Sealing Colored Concrete

Colored - Stamped Concrete Entry

Concrete Sealers provide improved resistance to weather, water, stains, and abrasives. Sealers also offer resistance to rain, sun, freezing temperatures, petroleum, and deicing salts. Concrete sealers make clean up easier.

Your main decisions regarding sealers are going to be:

Do you want a clear seal?

Do you want a seal to match the color of the existing colored concrete to make the colors more vibrant?

Is there any other consideration, such as slip resistance?

There are various colored concrete suppliers, some of them are:

Davis Colors

L.M. Scofield

Increte

QC Construction Products

Each of these suppliers markets has recommendations for how to maintain their product. It is strongly suggested you follow their recommendations for the type of coloring system you have since the color manufacturer has been dealing with installations, servicing, and maintenance issues with their products for many years-they know what works. Your contractor will be able to tell you the specific brand of color you have if you don't know.

Note: Prior to installing any sealing products to existing concrete, make sure the concrete has a surface clean from oil, grease, dust, dirt, or any other foreign matter. See cleaning concrete. Click on product names to read full product descriptions, limitations, and application instructions.

Davis Colors markets W-1000 Cure and Sealer for clear curing and sealing freshly poured concrete, but also for sealing existing concrete.

Davis Colors also markets Color Seal ll which is a colored cure and sealer for color sealing freshly poured colored concrete or sealing existing colored concrete. The color of the sealer matches the color of your colored concrete.

QC Construction Products markets QC CLEAR CURE and QC COLOR CLEAR CURE MATTE FINISH which both cure and seal concrete.

They also market QC SOLVENT SEAL, QC WATER SEAL, and QC HYDROSEAL. The QC HYROSEAL provides slip resistance.

L.M. Scofield markets COLORCURE Concrete Sealer to match all Scofield concrete-coloring products. They also market CEMENTONE Clear sealer for sealing concrete flatwork where a clear, semi-gloss finish is desired. (1-800-800-9900)

Of course there are many independent makers of clear sealers which are distributed at Pro Contractor outlets, Home Depot or Lowe's, or your local hardware store.

Cleaning and sealing your colored concrete should be done on a regular basis just like any other home maintenance. The frequency will depend on how high a traffic area to cars, foot traffic, water, and any chemicals the concrete is exposed to.

The benefit of good maintenance will be beautiful colored concrete that looks good years after it was poured.

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