Help in deciding concrete sealer

macafee2 · 17th November 2021, 14:28

I am really struggling to decide on what concrete sealer to buy, can you help with a recommendation please?

This is the paint i have

https://www.screwfix.com/p/leyland-t...rey-5ltr/88106

It went down well but I think the concrete like a lot of this place is carp. The paint is just rubbing off.

I am hoping a sealer will sink into the concrete and provide a decent surface that will accept paint.

thanks

macafee2

Ian G · 17th November 2021, 14:42

I've used exactly the same product on my outdoor area and it's still good after 18 months use, did you wire brush the area first?

macafee2 · 17th November 2021, 15:08

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Originally Posted by Ian G

I've used exactly the same product on my outdoor area and it's still good after 18 months use, did you wire brush the area first?

some of it yes and some no. It is not dirt that is the problem.

macafee2

Ian G · 17th November 2021, 15:46

Quote:

Originally Posted by macafee2

some of it yes and some no. It is not dirt that is the problem.

macafee2

In that case have a chat with these folk, https://premiumpaints.co.uk/collecti...ncrete-sealers Explain your problem, they should be able to advise you on which product you need.

another_clean_sheet · 17th November 2021, 16:55

Paint sealer is most effective if applied whilst concrete is "green"

roverbarmy · 17th November 2021, 17:37

I've used that paint to good effect but applied it on one of the hottest and dryest days in the summer after a long, dry spell. I don't know if it would have been the same over damp concrete. I did leave it a couple of days to cure too.

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macafee2 This is my second home Rover 75 Saloon & Tourer Join Date: Sep 2012 Location: Lincoln Posts: 14,929 Thanks: 1,630 Thanked 3,032 Times in 2,181 Posts	Help in deciding concrete sealer I am really struggling to decide on what concrete sealer to buy, can you help with a recommendation please? This is the paint i have https://www.screwfix.com/p/leyland-t...rey-5ltr/88106 It went down well but I think the concrete like a lot of this place is carp. The paint is just rubbing off. I am hoping a sealer will sink into the concrete and provide a decent surface that will accept paint. thanks macafee2

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roverbarmy This is my second home Roverless + 1.7D Sportage Join Date: Aug 2014 Location: East Norfolk Posts: 7,050 Thanks: 729 Thanked 2,021 Times in 1,449 Posts	I've used that paint to good effect but applied it on one of the hottest and dryest days in the summer after a long, dry spell. I don't know if it would have been the same over damp concrete. I did leave it a couple of days to cure too. __________________ Oil in my veins!

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Ian G This is my second home Small Join Date: Feb 2010 Location: Land of the Eel Posts: 6,315 Thanks: 2,328 Thanked 2,991 Times in 1,431 Posts	I've used exactly the same product on my outdoor area and it's still good after 18 months use, did you wire brush the area first?

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another_clean_sheet Posted a thing or two Rover 75 CDTI Tourer Join Date: Nov 2014 Location: Great Bardfield, nr Braintree Posts: 1,414 Thanks: 303 Thanked 436 Times in 317 Posts	Paint sealer is most effective if applied whilst concrete is "green"