A dissipating cure is exactly the right compound to use on a polished concrete floor. Generally, these types of curing compounds break down from traffic and exposure to sunlight and are mostly gone within a few weeks.
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How Moisture Can Ruin Your Decorative Concrete
Excess moisture doesn’t just evaporate … it sometimes takes your design with it.
Broadcast vs Troweled Quartz Systems: Which is Right For Your Job
When it comes to resinous quartz flooring, the choices are broadcast vs troweled quartz. You can either broadcast the quartz onto a floor coated with wet epoxy, or you can mix the epoxy and quartz together — making what is often called epoxy mortar — then trowel it on. Both […]
Contractors Have Fun with Faux Textures On Concrete
I got into acid staining as an extension of my former life as a painter on canvas. In fact my earliest works were not on canvas, but on hardboard panels mounted on stretcher bars and coated with plaster of Paris.
Hybrid Concrete Sealer Promises a Change for the Better
It’s no secret that most people think sealers are the Achilles’ heel of decorative concrete. You can do nearly everything perfectly while installing your concrete masterpiece only to have something like a sealer decimate all your good efforts.
UV Cured Coatings for Concrete are Back in the Mix
Concrete artisans and contractors are always searching for the ideal coating, but end-users and equipment manufacturers are behind the latest push for one specific coating formulation — UV-cure.
UV Light Cured Coatings are Fast and Prosperous
A great deal of Scott Harrison’s work involves large facilities, so he understands the importance of being able to do a lot in a limited amount of time.
Get the Most Out of Your Concrete Polishing and Grinding Diamond Pads
Diamond tools, and how they’re used, can make the difference between a profitable polishing job and a not-so-profitable job. So how should contractors select tools that are long lasting and deliver what they want? Read on.
How to Measure RH in Concrete
How valuable is 48 hours to you and your business? Can you put a price on it?
And does the price go up if you run into a moisture-related problem with a concrete slab in the later phases of a project?
Transform Ordinary Concrete Into The Extraordinary With Epoxy
From commercial kitchens, fire stations, spas and salons to basements, garages, veterinarian clinics and airport hangars, epoxy materials are being applied to concrete floor surfaces.
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American Concrete Institute Spring 2026 ACI Concrete Convention breaks attendance record in Rosemont, Ill.
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