Response to muriatic acid and exposed aggregate concrete

HERE'S THE REAL STORY!

First let's address the issue of Muratic Acid, WWhat is it?......... Where does it come from?........ We know it is caulstic but is it damaging to the enviroment, or insects, etc....??? Muratic Acid is a refined product, made from the stomic acid of slottered animals (ie. cows,pigs) these are the same juices that are found in our own stomics. As a professional concrete contractor I always use muratic acid to further clean the aggregate and also for a slight etch to help reveal small amounts of the sand, this will make the background colour nice and even. it also will remove any lime or calcium leaching out of concrete. Once the exposed aggregate concrete is acid washed and dried. allow the concrete to cure for a min. 7 day's. before applying a DECORATIVE sealer, yes this is to beautify only. I use a product call C.P.D. Acrylic concrete & paver sealer. This is basically a high acrylic (25-28% solids) sealer, usually suspended in xylene (strong smelling stuff) But this sealer will give you that wet shiny look you are looking for. This will also make your old exposed concrete look new again. With exposed aggregate concrete I would only recommend using Thompson's Water Seal if you want a matt finish. any further question can be submitted to use @ www.ExposedAggregateConcrete.com

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