How To Remove Concrete Sealer (Strip And Re-Seal Old White Acrylic Sealer)
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- Опубликовано: 10 фев 2022
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How to remove concrete sealer.
How to strip and remove old white sealer from decorative concrete.
This video will show you 3 methods that will help you remove concrete sealer from your concrete.
I'll show you how to check if you have a solvent based or water based sealer on your concrete.
I'll show you how a pressure washer and a surface cleaner can remove concrete sealer.
I'll show you how using xylene to remove concrete could be the way to go.
I'll also show you how soda blasting, sand blasting or hydro blasting can remove concrete sealer.
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Good video Mike
If using a Solvent based sealer, Dry is key, the concrete area you want to re-seal need's to be completely dry, test a patch by taping clear plastic to the concrete and leave it on for a couple of hour's, any moisture in the concrete will show through the plastic film.
Any moisture, don't seal yet, water and solvent don't mix and your job could go smokey.
Thanks for the tips Mike. Great instructional video for the DIY driveway and patio.
Florida sun is brutal on my Acrylic Sealer.
I've noticed the areas where my cars park remain glossy versus portions of my driveway that get hammered by the sun and turn a hazy white.
There is an ongoing battle in South Florida on my acrylic sealed stamped concrete driveway, but when it is freshly applied it is a gorgeous sight
Definitely informative. Thank you!
You are so dang knowledgeable and helpful! Thanks so much for sharing your experience.
Really enjoy watching and learning from the videos on your channel. Thank you for taking the time to make these insightful videos.
My pleasure!
Love that multi-colored stone look. Very beautiful. 👀❤️
I like it too. Thanks.
Thanks a lot Mike… that was really helpful
WOW!!! ⚠️ Amazing difference between old& new sealer!!!
Yes there is! Thanks
I've been looking for ideas on what to do with my driveway and this is the best information I've come across.
Glad it was helpful!
Excellent content, thanks ! Cheers
How are you literally just a fountain of knowledges dude. I’m in the union and I had to learn by watching people and even then I never got any technical tips. Mad props to you man for spitting out all this wisdom and helping people advance their career in concrete
My pleasure, thanks
I wished the guys doing our patio which were professionals had just once watched your video. We are going into 1 month of them messing around doing various things and our patio still is a hot mess with color then paint after that. Failure to use the proper equipment to begin with after watching your video. Had they used the sandblast method and properly removed entirely all the sealer it wouldn’t continue to bubble upon any application. We are all frustrated at this point. Thanks for your video maybe the contractor will look at this video…
Excellent video
Nice appreciate 👏 all your years of knowledge
It's my pleasure
Been a self contractor already for 3 years in what you would call the patch guy. I do all the detail work like Beam finals, patch work, ardex overlay on patios, driveways, porches. I will say I seen your videos for awhile now and picked up a few things from you. 👍 good work
Thanks for sharing
@@MikeDayConcrete Working on an interior job where they put solvent based sealer and now it's flaking up. I've sprayed Xylene with mixed results - some areas good but some still have white spots, I assume due to moisture. Can't really pressure wash as it's inside. Would a greater amount of Xylene and a good brush work, or something else?
Excellent
Thanks!
It's amazing when a pro shows something. Lots of details and they make it look easy. I have done some resurfacing, but I still didn't know everything you covered here. Thanks for sharing.
👍thanks for the video
No problem 👍
Good timing on the video, first thing this spring I need to strip sealer around pool, I like that power washer attachment. I usually use a floor scrubber and dawn dish soap and xylol
Hi Matt, the rotary attachment does work good. You need a good pressure washer though.
@Mike Day Concrete I have a couple nice electric power washers that I had built by a local company, so I could clean decorative patios late at night and early in the morning and not wake up the neighborhood.
Wet blasting appears to be a 4-in-1 process. Strip, clean, stain remaval, plus surface prep (roughen / increase adhesion).
Curious if Xylene damaged lawn in any way.
Thanks great vid
Glad you enjoyed it
thanks Mike we used a different sealer as our original was out of stock and it just didn't turn out the way we like. I've looked at the d1 you referred and noticed it's medium gloss, have you tried the diamond shine from deco? I noticed it's high gloss. thanks again any more advice would be awesome!
Hey Mike, you got any exposed aggregate patio and walkway pouring and finishing videos?
Mike what kind of brush do you use to help move the xylene around before pressure washing. Thank you
Thanks for all your knowledge. I enjoy your videos. Can you spray some xylene over solvent sealer to reactivate it and put new sealer directly over it?
We have a big front patio like this with old sealer peeling and turning whitish color and I just wanted some input on how to make it look nice again, maybe pressure blast it then leave it untreated since it doesn't last when using a sealer
Donna
I've never sealed concrete before but this video explains what you need to do. We don't need the floor scrubber according to this. Do you have a pressure washer with the scrubber attachment shown in this video?
Hello. Thank you for posting this! I have a newly sealed concrete that I would like to remove the sealer on so we can stain it. Would it be okay to use acetone to remove the sealer or only xylene? Thank you!
What does this stuff do to your lawn when it gets on the grass? The sealer stripper.
Hi, great video 👌🏻 can I ask please - Is the Xylene ok to use on Indian sandstone?
Hi Mike, what sealer did you use in the video? Can you share the link? Also, should I use water based or solvent based sealer if I use Perma-tique? Thanks for sharing the great video!
Got a 40 x 60 floor to do (poly seal) would you recommend sandblasting or xylene? It’s on pretty thick in places.. I am preparing for epoxy. Anything would be great & THANK YOU so much for uploading easy to understand vids such as this for everyone!!!
Awesome video, thank you. Side question though if you don’t mind. When removing an old sealer that took 2-3 coats in certain spots to get it all up, if that old sealer that rises to the surface during the 30 min dwell time we’re to get on the garage door in a couple spots and sit on paint, shouldn’t it not strip the paint since has already become unbonded from the paver. We kept washing behind us; but some paint did come off, so I’m just curious another opinion on that. (It was a solvent based sealer that we got up). When we applied it with a pump up sprayer it didn’t get on anything, it was only during the surface cleaner and turbo nozzle process
@MikeDayconcrete 8:03, Can you use a sprayer if you mix your sealer with anti-slip additive? which I have to apply on a patio around the pool.
I sealed a patio with diamond clear 350 and week later I added steps and got concrete on patio will xylene get concrete off as well
I recently had a stamped concrete patio put in and it was sealed with an acrylic sealer that has made it look much darker than before sealing and I really don’t like it. I wanted to ask, if I remove it, will it look okay or will some of the sealer still stay there and make it look blotchy?
Also is there a way to seal it without changing its color or assigning any sheen?
Any suggestions for a water based seal on an interior floor? I don’t wanna flood the place with pressure washer…😬
I just went to reseal my exposed aggregate porches like I’ve done many times over the years..used the same product and this time got zero gloss.usually looks wet when it’s dry. Trying to figure out if I have to strip it with xylene or what? Doesn’t really look milky. Just totally dull,
Mike, ilI screwed up and used that cheap Seal Krete Garage floor epoxy on my garage and now 3 months laters it's chipping and peeling whenever rubber tires touch it. What would be my best solution for stripping that? Would this stuff work as well? For thr most part a scrapper work in some areas but not others. Looking to strip so I can redo it? Any help or ideas would be great. Also never use that seal krete. Worst product for heavy used Garage floors.
Good Morning Mike, I know you like Foundation armor AR 350, but Have you ever used the AR500 high gloss?
Hey I need some help please! I got too much sealer in the cracks /faux grout lines of a stamped concrete patio. Now some random crack lines are white from extra sealer residue. I can’t figure out the best way to get my xylene in there and remove the white marks. Theirs a lot or I’d use a brush but looking for a more efficient way to remove tons of grout lines. Any suggestions
Hey...I didn't read any comments but another and most likely most of the reason it does this is hard water. sprinklers and so on. Thanks Mike
That's a good point, also the chemicals in pool water will leave a white residue on the surface.
Hpw do you remove concrete sealer that over sprayed on white vinyl siding and black fram windows and glass without causing damage or discoloration?
I like this family company:)
Awesome, thanks
What does solvent based sealer removed with xylene and pressure washer do to the grass it falls on?
Have you ever used nock off? If so how does this compare to xylene?
Will the Chemical application and then pressure washing method work well w a newly sealed drive way? Customer didn’t like how the sealer turned out and wants it all off now…
Hey Mike! Is this all video footage that you've made?
What about sealer on clay brick pavers in a kitchen? Please advise, contractor did not let it dry out before sealing and now I have a white icky kitchen floor. Please help
Nothing's working. The heavy traffic area (kitchen, living room, entry) have faded blotchy areas. I was able to scrape the sealer off with a blade, then I sanded. The color underneath is the faded area. Xylene didn't bring the color back. If I seal this, will the color brighten up? Thank you for any advice you have to offer.
Okay now that I have most of the sealer up how do I get it off my surface cleaner?? Thanks
Impressive sprayer control. Didnt kill any grass or seal the siding.
What is the recommended temperature for removing the concrete sealer ?
Hi Mike, if you shot blast the multiple colored decks, when you re-teak the surface will the whole deck be just one color now? Or do you have to color one by one stamped areas with different colors? Thanks!
it's down to bare concrete sir so technically you'll be starting over ...
Hi! Which part of the US are you located in? My handyman completely messed up applying sealer to my beautiful concrete paver stones. They poured too much sealer and didn’t roll it smoothly. The results are blotchy and streaky. Then they tried to remove the sealer but my pavers still looked dirty and stained. Do you have any advice? Thank you!!
Will xylene kill the grass?
Does xylene kill the grass?
What is the minimum pressure required? I have a Troy built with a max pressure rating of 2500 psi
Thanks for the great video. I currently have solvent based on my stamped concrete. If I remove it can I come back with an acrylic color and sealer?
You can add color to solvent acrylic sealer. Contact Deco Crete Supply and check with them. That way you don't have to remove the old sealer (unless it's turning white)
Was curious when these chemicals run off into grass, does it kill the grass that it runs on?
What large roller is she using in the end?
Hey I need to know how much to charge to strip and seal I have no idea
Hi Mike, Do know anyone in SE Wisconsin (Milwaukee, Kenosha, Racine) who strips acrylic sealer from a stamped concrete patio. Thanks
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How often should you reseal so you don't end up putting too much sealer on and end up with a chalky white surface.
Why do you put sealer on concrete? Is it necessary in a southern climate?
How do you know if it’s a sealer in the 1st place?
Does this process damage the grass or vegetation? I'm new and trying to figure out the process after once a job has been sealed once and it's time to go back after a year or two.
Any solvents would damage vegetation, yes.
Where to buy xylene ?
How much to charge to remove and apply sealant?
What happens to all the waste that falls on the grass, it doesn't kill the grass?
If we remove the old seal from stamped concrete by sandblasting and wanted to add the color back in like your video shows.... do we have to seal it? Or if we don't want to reseal the stamped concrete after removing the seal with sandblasting, can we just leave it without doing anything else. We have had nothing but trouble with oxidation over the last 10 years since we put the stamped concrete in the south facing front walkway and porch. We really don't want to deal with the seal again.
I sealed a stamp pool deck today an looks like shit...darkened it way too much...I gotta strip the sealer an get more color in it...is concrete stain the best way to get color into already poured concrete?
Will it harm grass?
I don’t know why anyone would want to re-apply a solvenated acrylic sealer so it can have the same result in a year or two. There are really good two-part polyurethane sealers that will not flake and turn white and last for years. All you have to do in the future is clean and lightly re-seal to bring back to life. I have used Endurable Concrete Sealer for 10 years and never gone back to acrylics. I make my living treating interior and exterior floors and have had great results with nano-particle stains and poly sealers. All that being said I really enjoy Mike’s videos and find most of them very informative.
Hey Mark! Is it glossy?
Look into cobblecoat system. Fantastic products
I like the D-1 from deco-cretesupply.com. It doesn't flake or peel and it doesn't turn white either.
So what water proofing last longer?
Try the D-1 from deco-cretesupply.com, it's a very good exterior sealer for all types of concrete and pavers.
What do i do if the paint on my stamped concrete is peeling in a couple areas? I want to seal it, but thought I need to address the peeling paint before sealing again
Ignore it and it will fix itself.
Mines gummy and flaking up slowly. Do I just keep spraying it?
No!
Used the original video to seal, 3 years ago, only question is, is the solvent harmful to the lawn? Looks like a lot of nasty runoff.
Thanks Mike!
It can be, but I think if you rinse the area of grass that it washed onto to, rinse it really well I would think it would dilute down and not damage as much
It can be, yes. Got to be careful. There are other more environment friendly strippers but they take a lot longer to work.
@@MikeDayConcrete When I sealed three years ago, my brand new sprayer was missing the seal, had to use roller for entire patio. Sprayer fixed, excited to do it again, right.
Thanks again 🙂
I guess if there was a definition of “ best in the business” that would be you. Thanks.
Thank you Mike!
Who can I get to do this in central Ohio?
Doesn't Xylene kill the grass.
So basically any method of refurbishing your patio or walkway is going to ruin the yard, sandblasting or soda blasting both would kill the grass and so does using a chemical for removal if the pressure washer attachment doesn't work. There has to be a better, safer way to maintain a stamped patio
Nope, good luck, chemical strippers won't harm much if you collect most of it, if you want to do it the hard way , pour a little at a time, spread with a paint brush , collect or scrape off ,do not let it dry, use painters solvent or acetone to wipe off residue
If u do concrete, u have had sealer problems
The only thing that was missed was putting plastic down around the perimeter, the Xylene will kill all of the grass around the patio!!!
But the young lady is working in flip flops 😳😳😳
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Those are actually acceptable foe a job like this where she is just back-rolling. That footwear usually is flat with no tread which is good for not leaving footprints
Work shoes, haha
So this does not seem like a very good way to do things if it damages the grass or any vegetation, you would think there is a better way.
Xylene doesn’t work that good