Re: When and how to coat concrete driveway

Concrete is one of the very few things that grows stronger in
contact with water. If rain is eating the local concrete, you
must be in an industrial area prone to acid rain. Water does not
hurt concrete - the Hoover dam hasn't melted just yet!

One of many quality concrete chemical specialty companies is
Conspec. It is the brand I use. Look also at Prosoco, WR Grace,
Meadows, etc. Here are Conspec's products for what you want to
accomplish:
http://www.conspecmkt.com/products/weather_proofing.htm
Notice that all silanes and siloxanes that I know about need the
concrete to be at least 28 days old.
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"Ook" <zootal@xxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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We finally got out driveway finished! Woohoo! soo...I'm looking
for
info on coating it. What kinds of coatings are available? I'm
mostly
interesting in prolonging the life of the driveway. I've seen
concrete
here partially exposed to the rain, and the part exposed to the
rain
eventually erodes. I'd like to prevent that if possible.

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?



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