On May 1, 8:25 pm, "Edwin Pawlowski" wrote:
"Ook" wrote in message

How long after pouring the concrete do I have to wait before coating
it? I've not found a lot of information on this subject, any good
sites or resources that you would recommend?

Most of the sidewalks in town are 5 to 75 years old and they are still
waiting to coat them. I'd wait that long too.

Most of the sidewalks where I live are not that old, and are in very
poor condition. It rains a lot here, and the rain appears to erode the
concrete. This is especially noticeable in places where part of the
concrete is sheltered from the rain. The part that doesn't get rain
has an almost new appearance. The part that has been rained on looks
like the cement dissolved, exposing the rocks/pebbles that was mixed
into it. In some places this is severe - my old driveway was very
badly eroded. But any cement around here that has been around for a
while seems to do this.

Maybe I should just dump some oil on it, and let that protect it from
rain? :-)