Hello,

Have tried the Quikrete concrete repair products, a bunch of different
ones, including the additives for, for small concrete repairs around our
steps, etc several times.

Have always been disappointed. Both with the adhesion to the older
stuff, how smooth it finishes up to, looks, etc.

Was just wondering: in a very general sense, are the Sika Corporation
products any better, or pretty much the same "stuff" ?

Thanks,
Bob

On May 24, 6:43*am, Bob wrote:
Hello,

Have tried the Quikrete concrete repair products, a bunch of different
ones, including the additives for, for small concrete repairs around our
steps, etc several times.

Have always been disappointed. Both with the adhesion to the older
stuff, how smooth it finishes up to, looks, etc.

Was just wondering: *in a very general sense, are the Sika Corporation
products any better, or pretty much the same "stuff" ?

Thanks,
Bob

It not the product that usualy fails its the prep, removing mold and
acid etching or getting a clean rough sound bond, I bet you didnt use
acid or a powerwasher or get the surface right. Even clean looking
concrete thats been exposed to elements isnt truely clean unless you
just busted it out into new solid concrete.

On May 24, 8:10�am, ransley wrote:
On May 24, 6:43�am, Bob wrote:

Hello,

Have tried the Quikrete concrete repair products, a bunch of different
ones, including the additives for, for small concrete repairs around our
steps, etc several times.

Have always been disappointed. Both with the adhesion to the older
stuff, how smooth it finishes up to, looks, etc.

Was just wondering: �in a very general sense, are the Sika Corporation
products any better, or pretty much the same "stuff" ?

Thanks,
Bob

It not the product that usualy fails its the prep, removing mold and
acid etching or getting a clean rough sound bond, I bet you didnt use
acid or a powerwasher or get the surface right. Even clean looking
concrete thats been exposed to elements isnt truely clean unless you
just busted it out into new solid concrete.

when adding a layer of anything to a existing cracking base layer
failure is guaranteed.

by the time concrete ets bad enough to fix it should be replaced.

know repairs are at best temporary.

On May 24, 8:34*am, " wrote:
On May 24, 8:10 am, ransley wrote:





On May 24, 6:43 am, Bob wrote:

Hello,

Have tried the Quikrete concrete repair products, a bunch of different
ones, including the additives for, for small concrete repairs around our
steps, etc several times.

Have always been disappointed. Both with the adhesion to the older
stuff, how smooth it finishes up to, looks, etc.

Was just wondering: in a very general sense, are the Sika Corporation
products any better, or pretty much the same "stuff" ?

Thanks,
Bob

It not the product that usualy fails its the prep, removing mold and
acid etching or getting a clean rough sound bond, I bet you didnt use
acid or a powerwasher or get the surface right. Even clean looking
concrete thats been exposed to elements isnt truely clean unless you
just busted it out into new solid concrete.

when adding a layer of anything to a existing cracking base layer
failure is guaranteed.

by the time concrete ets bad enough to fix it should be replaced.

know repairs are at best temporary.- Hide quoted text -

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I agree with the others. "Repairing" concrete is sketchy at best.