Peeling / Flaky Sealer

We sometimes get calls from people with imprint concrete where the sealer is 'flaky' or 'peeling' in places.

This is generally occurs for one of three reasons

• The imprinted concrete sealer has been applied in high temperatures resulting in the sealer drying before it has 'keyed or 'bonded' to the surface
• When the imprinted concrete driveway or patio was washed off not all the 'release agent' was removed, which when applied means the concrete sealer could again not properly bond to the surface
• To much colour pigment has been added to the imprinted concrete sealer resulting in the sealer being unable to penetrate the concrete slab properly.

Often all of the problems above would most visible on trafficed areas where the 'warm' car tyres will readily lift the sealer. 

All of these sealer problems can be greatly reduced by 'breaking' and 'thinning' down the existing sealer with liberal ammounts of xylene being 'scrubbed' into the surface with a sealer broom.

(Amounts of Xylene required would be dependent on condition of existing surface, but average use would be approx 3sq metres per litre)