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Evaporation Retardants and Finishing Aids Can Make Concrete More Workable

Concrete Placing Vol. 18 No. 3 - April 2018 by Greg Iannone Comments are Disabled

While water should never be added during concrete’s finishing process, products such as evaporation retardants and finishing aids can effectively help promote workability.

Express Yourself with Surface Retarder

Concrete Placing Vol. 17 No. 3 - April 2017 by Concrete Decor Staff Comments are Disabled

While some concrete contractors might consider surface retarder to be a purely utilitarian product to provide traction, Tom Ralston of Tom Ralston Concrete sometimes uses it more like a paint brush on a hard, horizontal canvas. Or a turkey baster.

Concrete Surface Retarders Deliver Practical Results with a Little Artistry

Concrete Placing Vol. 17 No. 3 - April 2017 by David Searls Comments are Disabled

To decorative concrete contractors, surface retarders are valuable tools for both pragmatic and aesthetic reasons. They’re easy to work with, relatively inexpensive — especially considering the costly alternatives of sandblasting or acid washing — and can be used to create endless textures and designs.

Water-based Surface Retarder Creates Unique Decorative Finish

Stamping & Texturing Concrete Concrete Placing Vol. 11 No. 3 - April 2011 by Concrete Decor Staff Comments are Disabled

SurfEtch from Butterfield Color is a water-based mild surface retarder that, when used with fresh concrete, exposes the sands in the concrete for a unique decorative finish. In addition to its aesthetic appeal, it can add slip resistance and is solvent-free. Best of all, it’s easy to apply for even the beginning contractor.

Using Surface Retarders on Vertical Concrete

Building with Concrete Vertical & Carved Concrete Vol. 9 No. 7 - November/December 2009 by Chris Mayo Comments are Disabled

Exposed aggregate finishes are in demand on concrete walls. How do you get that rock to pop? One way is to use a surface retarder.

How to Create a Concrete Surface with a Sand Finish

Concrete Polishing Vol. 6 No. 6 - December 2006/January 2007 by Joe Fettig Comments are Disabled

With concrete surface retarders, concrete can have a sand-etched finish.

Top Cast Chemical Surface Retarder for Decorative Concrete

Vol. 4 No. 5 - October/November 2004 Concrete Placing by Concrete Decor Staff Comments are Disabled

Top Cast is a water-based, film-forming surface retarder that saves time by eliminating the need for covering the surface even when it rains. The product, available in thirteen depths of etch, is designed for poured-in-place flatwork and the top surface of precast panels.