A ready-to-use product for oil and grease stains on concrete, block paving and floors. pH approx. 13 - gloves and eye protection are required. Consumption approx. 0.1-0.3 l per m².
Surface
Concrete and floors
The surface the manufacturer intends this preparation for.
OL-1 is a ready-to-use product for one problem: oil and grease stains on concrete, block paving and floors.
At pH approx. 13 it is among the strongest alkaline products in the catalogue - gloves and eye protection are mandatory, and contact with sensitive surfaces is ruled out.
Consumption approx. 0.1-0.3 l per square metre, application temperature +5 to +30 °C. The 1-litre pack matches the scale of the task: this is a product for a stain, not for washing a whole drive.
The usual reason a sealing job fails is not the product but the substrate. A sealer will not bond to a surface with grease, lime efflorescence or an old coating on it.
New paving has to season first. Manufacturers state that period on the data sheet - usually around 28 days from the date the block was made. The figure for each product 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.
That depends on the finish given in the technical data. An invisible product leaves the colour alone, a wet-look version deepens it permanently, and a colour sealer gives it a new shade. Each product's finish is listed under "Technical data".
By how the water behaves. While it still beads on the surface, the treatment is working. Once water starts soaking in and dark patches return after rain, the protection has worn out. We do not quote a number of years, because it depends on traffic, sun and whether the drive is salted in winter.
No. Water occupies the pores the product is meant to enter, and stays trapped under the film. The result is often a milky bloom that cannot be removed without stripping the coat. The exceptions - products that allow slight surface dampness - say so in their technical data.
Use the calculator under the product description: it takes the manufacturer's coverage figure, the number of coats and the absorbency of the substrate, and turns them into pack sizes. On older, thirstier paving, work to the lower end of the coverage range.
Penetrating products form no film on the surface and do not change its grip. Where a manufacturer says something about slipperiness, we quote it in the technical data. If the surface is already slippery, the right product is an anti-slip treatment, not a sealer.
Oil that has penetrated deep into concrete usually needs the treatment repeating, and in extreme cases does not come out entirely. The fresher the stain, the better the chance of a complete result.
Seal the surface with an oil-repellent product - otherwise the next stain will soak in the same way. Among the products marked as oil-repellent are EH-20, EH-21 and ProtectGuard.
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.
The calculator starts once the manufacturer states the coverage.
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