Concrete wall sealer, wet look VB-2 CTS Chemistry

Deepens the colour of architectural concrete and concrete walls for a wet look and strongly lowers their water uptake. The water-based siloxane and silane sealer leaves the pores open.

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Concrete and floors

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VB-2 is a concrete-wall sealer with a wet-look finish. It lowers water uptake more strongly than VB-1 and permanently deepens the colour of the concrete.

The boundary between a sealed section and a raw one will show, so seal the wall in one go, not in sections with gaps between them.

A multi-component siloxane and silane product, water-based, alkali and UV resistant, meeting the requirements of PN-EN 1504-2 tab. 3.

Concrete accepts a sealer only when it is dry, clean and seasoned. A fresh slab is still giving off mix water and will push any coating off with it.

  1. Remove cement laitance and mortar residue - left under the sealer, they come away with it.
  2. Degrease the surface. Oil stains need an alkaline cleaner, not a detergent.
  3. Primed or painted floors need the old coating removed; a penetrating sealer will not bond through paint.
  4. Check the moisture in the substrate. Some solvent-based products require below 5-6 % - you will find the exact figure in the technical data.
  5. Ventilate the room if you are working with a solvent-based product indoors.

A new floor and fresh precast units need time to season - for precast concrete it is usually around 28 days.

Before sealing the whole area, test on a patch hidden by a planter or in a corner of the patio. The same product can read differently on two batches of the same material, and on a surface with old coating left on it, it will not bond at all.

Coats
1
Base
water-based
Finish
wet look
Application method
soft roller, brush, spray
Dilution
Ready to use - do not dilute
Where to use
indoors, outdoors
Product density
approx. 1.1 kg/dm³
pH
approx. 7
Colour
milky white; dries colourless and gives a wet-look finish
Rain resistance
after 5-6 hours
Water absorption coefficient
Wd < 0.1 kg/(m²·√h) or < 7.5 % per PN-EN 1504-2 / EN 13580
Alkali resistance
< 10 % per PN-EN 1504-2 / EN 13580
Penetration depth
> 5 mm, per EN 14630
Standard
PN-EN 1504-2 table 3
Will a sealer stop my floor dusting?

Yes, if you choose a product that forms a polymer layer - it binds the loose particles on the surface and gives a dust-free finish. It is not a substitute for a hardener where the concrete itself is dusting because it was poorly floated - the problem is then in the slab, not on it.

Can I seal concrete indoors?

Yes - choose a product approved for indoor use. With a solvent-based one, ventilate during application and for the period given in the product instructions.

What do I do about old oil stains?

Remove them before sealing, with an oil stain remover. A sealer applied over a stain seals it in and fixes it - oil will not evaporate through a sealed layer.

Does a sealer protect against road salt?

It helps - it limits the ingress of water and the salts dissolved in it.

What separates the -1 from the -2?

Composition and finish. The -1 versions are single-component, based on siloxanes alone, and dry colourless. The -2 versions are multi-component - siloxanes with modified silanes - and give a lasting wet-look finish. Both meet PN-EN 1504-2 tab. 3 and both leave the pores open.

How much product do I need?

Consumption depends on the absorbency of the material, because the product is applied to saturation - so the surest way to work it out is to seal one square metre, see how much product it took, and multiply by your area, adding a margin.

When is the surface rain resistant?

After 5-6 hours. Until then, protect the freshly sealed surface from rain and from direct sun.

How much will you need?

Apply to full saturation in one generous coat; on absorbent material, repeat the application wet-on-wet.

Write to us with the area and the type of surface - we will help you work out how much you need.

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