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When to use concrete cleaner
I admit I'm lazy. My concrete patio is only a couple of years old.
I've decided to apply concrete sealer to protect and extends its life. It doesn't have any grease stains, dirt or mildew. Do I still need to use a concrete cleaner before applying the sealer? Thank you |
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When to use concrete cleaner
On Sun, 17 Feb 2008 11:16:10 -0800 (PST), "
wrote: I admit I'm lazy. My concrete patio is only a couple of years old. I've decided to apply concrete sealer to protect and extends its life. It doesn't have any grease stains, dirt or mildew. Do I still need to use a concrete cleaner before applying the sealer? Thank you It is best to follow the manufacturer's suggestion on cleaning. A power spray washer is the standard for cleaning concrete, although I have never "cleaned mine," just kept it swept. The fall leaves sometimes stain the concrete, but the sun eventually bleaches out the stains. |
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When to use concrete cleaner
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I admit I'm lazy. My concrete patio is only a couple of years old. I've decided to apply concrete sealer to protect and extends its life. It doesn't have any grease stains, dirt or mildew. Do I still need to use a concrete cleaner before applying the sealer? Use a pressure washer as a minimum. But be sure to follow any additional preparation directions provided by the manufacturer of your sealer. -- |~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| | Malcolm Hoar "The more I practice, the luckier I get". | | Gary Player. | | http://www.malch.com/ Shpx gur PQN. | ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ |
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On Feb 17, 3:45�pm, (Malcolm Hoar) wrote:
In article , " wrote: I admit I'm lazy. �My concrete patio is only a couple of years old. I've decided to apply concrete sealer to protect and extends its life. �It doesn't have any grease stains, dirt or mildew. �Do I still need to use a concrete cleaner before applying the sealer? Use a pressure washer as a minimum. But be sure to follow any additional preparation directions provided by the manufacturer of your sealer. -- |~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| | Malcolm Hoar � � � � � "The more I practice, the luckier I get". | | � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � Gary Player. | |http://www.malch.com/� � � � � � � Shpx gur PQN. � � � � � � � �| ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ oil based thompsons water seal works wonders, but does darken the concrete a little. it prevents water from absorbing into the concrete and espically if your area freezes greatly extends concretes life. apply a nice heavy coat for best protection |
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