An acrylic emulsion forming an anti-slip wear layer resistant to abrasion and scratching. Intended for a wide range of substrates, including those already sealed with the ProtectGuard range. Diluted 1:9 it serves as a routine maintenance product.
Surface
Concrete and floors
The surface the manufacturer intends this preparation for.
Polish'Guard is a wear layer, not a sealer. A metal-cross-linked acrylic emulsion forms a film on the floor that resists abrasion and scratching while reducing slip.
The manufacturer provides for two modes of use from the same product. Undiluted it lays the wear layer. Diluted 1:9 with water it serves as routine maintenance - refreshing the film without laying it again.
It is also intended for substrates already sealed with products from the ProtectGuard range, which makes it a finishing layer over a sealer rather than a replacement for one.
Stone forgives less than concrete. An acidic cleaner used on marble or travertine will etch the surface irreversibly, and excess sealer on a polish leaves a smear that can no longer be removed.
After sealing polished stone, manufacturers require the surface to stay out of use, usually for 72 hours. The exact figure is under "Technical data".
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.
Chemistry and finish. The -1 versions are single-component, siloxane-based and dry colourless. The -2 versions also contain modified silanes and deepen the colour for a wet-stone effect. Protection against water is the job of the product in both cases; what separates them is the finish.
Do not assume so. Marble is soft and sensitive to acids, granite is not - the manufacturer states the stone in the product's intended use, and our categories follow that. Every product lists its recommended substrates in the technical data.
Manufacturers of the polished-stone range state a permitted pH range for cleaning products - usually pH 5-9 for the invisible versions and wider for the wet-look ones. The figure for each product is under "Technical data".
It limits the ingress of water and the compounds dissolved in it, including those that discolour stone from below. It will not stop processes inside the stone itself, or rust from fixings.
No. A sealer enters the material and lowers its water uptake; Polish'Guard sits on top as a wear layer. The manufacturer provides for using it over substrates sealed with the ProtectGuard range.
The data sheet gives the maintenance mode - 1:9 dilution - but no frequency. In practice the traffic on the floor decides that, not the calendar.
The technical sheet and safety data sheet will be available after approval.
This product has no stated coverage yet, so we cannot work out the requirement.
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