.com/concrete-stain.htm