Technical Data
• Floor broom (with long handle, sufficient to reach across
the work area)
• Squeegee (with long handle)
• Round-ended trowels
• Water hose
• Tubs or buckets for carrying materials
• Duct tape
• Builder’s paper for covering adjacent areas (plants, walls,
concrete not to be resurfaced, etc.)
SURFACE PREPARATION
Old concrete must be rigorously cleaned to ensure proper adhesion of
Concrete Resurfacer to the old surface. Follow these easy steps to
prepare the surface:
Manual Cleaning of Debris from Surface
• Wash, sweep, scrape, chip or grind the surface to remove loose
concrete and foreign materials such as paint, greasy residue, algae,
mildew or other materials which may be stuck to the old surface
Pressure Washing
• Clean the surface using a 3500 PSI (24 MPa) pressure washer
NOTE: This step is essential in order to ensure a proper
bond is achieved.
• Follow pressure washer manufacturer’s instructions as to safe
operation and effective use
• Hold the wand a few inches from the surface to strip away all foreign
and loose materials
Penetrated oil or grease stains can be removed by acid washing,
detergent washing and bleaching, following manufacturer’s
instructions. Acid washing can damage the existing concrete if not
performed properly. Be sure to rinse thoroughly with water to remove
traces of cleaning solutions. Incomplete rinsing will interfere with
performance of the Concrete Resurfacer.
CONCRETE REPAIRS
Repairs to damaged concrete must be made before resurfacing can
be initiated. This is to return the surface to its original condition.
Repair and level to the surrounding grade all badly damaged areas
using one of the concrete repair products made by the QUIKRETE
®
Companies such as Concrete Mix, Sand (Topping) Mix, Fast Setting
Concrete, etc. Allow repair material to cure thoroughly before applying
resurfacer.
Spalled and pitted surfaces may be repaired with Concrete
Resurfacer mixed to a trowelable consistency.
CRACK REPAIR
• Cracks can be widened, cleaned and filled with Concrete Resurfacer
mixed to a trowel-able consistency
• Existing control joints should be maintained
• Reflective cracking into the new surface cannot be completely
prevented, especially if the slab does not contain adequate control
joints or if slab settlement occurs
• Old expansion joints must be retained and new material installed to
raise the expansion joints to the projected new height
CURB & EDGE REPAIRS
Repair the edges of broken concrete with QUIKRETE
®
Quick Setting
Cement (#1240) mixed with QUIKRETE
®
Concrete Acrylic Fortifier
(#8610) or QUIKRETE
®
FastSet
TM
Repair Mortar (#1241).
PREPARATION FOR SLOPE & SURFACE TYPE
No forms are needed for toppings less than 1/8in (3.2 mm).
• For thicker toppings, use form boards or other leveling/slope guides.
The guides should be sturdily fixed in place, but removable after the
job is finished
• Mask off surrounding areas
• Build up to the desired thickness in thin layers, each not exceeding
1/4 in (6 mm) in thickness
PLANNING THE PLACEMENT
• Section off the work into areas no larger than about 144 ft
2
(13.4 m
2
)
• Control joints and expansion joints can usually be used as natural
breaking points. It is essential that control joints and expansion joints
be maintained. Protect the joints to prevent spillage of the Concrete
Resurfacer into these joints. Duct tape or weather-stripping is helpful
for protecting joints and surrounding areas
MIXING
Mix in a 5 gal (19 L) bucket with a 1/2 in (12 mm) drill and paddle
mixer. For a decorative effect, add Quikrete Liquid Cement Colors or
Stucco and Mortar Color mix to the water following the instructions on
the bottle. Use approximately 6 pt (2.8 L) of water per 40 lb (18.1 kg)
bag. Add the powder to the water and mix for 3 minutes to a lump-
free pourable consistency. Allow the mixed product to rest
undisturbed for about 3 minutes, and then remix. If the remixed
product is too thick, SPARINGLY add water to reach a placeable
consistency. Larger quantities can be mixed using a Mortar Mixer.
Note - For a trowelable topping, reduce water content to about 5 pt
(2.4 L) per 40 lb (18.1 kg) bag.
APPLICATION
Saturate the surface and remove any standing water from low places.
SQUEEGEE APPLICATION (< 1/8 in (3.2 mm))
• Pour, and then spread with a long-handled squeegee, a thin layer of
mixed material onto the surface
• Finish off hard-to-reach corners and edges with a wallpaper brush.
Make all brush and broom marks in the same directions
• Use the squeegee to scrub the material into the surface with
sufficient pressure to work the material into the surface pores of the
base concrete; then build to a nominal 1/8 in (3.2 mm) thickness