How to Seal Plain Concrete

Spraying Concrete Sealer

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.

All concrete sealers should be applied to concrete that is clean and dry. All stains, grease, oil, dust, and dirt should be removed prior to application of the sealer. See cleaning concrete

VOCOMP-25 by W.R. Meadows is a Water-Emulsion Acrylic Concrete Cure and Seal designed to protect and bring out the natural beauty of cementious materials. Click here to view product benefits and application instructions.

VOCOMP-25 appears "milky white" in the container and when first applied, leaves a bluish cast on the concrete for easy visual identification of coverage.

On fresh concrete, the sealer you select should do double duty as a cure and a sealer.

On existing concrete, the sealer you select should seal the concrete and provide a medium or high sheen. Apply a second application (VOCOMP-25 instructions say 1 week later) per the instructions for a greater sheen and added protection.

Surface preparation before applying the sealer to existing concrete is extremely important. All unsightly marks, stains, dirt, and dust must be removed or they will be amplified by the transparent sheen finish. See cleaning concrete. Also, if a sealer is being applied over a different brand sealer, most manufacturers advise that the concrete be cleaned so that all traces of previously used sealers have been removed.

Whichever brand sealer you use-from your local hardware store, Home Depot or Lowe's, or a pro contractor supply house-follow the specific instructions for the product you select in both preparation and application of the product.

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